Would Amir Khan have been Floyd Mayweather’s toughest fight?

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  1. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    I wouldn't of picked him to have stopped the much better chinned Hatton either but he did. Khan would be taking a nap from a shot he didn't see at some point. It's what he does against top tier opposition.
     
  2. African Cobra

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    Nothing is safe in a boxing match and Berto is a two time welterweight champion who I am confident will stop Khan if they fought. Good fighters beat Berto not punks.
     
  3. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    What is this size BS Khan is not even a big welterweight. For the Canelo fight Khan came to do track and field thinking it was a 400 meters race but Canelo stalked him set him up and it was all she wrote. Many people bring fights ti Floyd including taller guys , faster guys and they all lose. Khan would lose like night follows day. If it makes you feel warm to think Khan would put up a good fight then warm yourself up with such lies. In the school of boxing I come from you don’t get marks for trying. All fighters try it’s the least of what is required.
     
  4. KamyK

    KamyK New Member Full Member

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    Can people stop comparing Khan and McGregor.

    Mcgregor gasses out after 3 MMA rounds let alone in 12 rounds of boxing that he never fought in his career before Mayweather.

    Mcgregor couldn’t even fight back anymore. Sometimes the best form of defence is attack. He was completely open for punch after punch

    Mcgregor hand no combinations.

    Mcgregor’s punch technique wasn’t nowhere near as good as any pro boxer.

    Khan got 600,000 vs Canelo. Mayweather being a bigger PPV star than Canelo, Floyd would have got good numbers vs Khan
     
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  5. KamyK

    KamyK New Member Full Member

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    Floyd also would got good PPV numbers in the UK fighting Khan
     
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  6. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    I agree with you.

    All I’m saying, is that I think he’d have caused Floyd some issues.
     
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  7. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Mostly Canelo fans no doubt.
     
  8. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    I am just respectfully disagreeing on that point that’s all. In any event we shall never know for sure since it did not happen.
     
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  9. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    KamyK and Loudon great debate though perhaps we should move on to another topic. Must say I have been disgusted with the police brutality re: George Floyd.
     
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  10. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Khan would have made him fight aggressively. It could have happened, but I can’t see it. But I’m sure Khan would have caused him problems and taken him out of his comfort zone like Maidana did in their first fight.
     
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    Yh get what you're saying khan did look good going forward but can't see him having the power to make much of a dent. Chin is still an issue for me as well, this is one i really wouldn't mind being wrong about..

    don't see it as a win for khan but could course a few problems early on I'll agree there
     
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  12. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Right. And Amir had some attributes which could have troubled Floyd.
     
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  13. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    A Floyd-Khan fight would have done significantly more PPV, especially in the U.K.

    It would have been a very big fight.

    From my understanding, Khan isn’t liked by most fans in the U.K. but he’s extremely well known.

    I suspect that many fans would have tuned in hoping to see him lose.
     
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  14. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    I get that, but that was 7 years earlier.

    Floyd had slowed down a little and he had hand issues at the end of his career.
     
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  15. Loudon

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    Yes, any fight is dangerous. Of course. But you know what I mean.

    Due to his style, he was certainly a safer and easier fight than Khan.
     
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