A critism of Khan

[hebi]

WOW, misspelled criticism.

I was rewatching the Khan-Maidana fight recently and noticed something that bothered me.

Khan fought great, and people gave him a lot of credit for the toughness he showed in that fight. However, I noticed as Maidana hurt Khan late in the fight, Khan would completely turn his back on Maidana. He would absorb a good punch, be visibly wobbled, and turn his back. The referee would jump in and break them up every time Khan did this, often disrupting Maidana's assault on Khan's defenseless back.

There is an old notion in boxing that once you turn your back on the opponent, the fight is over. The reason is that, obviously, the fighter is defenseless when he does this and it is extremely dangerous. It is not a legitimate defense if you count on the referee to save you every time you prostrate yourself in front of your opponent.

I do not think Khan was doing this on purpose, I believe it was his amateur tendencies and inexperience, and I hope Roach talked with him about it. However, I felt as though it was unfair to Maidana, as well as dangerous to Khan.

[_original_]

Yeah you're not alone in this assessment, Cortez saved Khan from a crushing defeat.

[paypayvay]

WOW, misspelled criticism.

i bet your native language is french

[Kagami Taiga]

he has hugw flaws in his game. im interested to see how much hes improved. zab judah is the best overall fighter hes ever faced, itll be interesting to see how well he does against a guy with speed and power that rival his own.

[daggum]

calzaghe did this pathetic move twice against hopkins. hopkins hurt him with good right hands and he turned his back to avoid further punishment and recover. people would rather talk about hopkins taking a break after being hit with an illegal punch as opposed to calzaghe taking a break after being hit with a legal punch because they are biased tards.

[hebi]

i bet your native language is french

I just reread my post with a french accent and I see where you are coming from.

[William Blake]

WOW, misspelled criticism.

I was rewatching the Khan-Maidana fight recently and noticed something that bothered me.

Khan fought great, and people gave him a lot of credit for the toughness he showed in that fight. However, I noticed as Maidana hurt Khan late in the fight, Khan would completely turn his back on Maidana. He would absorb a good punch, be visibly wobbled, and turn his back. The referee would jump in and break them up every time Khan did this, often disrupting Maidana's assault on Khan's defenseless back.

There is an old notion in boxing that once you turn your back on the opponent, the fight is over. The reason is that, obviously, the fighter is defenseless when he does this and it is extremely dangerous. It is not a legitimate defense if you count on the referee to save you every time you prostrate yourself in front of your opponent.

I do not think Khan was doing this on purpose, I believe it was his amateur tendencies and inexperience, and I hope Roach talked with him about it. However, I felt as though it was unfair to Maidana, as well as dangerous to Khan.

Good observation.

The ref was definately told to go easy on Khan and hard on Maidana. Jose Suliman used to put the same pressure on refs when Tyson was fighting as well.

[Hard Boiled]

Yeah you're not alone in this assessment, Cortez saved Khan from a crushing defeat.

Thats funny, I thought Corez saved Maidana from a crushing defeat in the first round when Maidana was on the canvas rolling from side to side in pain.

[Phenom]

I knew Maidana would get to him late Khan was wasting a lot of energy early in the fight and was giving Maidana way to much respect. I don't see how Khan beats Ortiz if he fights him like that