Originally posted by War Dinamita
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How much would you say Amir Khan has improved
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Originally posted by War Dinamita View PostWrong.
Garcia would not kill the Khan we saw tonight. You're forgetting Khan did the same thing to Garcia early on in the fight he did to Molina tonight.
Khan is more cautious about trading shots with his opponent know. He throws his combinations and either steps back or move lateral. He was patient tonight and stuck to his game plan which he did not do against Petterson and Garcia.
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I want to see a Peterson rematch next. Peterson is good and would be coming off a long lay off. Amir already fought him, and it was extremely close. It's a challenging fight but still safe enough.
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More disciplined, went back to doubling and tripling his jab at times and I saw some inside fighting as opposed to just putting up the ear muffs.
Still flaws there still got caught with the left hook.
I would not go for a Garcia rematch next though. I'd fight someone top 10-20 in march so he gets another camp with Virge and than go for Garcia in the summer.
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I have seen virtually every Khan fight since he entered the 2004 Olympics and I can confidently state that he did NOTHING new in the ring against Molina. Take a look back at the Kotelnik fight and this was a carbon copy performance. The issue with Khan is that it only takes ONE clean shot from a puncher like Garcia to end his career.
He was patient and he threw combinations in regular intervals but every opponent he now faces will be waiting for him to square up when he attacks. Khan needs to stick to his jab more often and improve on counter punching because that is his best opportunity to take advantage instead of constantly forcing the attack.
The guy has so many attributes going for him and it is sad to see him waste his potential.
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His jab is his biggest asset and i am glad he used it for a change
He was cautious, which is good
However his defense is still the same, but that will not change over night, i am sure Hunter will watch the video of the fight and see what they have to work on.
Now the real question is when someone lands a huge punch will he go in to trading blows, toe to toe or will he back off or clinch
If Garcia had landed a smacker tonight, would Khan have done what he did last time and go toe to toe and trade blows, we will only find out when het gets back in the ring with a puncher
Garcia is a very limited boxer, he only ever stand a punchers chance against Khan, but thats all he needs. Khan and Hunter need to start working on the defense now, his offense, speed and fitness was amazing
I'm still not sold, but cant wait to see whoever he fights next
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Originally posted by BrokenHat View PostI would say hes improved A LOT. If you look at his footwork, before it used to be a little wild and amateurish, and now its much more considered, deliberate and concise. He is starting to use his feet like Andre Ward does a little.
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