Amir Khan v Chris Algieri May 30th

Underground · 02-04-2015 07:34PM #1

supersean1999 wrote: »

Amir khan v chris algieri may 30th . Khans chin being protected again.

"You can class him as an A-Class opponent."

No Amir, I won't be doing any such thing. :rolleyes:

weemcd · 02-04-2015 07:41PM

Wish Amir Khan would fúck off. Would really be happy to see him kay'od and retire

Deiseboy01 · 02-04-2015 07:53PM

From his perspective its a sensible keep busy fight and one he should win easily. Not a fans fight though.

boxer.fan · 02-04-2015 08:10PM

Wonder why he didn't get matched with Provodnikov, mathysse, Garcia or Maidana?

HigginsJ · 02-04-2015 08:13PM

boxer.fan wrote: »

Wonder why he didn't get matched with Provodnikov, mathysse, Garcia or Maidana?

Baffling indeed

He really is cherry picking them at the moment.

walshb · 02-04-2015 08:17PM

boxer.fan wrote: »

Wonder why he didn't get matched with Provodnikov, mathysse, Garcia or Maidana?

Stating the obvious here, but he'd likely get sparked by all, even Maidan this time around.

boxer.fan · 02-04-2015 08:27PM

walshb wrote: »

Stating the obvious here, but he'd likely get sparked by all, even Maidan this time around.

I agree totally. Anyone with any sort of pop is likely to find the target at least once over twelve rounds

Talib Fiasco · 02-04-2015 08:35PM

I think he'd probably beat Garcia in a rematch. Garcia is a shade of the man who beat Matthysse.

Deiseboy01 · 02-04-2015 08:39PM

In fairness to Khan there are three huge money fights out there for him, mayweather, pacman and brook. No way is he going to risk that type of payday by fighting those lads.

Great division though, a mini league at welter would be fabulous entertainment.

For the record I think he beats all of those on his best night. If he moves fast and keeps moving!

Underground · 02-04-2015 09:51PM

Haha he had a Facebook post announcing the fight and removed it within the first hour of uploading it.

supersean1999 · 03-04-2015 08:49AM

Dan rafael. Says ibf wanted bradley and khan to fight . Khan refused. Frankie gavin next in line

HigginsJ · 03-04-2015 10:16AM

supersean1999 wrote: »

Dan rafael. Says ibf wanted bradley and khan to fight . Khan refused. Frankie gavin next in line

Yea saw that ok, you could see why he wouldn't bother with that one as it was a no win. If he wanted the Brook fight it was there for him, he didn't have to fight for it and Bradley is a seriously good opponent.

It's also likely that Gavin won't have to fight to get a shot at the title as he is managed by Hearn and he can just set it up as a voluntary for Brook.

When it does happen Brook vs Bradley would be a good fight.

Emmo-m- · 03-04-2015 12:45PM

"I wanna fight the big names" OK so you fight a 140 fighter with 1 fight at 147 which he was knocked down 8 times and lost every round. Good job Amir!

God , I can't wait for Brook to smash and retire him! Even Showtime refused the fight , more than likely will be shown on Haymon's PBC now instead , which will give him a bit more exposure I suppose. Seen as he barely sold 4k tickets in his last fight.

walshb · 03-04-2015 02:49PM

Emmo-m- wrote: »

"I wanna fight the big names" OK so you fight a 140 fighter with 1 fight at 147 which he was knocked down 8 times and lost every round. Good job Amir!

God , I can't wait for Brook to smash and retire him! Even Showtime refused the fight , more than likely will be shown on Haymon's PBC now instead , which will give him a bit more exposure I suppose. Seen as he barely sold 4k tickets in his last fight.

Barring a Brook KO, which is not overly likely, I reckon Khan is way too fast and busy for Brook.

As to Garcia-Khan 2nd time around, yes, Khan could get the job done, but he'd have to be ever so careful.

Emmo-m- · 03-04-2015 03:30PM

walshb wrote: »

Barring a Brook KO, which is not overly likely, I reckon Khan is way too fast and busy for Brook.

As to Garcia-Khan 2nd time around, yes, Khan could get the job done, but he'd have to be ever so careful.

Timing beats speed every time. A couple of rounds in and Brook gets his timing and start to hit Khan on those "whiskers" as he likes to say , there's only one outcome I can see. But don't get me wrong it will be a tough fight for both.

I just cannot stand Khan , this attitude saying people need to earn a shot against him , particularly Brook who is world champion does my head in. Coming from a man who has 2 losses from his last 6 and has only beaten bums at Welterweight since he moved up.

I really hope the winner on May 2nd goes on to unify the division by fighting Brook and bypassing A Mere Con.

Chrissybhoy · 03-04-2015 03:51PM

This fight is about right for Khan he found his level.

Henno30 · 03-04-2015 04:31PM

Algieri is as famous now as he's ever likely to be (coming off a ppv bout), he's feather fisted, and he's stylistically right for Khan. It's the perfect fight really.

But it underlines the fact that the people behind Khan have no faith in him whatsoever, and it's simply a matter of getting him soft fights until either Manny or Floyd are stuck for an opponent.

I really hope he never gets that ppv fight now. It would be a terrible example to spread within the sport.

dulux99 · 03-04-2015 04:34PM

If you watch the video khan uploaded, announcing the fight, he says that Pacman beating Algieri was the catalyst for the Mayweather fight. Delusional.

walshb · 03-04-2015 04:34PM

Emmo-m- wrote: »

Timing beats speed every time. A couple of rounds in and Brook gets his timing and start to hit Khan on those "whiskers" as he likes to say , there's only one outcome I can see. But don't get me wrong it will be a tough fight for both.

