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Amir Khan vs Devon Alexander at 147 pounds! Who wins?

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Royal-T-Bag Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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Devons better in ever area besides speed and punch output which will be negated after a couple rounds. Alexander by KO. He'll lose first few rounds then start catching and outboxing Khan until he stops him.

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dont know should be a damn good fight,winner gets floyd

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BunnyGibbons said: ↑

Then you stand by your statement that his chin is a carp?
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'his chin is a carp' - who responsible this?

His chin is pure fine China though!

finalfight, Jun 2, 2013

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Khan UD.

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i doubt alexander will be a threat. wrong style to beat khan

sosolid4u09, Jun 2, 2013

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sosolid4u09 said: ↑

i doubt alexander will be a threat. wrong style to beat khan
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I think so too.

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sosolid4u09 said: ↑

i doubt alexander will be a threat. wrong style to beat khan
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Alexander has gotten better, where Khan is on the slide .. Devon by KO .. Khan drops both hands when throwing punches, and he next to no head movement ..

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blackbolt396 said: ↑

You can want it till the cows come home but his chin is carp and look at Alexander's last 9 fights 8 against former currant or future title holders ,again Alexander all day.
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I'm sorry but Khan's resume is considerably better, especially when you consider that Khan actually beat Peterson and Alexander lost to Matthysse and Kotelnik.

Boo, Jun 2, 2013

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Speed and footwork to Kahn
Heart to Devon

Voted for Devon to win but could be close if Khan avoids big punches and Devon fights in burst.....Maybe too close to call:smoke

Bustajay, Jun 2, 2013

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Alexander knocks Khan out.

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Devons gonna win this pretty easily imo. Either way the winner still shouldnt get a floyd fight.

splatter69, Jun 2, 2013

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Glad someone made a poll. My thoughts:

Bogotazo said: ↑

Khan would paw the jab and spear his own before jumping in and landing his combinations and stepping out. Just look at how Khan blitzed Judah and how Bradley feinted and bum-rushed Alexander continuously.
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Bogotazo said: ↑

I don't think Alexander is able to adjust well if he's constantly having to defend.

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If you look though, Alexander wasn't really throwing to counter Bradley, so it's not as if Bradley's chin in the air would have made much of a difference. In fact, Bradley often drops his hands on the inside and sticks his chin out a bit when beasting out to the body. It was the feints and use of the jab propelled by Bradley's footspeed that had Alexander constantly backing up and eating shots.

Alexander doesn't seem like an opponent who really likes to throw with opponents. It's throw, then disengage. Kind of similar to Khan actually, only he moves better defensively and uses southpaw angles to his advantage behind a jab, and works well in a clinch.

It may not be that one-sided, but I think I favor Khan based on what I've seen. Alexander's power all but disappears when he loses the confidence to commit to his punches.
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Alexander is very dependent on his ability to maintain distance to get off behind his measuring right jab. Here, Khan makes Judah pay for letting his lead right hand go in a number of ways.

Early on, he was constantly hooking over Judah's right jab & hook, and circling towards his right to maximize his range and land his jab on the inside. He was backing Judah up over and over with right-left-right, left-right-left combinations, and once he closed the distance, threw great uppercuts and body shots.

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To set up the KO, Khan slipped the right jab and landed a hard right hand up top. This is the same move Roach drilled Pacquiao to master with his left.

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Judah's left rarely made an appearance, because without his lead hand, he's less likely to throw only lead lefts. Mayweather and Rigondeaux have showed us that if you take away an opposite stance fighter's lead hand, and they aren't diverse with their rear hand or offensive footwork, their straight right/left is easier to see coming no matter what angle you're at. Alexander is already a right-handed fighter, and doesn't throw many lead lefts.

Alexander looked his worst against Bradley because of his superior offensive foot speed, and best against Urango and Maidana because of their slower foot speed.

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(First few seconds) Bradley constantly rushed in past Alexander's lead right and landed a straight right before throwing combinations inside, just like Khan did to Judah. He followed up with a left hook over the jab, and Alexander backs up, unable to get off with any accuracy. because he's too busy defending. Khan won't smother Alexander the way Bradley did out of a crouch, but he'll be able to close the distance and penetrate Alexander's loose guard in a similar fashion.

If Khan falls in frequently like he did against McCloskey, Alexander has a good chance to throw fast combinations on the inside against Khan, and can outmaneuver him in a clinch. But if Khan maintains the range and calculates his offensive lunges like he did against Judah, Alexander will have a hard time escaping and getting off.
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He's definitely better than he was, but he's also fighting opponents who allow him to move as he pleases. Maidana, Bailey, Purdy, all allowed him to control the pace and range.
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Wouldn't be surprised by an Alexander victory, but I favor Khan to win a competitive decision.

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Bump.

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khan will be to quick & to active, dont think devon has the power to ko him so khan on points for me

welsh_dragon83, Jun 3, 2013

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Devon Alexander will knock him out I think.

Clayton Bigsby, Jun 3, 2013

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