Rate Khan's handspeed on a scale of 1 - 10. 10 is the highest, and it denotes utterly blazing/nearly invisible speed on the level of fighters like Roy Jones Jr, Meldrick Taylor and Sugar Ray Leonard at their best. 1 is thus the lowest, and would be used for people even slower than Butterbean, the lowest of the low.
People get this confused its his handspeed which is impressive, I'd rate around 7 His speed of foot is nothing impressive, clearly not enough to get away with sloppy defence when his reflexes let him down.
He is handspeed, let down by everything else. Just in terms of quickness, I don't think I could name 5 fighters in the world better than him.
6.5 max. Looking fast as **** against a load of domestic level/shot fighters doesn't impress me at all. I know people may argue that handspeed is as quick as it is no matter who you fight but lets see Khan try throw those combos against someone who can throw straight back over the top. I've sparred with a lot of good pro's and am's and I have really fast hands compared to most. That doesn't make up for my many, many flaws though. When people stand there to be hit the handspeed looks frightening. When you're not throwing at a static target and having to worry about whats coming back then it's a different story. 6.5 as his handspeed reflects the boy as a boxer. Lot's of potential, but let's see you step it up now and go to the next level and then the next one after
khan is lightning no doubt bt he is an arm puncher hence he gets caught with all them wide punches as his deltiod is not covering his chin.
great thread. amir never looked that quick again that Kindelin in the olympic final. he looks like meldrick taylor against the likes of grraham earl
7.5 It does appear to be blindlingly fast, and could be the reason, along with a good show of heart, that he is still afloat with an unbeaten record. As already stated his footwork, chin, head movement etc. are all substandard.
I would say 7/8. The speed of his combinations is what I am most impressed with rather than his single shot speed.
The speed of his combinations is exceptional, but he is bound to look fast against a load of plodders, ain't he? Don't be comparing him to Shane Mosley just yet!!
I would give him a 8 for domestic and a 6 for world. He looks fast but that is essentially because he arm punches.
