Could Amir Khan be Mayweather's Ken Norton

[DoubleMM]

Khan isn't fast like everyone on here claims. Khan has no power. Khan slaps when he punches. Khan has no rhytem or timing and can be asily timed. Khan has no chin. Khan was dropped and almost lost to blown up washed up Diaz. Khan has no footwork. Khan has no defense. Khan sucks!

Khan gets the **** kicked out of him. Easy fight, entertaining ass whooping!

[edgarg]

I feel like Amir Khan possesses the tools to make Mayweather look bad -- A+ hand speed, elite foot speed, power, heart, and experience.

Khan's weakness is punchers. Mayweather is not a puncher, so Khan should be comfortable in the exchanges and just in general.

Also, Mayweather's lateral movement is not as good as Erislandy Lara's. It's not as sharp and he doesn't cover as much distance as Lara does in one step while maintaining balance and readiness to punch.

Don't get me wrong. I am a Mayweather fan, but something tells me Khan is Ken Norton to Mayweather's Muhammad Ali.

If the Khan that stopped Zab Judah shows up against Mayweather, I am placing a bet on him. The odds would be very profitable.

Also, a Mayweather-Khan fight could look a lot like Hopkins-Taylor I.

DAE agree? I respect all intelligent, thought-out opinions. I don't buy in to the media hype of either boxer. I try to look at this match-up as objectively as I can.

If you respect "all intelligent thought out" opinions, you should have encouraged posters with writing one of your own.

Khan is not intelligent (your word) enough to fight Mayweather with any chance of success, unless allowed to, (the way Jack Johnson used to toy with and KD fighters, whom he would then hold up, to prevent them dropping-see Johnson-Langford-Ketchell, etc.), who would easily handle him. Nearly all Khan's fights, including wins, have been con****uous by his lack of ring smarts and basic boxing skills, even though he has won most of them on sheer speed, volume and power.

That won't work with Mayweather who will just reach out when Khan gets into his desired distance and touch him off balance thus preventing him from either throwing, or throwing with reduced power. He'll tie him up and stick his elbow into his throat if the action becomes closer.

And there's more....but that should be enough.

[ColdBlooded]

I feel like Amir Khan possesses the tools to make Mayweather look bad -- A+ hand speed, elite foot speed, power, heart, and experience.

Khan's weakness is punchers. Mayweather is not a puncher, so Khan should be comfortable in the exchanges and just in general.

Also, Mayweather's lateral movement is not as good as Erislandy Lara's. It's not as sharp and he doesn't cover as much distance as Lara does in one step while maintaining balance and readiness to punch.

Don't get me wrong. I am a Mayweather fan, but something tells me Khan is Ken Norton to Mayweather's Muhammad Ali.

If the Khan that stopped Zab Judah shows up against Mayweather, I am placing a bet on him. The odds would be very profitable.

Also, a Mayweather-Khan fight could look a lot like Hopkins-Taylor I.

DAE agree? I respect all intelligent, thought-out opinions. I don't buy in to the media hype of either boxer. I try to look at this match-up as objectively as I can.

Khan is fast, no denying that. But there is nothing to suggest he is that powerful. He couldn't phase Garcia, couldn't put Diaz or Molina down, and didn't seem to hurt Peterson any more than Bradley did. Heart? True, but kind of irrelevant against Mayweather. Khan has never faced a fighter as skilled as Mayweather. Khan's experience is irrelevant because he has consistently failed to show that he learns from his experience. He keeps repeating the same mistakes. Khan's weakness isn't just punchers. It is that he is so flawed. He:
1. Brings his right hand down when he punches with his left, hence why he keeps getting caught with left hooks.
2. Doesn't tuck his chin when he punches.
3. Throws predictable 4 and 5 punch combinations.
4. Backs straight up.
5. Doesn't move his head.
6. Gets too close and smothers his own work.
7. Has no inside game and thus has to resort to fouls.
8. Wastes enormous amounts of energy running.
9. Lacks the sense to hold when he gets hurt. If anything, his heart hurts him here.
10. Has a chin so fragile that Julio Diaz nearly had him knocked out.

