Is Khan taking a step back fighting Gomez?

He already did 12 rounds against a durable guy against St Clair. I doubt Rees would last the 12. Gomez brings a different approach, which is what Khan needs in what is still a learning phase of his career.

 

sure it is but yeah it will be great craic!!!

 

Rees brings more danger, trust me, Khan's not durable by any means and is weak to pressure and I doubt he can hurt Rees as he doesn't hit as hard as Kotelnik, nor is he as experienced or technically sound and Rees still gave Kotelnik trouble in spots and he defeated M'Baye.

Gomez is smaller, shot and chinny, Alex Arthur is smaller as well.

Rees is not bigger than Khan, but he's proven durable enough to hang with better fighters at this point than Khan and his punch at 135 may be a bit more potent...

Probably more potent than 4th tier level Willie Limond. I also doubt Gomez carries much of a punch at 135. No more than shot, chinny Earl did. See a pattern here?

Get the little **** in with even a non-domestic mid level WORLD journeyman, people will see a difference.

 

His work on the Showtime program 'The Tudors' is fast becoming legendary, don't speak before you know. The character is fantastic, the characters surrounding the main character are fantastic and it's generally brilliant work from everyone.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is the next great actor.

 

Any particular spots that you had in mind?

 

St Clair - A smaller guy who packs no punch, perfectly selected, but at least he wasn't some run of the mill domestic.

Rees packs no punch, but he's more potent at 135 than St Clair was, I'll assure you. Gomez brings nothing, he's a known opponent and that's why you all are accepting it and why he was selected by Frank Warren, a shrewd businessman.

 

First couple of rounds he was getting in good body work, Khan's defence is much worse than Kotelnik and his style is proven weak to pressure, do the math, Rees is harder to fight than that of Gomez, as Rees gives him a 12 round fight.

 

I've had my say on this in the Brit Forum and basically I agree 100% with what Amsterdam has said about Gavin Rees

 

I'm not accepting it as in I think it is a good fight. But if Khan was not so overhyped then nobody would think this was a terrible fight for a kid with only 17 fights to his name. Personally yes I think he needs to be stepping it up and he has pretty much said so himself, but look at who Nate Campbell fought in his 18th fight..Joseph Figuero 9-47-5 or Manny Pac...fought Mike Luna (who?) and so on...

It is not a great fight for Khan to be taking, but it is not a disgrace either.

 

But people accept it as superior to Rees. If you're going to fight domestic cream puffs, at least fight top of the barrell, non-shot domestic cream puffs.

And honestly St Clair was better, just packed no punch or percieved punch.

 

Amstadam u do know rees has a 7 inch hieght defiency against khan, willie limond was a better technician then Rees IMHO, when rees campaigned at 135 he had no power, he was put down by an F class fighter. BTW did u watch the Mbaye fight, if u did u may have noticed how ill prepared mbaye came on the night, u may have also noticed that rees ran the last 4 rounds. So amstdam if the rees fight is made in september and khan TKO's him in 5 which is probrably the most likely scnario u better come up with a good explanation as to why chinny khan won.

i am aware of all of this i think hes a marvelous actor as well watched him since gormenghast

 

Rees also seemed to struggle to make 140 last time out, which is ridiculous, but he certainly needed more than one weigh-in.

 

To be fair it doesn't sound like khan wants the fight, I think he still wants to challenge for a world title but warren won't let it happen.

"To be honest, I think I'm above this domestic level now but each fight is bringing something different."

 

it is not a step backwards; it is the same continuam. khan boxing smaller men. gomez last big win was 4 or 5 years ago - and he'd been wrote off then because of his deterioration. gomez can punch - with the left hook and uppercut. no way in 100 rounds he will land those shots on khan. gomez's getting paid to get whacked. he is trading on the alex arthur win - past glory. his current form means a fast, humiliating loss. he's been done in a few times by boxers smaller, slower, less talented and less powerful than khan.

 

a washed up domestic level super featherweight? I often looks at Khan fights and think 'how could he possibly step down from that?' but this fight is definitely a step down.