Amir Khan

Letsdoit

I didn't know if there's a thread about him but he has some serious ego problems on twitter calling out Bradley after his fight with Pac. He has done this before the Peterson fight and lost I'm not trying to fighter bash but seriously how can he be stuck up his own arse. I've no problem with fighters calling another out but he has another fight soon and his calling out Bradley.


twitter.com/AmirKingKhan

themandan6611

he'd beat bradley, and I'd reckon Manny as well

candlegrease

themandan6611 wrote: »

he'd beat bradley, and I'd reckon Manny as well

I really detest Khan.

Manny would drive his nose out the back of his head

themandan6611

candlegrease wrote: »

I really detest Khan.

Manny would drive his nose out the back of his head

not sure you serious, just cause you don't like him does not necessarily mean manny would punch his nose to the back of the his head.

Khan, despite the haters is the real deal in terms of entertainment and a take them on attitude

Bobby Baccala

I dont hold much in words so Khan hasnt got much in my eyes, pac would eat him alive, and bradley would do the same.

section4

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

I dont hold much in words so Khan hasnt got much in my eyes, pac would eat him alive, and bradley would do the same.

I agree Bradley lost last night but he should he is tough fit guy who can take a punch and would beat than pretty easily

minty16

themandan6611 wrote: »

candlegrease wrote: »

I really detest Khan.

Manny would drive his nose out the back of his head

not sure you serious, just cause you don't like him does not necessarily mean manny would punch his nose to the back of the his head.

Khan, despite the haters is the real deal in terms of entertainment and a take them on attitude

No pal, I cant take you seriously. You've made two posts , one simply stating he'd beat both Bradley and Pacman, and the other saying be's the real deal. :? Thanks for your in depth analysis there .

I rate Khan as a good boxer but holy god he is Not at that level. Did he look the real deal with his pitter patter punching against Peterson? I mean, Peterson ain't no rocky balboa either now. Manny would beat him up , the only thing Khan has to going for him is handspeed, which is pretty electrifying to be fair, but he hits like a girl. His performance against Peterson I would actually some up as cowardly.

Spazdarn

Bradley and Khan are both a level below Manny.

Bradley definitely didn't deserve to win last night in my opinion.

Khan called him out before and now that he is champion I don't see it all that egotistical that he would call out a champion he believes he can beat.

Maravilla33

minty16 wrote: »

No pal, I cant take you seriously. You've made two posts , one simply stating he'd beat both Bradley and Pacman, and the other saying be's the real deal. :? Thanks for your in depth analysis there .

I rate Khan as a good boxer but holy god he is Not at that level. Did he look the real deal with his pitter patter punching against Peterson? I mean, Peterson ain't no rocky balboa either now. Manny would beat him up , the only thing Khan has to going for him is handspeed, which is pretty electrifying to be fair, but he hits like a girl. His performance against Peterson I would actually some up as cowardly.

I don't think Khan beats Manny or Bradley but his performance against Peterson was cowardly? How so? Bit of a poor choice of words for anyone that gets in the ring but especially don't see how his performance against Peterson warrants it. Also had Peterson on the deck which isn't bad for someone who hits like a girl.

minty16

Maravilla33 wrote: »

minty16 wrote: »

No pal, I cant take you seriously. You've made two posts , one simply stating he'd beat both Bradley and Pacman, and the other saying be's the real deal. :? Thanks for your in depth analysis there .

I rate Khan as a good boxer but holy god he is Not at that level. Did he look the real deal with his pitter patter punching against Peterson? I mean, Peterson ain't no rocky balboa either now. Manny would beat him up , the only thing Khan has to going for him is handspeed, which is pretty electrifying to be fair, but he hits like a girl. His performance against Peterson I would actually some up as cowardly.

I don't think Khan beats Manny or Bradley but his performance against Peterson was cowardly? How so? Bit of a poor choice of words for anyone that gets in the ring but especially don't see how his performance against Peterson warrants it. Also had Peterson on the deck which isn't bad for someone who hits like a girl.

True, a poor choice of words in terms of the whole world, but not in boxing terms. He ran around for large parts of the fight, run run, in , quick combo, back out. The punches clearly weren't hurting Peterson. I know its over used but Khan really os too cocky in the ring. He seems to have lots of attributes , and I'm sure he is told how to utilise them but he clearly hast been.The only time Khan engaged was because Peterson thought, hey , this guy isn't hurting me, and Peterson came out on top in the exchanges. Ulimately, Khan failed on the biggest night of his career in a fight that he should have won. He is his own worst enemy in the ring!

walshb

Maravilla33 wrote: »

I don't think Khan beats Manny or Bradley but his performance against Peterson was cowardly? How so? Bit of a poor choice of words for anyone that gets in the ring but especially don't see how his performance against Peterson warrants it. Also had Peterson on the deck which isn't bad for someone who hits like a girl.

Spot on.

To say that Khan's show against LP was cowardly is just so wrong it's not even worth replying to, but we may as well. Both men that night gave us an absoulte treat, and reminded us why the sport is so brilliant. It was non stop action from both, ebb and flow; with Khan boxing his ass off all night, LP too. I guess now we know why LP may have been so tough and good.

