Amir Khan vs Carlos Molina [POST FIGHT TALK]

Is Molina really 5'6'?

 

AMIR "KING" KHAN & RICHARD SCHAEFER TO HOST LONDON

PRESS CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS KHAN'S DECEMBER 15 FIGHT

AGAINST UNDEFEATED CARLOS MOLINA



TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 AT 1:00 P.M. BST AT THE MAYFAIR HOTEL



WHO: AMIR KHAN, Former Unified Super Lightweight World Champion

RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions

ASIF VALI, Khan Promotions

STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Executive Vice President & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports



WHAT:

Amir "King" Khan and Richard Schaefer will host a press conference to officially announce Khan's fight against undefeated Carlos Molina set for December 15 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California and which will be televised live on SHOWTIME in the United States and live on Sky Sports 1HD in the United Kingdom at 1:00 a.m. GMT on December 16.



WHEN: Tuesday, October 9

12:30 p.m. BST - Media Check-In

1:00 p.m. BST - Press Conference Begins



Note: Please RSVP to Amir Rashid (amir.rashid@goldenstarmedia.com) to confirm your attendance.



WHERE: The Mayfair Hotel London - The Danziger Suite

Stratton Street, Mayfair, London

W1J 8LT

Tel: (0)2076297777



FACTS: Khan vs. Molina is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Khan Promotions and sponsored by Corona.



CONTACTS: Ramiro Gonzalez/Monica Sears, Golden Boy Promotions: (213) 489-5631

Bill Caplan, Golden Boy Promotions: (818) 831-0046(o)/(818) 515-1616 (c)

Kelly Swanson/Lisa Milner, Swanson Communications: (202) 783-5500

Asif Vali/Tahir Khan, Khan Promotions: +44(0)1204535332

Amir Rashid, Khan Promotions: +44(0)7900184077

Chris DeBlasio, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-1633

Annie Van Tornhout, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-1663

Nicole Chayet, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-7319

Jon Lee, LA Sports Arena: (213) 765-6357

Julian Sheldon, Sky Sports Publicity: +44(0) 2070321447

Alison Hackney, Sky Sports Publicity: +44(0) 2070321451

Media Credentials: apply at www.magnamedia.com

 

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Insiders at the Mayweather Boxing Club feel Amir Khan can bounce back

It’s been almost three months since Danny Garcia’s thrilling upset over Amir Khan. Inside of the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Garcia overcome a slow start by dropping Khan with a wicked left hook in the third round while finishing off one frame and two knockdowns later.

For Garcia, the tough Philadelphian claimed the WBA junior welterweight title to go along with the WBC bauble he already held and he is presently eyeing a rematch with Erik Morales later this month at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Khan’s momentum has come to a lull, however, as the Garcia setback came on the heels of his controversial split-decision loss to Lamont Peterson this past December. Sensing that a change in his team was in order, the 25-year old British star parted ways with renowned trainer Freddie Roach in mid-September and would later announce that Oakland’s Virgil Hunter will be serving as his new coach.

Hunter is well-respected, largely due to his role in guiding super middleweight champion Andre Ward towards prominence, and his pairing with Khan has created some definite chatter. It was also recently announced that Khan’s ring return will take place on December 15th, as he will meet up with unbeaten lightweight hopeful Carlos Molina inside of the LA Sports Arena.

Swinging by the Mayweather Boxing Club over the weekend, I gathered the opinions of some insiders to see what they thought of Khan’s union with Hunter.

Trainer Rodney Crisler spent years working with heavyweight contender Samuel Peter while also being involved in light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson’s camp prior to his loss to Ward and he points out that Khan’s willingness to face all comers will again serve him well.

“We have a lot of guys in this game; there’s a lot of people he can fight,” Crisler stated. “There’s a lot of people he beat. I think in two, three fights, he’ll be right back in there.”

Welterweight prospect Joseph Elegele (13-1, 10 KO’s) feels that Khan and Hunter could certainly mesh, but only after a certain period of time.

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“I know Virgil’s a good trainer,” stated Elegele, who originally hails from Melbourne, Florida. “He knows a lot of key things; defense, offense, and how to work both of them together. It takes time to adapt to another trainer, but given time and hard work, in another year I could see improvement.”

Now calling Las Vegas home after honing his skills in Detroit early in his career, undefeated middleweight prospect J’Leon Love (13-0, 7 KO’s) has become a staple inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club after serving as a chief sparring partner for Floyd Mayweather prior to his victory over Miguel Cotto on May 5th.

Love points out that Khan’s mental fortitude will play a huge role in making another championship run.

“It aint the end of the road for Amir Khan,” said Love. “Virgil Hunter is one of the top trainers in the game. Dude is a scientist in this game. It’s all up to Amir Khan, how he is feeling mentally. It’s all about him and how much heart and strength that he has and [his] will to come back.”

If there one was one person inside of the gym who seemed pessimistic about Khan’s return, it was trainer Jeff Mayweather. Bringing up his belief that Khan has a fragile chin, as Amir also has a first round knock loss to Breidis Prescott on his ledger from over four years ago, Mayweather seems unsure of much success we can expect from him.

“I think he can come back but you can’t create a chin and he doesn’t take a good punch,” Mayweather stated. “Once somebody gets in there and they’re a good punch and they catch him on the chin, more than likely you’re going to get the same results.”

 

Written by Michael Collins

His former trainer Freddie Roach has been let go, and Khan is now being trained by Virgil Hunter, the same guy that trains WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward. The idea here is that Hunter will rebuild Khan and hopefully slow him down to where he’s not running around the ring in a senseless manner like he’s been doing his entire career. Hunter will then try also to fix Khan’s defense, which isn’t that bad. His defense isn’t the problem. It’s his chin and his tendency to trade too much.

Hunter will need to get cooperation from Khan in order for him to make the needed changes for Khan. Hunter may have problems getting Khan to follow his instructions, especially once Khan starts finding a little success with the soft matchmaking that’s likely going to continue even past the Molina mismatch. Khan’s overconfidence causes him to try and trade with his opponents. He then gets knocked out because of that, and he’s once again put in with weak opposition to build his confidence. We saw that after Khan’s knockout loss to Breidis Prescott, and we’re now about to see it again now that he’s been stopped by Danny Garcia in his last fight.

Hunter is a great trainer, but his teaching may be lost on Khan if he can’t get him to follow his instructions. It’s like sending someone to the best schools. It’s no good unless they actually learn what’s being taught to them. If Khan goes out there and continues to trade with his opponents, he’s going to take additional knockouts in the future once Golden Boy starts putting him in with quality opposition once again. The Molina fight isn’t meant to be a competitive fight despite it being televised on Showtime as the main event.

Khan will eventually be slowly put back in with decent opposition, and that’s where I see him having major problems if he’s not able to follow Hunter’s instructions. If I were Hunter, I’d cut my losses and walk away from project if it appears that Khan isn’t following instructions because Hunter will end up with pie in his face once Khan gets knocked out again.

 

I think Khan is finished. He's stopped trying and learning. After the Zab Judah fight everything went downhill.