Thurman "Khan doesn't have the chin to take my power"

“I would like Amir Khan. I believe Amir doesn’t have the chin to take the punching power, (but) I think he has the legs to run backwards for however many rounds before he hits the blue canvas.”

“I would be interested in seeing that hand-speed up close and in person. I mean, I know it’s fast but a lot of the time people don’t even attempt to give him awkward angles – and that’s something else that I believe Floyd would do. Changes, elevation of his head, use his reflexes – and I would do the same thing to Amir. And unlike Floyd, when my counter comes – it’s gonna hurt!”

“I think it was a mistake for him to be campaigning at 147 lbs. The welterweight division is a stacked division. A lot of people WANT to be welterweights, a lotta people want to be a welterweight champion – so I think Amir is better trying to conduct a Danny Garcia rematch, something like that.”

“After the (Algieri) fight on television, he talked about Floyd. But then when one of you guys came and asked him some more questions, then he decided to say my name out of his mouth. And for SOME REASON his coach wanted to talk junk too.”

“I don’t know what’s about that ’cause Virgil (Hunter) can’t throw punches for Amir, he can’t take punches for Amir – and if I had to, I’d knock both of ’em out!”

“I think it’s a fight the fans would like but he hasn’t done anything to earn his ranking in the welterweight division. What top welterweight has Amir Khan beaten?”

“He is a talented kid. He has boxing ability, he was an Olympian – but I say if he wants to do something in the welterweight division, then he needs to beat a real welterweight.”

 

This would be a great fight hope it gets made

 

I approve this fight....make it happen

 

This would be a very interesting fight. My guess Thurman is right, Khan can't take his power but he could more than likely make Thurman appear crude.

 

Isn't Thurman fighting Collazo next? Ah but he's a real welterweight when he fights him but not when Khan does.

 

Good fighter Thurman! Get that fight made!

 

Thurman hits much harder then Garcia who isn't a very big puncher.

 

and thurman is fighting khan leftover next?

 

and khan was fighting porter's leftover when he fought alexander?

 

what's ur point? thurman talking smack about khan and saying how he never fought a true welter but he's fighting his leftovers next himself? dont make sense to me

 

Thurman has every right talk smack he would knock khan the **** out easy very bad style for khan.

 

What was that rant about, to me it sounded like an "I'd beat him easy so need for the fight and he hasn't done anything to earn it anyway" sounds completely like an avoidance excuse. Now before I get attacked I do think Thurman wins this fight and I do like him but we have to remember this guy said "we might get out boxed fighting Amir"

So I really have to question if he's actually trying to make the case for the fight like it first sounds or trying to be excused for not taking like it sounds at the end. I think he is trying to play hard ball and hoping not to get a response from Amir so that Amir doesn't say his name again, don't know why though. I think it's a good fight but feel pretty confident Thurman comes out on top in this one.

 

Thurman should get collazo out of the way then fight Khan on floyd's undercard. Collazo wobbled Khan quite a few times in their fight.

 

What he has said though is completely contradictory. Every times he speaks about Khan he always brings up the point that he doesn't deserve Floyd dos he has never fought a true welterweight. He goes even further this time and suggests Khan shouldn't even be in the welterweight division. So now he is going to prove to Khan how beating a true welterweight is done by fighting someone he considers not a true welterweight.

 

Khan didn't have the chin to take Maidana's power either...

but he sucked it all up.