You must have bought into all the Khan hype/tripe hes faced a series of featherfisted hand picked opponents with either low/no KO rates or smaller/older men and looked at what happened when he fought Prescott....Khan is over hyped as hell, his glass jaw will always be his undoing. Kotelnik is nothing special either and appears better than he did because Alexander tried to KO him and Kotelnik has a pretty good jaw. If and when McCloskey and Khan fight each other we'll see what happens
It doesn't matter how good McCloskey might be, Khan isn't going to fight him. Not because he's scared, not because he's ducking him.. but because he probably doesn't even know who he is!, Khan is interested in unifying his division and then fighting the worlds P4P champions... how in the hell does fighting McCloskey aid this
Khan's overall ring skills are far superior. Blistering speed, which is his prime asset. Utilising that to advantage he can undo a lot fighters in his weight class. He used it to stop Malignagi, who was coming off two fine performances. His chin is undoubtedly weak but that is not everything, he can protect it and fight on. Based upon which performance exactly are you saying that McCloskey beats Khan? If Khan were to fight him he would be lambasted for ducking world class opponents and fighting someone on the domestic/euro scene. The fact that you think Kotelnik is 'nothing special' is ridiculous, he's clearly a tidy professional fighter who will make you work the full 12 rounds. Dont try and play down his performance against Alexander. Khan may well have had handpicked opponents, as do most hot prospects, especially those fresh out of the olympics with a medal. But to deny the skills he clearly has is just daft.
Khan has got fast hands, though his power is overrated (many TKOs but not a single KO on his record...except the time he was brutally KO'd) his footwork and ring craft, is highly overrated. If McCloskey fought like he did in any of these fights below, he'd at the very least give Khan a tough nights work...though I think he'd beat Khan and Kotelnik. Lauri was probably McCloskeys worst ever professional performance, though he still won by KO McCloskey Vs Lynes [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C__IlE6BOmM[/ame] Paul McCloskey Vs Bazan [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT3yRdjUikM&feature=related[/ame] McCloskey Vs Garnica [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icbBsrFtI2w&feature=related[/ame] Tonchev [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUWfkWSBMfs&feature=related[/ame] Bustos [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sbUCkQ36wY&feature=related[/ame]
Mate no one here gives a flying **** about Paul McCloskey, You are all over his nuts because he is a fellow Irishman, Why should Khan fight McCloskey when McCloskey has beaten no-one of note? Why isnt McCloskey calling out Victor Ortiz or Kotelnik? He is a hometown fighter that gets extra time to tie his shoe laces and has no business being mentioned with Khan. McCloskey has no reason to land a fight with Khan anymore than he does to land a fight with Bradley, Alexander. That whole thing about a domestic showdown is a big pile of bs, Just because someone like McCloskey or Murray lives 5 minutes away from Khan doesnt mean they should be in the same ring. Stop with the McCloskey nutthugging, and stop trolling my thread.
Go **** yourself Rain Wane, youre the biggest nuthugger in the world...you are a fan of no boxer but Khan, and even him solely because youre a Pakistani. Your threads are the biggest pile of shite on here...but I'll post on them or wherever the **** I like...and if I want to reply to someone i will...what the **** are you going to do about it you ******? Why the **** would McCloskey call out Ortiz or Kotelnik when neither of them have a belt...you dont seem to comprehend how it works....McCloskey has a European belt...a progression from this is a world belt...do you understand? Khan is highly overrated...and wouldnt last a full 12 rounds with McCloskey.
Name me one top 10 or top 20 fighter McCloskey has beaten, Show me when he has fought outside of his hometown and not had referees give him extra time to tie his shoe laces and award him bs stoppages. McCloskey should be fighting people like Ortiz, Kotelnik even Kaiser Mabuza instead of fighting tomato cans, McCloskey is the Irish version of John Murray, 30-0 undefeated record against tomato cans waiting for a world title hand out instead of fighting for it. McCloskey has a European belt? Who gives a ****
McCloskey's never fought in his hometown you ****ing ******!!! Hes never had extra time to lace his shows you gimp...he has a good chin unlike your dream boyfriend khan. Do you mean extra time to get up like Khan got against Limmond?...get a life or lose it funboy! Khan is the one who got a world title shot against the weakest champion in that division because Frank Warren got a big purse for it! LOL TOOL!