Khan to fight Alexander ?
Do you think after his wedding that Khan will return in December and fight Alexander at Welter?
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I think that Alexander is tailor made for Khan. He may be able to box but he does not have the speed to beat Amir. Now that the Mayweather fight is not next I can see it happening. It will also give khan something to crow to Brook about. Brook would beat either but unless he does a number on Jones he is going to lose momentum.
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This would make a good matchup. It may very well decide Khans future in boxing. He needs to either win or make a showing strong enough to make this worthy of a rematch. I would lean towards AlExander on this. The guy is classy. My opinion may be jaded by the fact I don't like Khan. I don't know how he ended up with a fan base. Even after saying that I do hope he has a good showing. What fun would boxing be if you liked all the boxers.
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Anyone notice how Alexander's team seem to be full of complete dicks who make stupid media quotes? When you hear Devon speak, he comes across as a fairly humble guy, but guys like Cunningham say some stupid things.
I think Khan just outboxes him. Alexander is nothing special but Khan's chin is always a question mark. I think Khan will tuck up and take the win on the cards and will likely get Mayweather should he beat Alvarez.
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Anyone notice how Alexander's team seem to be full of complete dicks who make stupid media quotes? When you hear Devon speak, he comes across as a fairly humble guy, but guys like Cunningham say some stupid things.
I think Khan just outboxes him. Alexander is nothing special but Khan's chin is always a question mark. I think Khan will tuck up and take the win on the cards and will likely get Mayweather should he beat Alvarez.
Disagree, Alexander is very good, Khan on the other hand is so so easy to hit, particularly over 12 rounds. People say Alexander cant hit but he has more then enough to hurt Khan and has the ability to land. If the price was big enough id back Devon by KO
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I'm going with Khan on this one. I really can't explain why with Khan weak chin and weak legs. But, I'll be betting on Khan.
If Alexander want to win, he will have to do it by KO. Khan is shaping up to be the next in line to Floyd. OVERSEAS!!!!
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I don't know, I just don't see it. Khans last couple of fights have put him on the verge of irrelevance. If he does win this fight I think he should have to do more to make a fight with Floyd interesting to watch
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I don't know, I just don't see it. Khans last couple of fights have put him on the verge of irrelevance. If he does win this fight I think he should have to do more to make a fight with Floyd interesting to watch
Disagree here too. If he beats Alvrez the winner of Khan Devon is a good next match for Floyd. Particularly Khan because it would be huge in the UK
I think Khan gets beat by Alexander and then comes crawling back to the UK for a fight with Brook. and gets smoked. I really quite like Khan, but I think we've seen the best he can offer, and that was probably the Malignaggi fight personally, or the first round of the Maidana fight. He's on the way out early in my opinion and doesn;t have the IQ to fight a clever fight for Virgil Hunter.
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He will!
and he will won!
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I'd hope for a double knockout. As bad as khan has looked in past fights. I'd pick him against Alexander. Many of the guys that clipped Khan, have been one dimensional fighters that have come to terms that their chance at winning would be to throw with Khan and wager he'd be there for the punch. He was. Alexander still strikes me as a fighter than likes to control the pace. He tries to outbox guys and be the slicker of the two but he doesn't like to be rushed and trench fighting in order to land a bomb seems to be not something he relishes the idea of. He likes to stalk and plan his attack and lead and try to look dominant. Khans jousting style could give him fits if it disrupts his usual M.O. Harder to control the distance and pick someone apart when they're lunging at you and running past you. I haven't seen Alexander adjust enough in his career to see him change on the fly like that. Just my opinion.
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I think Alexander wins here and might even stop Khan. He KOd Urango so he can flatten Khan and Khan was absolutely shocking last time out. I think Khan is even worse in this fight and a motivated Alexander stops him.
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Tough fight to call because of we dont know how their styles will play out. Khans trainer has seemed to turn khan into a runner cuz he has no confidence in his chin so khan is stuck between styles and you can tell from his boxing he doesn't seem to know what he's doing.
Devons always got the job done apart from the Bradley fight. Khan may hold an edge in heart but im not sure what else. Devons quick and classy so hed probably start as favourite.
If the best Amir can do these days is getting off the floor to get a hometown decision over a semi retired light weight with more ko losses than Audley harisson then its a good indicator that Khan isnt what hes made out to be. If thats true the question is does devon stop him or does khan last the distance
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I don't see how anyone could pick Khan with any confidence after his last couple of fights. Alexander may be a little suspect, but he's a pretty capable counter puncher and a far cry from Julio Diaz.
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I don't think it's about learning now for Khan, I think it's about making as much money as they can. A win against Alexander at welter makes him a remotely credible dance partner for Floyd and that's what this is all about. Khan's career at world level is basically over. Garcia or Matthysse would flatten him at 140 so Khan and his promoters are just looking to bullshit him into a Floyd fight and then sail off into the sunset.
