Skill wise how great was Amir Khan?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I completely agree with your second comment but Amir`s speed was insane.
     
  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Fury has better fundamentals than Khan had.
     
  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    You need to be taught fundamentals by your trainer and then reminded of those fundamentals in the corner, that`s what trainers are there for.
     
  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Khan had no fundamentals, always made mistakes and was often getting countered, al he had was speed, he could have been an all-time great but wasn`t even world class at all.
     
  5. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    aye and when shyte goes wrong and you pass them the blame then run to another wanting them to tell you what you want to hear
    take the criticism and focus on learning where you went wrong
    making your whole arsenal a stronger body of work
    he was lazy and thought he could lie cheat and jump the queue
    because of the self entitlement hes been used to all his life
    not forty fights and how many trainers as the guy had

    he can train and do it all himself now according to khan
    maybe fighting featherweights

    ortiz didnt struggle with vargas khan well no doubt you seen it
     
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  6. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Great handspeed. Lacking ring IQ IMO
     
  7. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What does 'ATG' speed mean? I could find some random guy on the street with faster hands than most pros. Means zilch mostly.
     
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No, hitting a speed bag improves hand speed and some fighters have insanely quick hands while others are painfully sluggish, I always felt your pal Eubank got by on speed mainly too.
     
  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Khan looked awful in his first title fight, mainly just punching at his opponents arms:
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  10. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There are many great fighters who didn't have fast hands. So it makes no sense
     
  11. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fast hands, but low ring IQ.

    The idea that he could trouble Floyd is ridiculous.
     
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  12. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Amateur style flurry and then out.Doesn't work well in the pros! Unless you have a good chin..
     
  13. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Other than handspeed there was nothing great about Kahn whatsoever
     
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  14. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Warren's fighters were on ITV but other than that I agree.
     
  15. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    His style suits the amateurs.