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Some cracking fights so far on the Khan undercard.
Keith Thurman fighting now and is putting in a very lazy performance and getting booed. Can see Khan winning in 6 |
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Some cracking fights so far on the Khan undercard.
Keith Thurman fighting now and is putting in a very lazy performance and getting booed. Can see Khan winning in 6 |
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Here we go. Come on Khan.
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Khan absolutely schooled Alexander. 11/12 rounds won. Remarkable.
Bring on the aging Mayweather. Lot of upset faces in the UK tonight. |
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Even the Khan hate mobs must admit that was a cracking performance. You really have to admire him.
It was "interesting" how the experts went so cold on Thurman - he was very impressive and won every round. |
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Very impressive from Khan. Hope , if he gets the Mayweather fight, he fights the same way and doesn't get caught in the hype
Would have a major chance if so |
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I think if Khan fought Mayweather it would be a really boring fight. They would just tap each other on the chin and retreat. You would come away thinking you saw more physical Morris dances than than that fight.
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I think if Khan fought Mayweather it would be a really boring fight. They would just tap each other on the chin and retreat. You would come away thinking you saw more physical Morris dances than than that fight.
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It would certainly be a very absorbing fight. I've never seen Khan not looking to inflict damage - including the one today when he was looking to take his head off.
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If khan doesn't get the Floyd fight then will he fight brook or just be inactive waiting for the winner of Floyd vs pacman.
Honestly don't see how he can avoid the brook fight if Mayweather is not on the table Kell vs amir is the biggest fight out there for khan minus Floyd or pacquiao. |
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Khan doesn't have the fanbase to make a fight with Mayweather logical, the risk/reward is way too heavily weighted towards risk. There's a very good reason why Mayweather mostly faces South Americans. Only way that fight happens is if it's at Wembley, and that is unlikely to happen with Showtime's contract. Khan should be looking at fighting Garcia again or Brook. Brook> Garcia> Mayweather. Not Molina> Diaz> Collazo> Alexander> Mayweather. Khan can bleat on all he wants, physical maturity is inferior to marketability when it comes to making fights. He's ducked Brook enough times for this very reason. Quote:
I think if Khan fought Mayweather it would be a really boring fight. They would just tap each other on the chin and retreat. You would come away thinking you saw more physical Morris dances than than that fight.
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If khan doesn't get the Floyd fight then will he fight brook or just be inactive waiting for the winner of Floyd vs pacman.
Honestly don't see how he can avoid the brook fight if Mayweather is not on the table Kell vs amir is the biggest fight out there for khan minus Floyd or pacquiao. Didn't see the fight but it's good to hear than Khan put on a decent performance. he needed too. Also, I don't think Khan is hated exactly, more that he's still sufferring from the early career overhype. He's definitely no flop and his fights tend to be exciting. |
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Well done Amir Khan, good performance.
I really don't like the way Virgil Hunter treats Amir Khan though. He shouts at him, he comes across to me to be a bit of a primadonna in general and he stands outside the ring instead of being inside thr ring in between rounds face to face with Amir and he gets upset if Amir doesn't look at him! Does he do this to Andre Ward? If not then Amir should put his foot down with him and if necessary get another trainer, I don't think Khan needs him that much and there must be other top trainers around. What about Roy Jones's former trainer for starters? Btw, any of you ever used to post on the Boxing Monthly Forum? If so when, what years did you used to post there? |
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Khan doesn't have the fanbase to make a fight with Mayweather logical, the risk/reward is way too heavily weighted towards risk. There's a very good reason why Mayweather mostly faces South Americans. Only way that fight happens is if it's at Wembley, and that is unlikely to happen with Showtime's contract.
Khan should be looking at fighting Garcia again or Brook. Brook> Garcia> Mayweather. Not Molina> Diaz> Collazo> Alexander> Mayweather. Khan can bleat on all he wants, physical maturity is inferior to marketability when it comes to making fights. He's ducked Brook enough times for this very reason. You must be new to boksing, welcome. . If you were simply just welcoming me to the thread than many thanks . |
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The problem with boxing these days is that fighters like Mayweather and Pacqiou are franchises. Neither want to sully their brand by being beaten by the other. They're both rich enough to avoid this fight and let the critics/fans argue over who would have won without risking the respective reputations.
In the past fighters wanted to prove themselves, today it's protect the brand at all costs. Khan could fight brook but it would be a Brit eccentric fight with little interest in the US and Khan has fought to hard to get noticed in the US to be possibly derailed for a UKcentric match up. Brook is basically in the position that Khan used to be in, big at home but watching from the sidelines internationally. |
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It was a fine win for Khan and it will hopefully get him another big fight. I always thought he should've fought Alexander a few years ago when they both had titles, but I suppose the politics and the money were never right. I wonder if the IBF will give Khan a rating now?
