Amir Khan to fight Saul Alvarez for WBC world title in Las Vegas

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What a pathetic joke. Who's next Marquez?


FFS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUbyHnl3maw

I'll become a Canelo fan if he brutally KOs Khan.

Hahaha. 1st thing I'm gonna do is give Khan credit for 2 things. Firstly , he's brave because he's getting KO'd! secondly, It's a smart money move , because he will earn big dough, and the other fights will still all be there for him. Losing to Canelo will do his profile no harm whatsoever.
Now to the reality of the situation. this is a fight where 2 guys want to make big money, but they also want to avoid the guys in their division that they should be fighting. People will say that's just me hating, but I honestly see it that way.
And we must remember , this is boxing, if Khan wins? fuck me, now even I'm getting carried away!;D;D;D

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Originally Posted by Primo Carnera

Hahaha. 1st thing I'm gonna do is give Khan credit for 2 things. Firstly , he's brave because he's getting KO'd! secondly, It's a smart money move , because he will earn big dough, and the other fights will still all be there for him. Losing to Canelo will do his profile no harm whatsoever.
Now to the reality of the situation. this is a fight where 2 guys want to make big money, but they also want to avoid the guys in their division that they should be fighting. People will say that's just me hating, but I honestly see it that way.
And we must remember , this is boxing, if Khan wins? fuck me, now even I'm getting carried away!;D;D;D

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Lol agreed. Huge balls. Khan could box circles around him early and then run a marathon with a lead.

Its still ridiculous though. Khan has the frame to add weight but Jesus.............

Jebus Christmas wtf ??? At some pathetic cw surely. Khans going to get terrifically KO'd!

What!?!? This fight makes zero sense. I thought that Canelo was preparing to fight GGG? Surely this isn't a fight in preparation to fight a hard hitting MW. Khan isn't even a light middle. He is a welter and Canelo has to force him up an extra pound.

Honestly, fighting a top 20 middle is more respectful than fighting a welter who is maybe top 5.

Honestly Canelo should be embarrassed and Khans just lining his pockets with a built in excuse. Boxing needs a paper bag over its head putting this farce together.

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Originally Posted by IamInuit

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What a pathetic joke. Who's next Marquez?


FFS

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Is Team Khan crazy ?

Very silly move. Brutal stoppage or KO for Canelo

Britain's Amir Khan will fight Mexico's Saul Alvarez for the WBC world middleweight title on 7 May in Las Vegas.

Khan, 29, a former light-welterweight world champion, has not fought since outpointing Chris Algieri in New York in May.

Alvarez, 25, beat Miguel Cotto by a unanimous points decision to claim the title in Las Vegas in November.

Alvarez has lost once and won 46 of his 48 fights.

The fight has been set at a catchweight of 155lb, eight more than Khan weighed in victory against Algieri and a jump of two weight divisions.

The usual weight limit for middleweight is 160lb, but Alvarez's last few fights have had the same weight stipulation.

Amir Khan to fight Saul Alvarez for WBC world title in Las Vegas - BBC Sport

Khan's announcement also rules him out of a fight against IBF welterweight champion and domestic rival Kell Brook at Wembley on June 4.

"I know Canelo fights the best and wouldn't pass up the opportunity to face me like others have," said Khan. "My goal is to always fight the biggest names and the best fighters. That is why I'm excited for this fight.

"I know I have the speed and ability to beat him and will give my fans what they deserve."

"As the middleweight champion of the world, I will take on the best fighters in the sport and on Cinco De Mayo weekend, I look forward to making the first defence of my titles," said Alvarez.

"Amir was a decorated amateur, a two-time world champion and is in the prime of his career. Fans are in for a great fight."

Khan has won 31 and lost three of his 34 professional fights.

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Fuck me NOBODY could have predicted this happening!!
I can see Khan winning this one with a massive points decision, infact i think it could be a total shut out and a very easy nights work for Khan.
Mayweather made him look absolutely shit and very one dimensional and hardly broke a sweat in doing so.
Khan i think will just go in and out all night and bombard him with superfast combinations then back off, let him plod forward and do the same thing over and over and over.

Khan on points for me :cool:

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Originally Posted by smashup

Fuck me NOBODY could have predicted this happening!!
I can see Khan winning this one with a massive points decision, infact i think it could be a total shut out and a very easy nights work for Khan.
Mayweather made him look absolutely shit and very one dimensional and hardly broke a sweat in doing so.
Khan i think will just go in and out all night and bombard him with superfast combinations then back off, let him plod forward and do the same thing over and over and over.