Does this sound like a fighter who poses any threat to Floyd Mayweather? Mayweather will counter Khan all night long. And Mayweather is still capable of a high work rate. I can't see Khan just overwhelming Mayweather with punches. That approach has never worked against Mayweather and won't work now. If the fight happens, Mayweather probably knocks Khan out on a counter.

[Mike D]

Khan isn't fast like everyone on here claims. Khan has no power. Khan slaps when he punches. Khan has no rhytem or timing and can be asily timed. Khan has no chin. Khan was dropped and almost lost to blown up washed up Diaz. Khan has no footwork. Khan has no defense.

Everything else you said may be true, but Khan is pretty fast, dude.

[Ham Porter]

Khan's nothing more than a punchline on boxing boards these days. Absolutely nobody takes him seriously as a fighter. Even someone as crap as Malignaggi, who Khan treated like an C-class hooker, gets more respect.

[packyow]

Khan 's speed may when him a few rounds..that's about it..

[toshmurph]

I feel like Amir Khan possesses the tools to make Mayweather look bad -- A+ hand speed, elite foot speed, power, heart, and experience.

Khan's weakness is punchers. Mayweather is not a puncher, so Khan should be comfortable in the exchanges and just in general.

Also, Mayweather's lateral movement is not as good as Erislandy Lara's. It's not as sharp and he doesn't cover as much distance as Lara does in one step while maintaining balance and readiness to punch.

Don't get me wrong. I am a Mayweather fan, but something tells me Khan is Ken Norton to Mayweather's Muhammad Ali.

If the Khan that stopped Zab Judah shows up against Mayweather, I am placing a bet on him. The odds would be very profitable.

Also, a Mayweather-Khan fight could look a lot like Hopkins-Taylor I.

DAE agree? I respect all intelligent, thought-out opinions. I don't buy in to the media hype of either boxer. I try to look at this match-up as objectively as I can.

Not likely...

And I'm sure Mayweather cracks as hard as diaz!

[Luilun]

I feel like Amir Khan possesses the tools to make Mayweather look bad -- A+ hand speed, elite foot speed, power, heart, and experience.

Khan's weakness is punchers. Mayweather is not a puncher, so Khan should be comfortable in the exchanges and just in general.

Also, Mayweather's lateral movement is not as good as Erislandy Lara's. It's not as sharp and he doesn't cover as much distance as Lara does in one step while maintaining balance and readiness to punch.

Don't get me wrong. I am a Mayweather fan, but something tells me Khan is Ken Norton to Mayweather's Muhammad Ali.

If the Khan that stopped Zab Judah shows up against Mayweather, I am placing a bet on him. The odds would be very profitable.

Also, a Mayweather-Khan fight could look a lot like Hopkins-Taylor I.

DAE agree? I respect all intelligent, thought-out opinions. I don't buy in to the media hype of either boxer. I try to look at this match-up as objectively as I can.

Maywether does have pop he stunned Mosley and Delahoya so that's a misconception. The problem is he doesn't go for the kill is he has no confidence in his chin .Had that been a prime Mosley who was all steroid out that fight ends in round 2

[boliodogs]

No, he could not. Mayweather has already defeated many fighters that are better than Khan in every way. Khan has nothing that will trouble Mayweather at all. Mayweather will knock Khan's damn head off and get his first KO win since Ortiz. Khan and his fans will be forced to deal with the fact that he is not an elite fighter. Khan is nothing special at all. His days of being a world champion will be over.

[boliodogs]

Khan was a much better fighter in 2010. That Khan might have won a round or two in a fight with Mayweather. The 2014 Khan just struggled to beat Diaz and will be crushed by Mayweather.