Khan/Algieri is official

[Ron Swanson]

beenKOed. I'm not trying to be a dick, this is a genuine question. Why? Why do you want to see Khan who is supposedly a top tier Welterweight fight a less than top tier Jr. Welterweight?

There are actual Welterweights available, top tier Welterweights at that.

[corvette]

Agreed and I'm A Khan fan.
Why go this route?
Broner was on a plate for him and better still was Brook

This is an easy win and I really don't see the benefit at all

Khan knows Broner was going to kick his ass.

[Master]

It highlights how poor they think his chin is and is a ultra safety fight for him.

Khan should tell the truth and say I believe I am in pole position to fight the winner Floyd and Manny so I am not going to risk losing a $20 million purse when I can have a stay busy easy US high profile fight and stay in line.

When I lose to Floyd/Many winner I can still earn £5 million against Brooks at Wembley next year anyway.

[imp]

It highlights how poor they think his chin is and is a ultra safety fight for him.

Khan should tell the truth and say I believe I am in pole position to fight the winner Floyd and Manny so I am not going to risk losing a $20 million purse when I can have a stay busy easy US high profile fight and stay in line.

When I lose to Floyd/Many winner I can still earn £5 million against Brooks at Wembley next year anyway.

This is exactly what their plan is...great shame but money is first.

[Master]

It highlights how poor they think his chin is and is a ultra safety fight for him.

Khan should tell the truth and say I believe I am in pole position to fight the winner Floyd and Manny so I am not going to risk losing a $20 million purse when I can have a stay busy easy US high profile fight and stay in line.

When I lose to Floyd/Many winner I can still earn £5 million against Brooks at Wembley next year anyway.

This is exactly what their plan is...great shame but money is first.

Say it then. It is a business decision and not critise Brooks for sounding desperate or say JoJo is worse than Algeri. Brooks wants the fight because it is the biggest UK fight out there and he had to fight him Jo because he was the number 1 contender.

[imp]

Everytime I think about how talented and fast and special khan might be I seem to forgot he was knocked out of the 140 divison by garcia.

Garcia could step into 147 and get the mayweather fight before khan..he deserves it.

That's not going to happen but khan has played it sooo safe here but a Thurman/brook win would have got him the big fight.

[Master]

Everytime I think about how talented and fast and special khan might be I seem to forgot he was knocked out of the 140 divison by garcia.

Garcia could step into 147 and get the mayweather fight before khan..he deserves it.

That's not going to happen but khan has played it sooo safe here but a Thurman/brook win would have got him the big fight.

It would be so funny if Manny v Pac end up having a rematch and the Khan will have to choose another light punching light welterweight. No wonder a lot of people hate him.

[imp]

Everytime I think about how talented and fast and special khan might be I seem to forgot he was knocked out of the 140 divison by garcia.

Garcia could step into 147 and get the mayweather fight before khan..he deserves it.

That's not going to happen but khan has played it sooo safe here but a Thurman/brook win would have got him the big fight.

It would be so funny if Manny v Pac end up having a rematch and the Khan will have to choose another light punching light welterweight. No wonder a lot of people hate him.

Let's say after manny gets beat he fights marquez...floyd fights maidana for the 3rd time just to piss of khan...

Khan vs mallinaggi rematch anyone?

Lol

[corvette]

Everytime I think about how talented and fast and special khan might be I seem to forgot he was knocked out of the 140 divison by garcia.

Garcia could step into 147 and get the mayweather fight before khan..he deserves it.

That's not going to happen but khan has played it sooo safe here but a Thurman/brook win would have got him the big fight.

There is nothing special about Khan...snap out of it.

Poor accuracy and shoddy defense are not the qualities of a "special" fighter.

[denilson200]

I think people are being a bit harsh on Amir. Boxing is'nt just about having KO power. Same way being a great B-Ball player is not just about being very tall.

The list of opponents Amir has fought shows that he's not worried about his chin. Maidana hits hard (Ask Broner). Collazo hits hard (Ask Hatton and Ortiz). Amir beat them both. Just because you don't hit like GGG does not mean it's an easy fight.

Sure Algieri got beaten easy and knocked down a lot by Pac-Man BUT Pac man didn't get him outta of there. And there is no disgrace with losing heavily to one of the best P4P fighters out there. How would it look if Amir did what Pac-Man could not do and KO or stop Algieri ?

[Ron Swanson]

I think people are being a bit harsh on Amir. Boxing is'nt just about having KO power. Same way being a great B-Ball player is not just about being very tall.

