Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
To be fair nobody could have predicted Algieri would adopt those tactics - credit for the trainer switch to Jackson. I was still surprised going into the 4th round so fuck knows what Khan was thinking. Khan being shorter with an inferior reach and blurring speed advantage was a factor too. Thought he won but close fight.

Don't care whether he fights Floyd or not - but that chin is never getting through 12 rounds against Brook or Thurman. He would never be able to keep Porter off either.
Khan did admit that they were surprised by the Algieri fight plan (...should they have been?), and it took them a few rounds to get back on track. Apparently they don't do a lot of 'what iffing' in a Hunter camp. Look, everyone talks like they're a genius in hindsight (yeah I'm talking about me too), but shouldn't you have a backup plan? What if he does this or what if he does that?
Khan's surprise made for a very entertaining fight.