Freddie Roach: Amir Khan can beat Floyd Mayweather, Criticizes Hunter.

[#1Assassin]

i disagree with roach on hunter. its not like he taught amir to stop moving altogether, he just gave him the alternative of smothering his opponent if he gets a bit too close to move out of range without being clipped.

amir frequently got caught stepping out after a combination when he was with roach, in part because he did it from too close and partly because he did it after every combination which could become predictable. its not just that he would stay in the pocket too long (which was also the case at times).

[GrandpaBernard]

It's crazy how many people buy into this idea that Khan can beat Floyd. And then when this fight happens there will be a lot of backtracking. Khan is nowhere near good enough. He's a dumb fighter with an amateurish style and no ability to adjust. That's not changing any time soon.

that sounds about right amateruish style and unable to adjust

he's incredibly sloppy and inaccurate for someone with a lot of athleticism

i disagree with roach on hunter. its not like he taught amir to stop moving altogether, he just gave him the alternative of smothering his opponent if he gets a bit too close to move out of range without being clipped.

amir frequently got caught stepping out after a combination when he was with roach, in part because he did it from too close and partly because he did it after every combination which could become predictable. its not just that he would stay in the pocket too long (which was also the case at times).

roach fighters mostly rely on their bikes for defense

manny barely knows how to clinch which is abnormal for an elite fighter

[alexguiness]

that sounds about right amateruish style and unable to adjust

he's incredibly sloppy and inaccurate for someone with a lot of athleticism


roach fighters mostly rely on their bikes for defense

manny barely knows how to clinch which is abnormal for an elite fighter

There is some truth here.

Khan does have an amateur style.

He will always be an 'in and out' fighter, with no inside game whatsoever.

Holding a smothering is a legal tactic and Hunter is a strong advocate of it, but against a strong, compact, inside fighter (like Peterson) Khan was easily outworked.

I believe Khan will hold, lean and push his way to a UD against Devon in a petty dull fight.

[El-blanco]

I believe Khan will hold, lean and push his way to a UD against Devon in a petty dull fight.

I watch every fight available on tv, but I'm really not looking forward to what you accurately described

[GrandpaBernard]

There is some truth here.

Khan does have an amateur style.

He will always be an 'in and out' fighter, with no inside game whatsoever.

Holding a smothering is a legal tactic and Hunter is a strong advocate of it, but against a strong, compact, inside fighter (like Peterson) Khan was easily outworked.

I believe Khan will hold, lean and push his way to a UD against Devon in a petty dull fight.

yep if there was anyone out there today I'd say is made to order for Amir, it's Devon

things won't bode well for him if doesn't manage to win this fight

[Dr Rumack]

that sounds about right amateruish style and unable to adjust

he's incredibly sloppy and inaccurate for someone with a lot of athleticism

The two are related in Khan's case at least.

[NearHypnos]

Holding repeatedly is against the rules, but guys like ward and Hopkins and Floyd get away with it. If khan holds Floyd he is screwed, Floyd is a better inside fighter and will keep throwing the short uppercut on Amir, khan has to flurry and move all night and use that reach, he needs to stop holding, all it will do is frustrate him when Floyd uses dirty tactics like inside elbows, laces ribbing on the face, choke holds and pushing the neck down, Floyd will do that to Amir all day. Floyd likes to fight guys he can grab he does that straight right and grab crap, which is not skill at all, it's bending the rules. Real skills defense guys are James toney who never held at all, he would roll the shoulder and counter or slip counter.

There's a lot of truth to some of what you say. Floyd is a great inside fighter and you're not going to outmeneuver him clinching lol. He's not given enough credit for his strength (same with Ward) people always comment on his physical strength. Floyd is also great at breaking the clinch AND getting his punches in as he breaks off an makes you reset to get near him again

[BigZigga]

Disagree with Roach on both fronts. He's more boring Freddy? Well he went 8-2 with 4 KOs under you. That's a 40% KO ratio. He's 3-0 with 1 KO under Hunter. So that's 33%. You're right. He was 7% more exciting under you

Honestly, I think a Roach-trained Khan would've been KO'd by Collazo.