If Khan improves his inside game then there is no stopping him...NOBODY

Like we discussed yesterday,I always thought 147 would be the minimum best weight for Amir,with 154 a distinct possibility.However I'm starting to have real reservations about how much power he'll carry and I thought that would be the least of his problems.He goes to the body well(Maidana) though I don't think beating Judah says much about anyone(not just Khan) these days.
He hasn't sparkled anyone for quite a while.147 is not looking like the cakewalk(elite level aside) that it once did.

 

You're wrong... Khan needs to move up to heavyweight so that his chin becomes titanium grade and then he will start hitting harder than Earnie Shavers with all that muscle mass on his legs!

 

Speed is a wonderful thing, and if Alex can do the same type of work as he did with Manny moving up, his power should improve.

 

I'm guessing that he never tries to work on the inside because of that Prescott loss and wariness about being KO'd again. That's the only explanation I can think of, because otherwise they surely would have practised inside fighting after the Maidana match. It's safer to stay at range and box with the jab, so I suppose I can see where he's coming from -- it reminds me of Wlad, actually. His whole game is based around keeping people at range. Wlad has the height/size/weight advantage to clinch people and keep them locked down once they get inside, though. (He also pushes down on them, just like Khan sometimes does.)

I don't think Khan can learn how to fight on the inside in time for the rematch, anyway. He should focus on defensive techniques on the inside -- how to effectively trap Peterson's arms and keep him from landing those body shots, how to smother his work in a subtle way that keeps him from being penalised. It would also really help if he worked on his footwork -- if he could use more of a Marquez style approach to keep turning the other guy while boxing, he would end up at the ropes much less.

A key punch for the rematch should also be the uppercut. If Peterson was indeed coming in with his head low, then Khan should work on timing him and hitting him with the uppercut as he comes in, before pivoting away.

 

You mean those.......special shakes? :rasta

 

:deal

 

A top post as always :good,

I noted in the later rounds Roach told Khan to use uppercuts as Peterson was coming in with hooks and was open form the middle, and Khan used them and hurt Peterson in that round.

Dont know why he stopped using them again.

 

:blood

 

he needs to get a brain thats all

 

Amir Khan's style is more suited for amateur boxing than professional. He was a tremendous amateur for obvious reasons but he is far from the stand out 'boxer' some of you are claiming..

Not really his fault, his style is built around the amateur point system, which praises quantity of contact versus quality of contact. Call me hater or whatever, but I've never been impressed with Khan as a professional and I don't see him getting any better then he already was.. just my .02

 

Khan said himself that when he's 147 in training camp and sparring he drops his sparring partners. But when he gets to 140 he loses alot of power and doesn't feel as strong. So thats how he feels, personally I feel his best will be seen at 154/160. Lamont is 3cm's smaller and came in 5lbs heavier than khan did on fight night, looked stronger. Khan will suit higher weight better, ariza thinks the same as well as roach.

 

Another point on khans amatuer style, i feel thats down to poor trainers at the start of his career. He was trained by oliver harrison who was an ex kickboxing trainer. I think khan will be the same as pacquiao, it will take another 3-4 years till you see khan truely shine and show his colours.

 

In 3 or 4 years, Khan won't even be a factor.

 

Why, you planning to run over khan with a bus?

 

lol, no. But moving up to 147 will put the loses on his record that will make it so.