As a loooong time reader and lurker here on these forums, ive been reading the vitriol against Khan for the past few weeks and really want him to pull out the win. I just dont get the hate Khan recieves, fair enough his opposition hasnt been of a high enough standard for my liking but people seem to forget the kids still young, why rush him ? So first up reasons i like Khan:

He's an exciting fighter, i havent seen a modern fighter throw those lighting combo's in a long time and his matches are always entertaining for the crowd. In fact the least entertaining of them all against Gary st. Clair is oddly the one he gets the most credit for. He's a nice lad, not the brightest fair enough but a nice lad all the same, some people on here *cough* ICB *cough* seem to want to make him out to be the devil incarnate. So what if he's got a glass chin, hes got speed and power which makes for great entertainment ! I can understand people wanting MAB to win, he's a living legend and youve followed his careers for a long time but his time is gone and its time, for the good of boxing as a whole to get some young blood on the scene to liven things up. The venemous attacks on Khan on this forum have in my opinion seriously devalued it, as brought up in another thread i do believe his ethnicity is a factor in this. Never have i seen such a willfull hatred against a fighter here, and ive been browsing for a good few years now.

Secondly why i think he'll beat Barrera. He is fast, very fast. barrera while not "shot" is not the fighter he once was and Khan has good stamina too, can the same be said for MAB at this stage of his career ? As another person mentioned earlier MAB's KO ratio has not exactly been stellar of late. I personally think people really underestimate khan's talent due to the hype backlash, you really think Roach would have taken him on if he wasnt championship material and do you really think those rounds of sparing with the Pacman wouldnt have done him the world of good ? Ok i know its only 1 fight and i was against poor opposition but Khans defence looked much much better against Fagan, keeping a high guard and tucking up nicely.

So there's my 2 cents and ill be cheering for Khan all the way and hopes he goes on to become a big factor in the lightweight division. MAB's had a great career, is an absolute legend and personally am a fan but his time is gone, its time to pass the torch on to the next generation and for MAB to retire gracefully before he starts to damage his health.

Well, a bit long but ive been reading a lot of the topics aboutt this matchup on here and is this is something i actually have knowledge about decided to put in one of my very rare posts. Thats my 2 cents and personally i cant wait, a real cracker this ones gonna be methinks!