Amir Kahn - Overated

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  1. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    And you ain't getting on no plane?
     
  2. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  3. joekirkbycobra

    joekirkbycobra King Of The Ring Full Member

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    best wins:
    st claire - a blown up super feather
    earl - shot!
    limond - not evn a full time pro (apparently)
    but it is early days so im not complaining

    best fights out there:
    katsidas- very hard fight
    diaz - very hard fight
    diaz - not as hard as the first 2 but still good
    casamayor - hard fight

    should fight next:
    in my opinion freitas - old but can till punch
    jono thaxton - so he can back his words up
    yuri romanov- makes most sense
    john murray - because i believe he's going to be the real deal at lightweight
     
  4. bumdujour

    bumdujour Well-Known Member Full Member

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    personally, i think he starting to get underrated.
     
  5. mofo2

    mofo2 Active Member Full Member

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    Ive been a sceptic about Amirs ability for a long time,but he's had a couple of improved performances so could be worth the benefit of the doubt.......
     
  6. ron u.k.

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    i think this is a bit harsh.i'm not convinced he's the 2nd coming or anything like that,and like others i have concerns about his whiskers,but i think the kid is coming along nicely.he's got blistering hand speed,good if not great power,he moves well and i thought his judgement of distance against st.clair was excellent.he was decked by an admitedly relatively light hitter in limond,but one thing he did show people in there was that he had great heart,the way he fought back to win.so we know he has speed,talent,good movement and heart that's not exactly a bad set of attributes for starters and all at the age of 21,lets face it he's only had 15 fights or so.of course the big question is his chin,they're obviously keeping him away from punchers,but sooner or later when they put him into real world class he'll have to go into deeper waters.i personally still have my doubts about his whiskers,but i still think the critics for a kid of 21 are a little way over the top.he's done everything thats been asked of him so far,and probably a bit more.
     
  7. Claypole

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    This underating nonsense is overated.
     
  8. faisal

    faisal Hoolios daddy Full Member

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    are u for real?, u might wanna do a little analysis on murrays record before u start calling him the real deal at 135
     
  9. rooq

    rooq Rooq's Boxing Promoter Full Member

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    all this overating and underating is getting nauseating
     
  10. kurt2006

    kurt2006 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes, Murray looked **** in his last fight. Khan looked **** in the Limmond fight.

    They have bothe fought cans.

    Out the two Khan has looked more impressive.
     
  11. elle

    elle Journeywoman Full Member

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    Out of the two at least Murray's upcoming fight against Fewkes should be more impressive compared to Khan's outing against Kristjansen. :good
     
  12. Benjiabc

    Benjiabc The Nottingham Hitman Full Member

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    sick of reading these **** threads. amir has not thought top class opponents yet because he is not ready. noone is saying hes the best in the world. but he has the potential. enough with these threads already
     
  13. Benjiabc

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    lol haha like it:good
     
  14. Claypole

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    No, no, no, Kristjansen is WBO No1 contender. How can that be bettered? FW has done an amazing job to get such a highly ranked, risky opponent.
     
  15. brown bomber

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    Fewkes is more dangerous then St Clair. :shock: