I watched Pac vs Cotto last night

I really wish Cotto had Steward in his corner for that fight..

 

he has certainly grown up alot but im not sure he can reach mannys heights

 

Amir is currently 24. emmanuel's noteworthy victory at that age was the TKO over Hall of Fame lock Barrera, emmanuel's senior by 5 years at the time.

Seeing Amir struggling with Maidana would suggest he doesn't have the same level of talent as emmanuel.

What Amir does have over Cotto is that he's a young guy working with a HOF lock trainer, who has already mastered his craft. Cotto was being trained by his uncle and was loaded with technical flaws because of it. Speed is probably the most important athletic trait, Amir has loads of it, and Cotto does not. I see Amir being better than Cotto if he continues to be dedicated to his boxing.

What I want to see is how much Amir will develop his ring IQ. There was an interview done way after he was knocked out, and he said that it's intelligence that wins fights.

You can see that he'll be better if he develops his own style instead of trying to be so much like emmanuel. I like to see him use another style, since he's a tall guy with an excellent jab, terrible chin, and average power.

 

Would not have made a difference

 

I still know Pacquiao would win, but i think it would have been more competitive.

 

Khan must work hard to be in fights that level..

 

Give Khan a break, he is also just 24. Pacquiao at the same stage was still being dropped by guys like Skinny Hussein.

 

emmanuel was always going to be a stylistic nightmare for Cotto. Flat footed, coming forward, left hooker, no clinch game, not good at boxing off the backfoot, and unable to counter emmanuel = roasted.

 

emmanuel just came off his "best" performance in his career by upsetting HOF lock Barrera at 24.

 

exactly, a better trainer meant cotto would be safe a few rounds longer but in the end he still loses

 

very true

 

Kahn is only 24. There's plenty of time for improvement.

 

Technically you are correct, but he was turning 25 that year.

Khan has just turned 24.

My point is he has the potential to get better. Whether he does or not is another story.

 

You are right about this. He can become better than Cotto level.:thumbsup

 

I think the problem with Cotto is when he gets seriously tagged he reverts to a brawling style which worked against him with a speedier fighter. He does pretty well against dancers because he can smother them if they don't have an inside game.

With Khan I think the Maidana fight was an anomaly in that he was trying to prove something to the people rather than that was his gameplan.