Khan v Burns @ 140lb

[JohnAnthony]

khan. You need power to beat him.

No way is burns outboxing him.

[DonnieB]

Originally Posted by Primadonna Kool

"Both Ricky Burns and Amir Khan are 5"10"

The power of sarcasm eh.

[Rangersfan1982]

Burns by ko.

[Beeston Brawler]

Burns could outbox Khan, I'm quite confident of that.

[Betty Swollocks]

Burns would outbox and then knock his ass out.

[Betty Swollocks]

Originally Posted by JohnAnthony

khan. You need power to beat him.

No way is burns outboxing him.

why not?

and Limond was robbed of a KO win over Khan by the ref. If Limond had Khan on spaghetti legs and down, 2012 Ricky Burns definitely has the power to banjo him.

[oli]

Khan due to size. Otherwise I wouldn't write burns off

[Mctaggert]

Originally Posted by Beeston Brawler

Burns could outbox Khan, I'm quite confident of that.

Me too

[Beeston Brawler]

Originally Posted by Mctaggert

Me too

Yep.... not saying he would, merely that he could.

Technically he's all there, ticks most boxes.

Without wanting to sound like a Kell Brook fan, but what's the blueprint?

He's not lost in years, and although his opposition level has been questionable at times during that run, he's handled a wide range of opponents stylewise.

Originally Posted by Shocked Quartz

No you don't, you just need to put him under pressure and punch with him. Peterson showed that you don't even need a jab to get in close and cause him problems.

I think Burns would be the counterpuncher in this fight. It's the speed that can cause him problems though.

Khan has been beaten every other way, he's been blasted out, his been pressured, and he's been timed... there's no reason why someone can't stay outside and win a decision against him.

Burns could draw him forward and land his uppercut as Khan rushes in, and bring the hooks in too.

The battle of the jabs would be interesting, Khan hasn't to my mind faced a really good jabber, certainly not for a while, whilst his own jab is really effective if he throws it as a single punch.

[Johnny Coyle]

Burns dont crack hard enough...

[SouthpawSlayer]

id edge khan in a close one but ricky is looking damn good and his straight right is a peach of a shot, would love to see this fight

[mishima]

Originally Posted by Betty Swollocks

why not?

and Limond was robbed of a KO win over Khan by the ref. If Limond had Khan on spaghetti legs and down, 2012 Ricky Burns definitely has the power to banjo him.

i love this kind of logic