As to the hitting like a girl? Watch the fight and you will see that several times LP was hurt in that fight.

minty16

walshb wrote: »

Maravilla33 wrote: »

I don't think Khan beats Manny or Bradley but his performance against Peterson was cowardly? How so? Bit of a poor choice of words for anyone that gets in the ring but especially don't see how his performance against Peterson warrants it. Also had Peterson on the deck which isn't bad for someone who hits like a girl.

Spot on.

To say that Khan's show against LP was cowardly is just so wrong it's not even worth replying to, but we may as well. Both men that night gave us an absoulte treat, and reminded us why the sport is so brilliant. It was non stop action from both, ebb and flow; with Khan boxing his ass off all night, LP too. I guess now we know why LP may have been so tough and good.

As to the hitting like a girl? Watch the fight and you will see that several times LP was hurt in that fight.

Yes we could debate all day. I know Peterson was hurt a few times but Lets look at the initial point here. Bradley disposed of Peterson with ease, he wasn't hurt once by Peterson. Khan doesn't beat Either fighter from Saturday night. Walshb, I'm glad the fight was something special for you, but to me it was just good. Not special. For all the talking Khan does, he was damn scared during that fight.

raymann

minty16 wrote: »

Yes we could debate all day. I know Peterson was hurt a few times but Lets look at the initial point here. Bradley disposed of Peterson with ease, he wasn't hurt once by Peterson. Khan doesn't beat Either fighter from Saturday night. Walshb, I'm glad the fight was something special for you, but to me it was just good. Not special. For all the talking Khan does, he was damn scared during that fight.

khan has a great attitude. we need more like him in the sport. i would rather see more fighters prepared to risk a loss like he is. always enjoy his fights.

minty16

raymann wrote: »

minty16 wrote: »

Yes we could debate all day. I know Peterson was hurt a few times but Lets look at the initial point here. Bradley disposed of Peterson with ease, he wasn't hurt once by Peterson. Khan doesn't beat Either fighter from Saturday night. Walshb, I'm glad the fight was something special for you, but to me it was just good. Not special. For all the talking Khan does, he was damn scared during that fight.

khan has a great attitude. we need more like him in the sport. i would rather see more fighters prepared to risk a loss like he is. always enjoy his fights.

Oh for Gods sake. How can you say he ha a great attitude? He moaned for weeks about losing to Peterson? He talked for weeks about how he would easily dispose of him but lost the fight, he wants the belt back ! LOL. Good attitude? Thats about as much as I can take on this subject. I'm out.

UserName 217

UserName 217

raymann wrote: »

khan has a great attitude. we need more like him in the sport. i would rather see more fighters prepared to risk a loss like he is. always enjoy his fights.

I don't think khan goes for fights that are 50 / 50.

Spazdarn

UserName 217 wrote: »

I don't think khan goes for fights that are 50 / 50.

He's been crying out for Bradley and Mayweather, those fights aren't 50/50 more like 55/45 and 70/30 in his opponents favour.

walshb

ToiletFusion wrote: »

He's been crying out for Bradley and Mayweather, those fights aren't 50/50 more like 55/45 and 70/30 in his opponents favour.

I would make Khan a favourite over Bradley!

willmunny1990

Khan is what he is, he's a over-hyped mouth piece of limited ability who will eventually get found out just like Hatton. He's already lost twice to mediocre opposition and it's embarrassing for everyone to hear him even mention a potential fight with Mayweather.

I also think Bradley would beat Khan, he'd out work him and he'd just want it more.

A Fully focused Manny would KO Khan.

Mayweather with one arm would beat Khan, easily.

clubwelly

Khan is a good boxer with a big mouth at time which can be called cocky or confident - Nothing new there with so many boxers over the years.

To say that he was cowardly is all wrong and you've gota remember he was like man possessed that nite knowing that this was prob his last chance on the big stage against a big HBO name.

Don't forget the Maidana cracker fight

Spazdarn

I know triangle theories are a no in this sport, but Bradley outworked and outworked Peterson, and I think if he put enough pressure on Khan he could stifle him.

Peterson's drug tests aside, Khan's flaws are still there to be met.

Frank Bullitt

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/19214365

Peterson cleared of the drugs charges and keeps the title, I can hear Khan crying on the wind.

corny

Gintonious wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/19214365

Peterson cleared of the drugs charges and keeps the title, I can hear Khan crying on the wind.

What therapeutic use had Peterson for synthetic testosterone may i ask?

Frank Bullitt

corny wrote: »

What therapeutic use had Peterson for synthetic testosterone may i ask?

Recent studies have shown that boxers are increasingly turning to doing this, their brain is getting a hammering and their pituitary gland is getting damaged as a result, and this controls the secretion of testosterone.

Here is a small video on it.

weemcd

Gintonious wrote: »

Recent studies have shown that boxers are increasingly turning to doing this, their brain is getting a hammering and their pituitary gland is getting damaged as a result, and this controls the secretion of testosterone.

