Khan-Malignaggi in the works

[Pugilistic]

Paulie has no power at all so i'm not surprised this is the fight they want.

Besides that though, i do think Paulie is a good step up in class for Khan as Paulie has very good boxing skills.

If it happens, i'm looking forward to it.

[zbolt]

uk fans loves it if khan will face one of these punchers, maidana, torres, bailey or ortiz.

Those two are out of the question because neither will be fighting at 140 again. I think he'd fight a disciplined fight against Maidana for a points victory & Ortiz has already been stopped by Khan in the amateurs. I do think if Ortiz can work his way back up & both had world titles, a Khan/Ortiz matchup in about a year to 18 months would be a super-fight

aside from maidana, who are the punchers at 140 many fans loves khan to fight? presscott again?

[generalbulldog]

Well to be fair, if by this time next year Khan hasn't fought or is planning to fight a dangerous Jr. Welterweight puncher, we can really lay it into him. Let's see what he does after this fight which I believe he should win with ease.

[GAME]

Question is;

Which is weaker.

Malignaggis punch or Amir Khans chin

[hitmanhatton]

uk fans loves it if khan will face one of these punchers, maidana, torres, bailey or ortiz.

Those two are out of the question because neither will be fighting at 140 again. I think he'd fight a disciplined fight against Maidana for a points victory & Ortiz has already been stopped by Khan in the amateurs. I do think if Ortiz can work his way back up & both had world titles, a Khan/Ortiz matchup in about a year to 18 months would be a super-fight

ortiz wasnt really stopped by khan... well officially maybe in a way

the fight was stopped due to the points gap passing a certain limit (usually 20 pts, sometimes 15 i think) its a bit misleading to call it a stoppage i think

[Kev]

Fukk that. Con needs to fight Maidana. Who is the interim title holder to his belt. Malignaggi might be a bigger name but he can't fukking punch. And non-punchers is all Con has been facing since he was almost decapitated by Prescott. How can he be new and improved if he's still being protected?

I think they want to go progressively. First, a big name to foster his name in the US and to see how he reacts against a quick and skilled boxers to give him more experience. Then they will probably go against an higher banger to test his limits a bit further. Actually, I think that this Paulie fight, if it happens, is a quite damn smart move from their side.

my problem with this is if Khan is not ready to fight who he is supposed to, don't be a champ. As far as I am concerned once you have that belt there is no more well lets build him into the champ we just made him.

First off, Amir isn't the champ, he's a belt holder, secondly he's only had the title for five minutes give him a chance! He's just got his mandatory out of the way against that organisation's mandatory number one contender, meaning he had to take that fight, now he wants to fight Paulie Malignaggi, a former world champ and whose only losses have come against Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton, both of whom peaked at around the number 5 spot in the Ring's p4p rankings.

Thirdly, this is the junior welterweight division, who in this division is better than Malignaggi?

Bradley, I guess you could regard him as the champion at the weight, certainly he's number 1 right now. After that it's pretty much wide open with Paulie not being behind anybody else.

He's a former world champ, a tough experienced fighter, still in his prime and he's fighting in his natural weight class.

Just because he's not a banger doesn't mean he's not a challenge. He's a great matchup for Khan, a HBO regular, a marquee name and one of the best known fighters in that weight class.

[Majesty]

As much as people want to bash Khan they give him a lot of credit by complaining that he isn't fighting any punchers. Isn't that insinuating that in order to beat Khan you'd have to be a big puncher with hopes of eventually catching him? You give Khan credit by complaining each time he doesn't fight a puncher. Malignaggi is a major step up in class and doesn't need power to beat opponents. Malignaggi would be making Khan move all night more then likely and not give him a chance to sit down and throw his blistering combinations, he also has a jab which can offset things. If I remember it was a counter jab that started the issues for Khan against Prescott before he was knocked down with a left hook. Paulie has enough power to keep Khan from bullrushing in but he won't knock him out. It is a good fight. Either man can come out on top in this one it's not set in stone either way.

[DatsiK]

Question is;

Which is weaker.

