Re: How far will Khan's chin take him?

Originally Posted by
generalbulldog

Originally Posted by
ono

Originally Posted by
generalbulldog
Yes Roach wanted Khan to fight Morales was because he's a legend with a name, but he was completely shot as a fighter. ANother legend that's shot, geez what a surprise!
Sure all of those legends I mentioned took safe fights, but up to a certain point, then they started taking on rank contenders and then champions. Then they took on dangerous fights. If Khan wants to learn his craft and have more tutelage under Roach, fine then he shouldn't have fought for a title and then calls himself an world champion. What kind of world champion keeps on taking easy fights?
Mayweather was only 21 and took on Genero Hernandez after only 15 or 16 pro fights, I don't remember him being an firm favorite in that fight, later on he took on a dangerous fighter in Manfreddy in the same year who had just stopped an prime Gatti earlier in the year. It's laughable to mention Mayweather's and Khan's name in the same sentence.
And like I said, enough with the "He's only 23" excuse. That's an sad excuse for an world champion to avoid dangerous guys like Tim Bradley and the hard hitting Maidana, both are even willing to take on Khan in England where he's going to have home court advantage with the ref and crowd.
But surprise surprise Khan is willing to take on another fading legend. BTW, at age 23 Leonard and Delahoya were fighting very dangerous opponents already, and they were both Olympians like Khan. They sure as hell didn't use the "I'm only 23 and you can't expect me to face tough challenges" excuse.
But that's the thing. You continually point out that Khan is a fraud yet you keep comparing his career to the likes of Leonard and De La Hoya. It doesn't make sense. If you think he's a fraud and if you think his name shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence as Mayweather then isn't it fair to be comparing him to fighters of a lesser level such as Ricky Hatton....who at a similar stage in his career, with the same promoter, hadn't fought anyone who was anywhere near world level, let alone a top 5 p4p'er.
I'm not saying he shouldn't be facing tough challenges, but i don't see why he needs to burn himself out and put his career on the line just as it's starting, to fight the toughest opponents for the least reward. Nobody is going to do that.
I don't know whether or not he's a fraud, but I'm sick of hearing he's only 23 excuse so many times and the he has to take easy fights because he's still a prospect. He's an world champ he ain't no prospect anymore. And why not use the greatest ever as an measuring stick? Every boxer aspires to be great like those guys.
Who takes tough fights for the least reward? Geez I don't know, Mayweather early at 130 against Manfreddy, Delahoya taking on Rafael Ruelas and Genaro Hernandez at 22 years old, Pacquiao taking on the lineal flyweight champ at 19 and then fighting JMM at 126 later in his career (JMM at that time was a high risk low reward type fight) after beating MAB.
Next year it's going to be he's only 24 years old excuse when he fights guys like Malinaggi or a shot Casamayor moving up to 140 or something like that or maybe he gets Erik Morales at 140.
You keep calling him a fraud and referring to him as con so i'm pretty sure you believe that.
What's wrong with him fighting Malignaggi? He's just coming off two of his best performances?
So Maliganggi is good enough for Hatton and Cotto but he aint good enough for Khan?
Just admit, you want him to fight someone with a big punch but very little skill, just so you can pull out the 'i told you he was a fraud' card.
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