Possible Matchup: Amir Khan vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Prediction & Discussion Thread

[TRTboy]

Not with Virgil Hunter on khan's corner. Roach would have been more useful. Hunter is taking away what made khan somewhat great. Now he is thinking too much, hesitating a lot and still getting countered.

[MeiXiang]

I'd like to see Khan Vs. Ortiz after the latter's fight with Luis Collazo. After, Robert Guerrero could get the winner. The winner of the second match up, I wouldn't mind seeing against Floyd.

The thing is, the only credible fighters for Floyd at this moment would be Erislandy Lara and GGG.

[Citizen Koba]

Amir Khan has always got up within the count. The last Prescott KD was borderline but he was up at 10. He's never been knocked out cold.

Pedant.

[LacedUp]

Nobody or at least nobody around 140-147 but that further shows why saying Khans never been outboxed doesn't really meaning anything.

He's never fought an overly good boxer.

No but in fairness to Khan, of all the guys that are realistic opponents for Mayweather (excluding Pacquiao & Bradley), he's boxed many of the fighters that are just below Mayweather's level i.e. Judah, Maidana, Garcia, Peterson, Kotelnik, Malignaggi etc.

He hasn't really been outboxed I guess - aside from against Peterson if you think he lost. I didn't think so, but he did lose a decision. I don't know, but how many times have we seen Floyd fight a guy with a big punch or a pressure fighter? Too many damn times. It takes him 2-3 rounds to figure them out and then he makes great fighters like Guerrero, Cotto, Canelo etc look like chumps. He would do the same to a Danny Garcia no doubt about it.

So all in all, I think khan is a decent fight because it gives him a new and different challenge.

Because who's the alternative?

[RawDawgHasSpokn]

If you want to go on pure "boxing" ability, he completely dominated Judah who beat Mayweather to the punch for the early part of their fight. Zab's 4 rounds didn't mean jack v Khan whereas they do against other fighters.

You are comparing a 29 year old Judah to a 34 year old Judah. Not the same fighter whatsoever. But I understand that Khan maybe a little underrated on this site but look at the people on here.

[Bullrider]

Agreed. I know he felt so smart watching Devon get beat up. Khan/Alexander made so much sense. The winner would've been a solid candidate for the May fight. Khan had a legit shot too. Backing out of the fight should've eliminated him. I think he knew Floyd's options were slim so he didn't have to risk losing.

Khan is just a puppet on a string controlled by Schaefer and Haymon. They've been trying to make Khan vs Mayweather.

It's them who backed out in the Alexander fight and didn't want to risk Khan losing. They learned their lesson when they gave Garcia to Khan. Khan wanted Alexander. Who would duck Alexander? Khan would have beat him as he did Judah in a similar fashion. Schaefer chickened out.

[Weebler I]

You are comparing a 29 year old Judah to a 34 year old Judah. Not the same fighter whatsoever. But I understand that Khan maybe a little underrated on this site but look at the people on here.

You say that, but he hurt and took the Championship rounds off the Ring LWW champ just 6 months ago. He lost to Baldomir pre-Floyd and won the first 4 rounds at the weekend v PM. It's the same old Zab, talented but inconsistent.

Thread has gone off on a tangent, but the point stands that unless Khan is hurt, his speed is going to be a problem for 99% of opponents. Whether Floyd is in the 1% remains to be seen.

[LacedUp]

'when he falls he gets back up' -

Not, sadly, within 10 seconds though.

When has Khan ever stayed down for a ten count you moron? haha

[IronDanHamza]

Judah is a good boxer, he took the championship rounds off Garcia and was outboxing Floyd until he switched off/faded as he usually does. Malignaggi is a good boxer too, as is Kotelnik. None of them could really live with Khan's speed.

Freddie Roach said recently that if Khan can avoid "the big punch" (i.e. getting hurt) v Floyd, he can see him doing well. I think along similar lines about this one.

He was barely outboxing Mayweather. He had a few good rounds in the first 4 then was dominated for the rest.

He's not really a good boxer. He couldn't even outbox Baldomir.

Malignaggi and Kotelnik are good, solid boxers but no where near Mayweather's level.

Point being, your point is meaningless.

[freethinkersam]

Khan certainly does not deserve a fight with Mayweather but money talks in business and with Floyd. Khan can and will bring in a lot more money than anyone not called Manny Pacquiao.

His sales in Europe (****** fans) and most of the Arab and Indian Sub will bring in a lot. If this actually happens then I would love to see what Khan can do in the first few rounds.

Most of Khan's fan in 'Europe' are not ******s - or at that, his main following is definitely not from the diaspora of the Indian sub-continent. The Indian sub-continent is host to Indians and Sri Lankans, who are mainly Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist - a lot of these people oppose Khan mainly down to a historical context.

Khan has a strong following from the Pakistani-British community. He also has a strong following from all stripes of the boxing community in the UK as he's able to fill out arenas and do pretty decent numbers - not all of these people are ******.

Interestingly, Khan has a decent following in the States and there's a perception he's liked more in the States. It comes at a time where ties between Pakistani-****** communities in the UK are at odds with the other groups they live amongst.

Anyway, Khan would be a good proposition for Mayweather but he doesn't deserve the fight. And his major downfall, that punch resistance.