Just Remember : MAB is past prime by about a decade

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  1. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    That's no exaggeration, either. Keep that in mind in the event Khan avoids any punches/jabs/gusts of wind/quantum molecules and manages to beat him.
     
  2. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    We will soon see. I can never count Barrera out. He could lose this fight but.........
     
  3. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    so whats your pick?
     
  4. psychopath

    psychopath D' "X" Factor Full Member

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    Is that an early excuse or what??? :D

    I'm still picking MAB . . . You don't count out the heart of a champ. :yep
     
  5. suckeggs

    suckeggs Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe not his heart but the rest of him you can. Khan has the worst chin around but he will be too fast, lanky and powerful for this version of MAB... I really can't see how Warren has the audasity to make this fight a PPV
     
  6. One Round

    One Round Hertfordshire's Finest Full Member

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    MAB looked an old man at the weigh in. Khan should have speed, stamina and workrate of youth to beat him but you can never count out that dry sandcastle strength chin of his crumbling.
     
  7. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Yeah, and Khan is really green and inexperienced.
     
  8. Dude

    Dude lost my car Full Member

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    I have a hoorrible feeling Amir Khan is going to win and get undeserved plaudits.
     
  9. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    I feel Khan has a very good chance of outboxing Barrera if MAB is as far gone as I think he is, and a someone else below mentions, he will garner unwarranted praise for it.
     
  10. KingKrish

    KingKrish Active Member Full Member

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    I would if Khan beats BArrera....it would be a better achievment than Calzaghes win vs Jones.

    Jones was totally done at top level, Barrera is still a factor for 7-8 rounds.
     
  11. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    so basically, you will credit MAB if he wins and will not credit khan if he does pull it? a win-win scenario for mab and a lose-lose one for khan.
     
  12. suckeggs

    suckeggs Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Barrera hasn't fought anything but cab drivers for the last couple of years... atleast Jones was still fighting respectable opposition,

    As you can tell by my avatar i am a big MAB fan and was as happy as a pig in **** after taking that photo in my avatar but I just think taking this fight at this stage is a silly move by him... he is only going to tarnish his legacy by having a loss to Arrogant Khan('t take a punch)
     
  13. suckeggs

    suckeggs Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In my opinion if MAB wins he shouldn't get too much credit for it but i think if it does happen Khan should look elsewhere for a career.
     
  14. LeadLeftHook

    LeadLeftHook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Just a reminder excuses are being made should Khan win, doubt he will though. But its total BS to say Barrera past by 10 ****ing years! What barometer are you using? Barrera fought in competitive close fights against Manny and Marquez only recently. 10 years takes us back to 1999. You could at least made this sound slightly credible!
     
  15. suckeggs

    suckeggs Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That was 2 years ago... it's amazing what 2 years can do to a boxer in his 30's that hasn't been very active and seriously dropped his level of opposition. Even saying that MAB wasn't the MAB we all know in those 2 fights anyway... he was sliding then