Here is a small video on it.

Thanks for that, informative post, MMA is full of fighters have testosterone replacement now, I feel boxing will go the same way, if it hasn't already. I can't claim to know anything about it, but I have heard that another reason many athletes have low test. can be down to steroid use earlier in their careers.

Frank Bullitt

It gets very overlooked in boxing, I do think now though that it is beginning to get some wheels and more and more boxers are going down this route.

Not sure about the steroid part of your post, no one except the athletes can vouch for that. But getting consistent punches in the head for your career will take its toll on your health, just look at the heavyweights from the 80's, Tyson, Holyfield and Bow, they slur their words and get confused easily, its a terrible side effect.

MMA seems to have gotten on the ball with it, MMA fighters dont take the same type of trauma that boxers do, the consistent jobs etc that boxers get are whats doing the damage, but I think that might be a discussion for a different thread.

megadodge

Gintonious wrote: »

It gets very overlooked in boxing, I do think now though that it is beginning to get some wheels and more and more boxers are going down this route.

Not sure about the steroid part of your post, no one except the athletes can vouch for that. But getting consistent punches in the head for your career will take its toll on your health, just look at the heavyweights from the 80's, Tyson, Holyfield and Bow, they slur their words and get confused easily, its a terrible side effect.

MMA seems to have gotten on the ball with it, MMA fighters dont take the same type of trauma that boxers do, the consistent jobs etc that boxers get are whats doing the damage, but I think that might be a discussion for a different thread.

Not to detract from an important post, but you could have picked better examples than Tyson or even Holyfield. Tyson, in particular is as sharp mentally and articulate as ever. Bowe is a fair example.

Scanlas The 2nd

megadodge wrote: »

Gintonious wrote: »

It gets very overlooked in boxing, I do think now though that it is beginning to get some wheels and more and more boxers are going down this route.

Not sure about the steroid part of your post, no one except the athletes can vouch for that. But getting consistent punches in the head for your career will take its toll on your health, just look at the heavyweights from the 80's, Tyson, Holyfield and Bow, they slur their words and get confused easily, its a terrible side effect.

MMA seems to have gotten on the ball with it, MMA fighters dont take the same type of trauma that boxers do, the consistent jobs etc that boxers get are whats doing the damage, but I think that might be a discussion for a different thread.

Not to detract from an important post, but you could have picked better examples than Tyson or even Holyfield. Tyson, in particular is as sharp mentally and articulate as ever. Bowe is a fair example.

Frank Bruno would be a good example.

Frank Bullitt

megadodge wrote: »

Not to detract from an important post, but you could have picked better examples than Tyson or even Holyfield. Tyson, in particular is as sharp mentally and articulate as ever. Bowe is a fair example.

Not sure that Tyson is as sharp as you say, he may be able to string the words together, but sometimes he talks some very weird ****.

walshb

Gintonious wrote: »

Not sure that Tyson is as sharp as you say, he may be able to string the words together, but sometimes he talks some very weird ****.

Nothing new there.

Frank Bullitt

walshb wrote: »

Nothing new there.

Very true. But you know what I mean. It might have more to do with his "new-life".

I think we are getting off topic anyway.

Henno30

Amir Khan - Ricky Hatton @140

Jayob10

walshb wrote: »

I would make Khan a favourite over Bradley!

In fairness though, not having a pop but you make Khan favourite over anyone he fights or anyone he will potentially fight

Its a known fact you like the guy. Personally, I think he lacks the vital ingredients to be a top fighter. He lacks the ability to control a fight, to fight to his kind of fight.

People may say he is young and he'll improve, but he has taken some beatings now and been in a couple of wars. Wars and beatings like that can shorten your career if anything.

In no way would I favour Khan over Bradley. And i'm not a Bradley fan either.

walshb

Jayob10 wrote: »

In fairness though, not having a pop but you make Khan favourite over anyone he fights or anyone he will potentially fight

Its a known fact you like the guy. Personally, I think he lacks the vital ingredients to be a top fighter. He lacks the ability to control a fight, to fight to his kind of fight.

People may say he is young and he'll improve, but he has taken some beatings now and been in a couple of wars. Wars and beatings like that can shorten your career if anything.

In no way would I favour Khan over Bradley. And i'm not a Bradley fan either.

Making Khan a favorite over Bradley several months ago was not at all seen as off the mark or biased etc. Now, I would not make him a favourite. Close close bout. And, when I was making Khan a favourite over Bradley and Maidana etc, Khan was one of the top 3 LWW men on earth. Nothing to do with bias or being a fan. I am well aware of Khan's flaws. Do I like Khan as a fighter? Yes. I like his ambition, ring skills and passion to meet the best. He is far from the complete pro fighter though.

debaser13

What always bothered me about Khan was that he got shockingly ko'd by Prescott. Career over? No, he beats oisin Fagan, then an ancient barrera and then gets a title shot. Boxing politics at their worst. Well whatever you think of him he's going to get a hiding from canelo. Is it really admirable ambition/courage or total desperation to get back into the big fight mix?