Amir Khan - Faults and Weaknesses

[deejd]

He talks a LOT

That's his main issue. Makes the Prince sound modest... and look legit.

[frosty-g]

Amir has all the physical tools to become a great fighter. It just a shame that he seems to be the p4p dumbest boxer in the game.....

I dont know whether its passed on from Roach or what. But most of the time he fights in ways that totally nullify all his advatanges.

I wish he'd go with Manny Steward or something. He'd have him fighting tall behind a jab and sitting on his punches more.

i think the first sentence there says it all. i dunno he can be taught to do all this stuff at a world class level. and i don't think roach can teach it him necessarily either.

although a lot of it was passing the blame when he lost to prescott (same as he is doing now) i think a major reason he split from cuban trainer rubio was that rubio will have insisted that he learn to box properly and not only punch. rubio has recently been working with rigondeaux who is up a the top of the tree in terms of all the qualities that khan is lacking and the cubans insist on a high level of technical ability and tactical know how.
my point is- would anyone who has the knowledge and ability to teach khan what he needs to know actually be able to get through to him??!! i don't think so.

[deejd]

i think the first sentence there says it all. i dunno he can be taught to do all this stuff at a world class level. and i don't think roach can teach it him necessarily either.

although a lot of it was passing the blame when he lost to prescott (same as he is doing now) i think a major reason he split from cuban trainer rubio was that rubio will have insisted that he learn to box properly and not only punch. rubio has recently been working with rigondeaux who is up a the top of the tree in terms of all the qualities that khan is lacking and the cubans insist on a high level of technical ability and tactical know how.
my point is- would anyone who has the knowledge and ability to teach khan what he needs to know actually be able to get through to him??!! i don't think so.

Stellar post.

[Dale Cardon]

I've said this before and I'm saying it again... Amir fights like an amateur.

Can't counter punched.
Telegraphs his punches.
Very few lateral movements.
Frequently moves backwards in a straight line.
Doesn't pick his punches and relies heavily on flurries with no definite target.

He can't effectively fight a pressure fighter.

I also question his ring intelligence. He can't properly implement a game plan.

This is a classical example of "speed alone can't win you fights".

With all that said, in spite of looking amateurish, I still think Amir won a close fight.