Frank Warren: "I don't think it is anything to do with his chin"

They were good punches that put him down but the one that set him up and started all the problems was nothing special.

You would have to wonder why Prescott was recommended if they wanted an easy fight for Kahn, even if his level of opposition was poor he is clearly a tall, fast, heavy handed fighter who can throw accurate combos.

 

Khan will never be ready for the Prescotts of this world. The chin problem won't ever go away, in fact it's probably even worse now after that thumping.
Amir was lucky he got caught whilst still fit and fresh. If that had happened after a long tiring battle, the consequences could have been more serious. Frank should take that as a warning sign and advise him to retire. He surely must know the same thing would happen again at some point.

 

How did the stream go for you? No time-outs?

 

prescott was a strange choice by Warren.

backfired badly - the golden goose was fed to the lion.

Warren must be kicking himself.

Khan should have been fighting a known quantity like Jon Thaxton.

But even so it would have been just delaying the envitable of when he did finally step up and fight the likes of prescott.

And too think Khan thought he was ready for Floyd Mayweather over 4 rounds when he was about 19 years old :rofl :rofl :rofl

 

Everything about Prescott looked dangerous for Khan, before the fight.

But the fact that Fwank picked a guy with no world rating, who had fought virtually no one, to face his only superstar made it seem like he MUST be flawed and not be too big of a puncher.

This morning just thinking back over the whole thing - it seems quite surreal.
He wanted Fewkes 17 wins (2 ko), then goes for a guy 19-0 (17 ko) who not only has a punchers record, but he isn't old or shot, isn't a featherweight...

Everything he spent Khan's previous 18 fights dodging. :huh

 

I think people would have a lot of sympathy for Khan had there not been such a big hype train, together with the massive 'Team Khan' thing that is going on.

In order to make it to world level, you have to fight different kinds of opponents, boxers, brawlers and bangers - everyone else had to do it, Haye, Hatton, Calzaghe and further back the likes of Lennox Lewis, so Khan has to pass the necessary tests.

The best way to do that is to fight on the undercard of big events both in the States and in Europe, and prove yourself at domestic level rather than shamelessly ducking guys that could actually help you. For instance - Jon Thaxton, a real honest, hard as nails warrior with one punch KO power and an awkward style but in truth fringe Euro/top domestic level at best. Surely he would have been a better opponent than St. Clair, who it seems in hindsight was paid to do a half marathon in 36 mins of boxng.

 

The facts remain no one seems to have learnt from Audley Harrison. Khan was a good am with a nice am style for scoring points. But he has some massive glaring flaws. If you cant keep your hands up when your chinny you get knocked out. What makes matters worse is Warren combed the South American jungle found this guy that no one has heard of and Khan was utterly humilated in less than a minute. You mean to tell me not one of his handlers realised the kid cant take a punch? No ones been working on him keep his guard up? And why is he top billing? What happened to the old days when a prospect plied his trade at the bottom of the pile? Bad bad management here and Khan is much to blame. His gravy train has come to a stop much like Audleys and unfortunately for him his career from here onwards wont amount to anything. His NOT world class and he never will be.

 

im sorry thats bull****. if prescott has hit any other lightweight, or even coo and arthur with that first shot they would not of wobbled.

the only other guys with decent records he had faced took him the distance.

 

It's hard to judge how hard the first blow was, and where exactly it landed.

It utterly derailed Khan though so I think it must have been a decent shot, to some degree.

More worrying is that once he's wobbled, he manages to then take a right then a massive left hook, both pretty agricultural looping shots. For christ's sake man, get your hands up and cover up until your head clears.

Prescott must've thrown nine shots. A jab that landed flush, a couple that missed, and 6 haymakers, most of which landed well. Terrible defence from Khan.

 

He ruined what he said with the very last sentence. He contradicts himself by saying Khan should be ready for the Prescotts of this world but then says that Prescott shouldn't have been recommended.

Khan was knocked out by hard flush punches from someone who obviously carries a dig. But, he was also noticably wobbled by a stiff jab and has been decked in the past. Whilst Prescott may have taken out many people with those punches Warren fails to realise that the Limmond's of this world are not big punchers. Also, Gomez was a blown up super-feather.

Khan just does have ALL the tools needed to be a world champion.

 

Its **** all to do with Prescott being a huge puncher or landing a great shot. We don't even know if he is in reality, he's knocked out a lot of bums, when he stepped up slightly in class last time out before Khan he was taken the distance.

I'm sure he can punch, but Khan makes him look a lot better than he is with horrible jaw of his.

 

They were good shots in there but the troubling thing for Amir was that Presscott was able to land those shots because he's shook Kahn up with a jab and a nothing-special right cross to the temple.

You got to give Prescott some credit for this, he's come here, fought aggressively and got what he deserves. Sure he got taken the distance last time, but that happens, you can't KO everyone.

 

even Gerald McCllenan was taken the distance twice by a couple of nobodies early on in his career. In fact he dropped a couple of decsions to journeymen types

 

It is indicative though. You would expect guys to have a near 100% KO record if they have been fighting complete novices and guys with horrible losing records each time.

He fought an unbeaten Cuban last time who was probably half decent and with some skill and he was taken the distance. I'd expect to see that more often when he fights decent fighters that can take a punch. After all huge punchers are quite rare.

We didn't learn much about Prescott last night, but he'll get a lot more attention now thats for sure