Will it be a different Khan this time?

[Earl-Hickey]

Having looked at the pictures, Khan is in beast mode, ripped as i've ever seen him.

The most interesting thing is that Tabares has thrown out Ariza's ridiculous water diet pre fight for Khan, so Khan will be able to eat right up until the weigh in, so he should be stronger in the ring too.

I think Khan is going to look destructive against this kid

[Kunni Phunt]

This is a fight I want to see because I am curious to see how Kahn performs in the fight. He certainly is looking a lot more powerful (as in ripped) etc but whether that changes his style or comes out in the ring is a different matter (look at Bradley...ripped as hell but has no power so it doesn`t really mean much).

In a way I think this is a make or break fight for Kahn because if he wins in style he will be back on track with his ambitions of Mayweather, being a champion again etc but if he has another loss then he will just become an inbetweener for everyone as it will prove although he is good he just hasn`t got that little bit extra that puts him in the same league as the top dogs.

Just out of curiosity though have you noticed a difference in him since he started training with Pacman? I think it shows and he looks stronger as a fighter but that could be just me....he goes to spar with Pacman to help Pacman prepare for fights but does Pacman do the same for him or is it a one way thing once Pacman has finished his camps and fights? There was a video clip I saw once in the Philippines of Kahn and Pacman sparring in Baguio and Kahn looked to be the one in control but it is possible Pacman wasn`t taking it too serious as it was "just" sparring, I don`t know lol but if they were both having a serious sparring session I would say Kahn was wiping the floor with Pacman and going by that I think Kahn is on route to being a PFP king (as much as I hate his personality and attitude).

[Rome-By-Ko]

I think it will be a different opponent...Weather Khan's style has improved that will be another story...

[dan_cov]

I don't think he is looking more ripped personally, I think he looks bloated.

Looks to me like hes carrying a lot of water.

His legs look thin as ever as if he wasn't top-heavy enough as it is.

Not sure why seeing Roach is drilling into Khan to sit down on his punches more.

Recipe for disaster IMHO & I don't think Ruben Tabares knows his ar5e from his elbow myself & he certainly doesn't have half the knowledge or experience as Alex Ariza does.

At least Ariza knows what he is talking about this new guys a damn poet, typical Fitness first personal trainer with a physique achieved by the average Joe within the first 4 months of training.

[AndNewChampion]

Ruben's doesn't believe in roadwork and said Haye did 12 rounds. However Khan fights a lot higher pace. I am not sure if it is a good or bad thing, but I do know since Ariza Khan was never dropped. When Khan was actually muscular at 135 he was getting dropped.