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I think Khan could beat Paulie and Alexander but could not live with Floyd.
Khan v Manny, JMM or Bradley would be very interesting.
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Age means nothing. Khan has passed his prime.
Khan is a Nice guy but avoiding big punchers is a disgrace and he will learn nothing by ducking garcia.
This is a stupid comment, Khan fought Garcia and then looked for an immediate rematch and Garcia turned it downGarcia is talking shit its clearly because he doesnt want to fight matthysse
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Age means nothing. Khan has passed his prime.
Khan is a Nice guy but avoiding big punchers is a disgrace and he will learn nothing by ducking garcia.
This is a stupid comment, Khan fought Garcia and then looked for an immediate rematch and Garcia turned it downGarcia is talking shit its clearly because he doesnt want to fight matthysse
Garcia is making money by defending against 2 old fighters. So far he has not risked much but that is not to say he could beat Khan again.
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Dubai? First for everything (odds-on it ends up in America)
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^^ Yup. Has there ever been a serious prize fight in Dubai? I'm thinking no, wheras it's tossed around all the time. You probably have to donate 50% of your purse to OPEC or something fighting there, who knows.
It makes sense that Khans people want to land a Floyd fight and cash in on him, and fair play to them if fighting Alexander is the ticket to get there. I wouldn't think it would boost his stock enormously, but if he did actually win it's easily his best victory as a pro. If he were in it for the long haul I think it would be a lot safer to rematch Peterson or Maidana even, but neither of those guys are WW's anyways, and Khan could pretty well lose to a garden rake on a given night. I like this matchup if it happens.
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Anyone notice how Alexander's team seem to be full of complete dicks who make stupid media quotes? When you hear Devon speak, he comes across as a fairly humble guy, but guys like Cunningham say some stupid things.
Just to further emphasize my point...
Cunningham: Devon Will Put a Turban on Khan's Head! - Boxing News
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Age means nothing. Khan has passed his prime.
Khan is a Nice guy but avoiding big punchers is a disgrace and he will learn nothing by ducking garcia.
This is a stupid comment, Khan fought Garcia and then looked for an immediate rematch and Garcia turned it downGarcia is talking shit its clearly because he doesnt want to fight matthysse
Pathetic.
Khan has the tools already to outbox garcia he just needs to stick to boxing.
Running away from the 140 divison without beating the top dog does not look good regardless of your stance.
If garcia beats matthysse then he is completely the man at 140 and khan wants no part of this thats why he moved up (or is going too) and thats why he struggled against his previous opponent who was 8 years past his prime and is known for being a light puncher.
Everyone wants to fight mayweather but would you really put khan in front of garcia after his last performance?
No I dont put Khan ahead of
Garcia. Im just saying that Khan aint ducking Garcia. Why would Khan fight Garcia next? If he does it wont be for a belt as Garcia will have to vacate it for ducking Matthysse. Alexander is a smarter move and he says he struggles to make weight so he is better off moving up in weight.
You can say whatg you like about Khan, personally I think hes an asshole but he doesnt duck fighters. Plenty of fighters are far worse for that, Garcia is one of them.
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I would not be surprised Khan wins this one, Alexander is no big puncher so it a safer option
but there again he may crash and burn.
That's the thing with a Khan fight you never no what will happen,! good chance he's on the canvas
weather he gets up to win well that's pot luck.!!!!!!!!! :)
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I was really looking forward to Alexander/Brook. I think Special K pulled a little Povetkin there. Its interesting because both Khan and Brook make the same mistakes and you would think at this level it would be second nature not to make them as consistently as they both do. Both guys step straight back with their lead hand down and their chin in the air. Devon will caah in on that. Perhaps Khan grows a tougher beard like Cotto seemed to.
They should make Khan/Brook. Its a natural and a huge money fight domestically.
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I was really looking forward to Alexander/Brook. I think Special K pulled a little Povetkin there. Its interesting because both Khan and Brook make the same mistakes and you would think at this level it would be second nature not to make them as consistently as they both do. Both guys step straight back with their lead hand down and their chin in the air. Devon will caah in on that. Perhaps Khan grows a tougher beard like Cotto seemed to.
They should make Khan/Brook. Its a natural and a huge money fight domestically.
The problem with that is that Brook doesn't bring anything to the table at this stage. I doubt he bailed on Alexander out of fear because it was a winnable fight and if he'd won he'd have had a bargaining chip for Khan to come take the fight. Brook at so much promise but they've kept him fighting at a lower level for far too long and I think it has ruined him. He had so much potential but he had absolutely nothing to learn in a Matthew Hatton fight.
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I think khan has taken a personal dislike to Kill and will not fight him at all and just wants to show him up like fighting in his Kells hometown ad rubbing his face in it.
