Comments Thread For: Amir Khan: I Will Be Around 165-Pounds For Canelo

[The Big Dunn]

Well at least the casket makers know what size to order.

[Box-Office]

Are you happy about this fight?

Khan's footwork isn't the best by any means.

I know he isn't Lara or Trout, but he isn't Kirkland either.

He used to cycle around under Roach, but under Hunter I've noticed he has become more precise and efficient with his movement and not just herky jerky he was in the past. He is after all a medalist as an amateur, knows a thing or two.


I've been buzzing since it was announced. Been hard to concentrate in school.

[LacedUp]

I know he isn't Lara or Trout, but he isn't Kirkland either.

He used to cycle around under Roach, but under Hunter I've noticed he has become more precise and efficient with his movement and not just herky jerky he was in the past. He is after all a medalist as an amateur, knows a thing or two.


I've been buzzing since it was announced. Been hard to concentrate in school.

The problem I have with Khan and what I think will be his downfall in this fight is his style. I admittedly heard Malignaggi speak about it and it just made a lot of sense.

Mayweather will give you 20 different looks throughout a fight and did so vs Canelo. He said that Canelo was on tough ass muther****a who punched like a horse. That was Canelo still kind of green at 22 years old.

Khan gives you the same look for 12 rounds.

Whilst I may conceive that he could circle around Canelo for 1-2 rounds, he just simply isn't strong enough to last it for 12 rounds - At least I wouldn't imagine. He doesn't have anything offensively that will or should worry Canelo.

And obviously he'll have never felt power like Canelo's in his life.

I honestly don't like this fight at all. Really something weird is going on.

[Mike_R]

165 with possibly zero power.

I believe Canelo is going to walk through Khan's typically very dangerous offense. I'm definitely going to watch the fight, don't get me wrong. I just don't see how Khan can pose a real threat at this weight, as good as he is as a welterweight.

[Swatty]

I am not happy about Canelo trying to keep the MW title at 155, but Khan is the same size as him really, way faster, has power and a longer reach. His chin was suspect when he was at 140, which was way too small for his real size. At 155 he will have been working on adding muscle, he will still be quick and some of that muscle will be neck, upper back ,shoulders. Khan is favorite in my mind. Canelo had problems with Trout and Lara, Khan is better than both those guys.

[Shogunofharlem1]

The problem I have with Khan and what I think will be his downfall in this fight is his style. I admittedly heard Malignaggi speak about it and it just made a lot of sense.

Mayweather will give you 20 different looks throughout a fight and did so vs Canelo. He said that Canelo was on tough ass muther****a who punched like a horse. That was Canelo still kind of green at 22 years old.

Khan gives you the same look for 12 rounds.

Whilst I may conceive that he could circle around Canelo for 1-2 rounds, he just simply isn't strong enough to last it for 12 rounds - At least I wouldn't imagine. He doesn't have anything offensively that will or should worry Canelo.

And obviously he'll have never felt power like Canelo's in his life.

I honestly don't like this fight at all. Really something weird is going on.

It feels phony honestly. This sounds more like a circus than a fight

[Swatty]

He's getting paid handsomely that's the only factor at play here...weight, his chances of winning, who the judges are..don't matter. He was after a check and he got it.

Khan has other fights to make for big money, so it's not about the check as much as a good fight. He beats Brook easy and becomes an even bigger star in Great Britain than he already is. This is bigger than that. He beats Canelo and the world is his. Except for that Golovkin thing that will be in front of him. Khan has balls and a good chance to win.

[Wolfie*]

Cinco de Khano.......
...... b*tch

[Marvellous1]

Khan has other fights to make for big money, so it's not about the check as much as a good fight. He beats Brook easy and becomes an even bigger star in Great Britain than he already is. This is bigger than that. He beats Canelo and the world is his. Except for that Golovkin thing that will be in front of him. Khan has balls and a good chance to win.

I don't believe Khan beats Brook easily at all. He couldn't even beat Algeri easily. This is my take on Khan and this fight, what it's worth (not much, I know). Khan is being touted as courageous. That is true to an extent. But I think this about his belief he is a star and belongs in Vegas. I believe it takes more courage to take a match where you have everything to lose. Against Canelo, Khan has absolutely nothing to lose (besides his health maybe). But he loses, he has every excuse in place. He loses, he still has places to go. If he lost to his contemporaries at 147, especially Brook, he has nothing left.

Khan's always had this attitude ever since he started as a pro. Interested more in stardom and status than beating his peers. He believes so much in his star status he's wasted the last two years chasing this kind of fight. He's so entitled that he doesn't realise he's being used as fodder for a middleweight "champion" playing the game.

[Nomadic]

Win or lose, Khan still have the Brook fight for another money maker. That's why he chose Canelo first.