Khan on points for me :cool:

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know what you're saying but avoid him for 36 minutes ?? Can't see it

Fat dan on twitter is so excited for this fight and is upset because fans know it's a farce. I only follow him on twitter because he gets news fast. He is a complete idiot though.

Think Khan has a decent chance here but depends on catchweigh. Doubt it will be at 160. Khan on points or early Canelo KO. Canelo couldnt land a glove on Floyd or Lara. Obviously Khan not as good as them defensively but a fast fighter will cause Canelo trouble.

Also think Khan could look good at a higher weight.

Put odds on this a few minutes ago.

Caenlo 4/11, Khan 2/1 and 25/1 the Draw.

Canelo 4/6 KO and 4/1 Points
Khan 11/4 Points and 12/1 KO

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Originally Posted by Primo Carnera

Hahaha. 1st thing I'm gonna do is give Khan credit for 2 things. Firstly , he's brave because he's getting KO'd! secondly, It's a smart money move , because he will earn big dough, and the other fights will still all be there for him. Losing to Canelo will do his profile no harm whatsoever.
Now to the reality of the situation. this is a fight where 2 guys want to make big money, but they also want to avoid the guys in their division that they should be fighting. People will say that's just me hating, but I honestly see it that way.
And we must remember , this is boxing, if Khan wins? fuck me, now even I'm getting carried away!;D;D;D

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Agreed

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Originally Posted by smashup

Fuck me NOBODY could have predicted this happening!!
I can see Khan winning this one with a massive points decision, infact i think it could be a total shut out and a very easy nights work for Khan.
Mayweather made him look absolutely shit and very one dimensional and hardly broke a sweat in doing so.
Khan i think will just go in and out all night and bombard him with superfast combinations then back off, let him plod forward and do the same thing over and over and over.

Khan on points for me :cool:

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This is another interesting outcome.

Could happen

Respect to Khan - fearless mad bastard - but it's one of those fights that everyone will say afterwards - "It was obvious Canelo was too big"

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Originally Posted by Fenster

Respect to Khan - fearless mad bastard - but it's one of those fights that everyone will say afterwards - "It was obvious Canelo was too big"

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Canelo is still green..lol

Canelo is a tough kid and the golden nugget of golden boy...but lets keep it real..he can be easily outboxed.

Floyd beat Canelo..so did Lara

Cotto fight was close and perhaps this extra weight will suit Khan.?

Khan is chasing the big money fights and made a great move..well done al haymon.

This is a crazy mad risk by Khan. He is almost certain to have a title fight for the welterweight title against Garcia or whoever they choose should they strip Garcia of the title. So khan should be looking for a easy fight now and people were guessing Berto or Rios.

This move is ridiculous should he lose. I think Khan can not avoid Canelo for 12 rounds and will get stopped. Khan has not fought a big puncher since Garcia and moved to his new trainer. So moving up a weight and taking on a power puncher seems crazy just for the money and profile.

If he pulls it off it would be amazing and you have to give credit to Khan for taking this chance but I see it as a career ending loss.

Well done Al Haymon? It's a Golden Boy promotion on HBO. Khan must have split with big Al, otherwise the fight is even more bizarre.

No way.

Not career ending.

Khans chin has been fine.

Khan has never actually been cleanly knocked out.

Khan is a much better fighter now under virgil hunter and the more weight he puts on the better.

Khan will outbox Canelo for 12 rounds or Canelo will knock him out in 5...winner fights floyd in September.

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Originally Posted by Fenster

Well done Al Haymon? It's a Golden Boy promotion on HBO. Khan must have split with big Al, otherwise the fight is even more bizarre.

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Wow.

Khan split with Al haymon!?

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Originally Posted by imp

No way.

Not career ending.

Khans chin has been fine.

Khan has never actually been cleanly knocked out.

Khan is a much better fighter now under virgil hunter and the more weight he puts on the better.

Khan will outbox Canelo for 12 rounds or Canelo will knock him out in 5...winner fights floyd in September.

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Khan chin is made of China, he has been blasted out by big punchers.

It's for the lineal middleweight title. Khan will have Golovkin chasing him if he wins (now that is so nuts it's beyond mental)

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Originally Posted by Master

This is a crazy mad risk by Khan. He is almost certain to have a title fight for the welterweight title against Garcia or whoever they choose should they strip Garcia of the title. So khan should be looking for a easy fight now and people were guessing Berto or Rios.

This move is ridiculous should he lose. I think Khan can not avoid Canelo for 12 rounds and will get stopped. Khan has not fought a big puncher since Garcia and moved to his new trainer. So moving up a weight and taking on a power puncher seems crazy just for the money and profile.

