Comments Thread For: Amir Khan Facing Crawford: To Be Applauded or Condemned?

[theface07]

The only ignorant dumbass comment is from Kahn fanbois like you who actually consider him better than ANY top 10 welter from ANY sanctioning bodies ranking. This bum has done nothing but show how glass his chin is the last 6 yrs,so how in the FCK does that relate to all the top fighters you listed? Even though Spences facing Mikey at least mikeys p4p undefeated,& at least Spence has already fought better than Crawford with his soon to be 2 bum welter resume.

I'm no Khan "fanboy". I've never been a big fan of Khan to be honest but you're just spouting nonsense. There's no point responding to anything else you're saying. I think you've smoked yourself ******ed bud.

[theface07]

Well blame the ****** brits because
This fight shouldn't even be getting discussed anymore it's boring never mind talk of Wembley etc. That ship has sailed yet******ed casual brits still clamber to see this rubbish.

Will it do Mayweather v Nasukawa numbers though?

[theface07]

I vote condemn. Khan's "speed" has been timed and used against him enough times for us to know what's going to happen, given Crawford's pedigree. Beyond that, how did Khan even get this fight?

Literally no other name welterweights are available and even if they were, would the fights happen? It's debatable whether Top Rank and PBC are willing to work together anytime soon for Bud v Spence, Porter, Garcia, etc.

[just the facts]

Nahhh this is gud for TC...he has limited opponents being with TR. This a great fight to get his name out there b4 he fights Haymon fighters..

This is a crap fight. Crawford is in the top 3 in almost everyone's P4P list and for him to fight a guy who has been knocked cold by every single high qualify fighter he has fought for 5+ years is embarrassing or at least should be.

[Removed Now]

lol khan destroyed judah when they fought. khan is better. try again.

When Zab Judah was 34 years old? Come on dude really try again.

After Cotto Zab was shot.

[Removed Now]

This is a crap fight. Crawford is in the top 3 in almost everyone's P4P list and for him to fight a guy who has been knocked cold by every single high qualify fighter he has fought for 5+ years is embarrassing or at least should be.

TC fights bums and nothing more.

[JuniorTorres720]

I think Eddie Hearn is right. I don't think Khan fears domestic rivals but for some reason the fear of losing to them in his country and losing bragging rights is something that haunts him. It's crazy when you think about it. He'd rather risk getting knocked out by a Canelo at a higher weight then facing Kell Brook at a comfortable weight in what could be a more competitive affair.

[Curtis Harper]

For fans, it should be applauded every time a boxer steps up his opponent level.
For his own health, bad move.

[sterilizer]

I think Khan could be competitive, even defeat Crawford if Khan is in top shape regarding his leg and arm speed, and most specially, IF HE WEIGHS ABOUT THE SAME AS CRAWFORD on fight night.

See, of course AMERICAN Crawford fans will look for excuses and justifications, but what happened with Crawford-Gamboa is exactly the same as what happened with Mayweather Jr.-JMM, Canelo-Cotto, Canelo-Khan. that is, you put two fighters who are top tier, A class fighters, but one of them is 2-3 divisions bigger than the other one on fight night --Crawford, Mayweather Jr., Canelo-- and OF COURSE the huge cheating bully will win for sure, EVEN IF THE OTHER GUY IS ACTUALLY OUTPERFORMING HIM, but his punches don't even tickle the bully because the huge guy's opponent is so small and weak by comparison.

Crawford-Gamboa WAS A FARCE. Gamboa would have demolished Crawford, had they both been the same size and in top shape, and quite easily to boot IMHO (much faster legs, arms, great technique and precision, way more aggressive). same would have probably happen with JMM fighting at the same size as Mayweather Jr. Sadly, this story seems to be exactly what is about to happen with Garcia-Spence. Why boxing commissions don't do anything about weigh-ins on fight night as it used to be instead of the day before, is a depressing marketing question. People still pay big for mismatches where the chance of the tiny guy to win is real slim, due to the morbidity of the situation itself. But the miracle rarely, rarely happens, so it totally sux.

This article describes such unjust situation very clearly
PLEASE GOOGLE THIS
"Crawford entered ring at 152 lbs for Gamboa fight"
Because I'm not allowed to post the URL on here. The article clearly describes how HUGE Crawford was (152 pounds on fight night) at a fight that was supposed to be at the 135 pound limit.

This shouldn't happen in boxing any more, but it is becoming more and more a business where "champions" are fabricated by giving them unfair advantages, and the losing opponents never give up on the opportunity to make loads of money even if they lose by knowing they will be way smaller than a guy who is just as skilled as them, but they just can't say no to the money from a big fight . Sad, depressing, disgusting BUT TRUE.

[Bronx2245]

Yes, you can.

Ducking just means you don't want to fight somebody, it doesn't matter who it is.

For example, I think Canelo & GGG are the two best middleweights.

But I think both are ducking Danny Jacobs and Jermall Charlo, even though I think both of them could and most likely would beat both.

Floyd Mayweather was great at this. He didn't just duck people who he thought could and would beat him. He ducked people who could just make him look less spectacular in winning.

The fact of the matter is, Khan is supposed to lose to Crawford and loses nothing by losing to him, but losing to Brook would effect him everyday for the rest of his life.

Well, first of all, GGG already fought and beat Jacobs, so I can't say he's "ducking" Jacobs. He's also 36, so I can understand that he wants only big money fights, i.e. Canelo, so I understand why he doesn't want Charlo. Problem for GGG is, "where is a big money fight, without Canelo?" I would say Zurdo or Smith @ 168, but that's just me!

Canelo's resume already shows me that he doesn't duck anyone! He might not fight who you want, when you want, but he's fought them all! Same as Floyd did!

Lastly, although I'm no fan, Khan should be applauded! Look at his resume compared to Kell Brook! Why should Khan let Brook make a ton of money of his name? If I were at the end of my game, I would rather face Crawford for a title too!