Floyd Mayweather vs. Amir Khan speculation & discussion

Palooka · May 10, 2015

50-0 and done.

KillSomething · May 10, 2015

Floyd: "Yo Stephen A., tell em I'll give that midget a rematch!"
Stephen A: "Hey guys, Floyd just said he'd give Pacquiao a rematch."
ESPN: "Floyd Mayweather just told Stephen A. Smith that he will give Manny Pacquiao a rematch."
Al Haymon: "Floyd, what the f*** are you thinking! You really think people are gonna buy the rematch if you just give it to them like that?!?! Tell em the rematch is off."
Floyd: "The rematch is off. I changed my mind."

His Gray interview was CLEARLY an attempt to drum up some anger in the public to create demand for a rematch.

SuperBoxer · May 10, 2015

Makes business sense. Money could potentially make around $40-50 million from a Khan fight, and then around $100-150 million from a Pac rematch. Money could retire with total career earnings almost approaching $1 billion, making him the richest sportsman alive.

BillyWhizz · May 10, 2015

Imperial1 said: ↑

The only way he gives it up is if somehow Khan turns south paw I see no reason to a abandon it against an orthodox fighter ..Khan to have success must work off the jab
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King Khan has on of the atg jabs. It is like a scimitar through freshly baked baklava and will reduce the little bald conman to tears within 5 minutes. You all know it is the truth so stop denying it.

BillyWhizz · May 10, 2015

KillSomething said: ↑

Guys...Amir Khan????

He was sh!t against Limond. He got dropped...by Limond.
He was sh!t against Prescott. He got ktfo, and it was funny.
He was sh!t against McCloskey. Remember that fight? It was embarrassing.
He was sh!t against Peterson. He deserved the point deductions, and the knockdowns were pushdowns. He got outboxed, period.
He was sh!t against Garcia. He got ktfo, and it was funny.
He was sh!t against Diaz. He got dropped. By Diaz.

Who has he even looked decent against?

Paulie? Ok, but...it's Paulie.
Maidana? Ok, if you call that decent. But it's Maidana...shut out by Alexander, dropped 3x by Ortiz, worked over by Morales and Kotelnik, hurt by JSK and Josesito, and ultimately the posessor of exactly ONE semi-good win: Broner.
Collazo? Ok, but Collazo is old and has exactly ZERO quality wins alongside losses to Berto and Freddy Hernandez.
Alexander? Who was beaten by Bradley, Matthysse, and Porter? Whose best wins are Maidana and Kotelnik?

You guys can't be serious if you think Khan has a chance in hell. Newsflash: There are levels to this sh!t. Khan has proven time and time again that he struggles at B-level.

The top 7 at welterweight are clearly above Khan's level:
-Floyd dominates him every which way and drops him more times than Corrales.
-Brook knocks him out with a jab.
-Manny treats him like a weaker version of Algieri.
-Bradley bombs him out.
-JMM replicates KTFO6, but better.
-Thurman one-times him.
-Porter steamrolls him.
Numbers 8 and 9 seem right about exactly at Khan's level.
-Diego Chaves has more than a good chance of stopping Khan.
-Guerrero would probably lose, but he might grind Khan to death like Peterson did.
-I have Khan replacing Alexander at Number 10.
Numbers 11-19 are solid opponents for Khan's level
-Alexander already got outboxed.
-Maidana probably stops him in a rematch.
-Berto would probably get outworked, but the KO could happen.
-Josesito should get outboxed, but a counterpunch KO is a real possibility.
-Collazo already got outboxed.
-Ortiz would probably quit in some absurd way, but the KO could happen.
-JSK would get outboxed.
-Zaveck would get outboxed.
-Bundu would get outboxed.

And then down at 140...

The top 4 are clearly out of reach:
-Garcia already knocked him out hilariously and would do it again.
-Matthysse would kill him.
-Peterson would outbox him again.
-Crawford would treat him like a less-skillful version of Gamboa.
Numbers 5-8 are 50-50 fights (aside from Ruslan):
-Algieri MIGHT beat him. He shouldn't, but stranger things have happened.
-Provodnikov would kill him.
-Rios would probably catch him at some point.
-Broner would be a good fight. Khan might go all Paulie on him, but I sense Khan's defense and footwork aren't at Paulie's level and Broner would catch him with a counter.
Numbers 9-15 seem like comfortable wins:
-Herrera would get outspeeded.
-Benavidez would get outspeeded.
-Vargas would get outspeeded.
-Postol would get outspeeded.
-Figueroa might actually have a chance with that weird UFC cage-grinding style.
-Molina might actually catch him with something.
-Alvarado gets worked over and will still be a meth addict.

