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These are the type of threads that were being made before Khan-Maidana. I laughed then.
This isn't David vs Goliath guys, you will see when they step in the ring. Khan has had massive trouble making weight throughout his career, he just doesn't make a big deal out of it because he is professional. Anyone who has followed his career could tell he looked overtrained/weight drained in the Algieri fight. That happens for two reasons, first one is that he is just starting to struggle to make the weight and has outgrown the division, or he got down to the weight too early.
Its impossible for us to say, but maybe it was the former, so they made a calculated decision. Now going up and facing the best fighter in the division above is obviously risky, but don't be so quick to write Khan off. He doesn't have any disadvantage when it comes to both fighters dimensions (height, reach) in fact he is a good bit taller and a 1 inch reach advantage.
When has he failed to deliver when his back has been up against the wall? Say what you want about Khan but he has the mentality of a winner and he does very well stylistically against thinking fighters.
I like the match up - I find it intriguing. What happens if Canelo lands some good counters and Khan is still there after a few rounds doing well? The mistake I see lots of you make when analysing a fight like this is just assuming "he will land something big eventually", to properly analyse this fight you have to also consider the possibility both guys are still on there feet in the last 3 rounds. If that is the case what kind of fight do you see? I see a very competitive one. I see Canelo taking some rounds when he puts it on Khan gets him on the ropes landing good single counters, in other rounds I also see Khan landing his jab, buzzing around the outside using the ring and outworking Canelo, and dare I see lighting him up. I can see that happening in spots.
The main thing that gives Khan a chance is that Canelo is not an effective pressure fighter. He is too much of a thinker to throw caution to the wind, its not in his nature. He is not natural at moving forward and throwing punches on the inside, in fact most often when he fights on the inside it is when he has his own back on the ropes. He has a nice uppercut on the inside, otherwise his technique is better served on the outside.
I am really not sure about this fight, I think the weight factor is hard to measure at the moment. I will not make my prediction on this fight yet, still too fresh to make a prediction. But when it was announced my initial reaction was not "what a mismatch."
Canelo is definitely the fav on paper, no doubt about it. But write Khan off at your apparel, I think at the very least he has a chance to pull of an upset. Goldenboy are not known to be the most shrewd matchmakers for there fighters, have they made another mistake here?
This isn't David vs Goliath guys, you will see when they step in the ring. Khan has had massive trouble making weight throughout his career, he just doesn't make a big deal out of it because he is professional. Anyone who has followed his career could tell he looked overtrained/weight drained in the Algieri fight. That happens for two reasons, first one is that he is just starting to struggle to make the weight and has outgrown the division, or he got down to the weight too early.
Its impossible for us to say, but maybe it was the former, so they made a calculated decision. Now going up and facing the best fighter in the division above is obviously risky, but don't be so quick to write Khan off. He doesn't have any disadvantage when it comes to both fighters dimensions (height, reach) in fact he is a good bit taller and a 1 inch reach advantage.
When has he failed to deliver when his back has been up against the wall? Say what you want about Khan but he has the mentality of a winner and he does very well stylistically against thinking fighters.
I like the match up - I find it intriguing. What happens if Canelo lands some good counters and Khan is still there after a few rounds doing well? The mistake I see lots of you make when analysing a fight like this is just assuming "he will land something big eventually", to properly analyse this fight you have to also consider the possibility both guys are still on there feet in the last 3 rounds. If that is the case what kind of fight do you see? I see a very competitive one. I see Canelo taking some rounds when he puts it on Khan gets him on the ropes landing good single counters, in other rounds I also see Khan landing his jab, buzzing around the outside using the ring and outworking Canelo, and dare I see lighting him up. I can see that happening in spots.
The main thing that gives Khan a chance is that Canelo is not an effective pressure fighter. He is too much of a thinker to throw caution to the wind, its not in his nature. He is not natural at moving forward and throwing punches on the inside, in fact most often when he fights on the inside it is when he has his own back on the ropes. He has a nice uppercut on the inside, otherwise his technique is better served on the outside.
I am really not sure about this fight, I think the weight factor is hard to measure at the moment. I will not make my prediction on this fight yet, still too fresh to make a prediction. But when it was announced my initial reaction was not "what a mismatch."
Canelo is definitely the fav on paper, no doubt about it. But write Khan off at your apparel, I think at the very least he has a chance to pull of an upset. Goldenboy are not known to be the most shrewd matchmakers for there fighters, have they made another mistake here?
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