Malignaggis punch or Amir Khans chin

Going off the evidence, I would definately say Paulie's punch. The evidence being at a ratio of 22:4 in favor of Paulie.. 22 being the number of times Paulie has failed to knock someone out, and 4 being the number of times Khan has been dropped.

Ok I really don't know why I went all technical on that one..

I'm kinda sick and tired of people not regarding Paulie as a good challenge for anyone.. so what if he has shit power? the other skillsets he has will prove a tough fight for anyone on their day. He is very quick, very elusive and super fucking tough.. Cotto and Hatton both dropped their biggests shots on him and they couldn't knock him out. The dude is a world level fighter, regardless of his lack of power.

PS: 500th post! woo!

Took me long enough.

[hitmanhatton]

Question is;

Which is weaker.

Malignaggis punch or Amir Khans chin

Going off the evidence, I would definately say Paulie's punch. The evidence being at a ratio of 22:4 in favor of Paulie.. 22 being the number of times Paulie has failed to knock someone out, and 4 being the number of times Khan has been dropped.

Ok I really don't know why I went all technical on that one..

I'm kinda sick and tired of people not regarding Paulie as a good challenge for anyone.. so what if he has shit power? the other skillsets he has will prove a tough fight for anyone on their day. He is very quick, very elusive and super fucking tough.. Cotto and Hatton both dropped their biggests shots on him and they couldn't knock him out. The dude is a world level fighter, regardless of his lack of power.

PS: 500th post! woo!

Took me long enough.

i dont think his power is THAT bad, he wobbled juan diaz last week, he doesnt have the power to put people away for sure but it isnt like a little tickle like a lot of people make out, he has enough to make khan think a little at least i think

[markb018]

I think they want to go progressively. First, a big name to foster his name in the US and to see how he reacts against a quick and skilled boxers to give him more experience. Then they will probably go against an higher banger to test his limits a bit further. Actually, I think that this Paulie fight, if it happens, is a quite damn smart move from their side.

my problem with this is if Khan is not ready to fight who he is supposed to, don't be a champ. As far as I am concerned once you have that belt there is no more well lets build him into the champ we just made him.

First off, Amir isn't the champ, he's a belt holder, secondly he's only had the title for five minutes give him a chance! He's just got his mandatory out of the way against that organisation's mandatory number one contender, meaning he had to take that fight, now he wants to fight Paulie Malignaggi, a former world champ and whose only losses have come against Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton, both of whom peaked at around the number 5 spot in the Ring's p4p rankings.

Thirdly, this is the junior welterweight division, who in this division is better than Malignaggi?

Bradley, I guess you could regard him as the champion at the weight, certainly he's number 1 right now. After that it's pretty much wide open with Paulie not being behind anybody else.

He's a former world champ, a tough experienced fighter, still in his prime and he's fighting in his natural weight class.

Just because he's not a banger doesn't mean he's not a challenge. He's a great matchup for Khan, a HBO regular, a marquee name and one of the best known fighters in that weight class.

Maybe I am mistaken, but I have read Maidana is the mandatory.

All in all I don't really care to be honest, what it boils down to is I want Khan to be knocked out and Maidana is a lot more capable than Paulie

[The Congressman]

Interesting fight. Khan's weak chin vs Malignaggi's weak punch indeed.

But I believe Khan is faster and has higher work rate than Paulie.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I like Khan but i can only be impressed by this match-up if Khan stops Paulie quicker than Hatton. Without getting rocked of course

[Master]

Not really interested, now if he was trying to unify the titles then that would be a different story.

[Nameless]

Maybe I am a soft hearted and that I appreciate Khan more than what I want to admit but I really don't see the problem with him fighting Paulie. Actually, I think it is a master move from his management to help him make a name in bold letters in the States. NOt that I don't want to see him face a banger, it will happens quite soon un-doubtfully, but I have the impression that many peoples just want to see him fight a banger in a desperate hope that he gets knocked out. Damn, he's still only a kid and already has a very good resume, give him time and a chance, after such things as the Bautista episode, it's normal they go progressively and wisely with him.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Actually, i read in Boxing News just this morning (Fridays publication) that he is after Judah?

Where's the source man?