Amir Khan has become the most overrated fighter on this site.

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    #11
    Originally posted by Iceta Lives
    Khan fought really similar to the way Cotto does at the end of that fight. Landing shoe shine punches with no damage and back pedaling. I really don't think his stamina would hold up against Bradley, although the thing that makes that fight even is the fact that Bradley is a lot shorter and don't punch as hard. JMM is smaller too so that makes that an even fight. I'm not saying Khan can't beat these guys. But people just automatically assume he does and that's wrong in my view. Their stamina is better than Khan's.
    This part I do agree with. JMM and Bradley would both be competitive fights with Khan. Khan wouldn't just run through them(atleast I don't think he will).

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    • Thread Stealer
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      #12
      Khan's got a respectable collection of wins. He's recovered nicely since the Prescott massacre.

      I don't think too highly of his skills though. He still seems to be getting by largely on his physical gifts and his skills are very unrefined. No inside game, flawed footwork, poor defense. Obviously his round 1 bodyshot that dropped Maidana was terrific, and I did like the way he caught Maidana with some short right uppercuts (I think round 8) as Maidana was coming in.

      I don't expect him to be anything more than a decent champ though. Some people think of him as being this "thing of the future" and I don't see it. He had a distinguished amateur career and still is sloppy and makes these fundamental errors. Despite his speed, not much else impresses me. Sure you can say, "well he's only 24 and he has Roach, look at Manny before, etc...". Well expecting someone to be like Manny Pacquiao, he's most likely going to wind up short.

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      • The_Demon
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        #13
        Hes the top dog right now in a very hot division,some people may overrate him but a lot of people underrate him too

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