Khan moving up to 147 might increase his punch resistance

[WilkinsOlajuwon]

Seriously, you lot !

Khan has some big faults, chin, concentration, footwork etc. He is flawed in many ways, we all know this.

BUT...

He is almost always in a good fight. So stop flapping, enjoy him whilst he's around.

Agreed....now tell that to his groupies.

[KeepItObjective]

Honestly if Garcia moves up Khan is gonna be in for a world of trouble... Garcia, thurman, Maidana will have Khan breakdancing like crazy.

[TOBYLEE1]

He will be fighting bigger heavier fighters. I doubt that his chin will get better. He might look better and steadier instead of those shaky legs he has

[Suavecito80]

Cotto had a good chin at 140 that didn't get dicey until he outgrew the division. Khan's chin has been below-average his entire career, it's not going to get better now.

This thread can be ended now.

[Southpawology]

didnt they say this same thing when khan moved from 135 to 140? lol

[mozzer101]

Yall remember Miguel Cotto at 140? He was excessively cutting weight and was getting rocked in nearly every fight. When he moved up in weight over the years he was able to take vicious punches by naturally bigger men.

Khan at lightweight was getting rocked by Journeyman that make Julio Diaz look like GGG. It was known that he was draining himself to make 135 back then. When he moved up to 140 he was able to take Maidanas best shots and Khan has been talking about moving up to 147 since 2011 so i guess it gets more and more difficult for him to make 140.

Thoughts?

Wishful thinking. He will also face harder punchers.

[Sam Donald]

if he gets dropped, hurt, kod at 147...hes gonna move 2 154

[shenmue]

Khan will always have poor punch resistance vs guys that can punch with above average power, that and his leaky defense cause problems as well.

Khan vs a puncher will always be exciting, Khan can out box these guys but at any time they can hurt or KO him, its guaranteed drama.

[Jc8804]

Amir needs to shift that extra half stone onto his pegs. That'll stabilise him. He also needs to work on his balance. Crack those two nuts and simply remember to keep that chin tucked in and he'll come on leaps and bounds.

You don't need the best chin and thunder in your hands to be the best boxer, you need speed, footwork, accuracy and more than anything else, intelligence.

He is a rough diamond, and the years are ticking by too quickly for him to learn what he needs to learn in order to become what he wants to become.

Still interested to see what happens in his career, because love or loath him, he's always in a good 'un.

Especially when you only train when fights loom near and not in between fights often

[ИATAS]

if he gets dropped, hurt, kod at 147...hes gonna move 2 154

He'll keep going up then till his a heavyweight. Khan vs Deontay Wilder, make it happen