How long before Kahn moves up ?

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  1. yesihavearm

    yesihavearm Active Member Full Member

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    Kahn being very tall for a lightweight, and its not like he's narrow either. How long do you reckon it will be before he moves up to light-welter and eventually welter ?

    Anyone know if he has trouble making weight or anything ?

    I think if he's serious about winning world titles it would be easier at light-welter because Juan Diaz has 135 on lockdown and Pac moving up, where as 140 is as weak as its been.

    Thoughts ?
     
  2. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Who is this Kahn of which you speak?
     
  3. Charles187

    Charles187 Active Member Full Member

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    I think he makes lightweight quite easy at the minute, never heard anything else really. They wont move him up anywhere near diaz level for a long while yet. Diaz will be at light welter by the time FW gives him a geniune title shot.
     
  4. rooq

    rooq Rooq's Boxing Promoter Full Member

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    i don't think he'll outgrow the lightweight division until he hits 24 or later.
     
  5. Claypole

    Claypole Boxing Addict banned

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    I reckon he will "outgrow" lightweight when he gets KO'd. Then we will discover that he has been weight drained for ages, and that will be offered as an explaination for his lack of punch resistance.
     
  6. rooq

    rooq Rooq's Boxing Promoter Full Member

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    oh you old cynic :lol:
     
  7. Bodysnatcher

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  8. Big Ears

    Big Ears Well-Known Member Full Member

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    According to boxrec Jose Santa Cruz, Ray Narh, Rolando Reyes, Kazuyoshi Kumano and Josesito Lopez are all Lightweights(in boxrecs top 40) who are 5'10 .

    Julio Diaz and Randy Suico are supposely 5'9 aswell so even though 5'10 may be very tall for a Lightweight it is not totally abnormal .

     
  9. stuey

    stuey Never bet on England Full Member

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    so chubby, whats your point:D
     
  10. Claypole

    Claypole Boxing Addict banned

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    Ok, what I meant to say was Khan will move up a weight when he has KO'd every top 10 lightweight in the world. Or when FW tells him to, whichever is the sooner.
     
  11. Big Ears

    Big Ears Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1.These are some of the fittest men on the planet .
    2.they go into training camps which are just as much about cutting weight as sharpening their skills and getting in shape .
    3.They often dehydrate lots of weight just before the weigh-in to make weight .

    Outside of fights and training for fights I'd say most of these guys are over 150 at the least .
     
  12. UKITAZ

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    I think he doesnt hit the lgithweight limit as easy as we are all lead to believe ... didnt he actually have a fight at light-welter already ??
     
  13. Big Ears

    Big Ears Well-Known Member Full Member

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    11 of his fights have been at the Light-Welterweight limit(usually with him weighing 136/137) but this is not unusual of Lightweights , infact many would weigh more than 140 in non title fights .

    He's only been above 137 twice so he obviously has few problems with the weight .