Is Khan a top 5 welterweight?

[techliam]

Where would you rank Amir Khan right now at 147?

His achievements at the weight are:

A very poor showing against Diaz
Outclassed an ancient Collazo
A whitewash against Alexander
Either way fight with Algieri

The top guys at 147 currently:

Pacquiao
Bradley
Brook
Thurman
Porter

(You can throw Garcia somewhere, given he was the 140 champion moving up)

Your thoughts?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Obviously not. He refuses to fight any of the top welterweights unless it's a celebrity fight like Mayweather or Pacquaio.

[VG_Addict]

He's barely top 10.

[Left Hook Tua]

wherever algieri is ranked, khan right there with him.

[Redeaux]

No.

I can imagine a scenario where Khan beats a Top 5 Welterweight fighter, but I can also imagine one where he loses to a guy barely in the Top 15 Welterweights.

[MPX309]

LOL, Ring Magazine have him in at number 3. . . technically at WW he's 3 and 0

[FlatLine]

Khan's by far the best 147 pounder in the game at the moment. He'll beat Floyd and Manny easy at this point, and I'm talking 9 - 3 virtual shut out. It's a done deal. In fact he could probably beat them both on the same night.

There's a reason Floyd, Manny, Marquez, Bradley, Broner and Brook ducked Khan like their life depended on it.

[Larry the boss]

No...how can you be top 5 without even fighting anyone in the top 5?

[VG_Addict]

Khan's by far the best 147 pounder in the game at the moment. He'll beat Floyd and Manny easy at this point, and I'm talking 9 - 3 virtual shut out. It's a done deal. In fact he could probably beat them both on the same night.

There's a reason Floyd, Manny, Marquez, Bradley, Broner and Brook ducked Khan like their life depended on it.

Khan isn't the best 147 pounder.

[bojangles1987]

He has done nothing to suggest he is.