Thread: Fighters i would like to see Amir fight next to see what he really has as World champ

Amir is now World Light Welterweight champ and i would like to see him fight a name or a good challenge at this weight next to see if he is really the real deal at this weight these are some of the fighters i think he should fight next.


Marcos Rene Maidana ( WBA Interim Light Welterweight champ)

Junior Witter ( Former WBC Light Welterweight champ)

Kendall Holt ( Former WBO Light welterweight champ)

Ricardo Torres ( Former WBO Light Welterweight champ)

Juan Manual Marquez

Ricky Hatton ( Former Number 1 )

Juan Diaz vs Paulie Mallinaggi winner

Juan Urango ( IBF Light Welterweight champ)

and even Demetrius Hopkins

I just feel to fully believe in him again we need to see him fight a fighter who will test him.

Originally Posted by Tysonbruno

Amir is now World Light Welterweight champ and i would like to see him fight a name or a good challenge at this weight next to see if he is really the real deal at this weight these are some of the fighters i think he should fight next.


Marcos Rene Maidana ( WBA Interim Light Welterweight champ)

Junior Witter ( Former WBC Light Welterweight champ)

Kendall Holt ( Former WBO Light welterweight champ)

Ricardo Torres ( Former WBO Light Welterweight champ)

Juan Manual Marquez

Ricky Hatton ( Former Number 1 )

Juan Diaz vs Paulie Mallinaggi winner

Juan Urango ( IBF Light Welterweight champ)

and even Demetrius Hopkins

I just feel to fully believe in him again we need to see him fight a fighter who will test him.

Forget Junior Witter he doesn't deserve another shot, after his disgraceful display in his last fight, I'd replace him with Devon Alexander, who IMO could be one of the best Jr Welterweights at the moment.

Or what about Timothy Bradley vs Lamont Peterson winner ?

Lastly Ricardo Torres has moved up i don't think he's moving back down. His weight last time was 151 pounds. Plus i think he's pretty much finished, he was floored 3 times in his last fight, although he did pull it out in the last round, i think the wars have caught up to him already.

Of that list I'd most like to see:
Maidana
Diaz
Marquez
Urango
I would also REALLY like to see him take on the winner of the Bradley/Peterson match on Saturday. Any of the aforementioned wins would get him some respect in my books, some more than others.

He's going to fight Paul Maglinaggi or Juan Diaz next, feather fisted punchers that has a pretty good record. He might also fight JMM who really doesn't belong anywhere past 135 and who is currently 36 years old.

He's not going to get in with a top 10 jr. welterweight that has a 60% ko ratio. Best believe that.

No doubt frank warren will once again look to get him against a big name that is past it just to make him look good once again. I would love to see him in against Paul Mccloskey. I would have no doubt that mccloskey would beat him.

Marcos Rene Maidana or Zab Judah for me, in the States to give him some better exposure to the casual US boxing fans, with that in mind then put him on the Manny PBF bill with Judah.

Victor Ortiz for him is good and fair matchup IMO, both are big junior welters.

Originally Posted by Pavlik

Victor Ortiz for him is good and fair matchup IMO, both are big junior welters.

I'm not sure either would want the fight. Khan mainly because Ortiz has just come off a KO loss. Ortiz because he doesn't like being hit and Khan obliterated him in the amateurs (Junior Olympic final).Ortiz has the power to hurt Khan (most fighters at 140 do) but i reckon Khan would be very confident. Doubt it would happen though. I think he should fight Maidana just so he doesn't have to relinquish. He can box his head off if he wants to. Maidana is slow and clumsy.

Yep soft punchers only, so Malignagi or Diaz, dont forget it was only a few months ago that Roach wanted Morales

I would like to see him fight Holt...Curious to see if his chin can stand another checking

If Malinaggi wins his next fight, that would be a great exposure in the US and no risks to get ko'ed. Also, as Paulie's quite fast and moves well, it would be a good test for Khan's speed and movement abilities and to get him a bit more confidence. After that though, I think it might begin to become quite serious if they make him face a power puncher as his chin for the moment is rated as questionable.

I want to see him in with a puncher that will test his chin, but if they're looking for exposure in the States he won't be matched with anyone dangerous in case he gets ko'd again, so it looks like someone feather fisted like Malignaggi, or someone past it like Castillo

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

I would like to see him fight Holt...Curious to see if his chin can stand another checking

Then why would you want to see him fight Holt? He can't punch for shit. He caught Bradley with a massive punch, and while he dropped him, Bradley was never seriously hurt. The only reason he stopped Torres was because of a head-butt.

Originally Posted by CFH

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

I would like to see him fight Holt...Curious to see if his chin can stand another checking

Then why would you want to see him fight Holt? He can't punch for shit. He caught Bradley with a massive punch, and while he dropped him, Bradley was never seriously hurt. The only reason he stopped Torres was because of a head-butt.

Holt has power to stop Con. I agree he's not a monster puncher. He has good pop. I would like to see him fight Con. Which we all know will never happen

Originally Posted by CFH

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

I would like to see him fight Holt...Curious to see if his chin can stand another checking

Then why would you want to see him fight Holt? He can't punch for shit. He caught Bradley with a massive punch, and while he dropped him, Bradley was never seriously hurt. The only reason he stopped Torres was because of a head-butt.

Don't be fooled by Holt's KO ratio.

That guy can crack when he sits down on his shots. His counter punching style is why he doesn't have many KOs.

Bradley getting up was more to do with Bradleys recovering powers and conditioning, not Holt's "lack" of power.