Khan is at best #8-#10 at welterweight, and he would have to go to war to truly keep that ranking. Chaves, Guerrero, and Maidana are all winnable fights for him, but far from the guaranteed Haymon Specials he's been handed lately. There's no way he goes higher until Floyd, Manny, and JMM retire. He'll never truly crack the top 5.

If he could make 140, he'd probably float around between #5-#8. Again, it would be a war for him. Broner, Rios, and Algieri are winnable, but Khan is not one to put together a sting of wins in "winnable" fights. He always loses one or two unexpected ones. And Provodnikov would actually kill him. Khan could only crack the top 5 if Garcia, Matthysse, and Peterson all move up. (And that would keep him way down the list at 147).

Khan is a B-Level fighter. He struggles to maintain a ranking in the lower-top-10, and his ceiling is outside the top 5. He will never be one of the 4 best in any division, meaning he will never have a legitimate title reign without ducking challenges. He exists solely for the purpose of giving us something to laugh at.
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You vile person. How dare you insult the mighty King Khan. May a thousand camels poo through your letterbox. And may you drown in their dung.

bballchump11 · May 10, 2015

I would watch a rematch, but honestly why should there be one? Doesn't Cotto deserve one more than Poochiao and I don't even want to see that fight again

C.J. · May 10, 2015

Heres the chance for Froid Mayweather to show up he has some cojones .
Fight Amir Khan in Sept but fight him in ENGLAND at Wembley stadium.
No Vegas corruption Have a good clean EVEN fight with the best man getting the win. C'mon Froid I'm calling you out prove me wrong when I call you a coward.
Actually Froid screwed up he thought Khan wouldn't fight because of Rhammadan . Do you think he has the cojones Floydaholics?? I KNOW he doesnt

BillyWhizz · May 10, 2015

boxing4ever said: ↑

Does nothing to disprove that Mayweather would have no problems dealing with Khan's patter punches. Khan has no inside game and those fast hands don't do ****.
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King Khan may not be known for having one punch ko but my friend we have a saying. The deadliest bite cones from the smallest creature it is in reference to the mosquito and the deadly malaria. The fact that King Khan is not a noted ko puncher worjs in his favour against the little bald lazy conman Mayweather. Volume punching and outworking Mayweather is the key and no one does that better than King Khan. Fact.

HellSpawn86 · May 10, 2015

May and Pac should retire and if they get a great pay day along the way I really don't mind. However I will definitely not pay to watch, haha.

BillyWhizz · May 10, 2015

SuperBoxer said: ↑

Have you even seen Khan's punch stats? Khan's punch accuracy is on par with, or even batter than, Mayweather. Khan's accuracy in his last fight against Alexander (43%) was higher than Mayweather's accuracy in his last fight against Pacquiao (34%). Not only does Khan have faster hand speed, but that's faster punches with pin-point accuracy. Also, Khan has good foot-work, capable of fighting on his back-foot and running circles around his opponents, and because of his age, he has a higher work rate than both Pacquiao and Mayweather. There's a very good chance of Khan out-pointing Floyd.

Khan demonstrated good counter-punching skills against Alexander, who is a very good counter-puncher himself.

Khan's last KO was 2 years and 4 fights ago. Mayweather's last legit KO was 8 years and 10 fights ago. Khan also has a higher overall KO% than Mayweather.

It's unlikely Floyd out-points Khan, who has faster hand speed, quicker jabs, taller height and higher work rate, along with comparably high punch accuracy and good foot-work from the back-foot.

That's the kind of triangle theory fallacy I'd expect from casual fans. Khan has only ever struggled against power punchers, which Floyd most certainly is not. There's fat chance of Floyd pulling off a KO against Khan, so it would come down to a pure boxing match between two technical boxers. Khan has never been outboxed before, and neither has Floyd. That's what makes it a very competitive fight. Styles make fights.
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Allah praises you for your fine work my friend. But arguing with such infidels is a pointless as rowing with a mountain. They will see and learn from their own eyes that King Khan is the greatest.

Phila215 · May 10, 2015

Fight probably doesn't happen in September...Khan will be observing Ramadan from the middle of June to the middle of July.

Pimp C · May 10, 2015

Khans inability to fight on the inside would be his undoing against pbf that and his suspect ring iq.

fruitpunch · May 10, 2015

Hope thats true

Bring on that Khan fight

CST80 · May 10, 2015

Ducking the real Brit threat, Floyd wants none of Special K. Quack Quack Quack

Pimp C · May 10, 2015

Khan is the new bogey man now? :roflIt never ends. You people will never learn.

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