Floyd Mayweather vs. Amir Khan speculation & discussion

Who wins?

 

he used it on pac, khan won't break floyd defense

 

Khan has no power and isn't awkward. Floyd looked great against Pacquiao who was also supposed to trouble him.

Khan has nothing to trouble Floyd.

 

Khan will shatter Mayweathers glass chin. :good

 

They are actually worse. Pac actually knows how to fight, so Pac****s still got a bare minimum exposure to boxing by watching their guy in the ring.

Khan on the other hand got knocked out by a jab.

 

He has faster hand speed. His work rate is useless because he hardly lands anything. Pacman has a higher workrate and looked clueless against Mayweather.

Khan's footwork is pathetic. He has no accuracy, 0 power and no control whatsoever.

Say what?

Khan hasn't KOed anyone in years either (although he has been KOed himself). Floyd doesn't need to knock him out, he would simply shut him out and stroll to a UD.

The guy has only had 5 fights in the last 3 years. He got KOed by Garcia , fractured both his hands against Molina who probably hasn't even had 20 pro fights, went 12 rounds with a guy who had already been stopped 5 times before being fed to Khan (and still knocked Khan down) just about getting the decision on the scorecards, went 12 rounds with a 33 year old Collazo and finally managed one decent performance against Alexander.

You have this guy as a favourite vs Floyd?

 

Guys...Amir Khan????

He was sh!t against Limond. He got dropped...by Limond.
He was sh!t against Prescott. He got ktfo, and it was funny.
He was sh!t against McCloskey. Remember that fight? It was embarrassing.
He was sh!t against Peterson. He deserved the point deductions, and the knockdowns were pushdowns. He got outboxed, period.
He was sh!t against Garcia. He got ktfo, and it was funny.
He was sh!t against Diaz. He got dropped. By Diaz.

Who has he even looked decent against?

Paulie? Ok, but...it's Paulie.
Maidana? Ok, if you call that decent. But it's Maidana...shut out by Alexander, dropped 3x by Ortiz, worked over by Morales and Kotelnik, hurt by JSK and Josesito, and ultimately the posessor of exactly ONE semi-good win: Broner.
Collazo? Ok, but Collazo is old and has exactly ZERO quality wins alongside losses to Berto and Freddy Hernandez.
Alexander? Who was beaten by Bradley, Matthysse, and Porter? Whose best wins are Maidana and Kotelnik?

You guys can't be serious if you think Khan has a chance in hell. Newsflash: There are levels to this sh!t. Khan has proven time and time again that he struggles at B-level.

The top 7 at welterweight are clearly above Khan's level:
-Floyd dominates him every which way and drops him more times than Corrales.
-Brook knocks him out with a jab.
-Manny treats him like a weaker version of Algieri.
-Bradley bombs him out.
-JMM replicates KTFO6, but better.
-Thurman one-times him.
-Porter steamrolls him.
Numbers 8 and 9 seem right about exactly at Khan's level.
-Diego Chaves has more than a good chance of stopping Khan.
-Guerrero would probably lose, but he might grind Khan to death like Peterson did.
-I have Khan replacing Alexander at Number 10.
Numbers 11-19 are solid opponents for Khan's level
-Alexander already got outboxed.
-Maidana probably stops him in a rematch.
-Berto would probably get outworked, but the KO could happen.
-Josesito should get outboxed, but a counterpunch KO is a real possibility.
-Collazo already got outboxed.
-Ortiz would probably quit in some absurd way, but the KO could happen.
-JSK would get outboxed.
-Zaveck would get outboxed.
-Bundu would get outboxed.

And then down at 140...

The top 4 are clearly out of reach:
-Garcia already knocked him out hilariously and would do it again.
-Matthysse would kill him.
-Peterson would outbox him again.
-Crawford would treat him like a less-skillful version of Gamboa.
Numbers 5-8 are 50-50 fights (aside from Ruslan):
-Algieri MIGHT beat him. He shouldn't, but stranger things have happened.
-Provodnikov would kill him.
-Rios would probably catch him at some point.
-Broner would be a good fight. Khan might go all Paulie on him, but I sense Khan's defense and footwork aren't at Paulie's level and Broner would catch him with a counter.
Numbers 9-15 seem like comfortable wins:
-Herrera would get outspeeded.
-Benavidez would get outspeeded.
-Vargas would get outspeeded.
-Postol would get outspeeded.
-Figueroa might actually have a chance with that weird UFC cage-grinding style.
-Molina might actually catch him with something.
-Alvarado gets worked over and will still be a meth addict.

Khan is at best #8-#10 at welterweight, and he would have to go to war to truly keep that ranking. Chaves, Guerrero, and Maidana are all winnable fights for him, but far from the guaranteed Haymon Specials he's been handed lately. There's no way he goes higher until Floyd, Manny, and JMM retire. He'll never truly crack the top 5.

If he could make 140, he'd probably float around between #5-#8. Again, it would be a war for him. Broner, Rios, and Algieri are winnable, but Khan is not one to put together a sting of wins in "winnable" fights. He always loses one or two unexpected ones. And Provodnikov would actually kill him. Khan could only crack the top 5 if Garcia, Matthysse, and Peterson all move up. (And that would keep him way down the list at 147).

Khan is a B-Level fighter. He struggles to maintain a ranking in the lower-top-10, and his ceiling is outside the top 5. He will never be one of the 4 best in any division, meaning he will never have a legitimate title reign without ducking challenges. He exists solely for the purpose of giving us something to laugh at.

 

So your summary is Khan is a fraud?

Fair enough. Lets see how the next 2 years play out.

 

Everyone always talks about "the height of Khan".

He's only 5ft 8 and a half. Did he give up the shoulder roll against ODLH?

 

That wasn't a legit KO against Ortiz. Floyd's last legit KO was against Hatton 8 years ago.

 

And it's not like Floyd hasn't fought taller fighters before. Canelo, DLH, Corrales, Ndou, and Tony Pep were taller than him.

DLH, Ndou, and Corrales were 5'10, Canelo was 5'9, and Tony Pep was 6'1.

Khan has size? Floyd started his career at 130. Most of his opponents have been bigger than him.

 

I've heard people say Khan has the power to trouble Floyd.

Khan's power is decent, AT BEST. Floyd has fought LOTS of harder punchers than Khan.

 

Khan has people on the edge of their seats wondering what the F is happening as they watch him win the first 3 rounds with relative ease.

Floyd won't fight him.

 

Khan's not some great technician that's impossible to outbox.

 

Obvoisly not. But he's a pain in the ass to outbox just as Floyd is.

Last time Mayweather has had to deal with a fast long jab?

Maidana did a surprisingly good job with his jab...beating Mayweather and coming over Mayweathers at times! despite his speed disadvantage...and this was late in the fight when Maidana was gassed and wasn't pressing anymore.

Cotto did a good job with his.

What Floyd beat Pacquiao with:

Speed, IQ, Footwork, Reach & Height (made use of all his advantages typical Floyd a master of his art)

Khan takes away alot of them things. IQ & footwork is mainly what Floyd has to work with there. Khan brings other things to the table also - Age & size.

I don't think Floyd will fight him. It's whether Floyd is up for the challenge or not.