Ryan Garcia the next Amir Khan?

Bro, there aren't many if any boxers that have more heart than Khan, he actually had too much heart at times

 

His heart was missing when he fought Crawford and took the easy way out when he got punched in the thigh he was constantly turning away from shots and a cowardly way. He over achieved in his career but he was willing to fight the best

 

The Crawford fight was an anomaly, Khan's heart is no longer in the sport, he wanted to get some easy money, he knew he'd never beat Crawford

 

I kind of see your point but if you have heart you don't go out like that, you can't switch it on and off you don't control it it controls you

 

Gotta give the kid some time. He is still growing but I think that he will turn into a fine fighter. I can see him winning a title or two but that's about it.

 

I hope either Tank or Haney are the ones to expose him.

 

Too much heart and not enough fundamentals just like Garcia probably.

 

Tank is far better than Haney and Garcia.

 

Garcia was on Bambi legs from a jab against Carlos Morales.

 

Thats not too much heart, its too little a brain

 

Same/Similar
Fast Hands
Poor Chin
Poor Ring IQ
Poor Defence
Quitters (Khan in Crawford fight)
Celebrities too interested in fame
Bigger names than they should be

Different
Garcia has Power
& he's in a much tougher division than Khan was at 140 at the time

 

All of this stuff applies, plus maybe being uncoachably stubborn (García didn't listen to Goossen's corner advice; while Khan was sort of known for trainer-hopping and not finding real chemistry with anybody he worked under...since ditching Mick Jelley from his amateur days, he went through all the following in the pros: Oliver Harrison, Dean Powell, Roger Mayweather, Jorge Rubio, Freddie Roach, Virgil Hunter, Joe Goossen, and back to Hunter).

The comparison falls apart, though, when you get to another major component of Khan the fighter, second only to (if not surpassing) handspeed as the major headline about him - and that's his chin. García's is clearly a good deal better. Davis clipping & dropping him with that perfectly timed left uppercut as he came recklessly barging in sweeping a left hook doesn't even remotely suggest that his chin is anything short of very good, particularly since he bounced right up from it. Ditto the Campbell knockdown.

Now, where some Khan apologists or García critics (or both) might also say they differ greatly is heart. Khan did sort of have a habit of battling on when hurt where a strategic clinch or creating some distance would've been wiser...and García is going to have that dark cloud hanging over him for a long while barring a redemptive courageous performance versus a big puncher, even though whether he "quit" was a controversial matter and split fan & expert opinion about 50-50.

 

It's hard to say if the comparison is valid until we see Garcia back in the ring again and how he performs after a loss. After Khan's first embarrassing loss to Breidis Prescott he did manage to win a world title and also beat Marcos Maidana. We have to see what Ryan Garcia does next and if he manages to bounce back and improves.

 

As far as chin is concerned i think Garcia is better. Took that huge shot from Tank. Yeah he got knocked on his ass but its not like his soul left his body momentarily