Why is Roach very vocal about a Khan vs Mayweather fight?

[SWEETSCIENCE100]

mayweather knew pacquiao hates blood tests so he used it as a way
to duck pacquiao. but khan has no problem with it.

roach said he has two fighters who can beat mayweather

This guy is the very meaning of a *******. Who hates blood test? Its what save our lives. Thats how they determine 90% of health problems in humans. How in the hell can anybody support an athelete that runs from random drug testing. Only a fool would support that. Mayweather should not have to clean up the sport. They should be random testing everybody in every sport, and more so in combat sports, and thats the bottom line. If people would stop making excuses for the brawler Pacquiao, we can have this fight, between Mayweather and Pacman. Mayweather is 100% right for wanted to make sure he's fighting clean, hes dedicated his life to building a perfect record, why risk it for a PED user. I see the mayweathers were right, because Pacquiao ran from the test , just like a guilty man. Two years later he still has not taken the test, lol. When they fight and Mayweather ko's him, the whole world will see and then boxing will be clean again.

[dc3383]

hmmmm... i can see that happening. but khan has the arm length to keep floyd at bay. floyd will have to REALLY reach to land. keep in mind khans footwork. also, khan puts 3-4 punch combo then moves... he wont be throwing the same jab jmm & shane threw. floyd picked shane apart because shane wasnt putting the combos together... when shane put a simple 1-2 together, he tagged floyd flush... it was shane's fault for abandoning the combos & deciding to go for hayemakers. and jmm simply didnt have the offense to threaten floyd.

either way, floyd outclasses khan AT THIS POINT... but lets see how khan progresses in 1-2 years.

They have the same length arms he's not Paul Williams Shanes arms are longer than Amirs; Floyd doesn't have to reach he sets his opponents up perfectly to land.

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lol Roach wants a second try (Oscar was his first) at Mayweather to develop some type of plan before sending Pacquiao to the lion's den.

[GrandpaBernard]

hmmmm... i can see that happening. but khan has the arm length to keep floyd at bay. floyd will have to REALLY reach to land. keep in mind khans footwork. also, khan puts 3-4 punch combo then moves... he wont be throwing the same jab jmm & shane threw. floyd picked shane apart because shane wasnt putting the combos together... when shane put a simple 1-2 together, he tagged floyd flush... it was shane's fault for abandoning the combos & deciding to go for hayemakers. and jmm simply didnt have the offense to threaten floyd.

either way, floyd outclasses khan AT THIS POINT... but lets see how khan progresses in 1-2 years.

No

Amir actually has LESS reach than Floyd. Amir is 71 inch, but Floyd is 72. Floyd's arms measure 26 inches. Amir has broad shoulders, I think a good amount of his reach comes from his shoulders, so his arms aren't that long.

Ndou arms were longer than Floyd's at 27 inches, but Floyd was pull countering him all night with ease.

My guess is Amir's arms are 25 inches long.

[Thread Stealer]

hmmmm... i can see that happening. but khan has the arm length to keep floyd at bay. floyd will have to REALLY reach to land. keep in mind khans footwork. also, khan puts 3-4 punch combo then moves... he wont be throwing the same jab jmm & shane threw. floyd picked shane apart because shane wasnt putting the combos together... when shane put a simple 1-2 together, he tagged floyd flush... it was shane's fault for abandoning the combos & deciding to go for hayemakers. and jmm simply didnt have the offense to threaten floyd.

either way, floyd outclasses khan AT THIS POINT... but lets see how khan progresses in 1-2 years.

Footwork? Khan's footwork and balance are two of his biggest flaws.

He continuously went back in straight lines, to the ropes, against Maidana despite having way faster footspeed/legs than him. He throws a right hand and often falls forward towards his opponent because his footwork, balance, and composure are so bad.

[Dedication]

lol Roach wants a second try (Oscar was his first) at Mayweather to develop some type of plan before sending Pacquiao to the lion's den.

Justin Juuko was his first

[MrRolltide91]

Putting Khan in there first will give him an opportunity to study Mayweather more and try to break his style down for Pacquiao.

^^^^^this.

[waxfondler]

Footwork? Khan's footwork and balance are two of his biggest flaws.

He continuously went back in straight lines, to the ropes, against Maidana despite having way faster footspeed/legs than him. He throws a right hand and often falls forward towards his opponent because his footwork, balance, and composure are so bad.

i agree he DOES need work... but compared to a standing punching bag, the kid can move. the one thing i didnt like to see was whenever he got hit, he would prance around with his hands down in retreat...

either way, i STILL consider him to have footwork. bottom line, khan is a work in progress.

[waxfondler]

They have the same length arms he's not Paul Williams Shanes arms are longer than Amirs; Floyd doesn't have to reach he sets his opponents up perfectly to land.

yikes, thanks for the correction. i wouldve sworn amir had a longer reach.

[waxfondler]

No

Amir actually has LESS reach than Floyd. Amir is 71 inch, but Floyd is 72. Floyd's arms measure 26 inches. Amir has broad shoulders, I think a good amount of his reach comes from his shoulders, so his arms aren't that long.

Ndou arms were longer than Floyd's at 27 inches, but Floyd was pull countering him all night with ease.

My guess is Amir's arms are 25 inches long.

thanks for the correction. he appears to really have a longer reach though. might be the shoulders like you suggested.