The perception that Khan is fading or on the decline...

exactly

imo his punch resistance is gone

 

Khan has taken a lot of punishment but I don't think he is on the decline per say.
Khan is easy to counter in between punches.

Khan is at his best when he fights behind a stiff jab, last night his jabs were lazy pawing type. While they may suit Andre Ward it does not suit him as its easy to counter with an overhand right. If nothing else he did remain more composed after getting knocked down.

 

No homo.

 

He's fragile. Always has and always will be.

 

Superb insight.atsch

I didn't see the fight last night but I'm not sure where Khan can go long term. Laz, I know you'll disagree but I think his punch resistance is an issue. I agree there are other factors that come into it, but when you've been down as many times as he has there's no doubt his chin is below average at world level. You see fighters like Margarito and Rios absorb massive punishment without taking a backwards step and fighters like Khan and Enzo Mac cannot do that. Some are just physically tougher than others. If anything I think people were overly critical of Khan's defence in the Molina fight. He completely dominates the fight but because he catches a few clean ones people made out like his deference was terrible. There were subtle improvements in that fight IMO. The best defensive fighters in the world like Mayweather will take clean shots at times. Brandon Rios blocks punches with his face. Some can just get away with it while Khan can't.

I don't know if his punch resistance is worse than before, because like you say there are other factors that come into it. We can't know for sure, but it's a possibility I think. Even though he's still young he's taken heavy punishment in his career and been hurt a number of times. Someone like Marquez can get dropped and recover very quickly whereas Khan's legs seem to turn to jelly and he's all over the place. Then there are the wild card gym wars which may have had an effect. Even if he improves his defence dramatically (and that's a big if), if his punch resistance isn't good enough then he's gonna get hurt again. The other problem is he's not got the power to discourage opponents or make them think twice about loading up. He's had a very good career already and has plenty of money. Maybe his camp should ask him to consider his future for the sake of his health. The only possible lifeline I can think of is a move to 147. Maybe he's struggling with the weight.

 

Khan looks slightly slower, doesn't throw 6-7 punch combo's anymore and not that he was ever iron chined but he's not as tough now.

 

Laz, you ain't convincing anyone; sorry.

We all saw what we saw and that is a diminshing fighter who is very much on the decline.

All you are doing is creating threads that will 'hilariously' get a 'bump' when Khan gets starched again.

 

I don't think he is in decline personally, I think he was maybe fighting in between styles and maybe his body make up was wrong, what happened to those strong legs?

Maybe it could be wear and tear, especially when you think of the bombs he took against Maidana and Peterson (on PEDS) and looked steady on his feet each time (apart from round 10 of course vs Maidana where to be honest he somehow stayed on his feet where you would have thought 9/10 boxers would have gone down).

Hey lets all see what happens in his next fight, forget this retirement talk crap, in probably one of the most talked about and exciting British boxing careers - I want to know what happens next in the Amir Khan Story!

 

He gets brutally and spectacularly knocked out.

Do you want Wednesday's lottery numbers? :blurp

 

His chin isn't the problem, it's his lack of power & his belief that he has power.

I respect Khan for having balls I really do, but as already mentioned he's been in way to many wars already at the age of 26.

GBP will continue to match him hard which is also a worry.... He's a Parkinson's victim waiting to happen

 

Khan doesn't take that much punishment.

He wobbles everytime he gets hits clean, that's what is unusual about him.

His health would be more of a worry if he was iron chinned and taking bomb after bomb without flinching.