Comments Thread For: Amir Khan: People Think I Can't Take a Shot

[iamboxing]

I love the fact that whenever he's stunned he shakes his head and pretends he's not hurt, tries to fight back but his legs always betray him and the opponent just pounces on him instead. That's why he's so watchable - he fights when he should be holding on for dear life. Brave guy, but we all know he can't take a punch well but then what's he supposed to say, "I can't take a punch", we all try to rationalise our shortcomings.

[kingstip9]

He has one of the worst chins I’ve seen for a fighter of his caliber

[IronDanHamza]

Khan is far and beyond the most delusional fighter in Boxing.

I remember after he fought Maidana he declared to the world on national TV "I have a great chin!" Despite being out on his feet for 3 rounds straight.

How many times has he been dropped? Like 20? Has to be somewhere around that number.

Knocked into another dimension by a Columbian goat herder.

Been dropped by a long list of guys who aren't punchers. Domestic level fighters have had him hurt and on the floor.

Amir Khan is literally THE shining example of a chinny fighter.

[Madison Boxing]

Yeah I wonder why people think that

[alexguiness]

I have a pretty decent right hand, I'm in my forties now and only train once a week.

I am confident I could at least wobble Khan if I was able to land a shot on him.

He has a weak chin, but even more so his punch resistance is terrible because he never finds his legs quickly to recover.

Look at his skinny long bambi legs, then look at Manny's tree trunks - both are 147 guys.

[Kcvtr81]

In fairness to him all the times he's put to sleep those punches have been huge, most people would be slept

[JakeTheBoxer]

One of best guys, but his career went wrong way. he should have fought Brook, Porter , Garcia rematch and that guys instead of hopeless Canelo fight.

[alfred64]

Amir admit it, you Khan-t take a punch. Aside from being chinny he has the worst balance I've ever seen for a fighter at his level. With all those good trainers he's had one would think they would have corrected that flaw by now. He needs to hire Winky or Clottey to teach him the ear muff peek a boo defense.

[Zn1]

Khan’s chin is made from China even though he’s from the UK and is Pakistanian!

It was imported from Taiwan

[Zn1]

Felix Trinidad used to lose focus and get dropped all the time. But he would come back and whoop ass and was only stopped once. Khan gets his ass ktfo whether he's focused or not.

It's true, he'd often get caught cold in the first 2 rds but then his legs would shore up under him and he'd get to work. Only lost when he went up weight-classes, and even the Hopkins defeat was down to accumulated punishment (against a "former" LHW lol)

He's one of the ATG welterweights IMO