The list of opponents Amir has fought shows that he's not worried about his chin. Maidana hits hard (Ask Broner). Collazo hits hard (Ask Hatton and Ortiz). Amir beat them both. Just because you don't hit like GGG does not mean it's an easy fight.

Sure Algieri got beaten easy and knocked down a lot by Pac-Man BUT Pac man didn't get him outta of there. And there is no disgrace with losing heavily to one of the best P4P fighters out there. How would it look if Amir did what Pac-Man could not do and KO or stop Algieri ?

1)nobody will care because Algieri is a FNFs level fighter.

2)if Brook were to fight Thurman the winner of that fight would be far ahead of Khan for next up. And Garcia is still ahead

3)it's not like Brook is the only guy Khan passed on. Thurman would have jumped at the fight. He had the option to fight Bradley in an eliminator. That would have gotten him 2 big fights. But he chose a FNFs opponent instead. One that is thought of so poorly Showtime rejected the fight.

4)people are crazy if they think Khan would get 20 million from Floyd or Manny. Cotto didn't get that much from either, Shane didn't get that much from fighting both, Marquez couldn't get the 25 million he wanted after beating Pac repeatedly. No way in hell Khan gets 20 million from either. He'd be lucky to get as much as Brook is offering.

put all the lipstick you want on this pig 99% of us won't take it to the dance.

[beenKOed]

beenKOed. I'm not trying to be a dick, this is a genuine question. Why? Why do you want to see Khan who is supposedly a top tier Welterweight fight a less than top tier Jr. Welterweight?

There are actual Welterweights available, top tier Welterweights at that.

I want to see what Khan can do with a fighter that Manny just fought.

[denilson200]

1)nobody will care because Algieri is a FNFs level fighter.

Well what does that say about Pac-Man, that a FNF fighter can take him the distance ? Algieri beat Ruslan Provodnikov to get the Pac man slot. Provodnikov KO-ed Luis Castillio straight after losinmg to Algieri (Yeah I know Castillio was past it at 41, but Castillo is still the only fighter to come close to beating Mayweather) also Provodnikov gave Tim Bradley hell before losing as UD to him and Provodnikov beat Chop-Chop Corley too. I think you are being a bit harsh calling Algieri and FNF level fighter.

2)if Brook were to fight Thurman the winner of that fight would be far ahead of Khan for next up. And Garcia is still ahead

If I knew the lottery numbers I'd be rich. Brook has not fought Thurman. So we can't judge. Khan has better chance of beating Mayweather or Pac-Man or causing them trouble than Garcia.

3)it's not like Brook is the only guy Khan passed on. Thurman would have jumped at the fight. He had the option to fight Bradley in an eliminator. That would have gotten him 2 big fights. But he chose a FNFs opponent instead. One that is thought of so poorly Showtime rejected the fight.

Khan would make the same money fighting Algieri as he do would fighting Thurman. If you had the final call in "Team Khan" - Would you go for Thurman, even though you can fight Algieri and get paid the same as would do fighting Thurman ? No you wouldn't. Boxing a a businees. Fact is Khan beats Algieri and he's in pole postion to face the Mayweather - Pac Man winner.

Look - Thurman is a good fighter, but for a man who everyone says hit's like a Tank. He has won his last fights by UD - No bad thing - Guerrero and Bundu are quality fight, but he did not school them either.

4)people are crazy if they think Khan would get 20 million from Floyd or Manny. Cotto didn't get that much from either, Shane didn't get that much from fighting both, Marquez couldn't get the 25 million he wanted after beating Pac repeatedly. No way in hell Khan gets 20 million from either. He'd be lucky to get as much as Brook is offering.

put all the lipstick you want on this pig 99% of us won't take it to the dance.

Algieri would beat Jo-Jo Dan. The Brook fight will happen and Khan will beat Brook. Brook was a bit lucky to beat Porter in my book. Even the UK commentators had Porter winning. If Khan fights Floyd-Pac Man winner, Sure Khan may not get the 20 mill, but he'll still get, by far, the biggest payday of his career.

[Primo Carnera]

One thing I haven't said so far. Why does Khan feel he has to disrespect Jo Jo Dan to justify his pathetic line of thought . Dan legitimately fought his way into a mandatory position and got his shot. Ok, he got beat and he got beat well. Maybe Algieri beats him, maybe not, let's not forget although Algieri is tall, he is a Light Welterweight. What has Dan done to be called No No Dan?
Khan is a fucking prick, and even his biggest fans or people that rate him highly cannot logically justify the reasoning behind taking this fight.

[Tam Seddon]

Amir Khan: Algieri a Better Opponent Than No No Dan! - Boxing News