Comments Thread For: Amir Khan Confident Mistakes Are Vanishing With Hunter

[thack]

hunter will be off soon !

Khan is at it again, trying to dictate how things will be for his next fight.Listen Khan you are the challenger and a very lucky one at that, I hope for the good of boxing you don't get a streight welterweight shot as you do not deserve it...earn it , get poeples respect.
I think your people know you wont be around long enough to earn it and your little dance can come at any time and does.Earn it, earn it, it's the only way you will get any real respect other than from a few mislead in the minority.

[soul_survivor]

I think what he means is kahn delivers exciting fights and hunts for big names and big events he's not afraid to fight the best even if it means he'll come up short. he's got a tonne of heart and yeah a big mouth and a weak chin ... but that brings excitement. On the other hand alexander sits around at home trying to be the next sven otke

LOOOL jokes comparison, great post.

Now onto the actual point here, Khan is saying he's improved, how? I see 0 improvement. I'd prefer his natural game because he seems to be declining under Hunter, I wouldn't be surprised by a Devon KO victory.

[Bigg Rigg]

I think khans looked worst under hunter. Defense is still shaky but I think offense has also taken a hit. Looked better offensively under roach.

[BoxingFan82]

And he never ever quits.

Never ever quits...getting hurt by his opponents (including C and B-level fighters) but continuing to pretend that he deserves big fights against boxing's best regardless of his performance.

Heart isn't everything in this sport. If a fighter wants to face elite competition and be in a position to dictate terms, he should be prepared to earn it.

[Gypsy John Fury]

Khan isn't a thinking fighter; his defence
is his offence. Roach was great for Khan IMO. He became
elite under Roach. I fear that if Khan loses his 100mph offence and becomes more of a 'thinking fighter' it will do more harm than good.

[ramblingalp]

Well, Virgil Hunter is a fine trainer but there isn't much he can do to strengthen a glass chin. That's an 'Amir' problem and not a Virgil problem. When you're in with the elite, your chin will be tested. All the training in the world goes out the window once Amir's cheeks are firmly planted on the canvas. Stay tuned, folks.

[Hitman932]

Hunter teaching Khan a new defensive style will be about as successful as Buddy McGirt was when he turned Lamon Brewster into a "boxer"

[Drunk Punch]

Hmmm. He looked like dogshit against Diaz and made an easy fight a life and death affair. I think he's making more mistakes than ever. Perhaps he reached his peak already?

[Bushbaby]

Maybe Because Alexander stinks the place out everytime he fights and gets hometown decisions against the top guys he's faced. Unless it burns of course, then he quits in front of his fans who paid their hard earned money to come and see him.

You can say what you want about Khan, he's a fans man. And he never ever quits.

I think what he means is kahn delivers exciting fights and hunts for big names and big events he's not afraid to fight the best even if it means he'll come up short. he's got a tonne of heart and yeah a big mouth and a weak chin ... but that brings excitement. On the other hand alexander sits around at home trying to be the next sven otke

So you're both telling me what I already acknowledged then. Khan sells more tickets. I also know and broadcast that he has tons of heart. However that does not make him any better of a fighter. In fact all it can possibly do right now is put him in position to land a big fight that he really does not even deserve. That's all his fanbase and ticket selling can do. Get him a fight he has no business having and then watching him get trashed yet again, whoop de wooo.

[ottocon860]

Andre Ward made Hunter a world class trainer. Berto and Khan are not Ward obviously.