Improvements Required For Khan

Nothing is similar between Khan and Hearns. Khan is more like Jim Corbett.

 

No, not really.

 

No it wouldn't. Hearns had much more freakish dimensions than Khan for one thing. They don't resemble one another.

 

Yep cool he could also work on moving round his opponent more instead of running away as much .One fight I noticed that was when Rigo finished Casey .He's supposed to have the best footwork since Muhammed Ali though so I defintley say footwork is a must because because Khan looks silly when he runs at times

 

FFS comparing Khan to Hearns..

Anyways Khan has as many mental flaws as technical, the reason he can't follow gameplans consistently is down to his machismo and IMO his ego. He believes he's a better fighter then he really is and seems to want to prove his chin. Now that's all well and good but it's creating problems against better opposition.

He has happy feet which means he has feet that dance around like a punch and judy show. Sadly Khan has no clue why he's moving his feet the way he's moving them and when moving them around he's going to fast for his own good. I believe this is partly down to his amateur style but also down to nervous energy which he displays at times before and early in fights. If you compare his bouts early to a amatuer contest they both follow a similar pattern with high workrate and intensity.

You watch guys like Mayweather they will settle to task, pick there punches and gauge movements and rhythm's of opponent as well as feel the strength and power of opponent.

Also Khan's fairly stiff in his upperbody, lacks head movement in most fights because he gets dragged into battles as well as his hands being in same place all time. There's a seem right through middle of his guard. He never changes the level of his head defensively and also to create angles for his own punches.

He fights tall as i mentioned and that's why he struggles on inside, Roach has given him this temporary training on inside work which seems to consist of 'if they get on inside revert to full guard, put head down and tuck windnuts in and hope they get tired and then move away. Khan struggles with inside work cos he's stiff and also fights tall so can't gain leverage on inside for shots. To fight on inside you need to be able to dip and rotate in there. Khan's not used to fighting in there cos of amateur boxing and it's showing.

All in all...

-No understanding of his footwork creating dangerous openings for opponents.
-Stiff upperbody leading to problems on inside, must work on that side of game.
-Mentality needs to change

 

Roach and Khan need to work on problem area's instead of refining what Khan is good at already.

Over 100 rounds in a camp of inside sparing, this problem needs to be addressed, Khan long term future depends on it.

Khan needs to feel at ease on the inside, it has to feel more natural.

Khan will never be a good inside fighter, but if he can learn more tricks he can make fighters ineffective on the inside, then him be effective on the outside.

 

What don't you agree on :good.

 

Sorry who has said what about Ali's footwork?! Whoever, a shocking claim that discounts quality fighters from the last 30 years.

 

If you watch Khan vs Judah that was for me his best display since Kotelnik. Head movement as well as punch selection. Ok Judah played into his hands by waiting on him in a low stance but Khan did a really good job that night. Mainly cos he used his head and boxed to a plan and was thoughtful.

 

I just don't think Khan is clever enough to attain a top level and rounded skillset.