If he pulls it off it would be amazing and you have to give credit to Khan for taking this chance but I see it as a career ending loss.

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The only risk is if he loses so bad (really early embarrassing KO ) that it probably finishes his career. I genuinely believe even that doesn't bother him too much because he's looking for a jumbo payday before riding off into the sunset.
After all, he's showed no appetite for wanting to fight the top WW's, maybe he doesn't want to fight anymore.
Other scenarios:
If he loses mid to late KO or points - most likely options.it will be expected, he'll be the gallant loser, and will go back to LMW or WW Telling everybody how he's learnt so much and is so much stronger. People will believe that BS, and he'll still get big fights.
If he wins - fucking hell! All of a sudden he's king of the World, and who knows, he might even tempt Floyd out of retirement for a Mega mega bucks fight. But even if that doesn't happen, he'll fight who the fuck he wants and be the A-side, earning a mint.
Clever move by Khan to be fair. He's still shit though! ;D

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Originally Posted by imp

No way.

Not career ending.

Khans chin has been fine.

Khan has never actually been cleanly knocked out.

Khan is a much better fighter now under virgil hunter and the more weight he puts on the better.

Khan will outbox Canelo for 12 rounds or Canelo will knock him out in 5...winner fights floyd in September.

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He's never been knocked clean out but it doesn't take a lot to punch his brain into outer space and leave his body wobbling around in a comical fashion as his scrambled head figures out that the best way to stop someone from punching you in the face is to drunk dance over to them and try and trade blow for blow with them.

That's why I love Khan because his stoppages are fucking hilarious and all the more funny because he is a grade A tool

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Originally Posted by smashup

Fuck me NOBODY could have predicted this happening!!
I can see Khan winning this one with a massive points decision, infact i think it could be a total shut out and a very easy nights work for Khan.
Mayweather made him look absolutely shit and very one dimensional and hardly broke a sweat in doing so.
Khan i think will just go in and out all night and bombard him with superfast combinations then back off, let him plod forward and do the same thing over and over and over.

Khan on points for me :cool:

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I agree think Khan has the ability to box the shit out of Canelo but see him getting fucked on the score cards. Canelo will get completely outboxed but will get a dodgy decision

This is a dumb move and anyone who says otherwise is stupid.

Stupid is as stupid does , says Forrest Gump.😂
I forgot to say, if it's a "respectable " loss, even a dodgy points decision, there's always a possibility of a rematch. Double bubble AND it keeps Canelo away from GGG and Khan from them nasty WW's.
And enough of us Boxing fans are Stupid enough to let them get away with it.

I'm at the match with my dad and I got a text and I was checking it wasn't April the first. Fucking he'll! He really doesn't like Keller Brook, does he?

Willie Limond must be scratching his head.

Khan deserves credit for making this fight. I actually like this fight.

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Originally Posted by powerpuncher

Fat dan on twitter is so excited for this fight and is upset because fans know it's a farce. I only follow him on twitter because he gets news fast. He is a complete idiot though.

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It's far from a farce, the fight was announced a few minutes ago an now just about every top several boxing stories on every boxing site and the most popular threads on every boxing forum are about this fight

It's huge news and a big money earner for both

Great fight

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Originally Posted by Master

This is a dumb move and anyone who says otherwise is stupid.

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Dumb move for who?

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Originally Posted by erics44

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Originally Posted by powerpuncher

Fat dan on twitter is so excited for this fight and is upset because fans know it's a farce. I only follow him on twitter because he gets news fast. He is a complete idiot though.

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It's far from a farce, the fight was announced a few minutes ago an now just about every top several boxing stories on every boxing site and the most popular threads on every boxing forum are about this fight

It's huge news and a big money earner for both

Great fight

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This

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Originally Posted by erics44

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Originally Posted by powerpuncher

Fat dan on twitter is so excited for this fight and is upset because fans know it's a farce. I only follow him on twitter because he gets news fast. He is a complete idiot though.

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It's far from a farce, the fight was announced a few minutes ago an now just about every top several boxing stories on every boxing site and the most popular threads on every boxing forum are about this fight

It's huge news and a big money earner for both

Great fight

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Exactly. Boxing is a promotion. Put it in a circus ring and it's still big business.

Khan is high off the smell of his own flatulence though. Hope he wins though (the lineal middleweight title).

Mayweather hopes he doesn't though ;)

Or maybe he does though :D

Can only give Khan his props for this really, I like the fight also. Pretty sure he'll get KO'ed, but I can see why he would feel otherwise. It will have to be a really great performance from him to pull this off, and I'm sure he knows that.