Comments Thread For: Roach Explains Amir Khan's Strategy To Defeat Peterson

[Terrel]

It is self-control though. When Khan is being out boxed or dominated he instantly goes for the push - opposed to boxing back. That hurts him, imo.

Also, I think Khan needs to learn some humility and give his opponents the credit they deserve. He doesn't take them seriously, so how can he prepare for a fight if he thinks he automatically outclasses them simply because he is Amir Khan?

I love Khan, but I think losing the first fight was the best thing to happen to him, he will go into this fight knowing he can't afford to underestimate Peterson again.

A post in relation to boxing. You go, girl!!

[D-MiZe]

Khan's been taught to push with no plan B. It's ok to push sometimes but you need to be able to fight on the inside at times. I'd like to see Khan developing his inside game a lot.

It's fine if Roach wants him to box on the outside and utilise his speed, jab, reach and height. But he needs that alternative because he's not going to be able to fight all his opponents on the outside. Especially now that his inside game has been exposed.

[PACnPBFsuck]

Roach: Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bermuda]

i thought khan won the first fight...i think he just needs to do a little less running and pushing..and just overwhelm him with his speed and combinations like he did in the first fight.

[Brother Jay]

Trainer Freddie Roach has explained the strategy for Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KOs) to reclaim his WBA/IBF junior welterweight titles from current champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs). They collide in a rematch on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Peterson defeated Khan under controversial circumstances to win the WBA and IBF titles on December 10.

[Click Here To Read More]

Roach explained nothing.

The minute Khan gets hit or feels any real pressure we will all see Khan either start shoving or running around the ring.

The only way that things will play out differently is if Peterson gets sloppy and lets Khan land something tremendous. Basically a lucky punch.

Outside of that, it will be just like Tyson said: "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth".

[Bossy]

A post in relation to boxing. You go, girl!!

It does happen occasionally

Khan's been taught to push with no plan B. It's ok to push sometimes but you need to be able to fight on the inside at times. I'd like to see Khan developing his inside game a lot.

It's fine if Roach wants him to box on the outside and utilise his speed, jab, reach and height. But he needs that alternative because he's not going to be able to fight all his opponents on the outside. Especially now that his inside game has been exposed.

Which is why I said the best thing to happen to Khan was him losing. Especially the way he did. He now knows for certain that he, himself lost the fight with his pushing.

So now that his weaknesses have been exposed he has no choice but to adjust and change his approach, or he will lose again.

I think Khan should take the first fight as a humbling experience and come in with his head together and focused on the task at hand. There is no way Peterson is going to make this easy for him. He knows as well as Khan does that Khan's pushing gave him his victory, now he also has something to prove.

[rckdees]

roach is not fooling anybody. first of all no respectable trainer is going to reveal his game plan before a fight. second of all, if it was that easy why didn't the so called "trainer of the decade" tell him to do it during course of the first fight. third of all if you've never had an inside bout game in your entire career you're not going to have a good one in 5 months, especially going up against a world class fighter. what's going to happen is khan will do the best he can to tie peterson up.

[sweetscience18]

roach is not fooling anybody. first of all no respectable trainer is going to reveal his game plan before a fight. second of all, if it was that easy why didn't the so called "trainer of the decade" tell him to do it during course of the first fight. third of all if you've never had an inside bout game in your entire career you're not going to have a good one in 5 months, especially going up against a world class fighter. what's going to happen is khan will do the best he can to tie peterson up.

Great post.
Im more interested in seeing how Lamont approaches the fight.

[Capone-e]

It does happen occasionally



Which is why I said the best thing to happen to Khan was him losing. Especially the way he did. He now knows for certain that he, himself lost the fight with his pushing.

So now that his weaknesses have been exposed he has no choice but to adjust and change his approach, or he will lose again.

I think Khan should take the first fight as a humbling experience and come in with his head together and focused on the task at hand. There is no way Peterson is going to make this easy for him. He knows as well as Khan does that Khan's pushing gave him his victory, now he also has something to prove.

this, khan has said in a rewcent interview it would be very ****** of him to make the same mistakes again.

[HEZEKYHWH]

It sounds like a typical roach plan but I think he's going to have to learn how to fight a little on the inside and clinch in spots. Don't pull a Molina but a little clinching will give Peterson something else to worry about.

WTF???

This is Roach's gameplan??

I said this ish while they were fighting the first fight after Khan was penalized the first time....

Roach is a horrible trainer. The true weakness of khan is his inability to fight on the inside, and no matter what he can train 6 more months, he will never be able to outfight peterson on the inside.

All peterson has to do is keep saying throughout the press conference, "just dont push me amir.....", and get that engrained in the publics mind. And when they see it in the fight and the ref sees it, its already there for the point deduction.

But peterson must cut the ring off better and stop running behind khan as well.... He gotta cut that ring off and make him pay dearly with each body shot. He gotta knock all the goddamn dinner rolls out of Khans bread basket...