Its going to be hard to pick against Maidana as he just put up a great performance against the p4p #1
However it was a hugely flattering performance & I still say Maidana is not an elite fighter. In fact I think he is the biggest overachiever in boxing.
No dislike or hatred towards him, I am just noway near as high on him as others are.
He is strong, heavy handed & gutsy but does absolutely nothing particularly well. He is just a classic case of a very unskilled fighter with a very effective high volume brawling style.
Sometimes in boxing it only takes a few attributes to achieve great things & other times you can have many, many tools but get nowhere as you're lacking just one or two important aspects.
I would take the Khan from saturday over the Maidana from saturday in a heartbeat and a strong possibility of a stoppage.
Khan pivots he doesn't pull back in straight lines & lay on the ropes & I think that is the difference.
Repeat of the first fight for most part with Khan freezing him with combinations & blurring handspeed. Maidana is just too slow, yes Khans chin is bad but when he can see the shots coming he is fine.
Its when hes coming forward & gets in exchanges he gets tagged & hurt
However it was a hugely flattering performance & I still say Maidana is not an elite fighter. In fact I think he is the biggest overachiever in boxing.
No dislike or hatred towards him, I am just noway near as high on him as others are.
He is strong, heavy handed & gutsy but does absolutely nothing particularly well. He is just a classic case of a very unskilled fighter with a very effective high volume brawling style.
Sometimes in boxing it only takes a few attributes to achieve great things & other times you can have many, many tools but get nowhere as you're lacking just one or two important aspects.
I would take the Khan from saturday over the Maidana from saturday in a heartbeat and a strong possibility of a stoppage.
Khan pivots he doesn't pull back in straight lines & lay on the ropes & I think that is the difference.
Repeat of the first fight for most part with Khan freezing him with combinations & blurring handspeed. Maidana is just too slow, yes Khans chin is bad but when he can see the shots coming he is fine.
Its when hes coming forward & gets in exchanges he gets tagged & hurt
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