Can i get some boxers/analysts to break down mistakes Khan made in the Prescott Fight

Boxing with a glass jaw was his only mistake there.

 

1 - if you watch the replays you will notice his chin was'nt tucked in.

2 - He tried exchanging rather than holding or getting on his bike when he was buzzed.

I am sure they are more but these 2 came to mind immediately.

 

He didn't have Ariza/Roach. Simple.

 

he obviously didnt keep the right hand by his face when he threw that wild long hook

 

he stood right in Presscot's punching range and threw a left without keeping his right hand up.

absolutely no awereness or control of distance.

 

1/ He was drained which effected his punch resistance.

2/ When hurt he decided to engage rather than hold or use his legs.

3/ When hurt he panicked and froze, leaving himself wide open.

4/ His defence was porous at best, no slipping shots and his gloves were in the wrong position to block Prescotts winging shots.

5/ He was staying in Prescotts range from the opening bell, even when hurt.


That version of Khan was basically a KO waiting to happen, if it hadn't had been Prescott it would have been some other can with good power.

 

People have already hit the nail on the head.

1. Right hand way too low and not glued to his temple = easy left hook counter.
2. Chin not tucked and leaning too far to throw that punch.
3. Tried punching back unprotected as if the world didn't see that he just did a 6 step tap dance. Should have held or got on his back to recover. The fact that he tried exchanging even after the vicious knockdown shows his foolish hubris.

 

Dude, Ph|lla and AceNguyen all make excellent points but you got that right ... look how he throws the left while he has his right hand low (not protecting his chin) and is also somewhat off balance as he lunges/jumps into that shot. You can't retreat if you are off balance like that .. well not in the nick of time at least. Even after all this I think he would have been fine had he held Prescott until he regained his composure. But mother of all mistakes, he tries to exchange while he is on wobbly legs and totally buzzed. Game over.

 

Excellent thread and responses in here.


Reminds me of how ESB used to be.

 

I'm not a boxer or an 'analyst', but:

He stands his ground and becomes a sitting target against the biggest puncher he'd ever faced in his career at that point. The way he's fighting in that video is like he's going into the fight with a sluggers mentality, rather than the stick and move approach he should have used from the opening bell. Prescott is thus utterly comfortable -- he's allowed to get his full weight into his shots and pick and choose his spots. Notice that he even slips in a decent body shot or two before the big punch hits Khan.

Khan's body shot is completely telegraphed (at least, it looks like a bodyshot when I go through the video, but it's hard to tell) and he leads with it rather than using something to set it up. The best example to contrast with this is the bodyshot he knocked Maidana down with in the first round.

If you look at Khan/Maidana, Khan uses a combination to set that bodyshot up. The sequence is: Jab to the head, left-hook to the head, then right-hook to the body and left-hook to the body. Khan goes to the head first to make Maidana cover up and draw his attention upwards, and then instantly switches to the body to catch him unaware. The shots are quick, they aren't telegraphed, and Khan is moving just before throwing them. Compare that to his attempt in the Prescott fight -- Khan is standing still on the outside, and just tries to jump in with a single body shot. Prescott has nothing to divert his attention, nothing to worry him upstairs, and the shot is wide enough for him to see it coming. He simply uses a counter hook, and because Khan's other glove isn't protecting his temple, it hits flush.

Khan then makes even more mistakes...instead of moving away and shelling up or trying to clinch (again, compare it to the Maidana fight where he is showing better survival instincts) he tries to slug it out to show that he's not hurt. This tactic actually works for some people, but when you're as badly hurt/shaken as Khan then it's not a wise tactic, especially against a big puncher.

 

one of the biggest mistakes boxers make is that they get up too quick and they dont hold.