Amir Khan's Future.........

[Eff Pandas]

Tend to agree. Khan's story has been written more or less.

Most of us knew that when all this Khan vs Manny or Floyd stuff was being discussed & Khan vs Canelo was scheduled. Khan proved it once again vs Canelo. I have little doubt he'd have been KO'd by both Manny & Floyd.

And this will happen to him vs most of the top guys he can fight here out. He'll look good, then lose focus &/or get caught & his chin will bring his soaring reality back down to the ground. If he fought like he realized his chin was bs he'd probably have better outcomes, but he seems immune to facts in regards to where his ceiling is with his attributes & focus. Eh whatever the case you can't deny he's fun to watch with all the drama he brings win or lose.

[tiois85]

Amir khan brings that walking over a tight rope feeling which is compelling for the viewer.

Unless he is hurt he is most likely doing well with superior speed and foot movement.

But as max kellerman says you always think the opponent has a chance even in the last 20 seconds of the fight.

Against canelo khan was up against a guy he can't really hurt due to size,the odds were tremendously stacked against him.

At ww the size issue will not be such a relevant factor, it's concentration.... The remedy to that is time with virgil and regular fights.

[soul_survivor]

As Amir Khan is moving back to 147 how will he do against the top guys in the division?

My take is this: Brook, Thurman, Garcia, Porter and Spence knock him out. The only guy I would give him a chance against is Bradley because he can't punch.

Thoughts guys

Porter can't punch either.

Thurman is completely untested and Spence is a prospect.

I think Brook can beat him and Bradleys activity may be too much. Khan beats everyone else until proven otherwise.

[soul_survivor]

Amir khan brings that walking over a tight rope feeling which is compelling for the viewer.

Unless he is hurt he is most likely doing well with superior speed and foot movement.

But as max kellerman says you always think the opponent has a chance even in the last 20 seconds of the fight.

Against canelo khan was up against a guy he can't really hurt due to size,the odds were tremendously stacked against him.

At ww the size issue will not be such a relevant factor, it's concentration.... The remedy to that is time with virgil and regular fights.

I think regular fights is more crucial than time with Virgil. He has been with Virgil almost 4 years but with regular fights, he would stay in the gym a lot more and have an extended period of sparring.

What really mystifies me is that a guy with world level experience and wins can have such serious lapses in concentration.

[tiois85]

I think regular fights is more crucial than time with Virgil. He has been with Virgil almost 4 years but with regular fights, he would stay in the gym a lot more and have an extended period of sparring.

What really mystifies me is that a guy with world level experience and wins can have such serious lapses in concentration.

Canelo loss was kind of about concentration but lets be fair, canelo was attacking his body and it was just too much for Khan, canelo earnt it too.

People also forget the very personal trash talk angel Garcia threw Khan's way before fighting Danny, that got to Khan because he tried to knock DG out not box him.

Khan's natural instinct to fight, he can't help it.

[deathofaclown]

Khan still has one of the biggest names in the game and has a huge fan base behind him. he can do whatever he wants

Does he actually have a huge fanbase though?

His last fights in the UK didn't sell out and the main broadcasters like Sky don't even bother showing his fights anymore. Even his fight against Canelo gained almost no interest in the UK

Khan's fanbase is one of boxings biggest myths.

Half the reason Floyd didn't fight him is because they thought it'd be a Hatton situation bringing a huge fanbase to the table, and then they realised it's not the case at all.

[FrankieBruno]

Does he actually have a huge fanbase though?

His last fights in the UK didn't sell out and the main broadcasters like Sky don't even bother showing his fights anymore. Even his fight against Canelo gained almost no interest in the UK

Khan's fanbase is one of boxings biggest myths.

Half the reason Floyd didn't fight him is because they thought it'd be a Hatton situation bringing a huge fanbase to the table, and then they realised it's not the case at all.

He has a decent size fanbase, was able to sell 3500 UK tickets for his fight against Canelo

So 3500 brits traveled to see him fight. He sold around 2500 for the rematch with Peterson, but those had to be refunded when the fight was cancelled

Very few British boxers can bring anything over 1000 people to Vegas.

Khans name rings bells with the casuals and he is 1 of 5 active British boxers who is known by the general public

In terms of his last fight, it was in Sheffield, it's a ****ty poor town, Brooks last fight didnt sell out neither - in the same town and thats his hometown

Khan is better off fighting in London and from what i am hearing, his next fight will be in London.

Not sure why anyone would want to fight in economically deprived Sheffield, it's grim up there and everyone is broke. I don't know what the American equivalent to Sheffield is.

[tiois85]

Sky being linked to Matchroom means they don't give him the same push or hype,it's all about aj really.

[deathofaclown]

Not sure why anyone would want to fight in economically deprived Sheffield, it's grim up there and everyone is broke. I don't know what the American equivalent to Sheffield is.

I don't know, i was born and raised in the Middlesbrough area which makes Sheffield seem like paradise. Got the hell out of there though.

[alexguiness]

Does he actually have a huge fanbase though?

His last fights in the UK didn't sell out and the main broadcasters like Sky don't even bother showing his fights anymore. Even his fight against Canelo gained almost no interest in the UK

Khan's fanbase is one of boxings biggest myths.

Half the reason Floyd didn't fight him is because they thought it'd be a Hatton situation bringing a huge fanbase to the table, and then they realised it's not the case at all.

100% true, unless you count 1 million young, flat ass broke, Pakistani males on twitter.