Amir Khan - potential to be the greatest British boxer of all time?

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Me got a pop belly after fasting right now, great reading, keep it coming..

 

Bradley, nope he doesn't beat Khan.

 

The point is that he has a better chance than Maidana did.

 

I don't really see what the discussion point is, the only way you can achieve this is to beat great fighters.

These guys, Malignaggi, Kotelnik, Maidana, Judah are very very average in the grand scheme of things when we're talking about greatness. They're just B and C level fighters in their era. He actually has to beat somebody like Pacquiao or Mayweather for this to even be worth discussing, OR move up to welterweight and junior middle and beat a host of contenders.

 

My point was nobody (bar the super 2) can beat Khan to a decision.

 

I think he's got the time to do it at 24 years of age, he isn't taking too many meaningless fights, they're mostly of a good standard that enhances his record each time.

But the only way to actually acheive it is to beat a great fighter, so the question is more like does he have the potential to do that?

Or I suppose he could do it on sheer weight of numbers which to a large extent Lennox did, to do that he'd have to move through the weights convincingly.

 

you're over-estimating Khan here. Bradley/Khan would be a genuine 50-50 fight imo if it were to take place, Khan may have the speed advantage but I struggle to see how he will be able to keep Bradley from pushing him back- he doesn't have the sufficient power or an authoritative enough jab. To his credit, Khan manoueveres himself decently off the ropes but the Maidana fight showed that this expends a lot of energy and that it eventually catches up with him.

I would probably lean towards Khan if they fought but as I say, I find it hard to give a really solid case to favour one man over the either. And certainly not one conclusive enough to give Bradley no chance whatsoever.

 

I'm not being optimistic, I'm just saying what he'd have to do to achieve it.

I do think most of Lennox's standing is based on weight of numbers. I mean he fought a guy impersonating Mike Tyson. He did beat Holyfield I suppose. The rest of them, you can't really say there are too many greats in there. What I'm saying is in theory its possible to do something similar at 147lbs and moving up to 154lbs.

 

So you ask the bloke to name you an inside fighter who can beat Khan and he names one (which is a valid opinion in alot of peoples eyes and the division number 1, although not in my eyes, but still a valid answer) and you just say nope and this is your only point of argument, discounting all other points of his argument because you obviously dont have any answer to come back on in this debate. Am i following this right? If so then you have more holes in your defence than Tommy Sheridan.

 

Thing is around Khan's weight most of the big names of the past 15years are nearing to the end of their career's fighters like Mosley, JMM, Cotto, Maragrito, Floyd, Pacman.

Khan soon will not be left with too many super fights which can give him some greatness to his record.

Plans are in motion to face Floyd next year sometime, but many still find that too early for the still only 25yrs old next year Khan.

Next year Khan also will be moving upto 147 where the big cats lay, let's see what pans out.

 

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