I just cannot stand Khan , this attitude saying people need to earn a shot against him , particularly Brook who is world champion does my head in. Coming from a man who has 2 losses from his last 6 and has only beaten bums at Welterweight since he moved up.

I really hope the winner on May 2nd goes on to unify the division by fighting Brook and bypassing A Mere Con.

Love him or hate him he can be compulsive viewing.

Emmo-m- · 03-04-2015 04:48PM

walshb wrote: »

Love him or hate him he can be compulsive viewing.

No doubt. I pray for a Prescott repeat some day soon! Very complusive viewing :cool:

walshb · 03-04-2015 04:53PM

Emmo-m- wrote: »

Timing beats speed every time.

Every time when it works!:)

Talib Fiasco · 03-04-2015 05:07PM

To be fair to Khan his resume is ten times better than Brooks. Brook hasn't fought a legit boxer yet. Porter was a complete hype job, a guy who probably won't be boxing in five years time. Brook has fought bums his whole career. He's obviously a great boxer but he still hasn't fought a top opponent. Khan has fought several and beaten a good few of them. Not bad for an apparently "glass jawed con" who you must remember started at lightweight compared to Brook a welterweight his whole career. Give Khan some slack. He's far more gutsy than a lot of other welters out there

boxer.fan · 03-04-2015 05:18PM

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

To be fair to Khan his resume is ten times better than Brooks. Brook hasn't fought a legit boxer yet. Porter was a complete hype job, a guy who probably won't be boxing in five years time. Brook has fought bums his whole career. He's obviously a great boxer but he still hasn't fought a top opponent. Khan has fought several and beaten a good few of them. Not bad for an apparently "glass jawed con" who you must remember started at lightweight compared to Brook a welterweight his whole career. Give Khan some slack. He's far more gutsy than a lot of other welters out there

No doubt Khan's resume is better than Brook's. However Khans best wins came at lower weights. Everyone is aware of his dodgy chin now, it's been exposed numerous times.

I hope I'm wrong but I reckon Khan's career will be brought to a halt if he meets one of the names I mentioned earlier.

walshb · 03-04-2015 05:27PM

It's just that of late his fights and foes seem to be very managed!

Brook has fought one decent fighter, Porter. BTW, Porter would be hell for Khan. Strong and attack minded with heavy enough hands. I don't think Khan contains him. Porter would walk through him and knock him out or stop him.

Johner · 03-04-2015 05:33PM

boxer.fan wrote: »

I hope I'm wrong but I reckon Khan's career will be brought to a halt if he meets one of the names I mentioned earlier.

It's quite simple really, Khan won't fight anyone who can dig. He's holding out for the Mayweather fight and a loss in the meantime pretty much rules that fight out. The Mayweather fight is a win-win situation for Khan, it's a huge pay day in a fight he actually has an okay chance of causing an upset and a loss wouldn't damage him unless it was a heavy KO which at this stage of Mayweathers career probably wouldn't happen. The Brook fight would still be a big fight even after a loss to Floyd for Khan.

Johner · 03-04-2015 05:34PM

walshb wrote: »

It's just that of late his fights and foes seem to be very managed!

It's purely with the possible Mayweather fight in mind, Khan has a better chance of beating Floyd than he does beating the lads in the division that can bang and him and his team know it.

Johner · 03-04-2015 05:38PM

The Bradley fight is one I thought Khan might actually go for though, Bradley would be a big name to have on Khan's CV and I think he could out box Bradley who wouldn't really carry a KO threat.

poeticmakaveli · 03-04-2015 05:40PM

He won't even mention Thurman's name! Thurman would knock him spark out with his power and better yet, Thurman is just as fast and has better footwork than khan so it he is dominated in all areas!
He is on his last now and he is staying away from big hitters as long as he can!

Talib Fiasco · 03-04-2015 05:41PM

The fact Khan survived against Maidana, p4p one of the hardest hitting guys in the sport, a guy who was close to having Floyd on queer street tells me that Khan isn't as brittle as he is portrayed. Sure he has been KO'd but on the hands of a certified KO artist in Prescott and to Garcia who has arguably the best left hook in the sport. Khan certainly isn't iron chinned but he gets awful undeserved stick at times

walshb · 03-04-2015 05:44PM

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

The fact Khan survived against Maidana, p4p one of the hardest hitting guys in the sport, a guy who was close to having Floyd on queer street tells me that Khan isn't as brittle as he is portrayed. Sure he has been KO'd but on the hands of a certified KO artist in Prescott and to Garcia who has arguably the best left hook in the sport. Khan certainly isn't iron chinned but he gets awful undeserved stick at times

I agree. Folks can be far too OTT with him. It's a lot to do with fans and their views of him the person. You will always get that with boxing fans and boxers. They get engrossed far too easily and cannot separate the man from the boxer. As a boxer I admire him a lot. I am well aware of his flaws, as we all are, but the guy deserves a lot of kudos for entertaining us in some really good fights. So he talks a bit and bigs himself up. Is there any boxer who doesn't? Most of them are "cocky" and most portray a view of their talents that is inflated. It's been like that for years. It's what makes boxers different than any other sports men.

Halloween Jack · 03-04-2015 05:47PM

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

The fact Khan survived against Maidana, p4p one of the hardest hitting guys in the sport, a guy who was close to having Floyd on queer street tells me that Khan isn't as brittle as he is portrayed. Sure he has been KO'd but on the hands of a certified KO artist in Prescott and to Garcia who has arguably the best left hook in the sport. Khan certainly isn't iron chinned but he gets awful undeserved stick at times

I think his career has definitely suffered from the accusation too, take the maidana fight, if he'd have stuck to his game plan instead of trying to prove he could go toe to toe in a war it would have been a one sided fight... It seems to play on his mind and he ends up engaging instead of boxing...

Amir Khan v Chris Algieri May 30th

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