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by Cliff Rold
Glory is great. Cash is too.
Amir Khan is fighting for a chance at both. Already having declared that the timing of Ramadan is such that a September showdown with Floyd Mayweather is possible for him, Khan may be one fight away from what he’s been almost begging for over the last few years.
After fights against Victor Ortiz and Robert Guerrero, a common joke about Mayweather was that Andre Berto was his gatekeeper. Could Algieri be in the Berto seat this weekend? Algieri makes his first start since a bruising loss to Manny Pacquiao.
We all know what happened after Pacquiao-Algieri.
This isn’t an easy fight to get excited about. It matches two men who have held titles at 140 lbs. and been in some good fights. Those good fights were in part predicated on the style of their opponents. Here, we have a guy who has to box to win against a guy who has to be careful even against someone with a low knockout percentage. Will they mix well?
It remains to be seen. Khan sometimes has battles break out in unexpected places. It’s happened his whole career, going back to his nail biter with relatively light hitting Willie Limond. Algieri doesn’t have the speed of Khan, but he’s got enough to catch him in spots and has the height advantage. He might stun Khan and get fans into the fight. [Click Here To Read More]
Glory is great. Cash is too.
Amir Khan is fighting for a chance at both. Already having declared that the timing of Ramadan is such that a September showdown with Floyd Mayweather is possible for him, Khan may be one fight away from what he’s been almost begging for over the last few years.
After fights against Victor Ortiz and Robert Guerrero, a common joke about Mayweather was that Andre Berto was his gatekeeper. Could Algieri be in the Berto seat this weekend? Algieri makes his first start since a bruising loss to Manny Pacquiao.
We all know what happened after Pacquiao-Algieri.
This isn’t an easy fight to get excited about. It matches two men who have held titles at 140 lbs. and been in some good fights. Those good fights were in part predicated on the style of their opponents. Here, we have a guy who has to box to win against a guy who has to be careful even against someone with a low knockout percentage. Will they mix well?
It remains to be seen. Khan sometimes has battles break out in unexpected places. It’s happened his whole career, going back to his nail biter with relatively light hitting Willie Limond. Algieri doesn’t have the speed of Khan, but he’s got enough to catch him in spots and has the height advantage. He might stun Khan and get fans into the fight. [Click Here To Read More]
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