Amir Is A Stylistic Breeze For Floyd

[GrandpaBernard]

The jab is often mentioned as a key to success for a fighter facing Floyd. That's all it is. ONE of the many keys to fighting Floyd.

Stylistically Amir is cake for Floyd. Amir's preferred distance gives Floyd the time and space to easily control the pace of the fight.

Floyd comfortably beat the last ambushing in-n-out fighter (#48) he faced. The constant 'resetting' of the ambush style presents Floyd with countering opportunities.

Amir fights nothing like the opponents who have given Floyd trouble. These guys would use the jab to pressure. Amir would use the jab for an ill-fated ambushing measure.

Amir can't keep up with Floyd in a tactical game of jabbing. His ring instincts and ring iq are too low, Virgil can't fight for him. Floyd controls Amir's jab with his own and cruises to a easy UD.

The best style to fight Floyd is educated pressure, ideally a swarmer. Amir is about as much a pressure fighter as manny is. lol. manny had minimal success with Floyd because the former is incompetent at applying a sustained pressure. He would often let up on the gas due to his ambushing style.

Amir doesn't and can't apply a steady pressure. It would put his chin at risk. But GrandpaBernard Floyd isn't a KO puncher!

Yes, but let's not forget that Amir has the worst chin at the world level. Amir's career post being KTFO by Garcia has largely been smoke and mirrors. He has been kept away from guys who can counter with decent power.

Amir is an easy fight for Floyd. I'd also pick Kell Brook to KO him and Chris Algieri to outbox him, but that's neither here or now.

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Just the fact that he's a tactical boxer rather than a banzai puncher makes it a more interesting matchup than Floyd's had in a while.

[-Kev-]

Just the fact that he's a tactical boxer rather than a banzai puncher makes it a more interesting matchup than Floyd's had in a while.

Pacquiao was the toughest fight to date presumably because he had volume, speed and power. He lost 9 rounds. It's time to let go of the whole boxer/speed thing fans want to convince themselves works on Floyd. Clearly what works on Floyd is roughing him up and playing dirty like Maidana. Fighting inside and staying on him like Castillo. Sorry, Khan has no inside game and he doesn't have the guts to rough anyone up. He actually got roughed up by Peterson.

[alexguiness]

Khan's new approach is risk management.

His asset is hand and foot speed.

Virgil will keep him outside and tell him to hug inside.

Floyd can easily pick Khan apart when he comes in.

I could easily see Floyd putting Khan down at least once in a UD.

[Skip Bayless]

amir doesnt have the iq to hang with floyd, it would end in easy ko. amir is very predictable and follows the same pattern from round 1 to 12, floyd will take him apart easy

[GrandpaBernard]

Just the fact that he's a tactical boxer rather than a banzai puncher makes it a more interesting matchup than Floyd's had in a while.

Floyd faced a tactical boxer recently. His name was Saul Alvarez.

Pacquiao was the toughest fight to date presumably because he had volume, speed and power. He lost 9 rounds. It's time to let go of the whole boxer/speed thing fans want to convince themselves works on Floyd. Clearly what works on Floyd is roughing him up and playing dirty like Maidana. Fighting inside and staying on him like Castillo. Sorry, Khan has no inside game and he doesn't have the guts to rough anyone up. He actually got roughed up by Peterson.

Khan's new approach is risk management.

His asset is hand and foot speed.

Virgil will keep him outside and tell him to hug inside.

Floyd can easily pick Khan apart when he comes in.

I could easily see Floyd putting Khan down at least once in a UD.

amir doesnt have the iq to hang with floyd, it would end in easy ko. amir is very predictable and follows the same pattern from round 1 to 12, floyd will take him apart easy

seriously, Amir is a poor man's pacquiao with a jab in place of the straight left.

Amir still largely does the filipino style, which is horrible vs counterpunchers, eg: Floyd UD manny, Rigo UD Donaire, Juan over manny, etc

[tokon]

" . . . let's not forget that Amir has the worst chin at the world level. Amir's career post being KTFO by Garcia has largely been smoke and mirrors. He has been kept away from guys who can counter with decent power."

Khan should not get a fight with Floyd; he doesn't deserve it.

[Lester Tutor]

The problem is that Khan can't hurt Floyd. I foresee Floyd pushing back Khan (like a Thurman punch) with an overhand right. Floyd's real power is at 147. Khan is just flash but no thump. Khan couldn't do anything to Collazo, and Floyd's defense supersedes Alexander by miles. Khan clinched, headlocked for a total of 78 times in the Collazo bout!!

[GrandpaBernard]

" . . . let's not forget that Amir has the worst chin at the world level. Amir's career post being KTFO by Garcia has largely been smoke and mirrors. He has been kept away from guys who can counter with decent power."

Khan should not get a fight with Floyd; he doesn't deserve it.

yep

The problem is that Khan can't hurt Floyd. I foresee Floyd pushing back Khan (like a Thurman punch) with an overhand right. Floyd's real power is at 147. Khan is just flash but no thump. Khan couldn't do anything to Collazo, and Floyd's defense supersedes Alexander by miles. Khan clinched, headlocked for a total of 78 times in the Collazo bout!!

damn did you manually count it yourself

[SplitSecond]

Whatever happens in the fight, Mayweather is not KO'ing Khan. That would require taking a risk.