Floyd Mayweather vs. Amir Khan speculation & discussion

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  1. keenly

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    Nobody cares about those occult ceremonies.
     
  2. boxing_master

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    audley Harrison won gold at the Olympics and we know all about him

    end of thread
     
  3. Scar

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    Like it or not, he is 90% speed. That's what carried him in the amateurs and overwhelmed his opponents. His freakish speed just completely overlooked whatever skill his opponents had and totally walked all over them because of it. Mario Kindelan, due to his experience, wasn't going to allow one major attribute to completely smother him and he adapted but still it wasn't easy.

    Take away Khan's speed and he's clearly average at best with completely basic skills. Even in his fastest form it's easy to see that he's extremely basic and his choice of punches are very basic too but his speed carries him. Lets be realistic here, if he had serious skills he wouldn't be recently celebrating the newly adopted ability to hold on when hurt.
     
  4. duffy_89

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    Just like mini Tyson knocked out kell brook!?

    Bore off!
     
  5. boxing_master

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    I want to know what khan and Oscar be smoking

    Oscar"when khan knocked down callazo I instantly remember ali knocking down liston"
     
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    Was he??. I'd completely forgotten....
     
  7. duffy_89

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    Eh? Take away pacs and mayweathers speed and they would both be a lot worse Aswell... They have both slowed slightly but still damn fast!

    Take away Hayes right hand, take away wlads straight right, take away froch's and Eubanks chin...

    Get my point???
     
  8. Scar

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    Hell no they won't. Mayweather has superior ring IQ, leg movement/positioning and class A skills that would carry him through it. Pacquiao has power, movement, highly underrated skills and insane stamina that would carry him through it too.

    No I don't get your point because you're way off. If you take away Haye's right hand, he still has his hook and counters. Take away Wladimir's straight right and he still had his hook and jab. Take away Froch's right hand and he still had his insane stamina and iron chin to help him continue outlasting and breaking opponents down. Take away Eubank's chin and he still has movement and skills to adapt and avoid punches.
     
  9. boxing_master

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    I also follow soccer and the way the British hype up their national team is a joke must be the same with the likes of khan and haye
     
  10. duffy_89

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    Mayweathers legs and skills all come through his speed. The same with pac, he carries his power because he punches so fast etc etc etc

    You cant just say Khan is nothing without his speed. thats his best asset and yes he makes the most of it like every other fighter with the same asset.
     
  11. dan4579

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    It's not that people forgot, it's just that nobody gives a sh!t. That is 3 embarrassing pro losses ago. Once you have three losses, especially if you've been knocked out, you can be the best fighter in your division and world champion for over a decade and fans will never consider you worth a fcuk. Especially British fans. Isn't that clearly the case? Even if you've won a GOLD MEDAL, unified almost all the belts, beat countless undefeated fighters, it does not matter. 3 losses early in your career means you are total sh!t.:patsch
     
  12. Beouche

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  13. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Paccy of course. But Khan is a decent substitute for the fight that will never ever happen.

    And I just see GGG. Who mauls the lot of them with relative ease.
     
  14. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    back in the day it was pac. but now its khan

    GGG is a 160 fighter he wont get a shot unless he moves down to 154 and makes some waves
     
  15. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Even if he does, he won't ever get the shot at Floyd, who didn't even want anythimg to do with Maravilla at 150 for a 80/20 split.