Amir Khan: Manny Pacquiao Can't Knock Me Down!

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

'MANNY PACQUIAO COULDN'T KNOCK ME DOWN,'


AHEAD of his WBA light-welterweight title defence against Marcos Maidana, the biggest puncher he has faced since Bredis Prescott knocked him out in 2008, Amir Khan has hit out once and for all at the question-marks regarding his chin. Khan, who meets Maidana on December 11 in Las Vegas, insists any vulnerability in the past was caused by the struggle to make the 9st 9lbs lightweight limit and has some interesting evidence to support his claim.

“I’ve taken Manny Pacquiao’s hardest shot in sparring when he weighed 152lbs and he’s not put me down,” Khan bragged. “He caught me a lot of times with big shots and didn’t put me down. I’ve been hit by middleweights and never been put down in sparring. It was only when I was killing myself making weight. I make the weight easier now, I’m a lot stronger and I feel like I can stand in front of any shot.

“I used to kill myself to make weight. I’d be on a strict diet. I’d wear a sweatsuit at night-time, do a five-mile run, come home, have a shower, not have nothing to drink before going to bed. I used to do that for five days on the trot. I’d get up, have half a glass of water and go to the gym again, wearing a sweatsuit. Now, training in LA, we do everything so professionally. Making the weight used to be one fight for me. Who knows what would have happened in the Prescott fight if I hadn’t had to make weight?”

Until signing for the Maidana fight, Khan has faced criticism for supposedly avoiding powerful opponents. He hits back by saying he actively sought to pit his skills against the Argentine’s brute force.

“I’m not being forced into this fight, I forced myself into this fight,” he declared. “But after I beat Maidana, people will say we knew you were going to beat him, it was an easy fight. You can’t win – criticism is always going to be there.”

Khan said that Richard Schaefer, head of his promoter Golden Boy, had told him it did not look like rival champions Timothy Bradley (WBO) and Devon Alexander (WBC and IBF) would be meeting anytime soon. Luckily, Khan has a Plan B.

“If it comes down to it and I have to fight each of them I’ll do that,” he vowed. “I want to fight the best in the division and my plan is to beat Maidana and if the other two don’t fight each other, I’ll fight one of them."

What do you think about that guys?

You think Khan is genuinely ready to do damage?

[:::PSL:::]

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I love it!!

I hope for Khan's sake that he realises he is talking shite.

[terrorsid]

Lol sparring is different from boxing... Its as simple as that

[skel1983]

On a serious note, Khan just needs to shut the fuck up get his head down and concentrate on Maidana.

[Mattyhitman]

'MANNY PACQUIAO COULDN'T KNOCK ME DOWN,'


AHEAD of his WBA light-welterweight title defence against Marcos Maidana, the biggest puncher he has faced since Bredis Prescott knocked him out in 2008, Amir Khan has hit out once and for all at the question-marks regarding his chin. Khan, who meets Maidana on December 11 in Las Vegas, insists any vulnerability in the past was caused by the struggle to make the 9st 9lbs lightweight limit and has some interesting evidence to support his claim.

“I’ve taken Manny Pacquiao’s hardest shot in sparring when he weighed 152lbs and he’s not put me down,” Khan bragged. “He caught me a lot of times with big shots and didn’t put me down. I’ve been hit by middleweights and never been put down in sparring. It was only when I was killing myself making weight. I make the weight easier now, I’m a lot stronger and I feel like I can stand in front of any shot.

“I used to kill myself to make weight. I’d be on a strict diet. I’d wear a sweatsuit at night-time, do a five-mile run, come home, have a shower, not have nothing to drink before going to bed. I used to do that for five days on the trot. I’d get up, have half a glass of water and go to the gym again, wearing a sweatsuit. Now, training in LA, we do everything so professionally. Making the weight used to be one fight for me. Who knows what would have happened in the Prescott fight if I hadn’t had to make weight?”

Until signing for the Maidana fight, Khan has faced criticism for supposedly avoiding powerful opponents. He hits back by saying he actively sought to pit his skills against the Argentine’s brute force.

“I’m not being forced into this fight, I forced myself into this fight,” he declared. “But after I beat Maidana, people will say we knew you were going to beat him, it was an easy fight. You can’t win – criticism is always going to be there.”

Khan said that Richard Schaefer, head of his promoter Golden Boy, had told him it did not look like rival champions Timothy Bradley (WBO) and Devon Alexander (WBC and IBF) would be meeting anytime soon. Luckily, Khan has a Plan B.

“If it comes down to it and I have to fight each of them I’ll do that,” he vowed. “I want to fight the best in the division and my plan is to beat Maidana and if the other two don’t fight each other, I’ll fight one of them."

What do you think about that guys?

You think Khan is genuinely ready to do damage?

Yes,

Why not, get him in there with the top guy's in the division and see how he fairs, If he thinks he's ready then give him the shots !

The worrying thing about the statement is that he's saying he's been getting caught alot by Manny's hardest shots , seems to me he needs to work on his defence then !!

[Gandalf]

Haha, Khan is a natural born comedian. When Hatton gets out of rehab they should go on the comedy circuit together.

I mean sparring is sparring. It's not as if they are going all out and of course Khan is going to be wearing that wopping great thing on his head. Just maybe Manny held back a bit because of Khan's chinny reputation. Pac is a nice guy, you don't want to slaughter the new stablemate.

[ono]

Is this going to be one of those threads where the majority over-react to a complete non-story?

[Gandalf]

"I’m not being forced into this fight, I forced myself into this fight"

The quote above just seems really weird to me. If he forced himself into the fight, then surely that means he didn't really want to fight him? Which would in turn suggest that he was kind of forced into the fight.

It doesn't quite add up nor make complete sense.

[Fenster]

Is this going to be one of those threads where the majority over-react to a complete non-story?

It wouldn't be Saddo's if that didn't happen.

Reporter asks Khan about Maidana's power, Khan says he's not worried because he handles Pac's power sparring, everyone slates him. Same old same old.

Funny pics though

[Gandalf]

Maybe he could have said, "I wasn't pushed into this fight, it was me that pushed for this fight". That would make more sense. Otherwise, I just find what he said a bit of a jumble.

[:::PSL:::]

Actually. Amir didn't do bad at all in this footage...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g-U4LM46ng

In fact, he owned Manny in that round.

I hear Buboy Fernandez saying "atras sa lubid".

Sounds to me they were training Manny to exchange while his back against the rope.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I don't hate Khan, if anything i'm a fan... But i just had to put this up!!!


What is it about his legs

[:::PSL:::]

I don't hate Khan, if anything i'm a fan... But i just had to put this up!!!


What is it about his legs

Holyshit. With the headgear?

He kinda did the Zab chicken dance.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Haha, he did the same thing against Prescot when he got wobbled by a jab, his legs did a funny little trip-rhythm.. Like a little tap dance or something?!

Khan definitely has 'happy feet'