Josh Taylor v Amir khan(2010 post Maidana)

Plateaued? Look at the level he’s been fighting at only 16 fights in. It’s incredible.

- prog
- postal (very underated win)
- baranchyk who is world level
- stopped Vasquez
- stopped Davies
- stopped undefeated Martin
- 7th fight he battered Dave Ryan who’s no mug, Ryan has beaten Paul mccloskey, Tyrone nurse, Hamilton etc.

won the ali trophy

won the wba and ibf - in 16 fights

of course performances will start to plateau as he’s facing elite level competition. If he has achieved all this in 16 fights in his 20s he still has another gear to go up

 

I know it sounds like I'm having a go but I'm really not. I genuinely rate Taylor very highly indeed its just that I get the sense that we may have already seen his best days.

To me he looks drained at 140 and should he move up to 147 which I suspect he will soon have to especially given the current hold up with the sport, it will be a whole different ball game and his style of fighting won't have the same impact.

I hope I'm very wrong and he goes on to unify, move up and clear up. I just get the sense it's not going to happen.

 

kudos to you if it happens

147 is ridiculously competitive

 

I would take Taylor, I'm not convinced Khan can take that bodywork, pressure and inside work. I could see it being similar to the Lamont Peterson fight in a sense, but Taylor having more success than Peterson.

 

I think its a rather talented division tbh. Spence, Crawford, pac, Porter, Thurman, both Garcia’s etc