What will Khan's career look like in 5 years?

A multiple champion with great heart and ability, but a somewhat dodgy "chin", and one of the most highly regarded British boxers ever. I think he'll have a few more big wins when all is said and done, to go along with one or two more losses. All in all I think he'll manage to amass a HOF worthy career. I also think that right now he's being a little underrated, which is understandable after such a devastating loss.

 

I guess sort of like Judah. Wouldn't be surprised if he wins a belt at some point, then loses it quickly thereafter.

He has some physical gifts but not the brains or skills, at the world class level, to be a truly top fighter. Not to mention he's taken a lot of punishment for a young guy.

Hopefully for his sake, he'll make good money, be wise with it, and retire at a young age.

 

35-4 type of record, Unify the 140 division again, 147 belt holder

 

Honestly I cant see much of a future for him with that chin

i not hating at all khan has achieved things I could only dream of like the olympics ect its just he needs to get rid of so many bad habits and even when he does can his chin even take a punch at 147?

 

his chin isn't that bad, that left hook was just that good, **** why can't you guys ever give the fighter scoring the KO credit, when Sergio landed the perfect punch on williams - Glass chin, Pacquiao on Hatton - Glass Chin, Garcia on Khan - Glass chin.

A fighter with a great chin like Bradley got dropped by a similar punch vs Holt - he got up boxed and recovered, Khan doesn't have a great chin or great powers of recovery but he got up to go to war and take massive shots, his chins isn't that bad - it's just mediocre for the style he fights in, if he fought like a boxer instead of a brawler he would be fine, they way he fights he needs a chin of Rios.

 

100% this.

Good post.

 

His chin problems get overstated. He's chinny, but there are bigger issues at hand.

Lack of proper defensive skills to protect the chin, his instincts/composure and ring IQ, his accuracy, footwork, being more of a programmed robot than an instinctive, adapting, fluid boxer.

It is much easier to say "oh he needs to box carefully from the outside" than to actually do it when opponents are coming at you, setting traps, and when you have the technical deficiencies that Khan has. The guy practically falls onto his opponent after throwing a right hand because of balance and composure issues.

These are all bigger issues than his chin.

 

I agree. I also think these can be corrected. He lacks maturity in his composure, and it effects his timing, balance, etc. Again, I point to how disciplined he looked against Kotelnik and Malignaggi, a quick or technically sound fighter he knew could catch him if he wasn't careful, vs cruder punchers he got comfortable teeing off on.

 

That's an interesting take on things TS, and I don't necessarily disagree with you. Khan still makes a lot of mistakes.

What do you think about Hunter as his new trainer?, I don't really think he'll manage to turn Khan into a completely different fighter, but I think he'll manage to make him better defensively, which should go a long way towards tidying up his game somewhat.

 

Zab 2.0.

 

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Currently 26-3

5 years likely to fight at least twice a year, if not three times, so provided he boxes consistently he is likely to box 12-13 times, so he could be anything from 38-3 to 26-15, I personally can't see him continuing to fight past 5 losses, he has plenty of cash and boxers seem to be overall learning from past mistakes.

I am going to guess he will win a few (2-3) at 140, move to 147 take on a few soft touches, take on the worst champion another (3-4) fights get a victory or two we don't expect, lose to someone have an easy comeback fight and then lose to the previous guy.

36-5 record, 2 weight champion, fringe contender for HOF

 

Beyond the chin and ring IQ issues, another big problem for Khan is the lack of punching power and physical strength. He can surprise fighters and overwhelm them with his speed, but once the fight settles robust and durable types are able to walk him down and rough him up.

Some people have referred to him having a HOF career, but even in its diluted state how many HOF fighters are there with average power and a shaky chin? To compensate he would need to be truly exceptional in other areas, and other than his speed there isn't anything remarkable about Khan.

There are only so many crushing KO losses a fighter can take, and it seems inevitable that at a world class level Khan is going to get stretched out every few fights. I think it will reach a point within 5 years where the knockouts catch up with him and he moves on. Hopefully he has looked after his money, and doesn't need to stick around just to be a name on someone's record.

 

:deal

Actually quite excited to see what, if anything virgil can do with him