Few things I came up with after watching it again today and proper analysising it.
One Amir does not move his head enough, and like Manny he ain't great up against the ropes, Maidana couldn't really miss when he had Amir against the ropes whether it be to the body or when he was throwing uppercuts.
I also don't think Maidana deserved the point deduction for the elbow to Joe Cortez, I trually believe he didn't do on purpose, heat of the moment kind of stuff.
I also think that MAYBE just MAYBE Maidana should of been given an 10-8 round for the 10th, Amir got hit and shook up badly, he barely threw after he was wobbled.
All in all, I think Khan still won, I think it was closer then it should of been.
Here's what I take from the fight, I have learned that Amirs chin isn't as bad as I once thought, I think he has matured and understands now what to do when he gets hurt.
Although you can't strengthen a bad chin (legally), you can learn how to protect it, which I think he still needs to work on.
Like alot of Freddie Roachs fighters, his defence is not great,
Combined with bad head movement, he really needs to work on it.
His ring movement is good, but he needs to learn to stay off the ropes and learn to control his heart,
He stood on front of Maidana way too much for this fight.
All in all, Amir at the moment looks like a KO in the making unless he addresses some issues,
Maidana was tougher then I thought.
Good fight.
One Amir does not move his head enough, and like Manny he ain't great up against the ropes, Maidana couldn't really miss when he had Amir against the ropes whether it be to the body or when he was throwing uppercuts.
I also don't think Maidana deserved the point deduction for the elbow to Joe Cortez, I trually believe he didn't do on purpose, heat of the moment kind of stuff.
I also think that MAYBE just MAYBE Maidana should of been given an 10-8 round for the 10th, Amir got hit and shook up badly, he barely threw after he was wobbled.
All in all, I think Khan still won, I think it was closer then it should of been.
Here's what I take from the fight, I have learned that Amirs chin isn't as bad as I once thought, I think he has matured and understands now what to do when he gets hurt.
Although you can't strengthen a bad chin (legally), you can learn how to protect it, which I think he still needs to work on.
Like alot of Freddie Roachs fighters, his defence is not great,
Combined with bad head movement, he really needs to work on it.
His ring movement is good, but he needs to learn to stay off the ropes and learn to control his heart,
He stood on front of Maidana way too much for this fight.
All in all, Amir at the moment looks like a KO in the making unless he addresses some issues,
Maidana was tougher then I thought.
Good fight.
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