Khan is going to fail at top level

[THE THIRD MAN]

Put him in with the winner of Diaz V Katsidis, now that will tell us if he is any good!

[Kev]

I agree with Ono, Khan is only 21 and is showing exceptional promise.

What is rather ironic is that if he wasn't such a hyped talent but was an unknown with his exact same record people would say he could really take a shot having been in trouble a couple of times in his career but instantly getting back up to stop his opponent just a round or two later.

I don't see how people can say his chin is weak as if he'll collapse as soon as pressure is applied as twice now he has legitimately been caught and dropped and risen straight back instantly and gone back on the offensive.

Why are you haters not calling Michael Gomez glass jawed as he was dropped twice in the same fight?

What about Librado Andrade as he got floored with a single punch by Yusaf Mack?

Getting caught flush and falling to the ground can happen to any fighter.

Getting back up before the ref has even started to count and then delivering a complete beat down of your opponent ending the fight within the next 3 to 6 minutes is the sign of a fighter with great heart.

It's never said on this board but go through Khan's last 5 or 6 fights and show me a more exciting young fighter in the world today?

His fight with Gomez was a war, his fight with Willie Limond was awesome, his destruction of Graham Earl was brutal.

He's far and way Britains' most exciting fighter to watch right now and when he does step up in class you can virtually guarantee he;ll be in fight of the year matchups.


Why does nobody ever mention his entertainment value? He's great fun to watch and his suspect chin just adds to the drama.

And as for him not making it at the top level, utter bollocks.

Sure he very well may lose going up against the likes of Pazquaio, Diaz, Casamayor etc but he's going to be around for a long time and his career won't be decided on a single fight.

And to be real here, supposed dodgy chin aside for what other reason would he be outclassed by any of the top guys?

Some people talk as if he's a no hoper about to get brutalised when he's up against one of the big boys, but let's be honest, suppose his chin is tougher than we think, and he can stand up to the punchers of the best 135 lb fighters.

The question then in my mind is how would they be able to beat him?

He's faster and slicker than all of them. He's a decade and a half younger than most of them, and he's getting better and better whilst they all decline.

If he shoots for a title shot in the next 12 months he may well lose but I wouldn't put money on Casamayor, Campbell, either Diaz or even Pacquaio beating him any later than the end of 2009.

He's going to be a world star.

[Kirkland Laing]

I don't think I'm being fickle over Khan. We've all been waiting to see what happens when he gets hit by somebody who can punch and we saw a superfeather knock him down with a punch that left him wobbling for over a minute afterwards. If he gets in the ring with any legitimate lightweight title holder he's going to take a lot of harder punches than he's faced up to now. Granted he'll be giving plenty back out but he's not going to be facing Gomez-level reactions or defence when he does. I think he's nuts if he thinks he's ready for a top lightweight.