Khan can beat Mayweather (maybe)

[Fenster]

I'd be more shocked if Floyd said fuck it and started having a tear-up than Amir actually winning.

I like the fight too from a personal perspective.

But in all seriousness, look at the fighters Khan has been tamed by, now is it really possible that he will control the pace and distance and land anything significant on the best defense in the busniess and also not dive onto the best laser right hand in the business. Apart from blazing speed Khan is outmatched in every other department (which is no slight on him, as most Floyd opponents are).

[smashup]

I'd be more shocked if Floyd said fuck it and started having a tear-up than Amir actually winning.

I like the fight too from a personal perspective.

But in all seriousness, look at the fighters Khan has been tamed by, now is it really possible that he will control the pace and distance and land anything significant on the best defense in the busniess and also not dive onto the best laser right hand in the business. Apart from blazing speed Khan is outmatched in every other department (which is no slight on him, as most Floyd opponents are).

Knocked down through gung ho mistakes but not tamed.
Most of the fights you mean (bar prescott) he was in total contol even scoring early knockdowns , his macho side comes out when he gets complacent then his bollocks grow and gets clipped, always been his biggest problem along with the fact he will get straight back up and start fighting again lol he just cant help himself.
I think he'll catch Floyd and hurt him early on.
This is in no way an easy night for Mayweather and no way does he outmatch Khan for Stamina

[IamInuit]

I agree with the thread starter that this fight is deceiving in its competitiveness although I cant take the step to suggest Khan wins. Khan is not going to have to brawl here. Nor will he have to convince himself that he will have to in camp. He can concentrate on those skills that he normally leaves in the dressing or abandons quickly in the fight. He's most likely faster then Floyd and to even entertain beating him you have to have an above average jab and he has one. The key is to establish it. Easy to say but hard to do when scrapping brawler/swarmers and the puncher/boxers that like to mix it up. For once, he can put the majority of his camp on boxing and not fighting like a dwarf in a phone booth. Of course this theory goes out the window if Floyd decides to walk him down.

Odd fight. On the one hand you have a guy that really does not deserve to be there after being beaten and at times on a heap by much lesser men and yet he has the potential to do much better against Floyd then any of his conquerors. There is some real intrigue for me style wise here regardless of what it looks like statistically. Both Pender and Turpin beat an older version of Robinson. Neither were supposed to.

[Dark Lord Al]

Floyd is better than most of the guys he fights at pretty much every department , at least khan brings very quick hands to the table.
I see khan boxing in and out using his feet for maybe 4 rounds , then at some point he will walk onto a big counter shot and get stopped by the follow up assault.

[Silkeyjoe]

Floyd is better than most of the guys he fights at pretty much every department , at least khan brings very quick hands to the table.
I see khan boxing in and out using his feet for maybe 4 rounds , then at some point he will walk onto a big counter shot and get stopped by the follow up assault.

Very similar to how I see it. I actually think he could be leading on the cards at some point in the middle rounds.

[Spicoli]

I think Khan is wound way too tight to effectively box relaxed vs Floyd. He does have brass klangers and heart though, and when he gets caught that's what gets him in trouble.

[zhubin]

This is a mismatch. The hype machine will once again make a lot of people think it's going to be a competitive fight...it won't. People keep mentioning Khan's speed. You cannot beat Floyd with just speed...just like you can't beat him with just size. You need to be an intelligent fighter with a great all around skill set who is willing to be patient/methodical (a great, consistent jab doesn't hurt either). Mental strength is as important as any physical one against Mayweather. Khan doesn't posses any of these attributes.

[p4pking]

I think it's a total mismatch and a waste of time fight, but it might just make sense for Floyd if it's a big payday. I do think Khan has as much chance of anyone outside of Pacquiao below 160 pounds, only that chance is zilch imo. His supporters will say he has what it takes to make it an interesting fight before he get's KO'ed, is that really the kind of intrigue a big fight should have

[Fenster]

This is a mismatch. The hype machine will once again make a lot of people think it's going to be a competitive fight...it won't. People keep mentioning Khan's speed. You cannot beat Floyd with just speed...just like you can't beat him with just size. You need to be an intelligent fighter with a great all around skill set who is willing to be patient/methodical (a great, consistent jab doesn't hurt either). Mental strength is as important as any physical one against Mayweather. Khan doesn't posses any of these attributes.

Well barring Floyd fighting himself, who is that below 160 then?

[zhubin]

This is a mismatch. The hype machine will once again make a lot of people think it's going to be a competitive fight...it won't. People keep mentioning Khan's speed. You cannot beat Floyd with just speed...just like you can't beat him with just size. You need to be an intelligent fighter with a great all around skill set who is willing to be patient/methodical (a great, consistent jab doesn't hurt either). Mental strength is as important as any physical one against Mayweather. Khan doesn't posses any of these attributes.

Well barring Floyd fighting himself, who is that below 160 then?

Good point. Not sure if i have the answer. Just giving my 2 cents about this particular match up.

[DavilaJones]

I never thought Canelo would give Floyd fits but Khan is interesting as he's very active for rounds on end, shoots pretty straight and is lanky and fast. I think it would be more difficult for Floyd to fight khan than it was for him to fight Canelo.

Khan does have some glaring defensive flaws don't get me wrong, I pointed out a few myself in other threads as have many of you. However he's got a good strong fast jab and Floyd as well as pretty much any other boxer in history had always difficulty with a fast stiff jab. So no surprise there.

[Morgan-B-Howell]

hmmm. Mayweather wins. Khan won't be able to hit him, he gets flattened by one of those big counters.. early or late .. it's a Mayweather win and probably an easy one. Hope I'm wrong.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Okay here's what I think.

It woods be good entertainment to see Amir use his range, speed and aggressive punching against Floyd.

It would be great to see Floyd score a long overdue KO.

It would be fantastic to see Khan knocked spark out.

What is there to moan about?

[g3org3]

I've said it all along. This is a cracking fight if it happens and if floyd can't ko khan it's going to be a close fight. I think he pushes floyd to the limmit it's very hard to beat speed and khan might just have the fastest hands in boxing, he's noticeably faster than floyd, denffenetly a high risk low reward fight for floyd apart from the ppv numbers floyd will get zero credit for beating khan.

[imp]

I've said it all along. This is a cracking fight if it happens and if floyd can't ko khan it's going to be a close fight. I think he pushes floyd to the limmit it's very hard to beat speed and khan might just have the fastest hands in boxing, he's noticeably faster than floyd, denffenetly a high risk low reward fight for floyd apart from the ppv numbers floyd will get zero credit for beating khan.

Mmm. The aftermath.

You have a point. What credit would floyd get for beating khan rather than a bradley or garcia.

I suppose it elimates the fast fighter opponent queries in khan but then they will say "well pac has speed and power - fight him!"

Garcia team is very quiet...

I think its floyd vs danny garcia on may the 3rd in las vegas.