I'm moving to double my bets on Khan. I gotta say Dirrell's analysis is on par with most of my non boxing fans.
It's not that crazy to pick Malinaggi ..I mean he can take a shot right now Amir can't plus Malinaggi's boxing ability is very underatted .. If he can stay away from Khan's power he can get a decision ..Only non boxing fans expect a blow out by Khan !
How do you propose he out boxes him, when Khan has better footwork, is twice as fast and has a bigger reach. Khan won't allow Paulie work the jab which is how he handled Diaz. Plenty of people who know their stuff are calling this a mismatch. The bookies have it heavily in favour of Khan for a reason. But they know nothing about boxing do they?
If Malignaggi does win, there's going to be serious amount of embarassing thread-bumping. I can understand people picking Khan, but how he seems to have acquired lock status is beyond me. Who has he beaten? Kotelnik?
Khan does not have the better footwork, khan likes to sit down on his shots and combos, he will struggle with malignaggi's movement, khan needs to cut off the ring, hatton's strong point.... Paulie was also a 6-1 some had 8-1 underdog to diaz in the first fight, and was a closer underdog in the second fight.....he was also a 6-1 underdog in the cotto fight, that most thought would end quickly....I do agree Khan is the favorite for a reason....younger, bigger, champion.... If paulie can negate khan's speed with constant movement and angles, and throw about 60-80 jabs per round, with the occasional right hand or left hook, paulie can win a decision....
You a 100 % he has better foot work ?Or can I use the old adage styles make fights ?? I don't deny the intangibles plus the size that Khan brings but since when are bookies the experts of boxing ??? Sorry I have seen plenty of upsets in boxing to look at every scenerio I sir never relied on what Vegas thinks but nice try :good