Khan at 147 is a freaking nightmare matchup for anyone.

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  1. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Khan has average power at best, it's his speed that most fighters cant cope with. Despite him knocking Collazo down 3 times he landed clean on a defenceless Collazo throughout the fight. If he had good power the Collazo that showed up that night should never have heard the final bell, he was awful.

    Agreed that Khan is effective when he goes to the body but he doesn't do it often enough imo.

    Porters a young bull, bigger, stronger and harder hitting. Plus with his style of fighting Khan would be put straight on the back foot.
     
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    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    THANK YOU!!! Finally someone who knows about boxing.

    I have no idea why people think Khan would beat Floyd, or even be competitive. Khan may have speed, but timing beats speed, and Floyd has the best timing in the sport. As you said, Floyd also has a far superior ring IQ, better defense, and footwork. It would take Floyd 2 rounds tops to adjust to Khan's speed and time him.

    Really, Khan isn't on Floyd's level.
     
  3. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Am I the only person who wasn't all that impressed with Khans victory over Collazo. Yes he fought smart I.e when tagged he didn't fire straight back but aside from that his technique was nothing we haven't seen before.

    I was more surprised with the mentality Collazo came in with plus how much he had slipped.
     
  4. Thread Stealer

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    I was kind of impressed, but that may have been because I already have a relatively low opinion of Khan.

    He fought more controlled against Collazo. Usually he fights like a spazzed-out ******.
     
  5. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's difficult but beatable.
     
  6. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have always said Khan is a great fighter , who is underrated based solely on his chin .

    No one thought he would kick Collazos ass the way he did , Hell No one even expected Khan to make it to the second half of the fight let alone DOMINATE .

    ESB - "Collazo via KTFO ! No way can Khan take that same left hook that Ortiz took ".
     
  7. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Every fighter in boxing period is beatable . So that does not say much .
     
  8. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    he will beat the **** out of the ghost, hands down
     
  9. El-blanco

    El-blanco Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Least impressive was khans power. Collazo chased him around the ring with his hands down and got hit repeatedly, sure he went down, but the fact it took so long against a defenceless fighter is telling.

    I think khans good but a strong guy like porter, Thurman, Peterson, etc would just bully him. He has nothing to keep them honest.
     
  10. spopovich

    spopovich Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah. His power didn't carry up to 147. But he poses problems for some fighters but I don't think he'll ever be the guy at 147 because a fighter like the ones you mentioned would beat him imo.
     
  11. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Difficult but beatable pretty much says it all.

    Saying he performed better than expected vs Collazo does not say much.
     
  12. kragz

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    *****s have been trying to say Khan has a decent chin since he was in the mix as The Baby Erection's new cherry pick.

    Khan's chin is a disgrace to the sport. Every time little Julio Diaz connected on Khan's wet poppadom chin khan was doing the Kathak. Anyboady that says Khan's chin is anything other than shocking is a troll or a *****.
     
  13. MrPR

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    Khan clearly beat Peterson the first time , I would have my money on him again in a rematch .
     
  14. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No he didn't.
     
  15. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah it pretty much does it say a lot .

    Pretty much everyone in here predicted Khan was going to be LAID OUT the min Collazo connects on him .

    No in here expected to see Collazo kissing the canvas 3x , and get outclassed with ease .

    Khan proved all the doubters wrong big time .