Amir Kahn Opinions & Who Should Be Up Next?

[Kirkland Laing]

lol. I would love to see that 1 round fight.


Marquez looked outgunned for a couple of rounds and clawed his way back and ko'd the younger/stronger/faster guy.

The cut changed everything. Barrera was never hurt.

I agree totally, I'm sure Khan could box to a decision, but Marco would have had his moments later on, he was bothered less than JMM was in the earlier rounds by JD. Barrera clearly isn't as quick as he used to be, but he didn't turn up to just roll over for a payday.

I just watched the fight again sober (i really need to be sober more often).

Barrera wasn't getting beaten as bad as I drunkenly thought. I missed the lefthook at the end of the 2nd that shook Khan and had him grabbing on for dear life . Barrera done Khans legs in the 4th too (which i had originally seen).

I never realised how badly the cut HURT Barrera. His back peddling to the ropes allowed Khan to pressure him for a good minute and completely swing the round.

This is a silly thing to say but - without the cut and the premature forced ending we could be talking about a different result. Khan is only ever one punch away from kipping.

Which is why the logical next fight now he's got his mojo back is another blown-up superfeather like Alex Arthur. But how well would it do on PPV? There must be some past-it former super-feather champion out there who can trade on his name to get a fight with Khan, anothe r Barrera-style opponent.