:bushhERE WE GO BOYS , KAHN VS VALERO AT 140 LBS , I LIKE IT ,VALEROS GOT THE POWER AND CHIN , KAHNS GOT THE LIGHTNING SPEED AND THE ROACH , DISCUSS PLEASE
Khan wins the first couple rounds with his speed and jab, then gets KTFO when Valero lands a clean punch.
Khan has been sparring a bigger, better, more rounded version of Valero at the Wildcard, so it all depends how he's getting on with Pacquiao. If he's getting hit often by the left hand, I think Valero's accurate and quick left-hand would tag him and I think he'd end up getting stopped.
Khan will come steaming out looking to make a big impression and walk onto something painful, Khan loses by knockout in the first half of the fight.
Khan wide UD. If he can give pacman hard sparring he will beat valero hands down. Hes just too fast and his defense has improved a lot and will only get better as time goes on as he is still young.
FYI, Khan and Pacquiao have only sparred a few times. Khan still lives in the UK and their training camps have only overlapped twice, the first times were when Khan first went to the Wildcard, second period was whilst Pacquiao was training for Cotto
No-one can go through a fight without landing a punch, even when they get absolutely dominated (well, there are VERY few exceptions), so no matter how much khan has improved people will still land on him. And that's all it takes, especially with someone like Valero.
I cant see how any1 could pick Kahn, the guy has been dropped by non-punchers. I'd fancy Paulie to knock him out. Ok mayb thats going too far lol! Under the pressure that he would b put under with a Valero fight, i just cant see his chin holding
At present, from what we've seen of Khan, he doesn't have the footwork or ring IQ to deal with pressure well. Surely flashbacks of Prescott will come flooding back next time someone tags him badly.
You are spot on. He has great fast hands but his footwork is really quite poor in comparison. Any fighter fast on their feet can pressure him enough to force him into mistakes........like Prescott did.
I take it you have not noticed the huge improvement he has made under roach, khan would give anyone trouble now.