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The problem with boxing these days is that fighters like Mayweather and Pacqiou are franchises. Neither want to sully their brand by being beaten by the other. They're both rich enough to avoid this fight and let the critics/fans argue over who would have won without risking the respective reputations.
In the past fighters wanted to prove themselves, today it's protect the brand at all costs. Khan could fight brook but it would be a Brit eccentric fight with little interest in the US and Khan has fought to hard to get noticed in the US to be possibly derailed for a UKcentric match up. Brook is basically in the position that Khan used to be in, big at home but watching from the sidelines internationally. |
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great win for khan hope he fights mayweather think he could win
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The problem with boxing these days is that fighters like Mayweather and Pacqiou are franchises. Neither want to sully their brand by being beaten by the other. They're both rich enough to avoid this fight and let the critics/fans argue over who would have won without risking the respective reputations.
In the past fighters wanted to prove themselves, today it's protect the brand at all costs. Khan could fight brook but it would be a Brit eccentric fight with little interest in the US and Khan has fought to hard to get noticed in the US to be possibly derailed for a UKcentric match up. Brook is basically in the position that Khan used to be in, big at home but watching from the sidelines internationally. There isn't a big fight at 147 for him. Do you think he shouldn't fight brook and instead just be inactive or fight some average fighter to tick him over waiting for Floyd or manny to call. Sorry but if he turns down brook even though Mayweather is not on the table then he should be called out for it. Brook vs khan is a huge fight. Makes a ton of money and draws big crowds. |
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Yes the brook fight is a UK eccentric fight but please give me another opponent for khan if he doesnt get Floyd.
There isn't a big fight at 147 for him. Do you think he shouldn't fight brook and instead just be inactive or fight some average fighter to tick him over waiting for Floyd or manny to call. Sorry but if he turns down brook even though Mayweather is not on the table then he should be called out for it. Brook vs khan is a huge fight. Makes a ton of money and draws big crowds. I think Khan should stick to his original stance. Imo and memeory, the IBF often throws a spanner in the works when it comes to British fighters. They did it with Naseem Hamed, they said they wouldn't sanction a unified fight between Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield in 1994, they wanted Michael Moorer to have the fight even though Moorer was willing to stand aside so the belts could be unified. Surely there are other decent fighters out there other than Mayweather and Pacquiao? Timothy Bradley perhaps? |
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Some cracking fights so far on the Khan undercard.
Keith Thurman fighting now and is putting in a very lazy performance and getting booed. Can see Khan winning in 6 What do people think of Keith Thurman? It was the first time I saw him fight. I think he has some power but has he got enough? He couldn't put away a 40 year old guy either though that guy was very tough and big for a welterweight. |
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There is nothing new in that, Roy Jones always refused to fight Steve Collins claiming he was not box office. Truth being told he knew he could lose and cost him money in the long term. Collins in turn did everything he could to avoid Calzage. As you said they were protecting their brand. It's a real shame
In an ideal world there'd be a unified fight body and one champion, but that's never going to happen. Kobashi I'd love to see Khan fight Brook. It'd be a great undercard match on a Showtime PPV but I doubt it'll happen soon. |
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What do people think of Keith Thurman? It was the first time I saw him fight. I think he has some power but has he got enough? He couldn't put away a 40 year old guy either though that guy was very tough and big for a welterweight.
The two Mexicans fighting earlier in the undercard were fantastic. Would loved to have seen a couple more rounds of that. |
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I was hoping the 40 year old was going to pull a shock out in that one. Thurman looked like a journeyman. I had to laugh when Thurman's trainer told him he was fighting an old man. Piss poor performance.
The two Mexicans fighting earlier in the undercard were fantastic. Would loved to have seen a couple more rounds of that. Whichever big name fighter fights Thurman in the future should bare that aspect in mind. |
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Khan doesn't have the fanbase to make a fight with Mayweather logical, the risk/reward is way too heavily weighted towards risk. There's a very good reason why Mayweather mostly faces South Americans. Only way that fight happens is if it's at Wembley, and that is unlikely to happen with Showtime's contract.
Khan should be looking at fighting Garcia again or Brook. Brook> Garcia> Mayweather. Not Molina> Diaz> Collazo> Alexander> Mayweather. Khan can bleat on all he wants, physical maturity is inferior to marketability when it comes to making fights. He's ducked Brook enough times for this very reason. You must be new to boksing, welcome. |
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