Why so much hate for Kahn (and Mundine)?

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He took a beat down from Campbell and got hit was some serious stuff from Katsidis. Then he imploded against JMM. That adds up to a lot of ring wear and tear for me. Moreover, once he gets cut, he can't deal with it and stops the in-coming pressure. I believe (and it's only my point of view) that Juan had peaked and is on the downside. Kahn is on the upside. When those two elevators meet, I always go for the guy moving North. All in my opinion, of course, because these exchanges are subjective points of view.

I really couldn't disagree more. Campbell beat him, no doubt, but it was a close fight early on and it (much like the JMM fight) has the potential to be one of those losses in which a young fighter learns and benefits more from it than he would a victory. Katsidis couldn't land anything of significance on Diaz, he was totally outclassed and the judge who scored the fight for the Aussie should have been immediately dragged behind the arena and summarily executed.

Diaz is 25 years old, and with Marquez and Campbell moving up is still the best lightweight in the world. He gave Marquez all kind of problems in their fight, most people had him sweeping the early rounds and he clearly hurt Marquez a couple of times. That's the same Marquez who is widely considered on par with the best fighter in the world.

I'm not even a huge Diaz fan, I was cheering against him in each of his last three fights (though he really won me over with his performance against Marquez).

I geniunely believe that if he had serious power he would one day be a fixture in the top 5 p4p.

To say he is on the slide is ridiuclous, he's been beating by one great fighter and stopped by one all time great fighter (who he was neck and neck with until the stoppage). Khan, who I like, has been badly hurt numerous times and was brutally knocked out against a mediocre fighter with overrated power. Juan Diaz would absolutely ruin Khan.

I think Diaz vs Khan is a great fight. I don't think either fighter is a shoe in to dominate the other.

Both are great fighters with some tremendous assets and both have weaknesses.

I have to be honest I think Khan could pull it off. Diaz is a relentless puncher but he's not a big puncher, Khan's problem will be when he gets caught by huge shots and Diaz can't do that.

When you look at the size of Amir and his speed, plus his improved defense I really don't think Diaz would find it easy to get inside and unload his combinations.

Khan is exceptionally fast, as is Diaz but Khan is much bigger and has a longer reach. If he keeps Diaz on the end of it and gets his punches off (and Diaz certainly gets hit) I think there's as much chance of Khan stopping Diaz as the other way around.

It's also entirely possible that we have seen the best of Juan Diaz. When a fight gets systematically broken down the blueprint for their demise is already laid out. Against a strong, tough, big punching fighter Diaz is always going to be defeated from now on imo, just like Zab Judah, Edison Miranda, Fernando Vargas etc.

I wouldn't put Khan in with him yet, I'd give him Murray and Katsidis first but if he gets through those fights I think if they did meet Khan would start the betting favourite.

Let's remember that Diaz only fights at lightweight because he's a chunky little fucker after all. If he got into shape he'd probably be fighting at featherweight.

Diaz is far from a murderous puncher, but he can punch a bit. Khan has been hurt by fighters who hit with less power than Diaz. Until Khan proves a fuck of a lot more than he already has, I'll take Diaz every day of the week. Diaz is a relentless fighter with good speed, underrated defense, and a solid chin.

You say the blueprint has been layed out, but Cambell and Marquez beat him two different ways. Campbell stood inside with Diaz, punished his body and bullyed him. Marquez ate a ton of leather while counter-punching. They both hammered his body, but that's hardly a blueprint. Those are two of the best fighters in the world and they're far superior to anyone currently at lightweight.

Khan might beat Diaz, he's got all the physical tools, but until he proves he can properly utilize then against opponents who are of the same class as Diaz, I will heavily favor Diaz.