Why is Khan still trying to make 140? It's pointless.

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Dynamito_2012, Dec 16, 2012.


  1. Dynamito_2012

    Dynamito_2012 Active Member Full Member

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    He said at the post fight presser that it's getting tougher to make 140, but he still can make it. If it's getting tougher, why continue doing it? Doesn't make sense. If you were finding it harder to make a certain weight, you would move up, would you not? So he should move up. Absolutely pointless trying to make 140 just so he can rematch Garcia.
     
  2. PaulieMc

    PaulieMc Guest

    Because his team likely know that that if he moves up to 147lbs he'll get his ****ing arse handed to him. Too many big punchers in the division. Ortiz, Berto, Bradley, Guerrero, Marquez, Pacquiao, Mayweather and maybe even Kell Brook, all these guys would beat him.

    Amir himself won't know/accept this. He's too arrogant. The businessmen above him like Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer do though. They'll try to keep Khan at 140lbs for as long as possible because they know that when he moves up, he's doomed.
     
  3. Jim Bowen

    Jim Bowen MARVELOUS Full Member

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    Pretty much this, that group is like a murderers row to Khan at the moment.
     
  4. Quinton_Mob

    Quinton_Mob Member Full Member

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    You think Guerrero and Bradley would stop Khan?
     
  5. PaulieMc

    PaulieMc Guest

    Guerrero would. Bradley likely outbox him.
     
  6. Boxalot

    Boxalot Well-Known Member Full Member

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    After seeing Guerrero's inside fighting ability against Berto, i wouldn't give Khan much chance against him at all. Guerrero is a very versatile fighter and i think he'd maul Khan.

    Bradley is just ALOT better than Khan technically and would beat him.

    Berto and Ortiz knock him spark out, they're just too big and powerful. Floyd, Manny and Marquez doesn't bear thinking about. Brook also knocks him the **** out inside 30 seconds.
     
  7. FloydWillnever

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  8. Boxalot

    Boxalot Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  9. Earl-hickey

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    :patsch
     
  10. John18

    John18 Active Member Full Member

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    I think Khan could well stop Brook at 147., I don't think it's a 1,000,000 to 1 shot or anything.
     
  11. oli

    oli Boxing Junkie banned

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    He's pretty much ****ed at 140 too. How's he ever gunna become a champ there with Garcia, Rios, Matthyse, even Peterson and maybe soon Broner around?
     
  12. PityTheFool

    PityTheFool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think the reason might be that he's already lost a great deal of the power he used to have since he went to 140.He stopped a guy who was wide open all night on his feet,and I felt that,despite some impressive moments,he should've KO'd a much smaller guy.
    It looked like a welter fighting a light heavy at times.
     
  13. Earl-hickey

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    That's because his technique has gone backwards

    I haent seen him land a clean punch in about 4 fights
     
  14. BretN

    BretN Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Some people letting a win over an overmatched lightweight get them carried away.

    Khan will not stop Brook
     
  15. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    because he'd get slaughtered by any of the top 5 at welter. if he's still effective at 140 he should stay there as long as he can.