If Witter wins tonight which fight you rather see....?

No problem. I can keep doing it until you actually validate your anecdotes if you like. Might become irritating after a few months though.

 

Look at his avatar, he was being ironic!

 

[quote="TKO";4616864]Look at his avatar, he was being ironic![/quote]

I understand that mate, even from the juxtaposition his logic is flawed.

 

Khan vs Witter

Hatton vs retirement

 

[quote="TKO";4616856]I'm not totally convinced by this. For me, Khan hasn't always looked the most comfortable when fighters who have something to trouble him really come at him and put the pressure on. See Prescott, Gomez, even Limond had him in trouble. If he beats a Maidana/Ortiz or a Bradley, Torres even Hatton at this stage, I will be convinced. A win over Witter, Holt or Urango would also score highly though I think those fighters may be more suited to him, the former two because they are dangerous but lackadaisical and the latter because he is pretty slow. I still think Witter-Khan would be Witer's fight to lose, but then again wouldn't be surprised if he managed to do so.[/quote]
I wouldn't say Urango is suited to him. He is indeed slow, but at the same time he's accustomed to being a natural aggressor. Kotelnik has never done that in his whole career but was forced to, his usual game from the outside was rendered void by Khan's athletic advantages.

Urango is not going to give two ****s about Khan's arm punching prowess. He'll walk through that **** all night and wing in his punches. It would be a pretty nasty nights work for Khan.

 

I think Urango would shred Khan.

 

[quote="TKO";4616856]I'm not totally convinced by this. For me, Khan hasn't always looked the most comfortable when fighters who have something to trouble him really come at him and put the pressure on. See Prescott, Gomez, even Limond had him in trouble. If he beats a Maidana/Ortiz or a Bradley, Torres even Hatton at this stage, I will be convinced. A win over Witter, Holt or Urango would also score highly though I think those fighters may be more suited to him, the former two because they are dangerous but lackadaisical and the latter because he is pretty slow. I still think Witter-Khan would be Witer's fight to lose, but then again wouldn't be surprised if he managed to do so.[/quote]

You see it will take Khan time to perfect fighting on the back foot as this style and tactics are quite new to him. Khan should fight Salita next and work on a few area's which Roach feels he needs to. After that if Witter wins tonight, it would be a good step up for Khan to make, one which i think he can pull off easier than most think. Also it would be for the WBC belt. Khan will learn alot from them 12 rounds with Kotelnik, him and Roach will sit down and run though the tape and point out areas which needs improving.

I think at the rate of improvement under Roach if Khan can keep this up for 12 more months by winning his fights, he will be ready for the top 140 fighters like Brdaley, Maidana.

Khan is still a work in progress, but 12-16 months form now we should see him step up in class of opponents.

 

Think Fwank still has an option on M'Baye who won the European title and has slipped into the WBC rankings. Think they will do Khan-Salita and Witter-M'Baye together on 1 card if Witter wins, to build up the unification and then presumably have Khan-Witter after that.

 

Not so. He used them against St Clair for one and that was a couple of years ago. Also, he is going to need more to his game, those tactics and the arm punches won't phase natural aggressors who come to destroy. The last sentence is half my problem, if he is walking round claiming to be the world champ then he should be ready to take on anyone rather than needing 12-16 months to step up. IMHO he would beat Salita who has never impressed me, but Witter is more than a stepping stone he is a top 5 fighter. If Khan beats him then there aren't two many at this stage who would be a CLEAR step up from that level.

 

Got to be the unification fight.

Ricky needs to think hard about carrying on.

 

I'd like to see Witter win the belt, then duck Hatton and not give him a shot.

 

[quote="TKO";4617360]Not so. He used them against St Clair for one and that was a couple of years ago. Also, he is going to need more to his game, those tactics and the arm punches won't phase natural aggressors who come to destroy. The last sentence is half my problem, if he is walking round claiming to be the world champ then he should be ready to take on anyone rather than needing 12-16 months to step up. IMHO he would beat Salita who has never impressed me, but Witter is more than a stepping stone he is a top 5 fighter. If Khan beats him then there aren't two many at this stage who would be a CLEAR step up from that level.[/quote]

Khan's next fight will be I think vs Salita on the Pacman-Cotto undercard in Nov, and Roach has already said Khan WILL spar Pacman in the build up to the Cotto fight, so it seems Khan will fight on or around the same time.

Then I would like to see Khan vs Maidana or Witter if he wins tonight or one of the top fighters next spring. Khan has to some point fight noted punchers, i just hope if Khan beats these 'Punchers' people get off his back.

With PPV added pressure Khan has to fight at a good level and cant go back fighting bums with a world title, or he will have to vacate it which would suck.

 

I may be in the minority but i think Khan has a better chance of beating Witter than he does Hatton.

Having said that i wouldnt mind seeing any of the fights.

 

Witter would demolish khan

 

Witter vs Khan as i don't care for either boxer