posted Jun 27, 2008

I know he didn't have a glass jaw but he didn't have anywhere near the strongest chin either. I do feel that Khan needs a few more fights before a world title but to say he's got a glass jaw because of two knockdowns isn't fair. He does need to look at his defense but he came back well after been down.

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posted Jun 27, 2008

Aye, a little premature with the glass chin speak in regard to Khan...... BUT, being dropped (and dazed.... oh yes he was, it was more than a simple flash knockdown) by Limond - who`s not in any way a decent puncher - and cuffed by a tired Gomez (although not hurt it still made him take a knee) ARE very worrying signs........

I wouldn`t be feeling comfortable as his trainer or promotor.

Justified negativity in this case.

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posted Jun 28, 2008

the most worrying thing for khan is that altho hes only learning his craft, he doesnt appear to "learning" at all.
his first knock down fight, the opponent came directly at him with straight punches.
gomez did the same (even if wasnt a straight that caught him) despite the stoppage, if it had carried on, gomez could easily have put khan down again.
a talented boxer khan maybe, but he needs to learn to change his approach in a fight, if things are not going well.

a fighter marching straight towards him, he took an age to use the faint then left hook to the body, a sure way to drop an opponents guard, to set him up for the uppercut and straight.

he stood in front of gomez for too long, he should have given him more angles, moved around gomez more, so that gomez attack would be restricted to a quarter of what it was, as he wouldnt have been able to set up the big shots and would have been off balance.

powder puff arm shots might look good in amateur boxing, but it has little use in the pro ring as khan is finding out.

he must develop a boxing brain to make small changes during a fight if the strategy hes been using in training isnt doing well.

hes a talented fighter, but i would have to question his trainers for not preparing him well enough.

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posted Jun 29, 2008

Khan seems to be getting to big for his boots, he needs to learn respect. Surely he knows himself that he cannot beat the Pacman, who is a more expereinced fighter. Frank Warren just wants a big pay day. They should do it in the Philippines!

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posted Jul 9, 2008

if khan fight s paqiauo he'll get battered i hope he does fight him so he does... get battered

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posted Jul 11, 2008

Khan's going down the same road as the ill fated Hamed. Made to look good against washed up has beens & nobodies, then when he faces his first decent opponent such as Pacman or even Casamayor (for Hamed read Barrera) he'll be sorely whipped & humiliated. Same with Calzaghe. He'd rather blow his own horn about fighting 'legends' like Jones Jnr, who lets face it, his best days are gone, rather than take on the dangerous ghost Pavlik. Have some bottle Joe, fight the best fighters, then maybe you can spout on about how great you are.

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posted Jul 19, 2008

Amir Khan is a good fighter with a lot of natural talent, who obviously works very hard. The main problem he has is that his defence is relatively amateur because he relies heavily on his incredible speed, good size and reach - which enable him to be the agressor a lot of the time. His head movement is minimal and he doesn't seem to have learned to use that sort of defence naturally - making him much easier to hit than he needs to be. He will no doubt suffer for this if he doesn't start to adapt and he needs to stop trying to rush himself to a world championship. The top guys in the lightweight division would probably be able to stop him because he often gets hit and seems to become one-dimensional whenever the going gets rough. He also needs to stay at the lightweight limit. If he moves up a division he will have lost most of his natural advantages and will become just another somewhat above-average fighter. He will not be able to contend with the likes of Ricky Hatton, etc. Hence, his natural growth and development could start to hinder his future possibilities.

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posted Jul 19, 2008

I agree that Khan would do well to fight regularly but gradually crank up the pressure, without getting caught up in the hype. He has done okay against hand picked opponents and should probably do the entertainment business thing for a while by fighting opponents he can look good against - while securing his financial future. Then in his mid to late twenties he can test himself to secure some kind of legacy. But he must think of his future first and make the most of this. Nobabdy cares about you when you lose your marketability. They use and forget about boxers. He must put himself and his family first and make good money. Then he can take a gambe against the world's best and try to leave some sort of legacy....Idai Makaya.

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posted Jul 25, 2008

kahn is badly over rated and when he comes up against a good quality boxer he will be shown up for his lack of quality and experience

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posted Jul 28, 2008

I cant believe people are getting on khans back,he's got up twice now to win fights and gomez looked dangerous for a while,thats the thing with some people its easy to be an armchair critic.When he tightens up his defence he'll be alright.

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