Who Was Impressed By Khans Subtle Improvements?

[FrankieBruno]

Firstly trolls please pi$$ off

Anyways, Khan was never going to beat Canelo, he would have to have fought a punch perfect fight, which is not possible for Khan, especially with all the advantages his opponent had from size, weight, power, experience. Khan was going to make a mistake and he did so in round 6 and paid the price for it.

He could probably have got up if that punch came from a 147'er, but against Canelo who outweighed him and was also known for his power, no chance....

However i did see things that i liked from Khan, his right hand did catch Canelos attention in round 1 and 2, be it momentarily. So there was some power behind his shots, if he carries that back down to 147, that could help him.

I also liked how he limited his combo's to 2-3 punch combo's instead of 5-6 combo's, making it harder to catch him with a counter.

I liked how he was using the ring and also that he wasnt throwing punches for the sake of throwing punches.

Ofcourse there are still flaws, like the lack of head movement, or lapses in concentration, but Hunter has got him thinking about what he is doing, and he is taking less overall punishment.

I know many give him no chance at beating Garcia, Thurman, Brook, and just about everyone at 147, but i disagree, i think he will actually beat a lot of them.

He may lose a fight again, but he'll also have a big win or 2.

I am glad he is sticking with Hunter.

[The King25]

Very impressed Malignaggi explains it well here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5EEcEYq4dI

More time and Khan could become a force

[FrankieBruno]

Very impressed Malignaggi explains it well here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5EEcEYq4dI

More time and Khan could become a force

Yea i saw this video, Paulie broke it down very well

and he was the main critic of this fight when it was announced

[alexguiness]

Seriously, if Khan was going to achieve ANYTHING in boxing he would have done it years ago.

If pro boxing was just 4 x 3 minute rounds Khan would be lineal Champ and P4P Number 1.

Sadly (for Khan) it is not, and he will never achieve anything greater than his titles at 140.

Unless you count his runner up Olympic medal.

[JACK1190]

What improvements? He was just the same old Khan. He's a nervous fighter, especially when he's in with a puncher. And as soon as he runs out of steam and his shots start getting wider and wider around round 5 or 6 it's game over against a puncher.

[FrankieBruno]

The trolls can't keep away, we can never have a decent convo

thanks to the first poster, that video by Paulie was spot on, i like how he breaks down fights

That guy is always knowledgeable at explaining and breaking down the technical aspects of boxing, more so than anyone on here

especially the two dumb dumbs above me, armchair critics, who don't know jack **** about boxing and are only in here because they hate khan for different reasons

we get it, move on

[Butt stuff]

I thought he took Canelo's punches pretty well up until getting flattened. But especially when he took a big punch he'd soak it up and counter back, kept on knocking Canelo's head back with a solid jab almost instantly after taking a right or a left hook. You could see Canelo was getting frustrated because he doesn't like getting touched.

[Box-Office]

Khan showed massive improvements starting Collazo cuz of Hunter.


This fight I liked how he is precise and meaningful in his movements. I mean this has been improving for a while but in this instance we see it in a refined form.


He is defending vs left hook better. He was there to be hit vs Alexander but luckily he was southpaw

Even in the Algieri fight Khan showed he can adapt to a new game plan cuz Algieri didnt back up but instead marched forward. Sucks he didnt go with Hunter earlier

[FrankieBruno]

I thought he took Canelo's punches pretty well up until getting flattened. But especially when he took a big punch he'd soak it up and counter back, kept on knocking Canelo's head back with a solid jab almost instantly after taking a right or a left hook. You could see Canelo was getting frustrated because he doesn't like getting touched.

Very true,

Everytime Canelo landed, Khan threw a jab right back, i guess this was to stop Canelo from following up with anything

I havent seen Khan do anything like this before, normally he gets countered, he will either cover up and stand in one place (roach defense) and let his opponent go to town on him or he runs away

There are small subtle things he is doing which Paulie picked up on, obviously Paulie loves the small details and his eye for detail is very good.

[FrankieBruno]

Khan showed massive improvements starting Collazo cuz of Hunter.


This fight I liked how he is precise and meaningful in his movements. I mean this has been improving for a while but in this instance we see it in a refined form.


He is defending vs left hook better. He was there to be hit vs Alexander but luckily he was southpaw

Even in the Algieri fight Khan showed he can adapt to a new game plan cuz Algieri didnt back up but instead marched forward. Sucks he didnt go with Hunter earlier

Hunters changes are kicking in, i think Khan was impressed by the way he fought, even though he got knocked out.

Hunter is a good trainer, but i am seeing Khan doing things different, he is moving different, his stance is different, he's throwing that right hand with purpose behind it and using that push jab, at times he uses the jab to claw - something we see Ward do.

I don't know about anyone else, i enjoyed that Khan vs Canelo fight, it was a chess match, you could see both guys thinking in there, but other advantages kicked in and the mismatch side of it came into effect.