Rumour has it Khan won't fight Devon but instead Mayweather next May. Here are my thoughts: I think if he fights Devon and loses (which is a possibility, I see this fight as 60:40 Devon), then the megafight with Floyd is not interesting.
I had Khan losing his last fight with Diaz. If you really ignore the commentators and just score the rounds, you see that Khan didn't really win the fight against Julio Diaz. That being said, I don't think Floyd will knock Khan out and Khan is a difficult style match up - Because Floyd doesn't go for the knockout if he hurts his opponent. I think if Khan gets hurt, Floyd will stay in his shell to not risk getting countered in a punch exchange.
So - Khan using speed, footwork, combos and his jab, all improved by Virgil Hunter, can pose a problem for Floyd. Khan's chin might not play an important role just because Floyd fights very defensive.
So - however strange it sounds, Khan can be a problem for Mayweather, because he might win quite a few rounds based on activity (and speed).
I had Khan losing his last fight with Diaz. If you really ignore the commentators and just score the rounds, you see that Khan didn't really win the fight against Julio Diaz. That being said, I don't think Floyd will knock Khan out and Khan is a difficult style match up - Because Floyd doesn't go for the knockout if he hurts his opponent. I think if Khan gets hurt, Floyd will stay in his shell to not risk getting countered in a punch exchange.
So - Khan using speed, footwork, combos and his jab, all improved by Virgil Hunter, can pose a problem for Floyd. Khan's chin might not play an important role just because Floyd fights very defensive.
So - however strange it sounds, Khan can be a problem for Mayweather, because he might win quite a few rounds based on activity (and speed).
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