he has already been hyped up to greatest of all time status here...
looks like that was non-sense :D
kid diamond raiymkulov would KTFO him :D :D
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he has already been hyped up to greatest of all time status here...
looks like that was non-sense :D
kid diamond raiymkulov would KTFO him :D :D
he was nowhere near to getting koed i think u need to rewatch the fight if u think that he got knockdown which was more a slip and got caught with few punches but everyone gets caught but he was never staggered and he certainly wasnt almost koedQuote:
Originally Posted by SalTheButcher
i didnt get to see it yet, but what i read made it seem like he was hurt
he wasnt really hurt his foot got caught in the ropes he took few shots but overall performed well but i think he will struggle with big hitters to be honest he did get hurt few times but nothing majorQuote:
Originally Posted by SalTheButcher
i dont dislike the guy, i gave him that badass nickname, but i think its a little insane that people hype him up the way they do
That nickname is definitely bad ass :coolclick:
agreed he has some skills and his stamina seemed ok but his chin is still untested i wana see him hit by big puncher or atleast someone with decent ko ratio then we can decide if he is the real deal or notQuote:
Originally Posted by SalTheButcher
Was only his 10th fight, hes still a baby in the sport.
10th fight, 20 years old.
Nuff said ::**
But he was a bronze medal winner and supposed to be this great sensation.....you know who else won an olympic medal.....Panchito BojadoQuote:
Originally Posted by The Grinch
Saddos been calling it out that Khans chin is suspect and that once he steps in with a pumcher he'll be done....
I personally more then anything hate his stands and think that shet! is not gonna work once he steps with some real competion....
I mean theres some room to grow but when a lot is expected of you then the pressures on you 10 times bigger... And you feel the need to succeed and look good doing it.
Credit to the kid and I hope hes woriking hard at improving his skills ....
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he was nowhere near to getting ktfo last night . That french guy had never knocked anyone out and he wasnt quick enough to outbox Kahn so there was no way he could win .
Amirs boxing is improving even if his statisical performances arent . for a guy with a 10-3 record dat french geeza wasnt bad . Amir now has to learn from his mistakes if hes to go far in this game
You can have a below average chin and still compete at the elite level... you just gotta have loads of determination.
I thought that Algerian Frenchman was the absolute perfect opponent for Khan. He was game and came to fight, he was awkward and had a good chin, he had clearly trained well and he could not punch. Excellent matchmaking.
So, for the first time, Khan could get some much needed experience - Khan is a really skillful boxer with fast hands. His stamina was good, and the kid paced himself really well (to the point of deciding exactly when to punch himself to a standstill in the last round). His post fight comments were a refreshing change from the usual bragging we see from fighters.
Yes, he was hurt a few times - but this is boxing, that's what happens. Any fighter who regularly says he was never hurt is not being entirely honest with us or himself. I don't think that the knockdown hurt him particularly and it looked largely a trip to me, although fair play his hand did touch down so it should have been counted as one.
He is not a big puncher, so he will never have a record studded with one punch knockouts - it is only the average idiot in the street who thinks that's the case and expects a blow out in every fight.
His defence is poor though, as he drops his left and leaves his chin hanging in the air. Also he draw back from punches rather than ducking, weaving or stepping inside them. He still fights in straight lines, like an amateur.
He has been on prime time TV since his debut......... ridiculous. Ali, Louis, Tyson, Robinson, Leonard, Hearns, Duran etc etc all had glaring deficiencies in their tenth pro fight, but could fix them in private.
let's hope that Khan realises this and is realistic and professional enough to do so, rather than simply paper over the cracks and get found out later, Like Naseem. If there is no improvement in this over his next two or three fights, he really needs to take a long hard look at his trainer.
I've never heard so much rubbish about a guy's chin in all my life. How does anybody know he has a weak chin? He's never looked hurt. His opponent on saturday looked much bigger and had an awkward style. Kahn handled him well. He'l learn to keep his hands up once he is digged by a hard hitting opponent. He was nowhere near being KO'd either. He fell over the bottom rope. Give the guy a break he's 20 yrs old.
Did you see his knockdown in the Ams by Watson i think his name was???? He was dazed to say the least and that was with them big arse gloves and headgear.Quote:
Originally Posted by ono
Did you hear what they said in commentary about the french guy being stationary, that's why they picked him, plus he had no punch :D but then again neither had Khan 8) He has good hand/foot speed.
He wasn't hurt.
Wasn't this fight outside of Khans weight class?
He is a Lightweight isn't he? Didn't he just fight a Welterweight? I doubt his power would show up then
I would hardly call that compelling evidence for the prosecution. Didnt Amir get up and win the fight comfortably?Quote:
Originally Posted by skel1983
Ha, I love it. He's 20. He's so raw, a prospect. Years off any sort of world title shot. People have to progress. I bet you Mayweather wasn't always impressive in his first 15 fights. Was it De La Hoya who got knocked down twice inside his first 10 fights? He is a prospect. He's nothing right now. He's in an absolute no win situation with the critics. If he blows someone out, good he was supposed to. If he struggles in the slightest bit, he's a bust. He might even lose a time or two before he arrives but he has to go through these trials.
I saw a topic from March where someone called Andre Ward "garbage" because he got knocked down. That happens. Forecasting is fine but people have to ease up a little bit and realize that these prospects aren't the finished product. Just my 2 cents directed at boxing fans in general not trying to single anyone out. Haven't even seen Kahn fight yet.
I was impressed with Khan's performance. Offensively, all the tools are there. He has a good jab, can lead with either the left or right hand, can lead with either head shots or body shots, knows how to put his punches into combinations, knows how to punch off his opponent's punches, offensively he is very polished for 20 years old IMO. He does get hit with a decent amount of punches, so his chin will certainly be tested at some point.
The knockdown was nothing but a slip/leg caught on the rope. He was not hurt at all.
Here thenQuote:
Originally Posted by amat
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The tools are already pretty much there offensively. The speed is awesome. Defence does need working on and like somebody said earlier, if there's no improvement, he needs to get a new trainer. His power was never likely to show up against a natural welter considering kahn is a natty lightweight. I don't think a knockdown in the amatuers is compelling enough to condemn his chin. Plenty of fighters have been hurt in the amatuers. He is, like his dvd states......'A Work in Progress.'
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At 2.04 of the vid is something Khan needs to work on. This was the most recent fight I think
when the white guy goes down like 40 seconds in it looks like the dive augustus took :D ;D ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Majesty
but lets not forget...Quote:
Originally Posted by amat
andre ward is the fuckin man ;)
yes he's a prospect, so they should take him off headlining shows on national TV fighting for garbage titles and let him develop.
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Originally Posted by Missy
silver actuallyQuote:
Originally Posted by Lyle