Is Amir Kahn Underestimated

He's 21, actually. "Bang when in exchanges"? He tries not to get into "exchanges", as that's when he's most vulnerable. As for heart, we don't know yet. Only just surviving a knockdown against Willy Limond may have been good experience but I doubt whether that will help him when he gets properly cracked with a big shot.
Are you sure we're talking about the same Amir Khan?

 

The jury is still out on him. I currently beleive him to be domestic/european title level than world class, the reason is that I dont think he has a major punch, not for world level and has vunrabilities weak defence and a shaky beard. It wont be long before he makes a move to 140 either, and the guys hit harder up there and are more likely to espose his weaknesses.

Saying this, i dont count out Frank Warren manufacturing a world title shot for him.

Katsidis at lightweight and if he gets past him look out for him to call out Rees at light welter.

 

I have similar doubts about his chin (although his knockdown was a temple shot) and power at world level.

But the comparisons with Gamboa are pretty unfair...since khan is 6 years younger.

 

Gamboa is one of the best prospects I've seen for a while but I have to admit that Khan has given me no reason to believe he will go past European.

Just because a fighter has has countless amateur bouts doesnt guarantee he will be a success in the pro's. The pro game is a different kettle of fish but anyone with an ounce of boxing knowledge can tell Gamboa is oozing natural talent and has champion written all over him whereas Khan only really has decent speed but not so quick that he stands out among other decent fighters.

I'd love to see Amir tested properly and get matched with opponents that will actually come to fight then we can assess his talents but as it stands he is still an empty book imo.

 

He is over rated by many like myself and under rated by probably more, especially on this forum. Fact is if Khan was a normal prospect we would not have seen his first 10 fights.

I think if khan had come through having never enterd the Olympics but still had the same record, people would be raving about him more than ever. but people like to be proved right and say "i told you so"

If Khan didn't talk about World Titles by the end of the year people would think differently as well, all though i think he is capable of beating Katsidis and David Diaz (not Juan until late 2009) he should really leave it and make a name in the states and clean up eurpoe. Leave the world title until 2009 and beat whoever the number 1 in the division is, not a 2nd rate belt holder like David Diaz

 

:good Good post.

 

I do think that Katsidis is being underated by many Khan fans. The big punching Ausie is being perceived as a soft option and obvious target for Khan to fight but the opposite seems to be far more realistic.

Katsidis is an ok boxer with a huge punch, exactly the kind of fighter Khan has been kept away from. Why would all that change when it came to getting a title fight? If Khan and his team were looking to fight Katsidis at some point surely they would have put him with guys of a similar ilk to help build the kid up against that type of ooponent? Katsidis will be far down the list of future Khan opponents.

 

Agree its a shame Khan isn't fighting Romanov next.

IF Thaxton were to pull off a win against Romanov and add the Euro Title to his British I wonder if any will reconsider their view about Khan being the best lightweight in britain?

 

IF that happened elle, Khan vs Thaxton would have to be made post haste. Maybe they could put it on the Hatton vs Witter undercard.

 

I agree. That fight will not happen. Kats is quick, resiliant and can punch. Three things likely to give Khan major problems. Khan will move up and challenge Rees.

 

I like your thinking. What a bill that would be!

Hennessy would be pleased - two of their fighters getting a shot at their domestic rivals at last.

 

He will have to take the plunge at some point but his soft options are pretty rare. I can see the logic of him moving up and fighting Ree's but surely he would have to have a pop at Lightweight first.

What with the IBO championship being talked about alot recently such as in the Wlad vs Sultan fight and I think a few other big stateside fights will Warren try to convince us it is a legitimate title and push him in that direction? The WBU seems a lost cause now.

 

Agree Khan v Katsidis unlikely to happen. As someone mentioned recently (Rooq) its far more likely Khan will get a shot at a vacant belt.

Khan moving up and challenging Rees for his title is dependent on Rees beating Kotelnik and that is no foregone conclusion in my opinion. If Rees does impress against Kotelnik and beats him convincingly that route to a world title may look less attractive to Khan's handlers.

 

I think rees struggles against Kotelnik but gets the decision then khan steps up.... either way I think that will be the route. A bit like Hameds stupid move up to feather.