Amir Khan vs. Timothy Bradley: who will win?

[americanbot]

if bradley beats khan i would put him as pound 4 pound number 1 over paq & martinez.......


i think he would have proved himself 10 fold......

[Hitman932]

Bradley will knock Khan out.

Khan landed about 400 punches on Maidana and couldn't hurt him to the head. He won't be able to get Bradley's respect with his pitty-pay combos and Bradley will be in his face all night long and will break him down.

[Thread Stealer]

I favor Bradley.

Much of the fight will deal with how much respect Khan can get from Bradley. We've seen it before, the taller, rangier, or faster guy gets the respect of the other guy and makes him more tentative. If he can't get this respect, Bradley is more likely to close the distance, get Khan on the ropes (due to Khan's poor footwork) and do the better work up close. Khan doesn't have much of an inside game.

Bradley has a tendency to leave himself really open with he throws, and Khan should look to time him and take advantage of this. Roach designs good game plans so I think he would have a good plan for Khan. Bradley will look to land that looping overhand right on Khan that Maidana landed.

Khan will likely have some success from the outside but ultimately I think his flaws will bite him in the ass. He's still not all that skilled and getting by too much on speed and athleticism. I think Bradley has the ability to take advantage of Khan's weaknesses and pound out a rough, and often ugly, decision win.

[The Gambler1981]

I favor Bradley.

Much of the fight will deal with how much respect Khan can get from Bradley. We've seen it before, the taller, rangier, or faster guy gets the respect of the other guy and makes him more tentative. If he can't get this respect, Bradley is more likely to close the distance, get Khan on the ropes (due to Khan's poor footwork) and do the better work up close. Khan doesn't have much of an inside game.

Bradley has a tendency to leave himself really open with he throws, and Khan should look to time him and take advantage of this. Roach designs good game plans so I think he would have a good plan for Khan. Bradley will look to land that looping overhand right on Khan that Maidana landed.

Khan will likely have some success from the outside but ultimately I think his flaws will bite him in the ass. He's still not all that skilled and getting by too much on speed and athleticism. I think Bradley has the ability to take advantage of Khan's weaknesses and pound out a rough, and often ugly, decision win.

The uglier and dirtier the fight the better Bradley's chances. Once Khan gets dragged into the muck it is curtains for him but if he can stay above and keep it clean you have to like his chances.

[awas88]

I favor Bradley.

Much of the fight will deal with how much respect Khan can get from Bradley. We've seen it before, the taller, rangier, or faster guy gets the respect of the other guy and makes him more tentative. If he can't get this respect, Bradley is more likely to close the distance, get Khan on the ropes (due to Khan's poor footwork) and do the better work up close. Khan doesn't have much of an inside game.

Bradley has a tendency to leave himself really open with he throws, and Khan should look to time him and take advantage of this. Roach designs good game plans so I think he would have a good plan for Khan. Bradley will look to land that looping overhand right on Khan that Maidana landed.

Khan will likely have some success from the outside but ultimately I think his flaws will bite him in the ass. He's still not all that skilled and getting by too much on speed and athleticism. I think Bradley has the ability to take advantage of Khan's weaknesses and pound out a rough, and often ugly, decision win.

You make great points here. The key to this fight is how much respect Khan can get from Bradley.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

Bradley...and I think he catches Khan with that overhand right and shows everyone that Khan Chin is still very weak

Khan goes into that fight thinking..."He Can't Hurt Me...He Doesn't Have Power" and he finds out the HARD WAY that Bradley hits harder then he thinks

I think Bradley's head movements and how he gets EXTREMELY LOW is going to give Khan the Taller fighter...MAJOR PROBLEMS! When a guy gets that low, it can be extremely difficult landing clean shots because which angle do you take? he is too low for a Uppercut or a Hook so you have no choice but to step back and Bradley knows that so when your stepping back that is when Bradley comes FLYING FORWARD and catches you with something you don't see coming

Khan is a HORRIBLE FIGHTER INSIDE also, when Maidana got inside of him he had his way with him, Khan was able to run away from Maidana....BUT....he won't be able to run from Bradley, I think Bradley chops him down with Body Shots then drops Khan with a OVERHAND RIGHT!

I am not impressed with any of those 140 fighters by the way, I think ALL OF THEM ARE OVERRATED...besides Bradley and maybe Judah, with Lucas Matthysse being the most UNDERRATED! But Khan, Alexander and Ortiz (now at 147) all are overrated and was only hyped based on their POTENTIAL...but they are all young though so they will continue to get better but I think Bradley gives Khan another setback, Berto puts Ortiz career IN DOUBT and Matthysse probably beats Alexander

[Mugwump]

Very difficult fight to pick. Khan's speed and accuracy is at times phenomenal and it's almost impossible for an opponent to get out of the way. The addition of a wicked body shot has added a lot to his brimming arsenal and that punch could again prove to be the deciding factor. Question marks over his chin appear to have dissipated. Clearly Roach's decision to move him up a weight has been vindicated.

Bradley impressed me tremendously when he defeated Junior Witter and ever since I've been saying I see more than a touch of Marvin Hagler in him. He is pretty much the complete package. Mentally strong. Quick. A good technician and solid defensively. I suppose the only criticism you can level at him is his lack of a genuine sleep inducer, although he makes up for it with rapid, accurate combinations. He's going to have to do something about his head. Too many opponents have been cut to get away with the excuse of being accidental. If the bout does happen you can bet Freddie Roach will focus all the attention on Bradley's head - which will have the ref (providing he is a strong one) watching intensely. He could very easily drop points.

Prior to the Maidana fight I gave Bradley the edge. But I think the beating Khan withstood in the latter rounds of that fight will give him enormous confidence and put to rest the ghost of that sickening Prescott KO. I suspect Khan will now step up to another level and realise the enormous potential he has. If so I can't see Bradley living with him.

[jai mari078]

Khan outboxes Bradley to a UD

[Alec900]

Bradley UD 7 rounds to 5

[jai mari078]

Khan UD 8 rounds to 4