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It depends on the assumptions you make.
If the following conditions are true, then Khan can be considered to be a top P4P fighter, although the exact placement would still be subjective.
1. You rank Canelo highly. Simply put, if you have a highly ranked fighter, and he gets beaten in a non-controversial manner, then it's fair to assume you would rank his conqueror highly as well.
2. You assume P4P means that: P4P#1 fighter competes in Division A, and would beat P4P#2 fighter, who competes in Division B, where A and B are different divisions.
Basically, P4P lists are "what-if" scenarios that we, as boxing fans, create using the fights given to us as our only objective measure. That's why many people can have Roman Gonzalez over someone like Sergey Kovalev. We would hope that a fight like that never happens due to size difference. So instead, we imagine how a fight between two guys of similar size possessing similar styles would play out.
However, when we have a fighter who doesn't leave rankings up to boxing fans and media, we can leave imagination out of it and base rankings on the actual fight. That's what Amir Khan is doing. He's going up in weight in an attempt to defeat a guy in Canelo that many fans believe belongs among the best in the world. No hypothetical situations. No assumptions.
If Amir Khan can pull off the victory against Canelo, that'll prove that his skill level transcends any potential weight disparities. Therefore, if all those conditions are true, then personal feelings aside, I would rank Khan among the top 3 fighters in the world if he can win.
If the following conditions are true, then Khan can be considered to be a top P4P fighter, although the exact placement would still be subjective.
1. You rank Canelo highly. Simply put, if you have a highly ranked fighter, and he gets beaten in a non-controversial manner, then it's fair to assume you would rank his conqueror highly as well.
2. You assume P4P means that: P4P#1 fighter competes in Division A, and would beat P4P#2 fighter, who competes in Division B, where A and B are different divisions.
Basically, P4P lists are "what-if" scenarios that we, as boxing fans, create using the fights given to us as our only objective measure. That's why many people can have Roman Gonzalez over someone like Sergey Kovalev. We would hope that a fight like that never happens due to size difference. So instead, we imagine how a fight between two guys of similar size possessing similar styles would play out.
However, when we have a fighter who doesn't leave rankings up to boxing fans and media, we can leave imagination out of it and base rankings on the actual fight. That's what Amir Khan is doing. He's going up in weight in an attempt to defeat a guy in Canelo that many fans believe belongs among the best in the world. No hypothetical situations. No assumptions.
If Amir Khan can pull off the victory against Canelo, that'll prove that his skill level transcends any potential weight disparities. Therefore, if all those conditions are true, then personal feelings aside, I would rank Khan among the top 3 fighters in the world if he can win.
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