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Shit you could write a very long list of fighters who shouldn't really be good enough to have held world titles.

Just in and around 130-140 you have Arthur, Cook, Witter, Rees, Kotelnik, Holt, M'Baye, Maussa, Harris, Urango.

Bit strong to say he has no chance when all of the above have managed it.
Exactly he has more talent than all of that lot, if he can work on his defense and if another couple years make him a bit more durable then he'll have a great chance.

His chin is his only real weakness imo, in every other category he competes with everybody pretty much.
He needs to learn to get those hands up when he is moving backwards thats one of the first things my trainer learnt me and he done it in a way so it would be a natural reaction and i wasn't allowed to move on until i got it right despite all these rumours of Amir Khan's new trainer learning him defense it doesn't look like Amir Khan has learnt anything so its either not been drummed into his head so it becomes natural or Amir Khan was overrating the defensive training regime he was under either way he has too learn it fast because thats been one of his big downfalls.
Hard to tell if the work of the new trainer sank in after only 60s. I've heard a lot say he looked 'ill' when interviewd while getting his hands wrapped. I get the feeling that he had realised what he was up against (a taller athletic banger not a smaller past it fighter), and that nothing he had done previously remotely prepared him for such a live opponent, I reckon he panicked after the opening bell rather than decide to go for a tear up as they claim.

He has the talent to be a beltholder when all the players leave/retire, but he needs to realise that there are a hell of a lot of flaws in his game and it'll take time (and perhaps a move to the states for some reality cheking sparring) before he thinks ofa title.