Is Roach all wrong for Khan?

[kiaba360]

Emmanuel Steward is the jab trainer, and Khan needs to incorporate that punch heavily in his repertoire. Khan usually has the height and reach advantage, so he needs to utilize it properly. I think Steward would get him working the jab more intelligently, and would get him to improve his inside game too.

[01samuelc]

khan would be damn near unbeatable if steward teaches him to fight using his height and reach advantages

[William Blake]

I don't know about trainers---but i will say that one thing the peterson fight showed was that khan doesn't have much in the way of power---if some dude can walk through your punches and make you run around the ring, you will lose. fact is, there are a lot of guys with a better chin that peterson and more power in their hands---this will catch up with khan and then good night sweet prince good night

[William Blake]

khan would be damn near unbeatable if steward teaches him to fight using his height and reach advantages

do you think khan's lack of power will be a problem?

[southpaw_07]

khan would be damn near unbeatable if steward teaches him to fight using his height and reach advantages

I agree, I wonder and still do, why he wasn't jabbing more and kept Peterson @ bay and went for a straight right when Peterson was lunging forward. Instead he was backpedaling and pushed down Peterson's head and pushing him away.
Wrong game plan completely. Steward would be great for him.

[mikemurni]

He went with Jorge Rubio who thought him the Cuban style of boxing, and he got himself KO'd by Prescott in 60 seconds... And now you want him to become a boxer and fight like Floyd or Tommy Hearns.. Amir is a fighter who utilizes his speed and punching power.. Tryin to switch him to another trainer and make him change his style to be more of a boxer is goin' to be a disaster...Its not his style...

People want to blame Roach for Amir's lose forgetting why he went with Roach to begin with..

[Prince Mongo]

Part of the attraction of going with Roach was getting tons of free PR by association with Manny. Making a media creation as much as a boxing star. Khan has a big entourage of hanger on Khlingons (Team Khan)who are now in a groove and comfortable.Changing coaches would have to be negotiated with them so there would be politics in the decision.
Khan needs to develope infighting skills and learn to fight like a real pro not an amateur. I don't think Roach is capable to teach him this and can't see Khan wanting to leave the Wild Card gym. The sensible solution would be to have him joint trained by someone who can teach him how to fight on the inside and to me Bernard Hopkins would be the ideal candidate. However this will not be an easy task as Khan's hit and run style is hard wired into his MO.

[mikemurni]

Part of the attraction of going with Roach was getting tons of free PR by association with Manny. Making a media creation as much as a boxing star. Khan has a big entourage of hanger on Khlingons (Team Khan)who are now in a groove and comfortable.Changing coaches would have to be negotiated with them so there would be politics in the decision.
Khan needs to develope infighting skills and learn to fight like a real pro not an amateur. I don't think Roach is capable to teach him this and can't see Khan wanting to leave the Wild Card gym. The sensible solution would be to have him joint trained by someone who can teach him how to fight on the inside and to me Bernard Hopkins would be the ideal candidate. However this will not be an easy task as Khan's hit and run style is hard wired into his MO.

Revisionist Historian here.. lol.. As if Pac was as big as he is now when he went with Roach...

[Prince Mongo]

Revisionist Historian here.. lol.. As if Pac was as big as he is now when he went with Roach...

I think you are the one who is suffering from illusions on this one. If anything Pacman was a bigger star then than now especially after the latest Marquez fight.

Are you trying to suggest that Manny was not a huge star when Khan teamed up with Roach?

Lets see your answer to that one? I can't see you justifying your comments without coming over as a fool.

[Clutch93]

Anyone miss how good khan's jab looked against malignaggi? What the hell happened. Instead of leading off with double/triple jabs hes fighting with punches in bunches ala pacquaio.