Amir Khan has a decent chance to Shock the World by beating Mayweather Mid/Late 2012.

Nah.

A past-prime Floyd is still better than 99% of what's out there. His reflexes, sharpness, stamina, etc, have shown no signs of serious deterioration to the point where lesser fighters have now caught up with him. Not to mention his skill and intelligence - two things which are less affected by age - are superior to anyone else in the game, and will be for the next 10-20 years.

Khan's chances are no better than Ortiz'. Floyd UD.

 

Valid points. Amir Khan isn't even in his prime yet and some of us are still impressed with his performances. If that fight does happen in 2012 then obv Amir will be the underdog; but nothing wrong with that. I don't think we have seen the best of Amir Khan.... there is alot of talent that is still untapped... it's great to see he is improving with each fight. If he continues to work hard and not let fame get to his head he has a bright future. Amir has talent... heaps of it

I like how fans are saying Floyd by UD... why not Floyd by KO... or doesn't Floyd have knockout power or should I say power to KO Khan?

 

Nah. People are overrating him on what he did to Judah. Again, unless Mays reflexes etc have slowed incredibly since his layoff it won't happen.

Maidana nearly had him out on his feet. It won't happen.

 

Khan isnt ready at this stage, hes only turning 25 soon and hasnt hit his peak yet. It was only two fights ago that he looked like **** against McCloskey which shows that Khan still has a while to go before being able to fight at his very best, because one good performance against an ageing Judah is just not enough to determine whether he beats Mayweather or not

 

When people talk about Khan against potential opponents, it's always, Khan is fast. Khan is fast, but you need more than speed to beat top elite fighters. Guys like Mayweather and Pacquiao will not worry about the speed, they will adopt a gameplan based around the flaws, and Khan has too many of them at the minute.

 

Ok, fair enough, I'm only going by his Mosley and JMM fights, and I'm aware that they were a long time ago (12 months plus). But considering Floyd's style and how he showed absolutely no signs of rust in his comeback against JMM - who was made to look as slow and ineffective as he was - I personally won't be expecting the physical decline that most are hoping for. Don't be fooled into thinking Floyd was forced to sit out all these months. At his age, he actually prefers to fight as little as he does. Not to mention him being a gym rat, remaining in good shape so that when he returns to a training camp, he picks up where he left off relatively easily.

And even if he has declined seriously, his skill and experience are the things which Khan needs to worry about. Speed alone won't help him.

 

Other than Maidana, name me a live opponent Khan has fought?

At the time Floyd fought Shane he was considered the no1 WW in the world

 

It's difficult to tell. When i was watching Judah fight against Khan, I was thinking what Mayweather do differently. I could picture Khan over whelming mayweather with his movement and fast combos and not allowing mayweather to settle down and control the fight. That is the biggest factor. Amir Khan has always controlled the pace of a fight. and Floyd always finds a way to control a fight and I believe that is what it will come down to.

We will see how Floyd is against Ortiz to get a clearer picture.

 

Amir has dominated every counterpuncher he has fought due to his handspeed. I could actually see Khan troubling a 35 year old Mayweather early on with his jab and fast ambush style. However lets not underestimate Floyds speed of his own because of his age. I think he will just be too experienced, skilled and smart to allow Khan to win based on speed Mayweather will pick up on all the fundamental mistakes Khan is still making and punish him. Floyd UD and I know its a cliché but I think Amir could nick the first 4 rounds.

 

First of all, i like how you didn't answer my question about naming another live opponent other than Maidana.

Secondly, Your assuming Floyd's reflexes, etc are going to be gone by next year, what if they're not?

Also timing is the best weapon against speed, and nobody does timing better than Floyd.

Let's also not forget, Floyd has a good chin and defence, and Khan isn't exactly a big hitter at 140lbs never mind up at 147lbs, so Khan hurting Floyd won't really be a problem.

I really think you need to get your head out of Khan's arse, i'd like to see Khan do well, but arguing the fact of him beating Floyd anytime soon is foolish

 

This is where line "History has its ways to separate great fighters" Enter.

As of now, Khan is nowhere near ready for Floyd. But when He is ready(assuming that he continues to improve and not get damaged on his way up there) Floyd would be retired.