Comments Thread For: Amir Khan Looks Set To Part Ways With Freddie Roach

[artfuL_]

Seems like the move we all knew has just about happened. Khan really does need a trainer who will devote their full attention and time.

Only this way will he properly learn and develop his skills.

[ElGalloEvertsz]

Lets see if Khan grows some balls now and faces Joan Guzman!

[Perro]

I wonder if guys like Pedro Diaz would even consider him, with his chin being what it is.

I think Steward would be the best fit.

[boxingmanic]

Maybe obscure trainers, but if he's looking at guys like Steward, Robert Garcia, Pedro Diaz, or Joel Diaz I don't know if he'll be #1 priority. But I guess it doesn't really matter unless two fighters under the same trainer have a fight coming up around the same time.

lol, doubt Joel Diaz is in the frame, but it's certainly going to be interesting who he chooses.

[boxingmanic]

Lets see if Khan grows some balls now and faces Joan Guzman!

You can question Khan's chin, but not whether or not he's got the balls to fight. He's proved that many times, now he's just got to prove he's got the brains to fight.

[Shameful]

i'd like to see him with adam booth or manny steward

[Alonzo Harris]

I think steward would be good, would help him learn defense and use his height and reach, Brother Naz could be interesting.

[frosty-g]

For a lot of trainers out there, Khan would be their top money maker, who has the potential to box for another 10 years, so I very much doubt that.

fighters who keep getting SPARKED out aren't going to go on til 35 or if they do it ain't gonna be pretty

[boxingmanic]

fighters who keep getting SPARKED out aren't going to go on til 35 or if they do it ain't gonna be pretty

yeah, that's why I said POTENTIAL. If he learns defence and what to do when he's hurt, there's no reason to suggest he couldn't fight into his 30's.

[Porter's Dad]

yeah, that's why I said POTENTIAL. If he learns defence and what to do when he's hurt, there's no reason to suggest he couldn't fight into his 30's.

There's no way he's gonna have a career for another 10 years, no matter how responsible his defence becomes.

His main asset is his handspeed and that's gonna diminish at some point. And it's not like he's got great skill and fundamentals to fall back on. He is athletically very gifted but it's not a style of fighting that lasts forever.

Also, he's been in alot of wars and taken alot of damage - from the knockouts to fights like Peterson and Gomez. That is gonna catch up with him also.