If Amir Khan unifies at junior welterweight does he have a superior legacy to Hatton

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  1. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    Lets say he beats

    1. Maidana
    2. Winner of Bradley/Alexander
    3. Ortiz


    Ole Wicky's best wins at 140 were as follows.

    1. Tszyu
    2. Malignaggi
    3. Urango
    4. Castillo



    Would Khan have already surpassed Ricky's legacy? I give him a 70% chance to accomplish this.
     
  2. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    it'd be close...but the zoo win goes a long way. a legit great fighter and top 10 all time at 140. but khan's top 10 wins would be much better than ricky's top 10 wins
     
  3. megavolt

    megavolt Constantly Shadowboxing Full Member

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    Itll really depend on what the other 140lbers go out to do. If they turn out great, it will elevate Khans legacy much higher.
     
  4. FORMIDABLE

    FORMIDABLE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No. He'd need to establish some type of reign first.
     
  5. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    True. Would Khan be favored over the Tszyu Hatton fought? Prolly not.
     
  6. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    Didnt you say Froch was getting KTFO?

    What happened?
     
  7. BoxingFanNo1

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    A good legit post from MW, **** me sideways, gratz.

    I would say it puts them close to even, Hatton with a slight edge purely because overall Hattons record would have more depth.
    Another win or two and Khan's ahead.
    Let's face it though, by the time Khans career is over it's going to **** all over Hattons.
     
  8. Casamayor122

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    He could exploit Maidana's technical deficiencies and outbox Bradley/Alexander but I wouldn't give him much of a chance to beat Ortiz who has good boxing skills and hits extremely hard.
     
  9. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    That muther****ing ******* just wont go down like he supposed to. :patsch
     
  10. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    I think he's going to whoop Maidana. I think he is the favorite against either Timothy or Devon. And I just dont see Ortiz having the heart in the clutch to beat Khan.
     
  11. motorcity_cobra

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    See thats the problem, say Khan unifies, hes gonna go to ww, tht leaves alexander ortiz and bradley, just who r they gonna beat to build some sort of rep to elevate khans legacy? theres no one at 140 close to them 4, campbell and holt are done, jmm sucks at higher weight, valero's dead, tht leaves guys like alvarado, kotelnik and malignaggi...hmmm? point is none of these guys can build a legacy tht we guys can respect unless they fight each other. Bradley has stated he prefers ww and ortiz is a big lww so u cant expect those 2 to move up , tht leaves alexander who'll hv no choice but to move up as well in order to get the big fights.

    Again, we have a similar problem at ww, may and pac would be gone or be on the slide by the time these guys move up and i seriously seriously would not want to see any of these guys fight clottey, marg, cotto! The only fights tht would be interesting would be berto and alvarez. So coming back to your point, if Khan unifies people will say bradley/alexander winner was overrated, who did he beat? well there isn;t anyone to beat lol
     
  12. dvb

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    if h wins all his fights then his future resume could be:

    maidana(makes him look like an amatuer,puts him on his ass several times)
    bradley/alexander(outboxes either of em)
    alverez(possibly,intresting tough fight at welter)
    brook?(big brit fight at welter)
    mat hatton?(same as k brook)
    berto(outboxes him)
    an older inactive floyd?.(Khan jabs and lands his face sore,floyd retires on his stool,sayin "im to old for this shiz,man i wish i could go gamble and chill wid 50!")

    a late 20s khan going to super welter?

    if his boxing improves and sticks to his tactics,and his toughness and heart improves no reason why all above cannot happen.
     
  13. Aznhybrid

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    :deal this.
     
  14. BunnyGibbons

    BunnyGibbons Is Not About That Life Full Member

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    :lol:

    :hat
     
  15. theboy_racer

    theboy_racer Boxing Junkie banned

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