Khan calling Hatton out for next year.

do fill me in on who is the bet prospect in Britian ? and dont say Mitchell coz he after 25 fights he is just about to step up against a decent domestic level fighter

 

Gamboa is light years ahead of Khan and when does age come into whether someone is considered a prospect or not? In boxing a prospect by definition is somebody who has a potentially broad prospect of success anticipated- age doesn't come into it.

 

Amir Khan is probably the best prospect in the UK but some may argue that David Haye is still a prospect.... he's hardly peaked yet and is about to make his mark at heavy.

 

u can say the same about Amir is that he has hardly peaked and he will probably be at his best when he is 24 or 25.

 

wow...ignorance.

gamboa has been pro less than a year. mainly due to the fact he is cuban and had to defect in order to become a professional.

if you don't consider him a better prospect you clearly haven't seen him. he's practically ready to face top ten opposition and he's only had 8 fights.

 

Although Gamboa is 26 you have to take into consideration he only turned pro less than a year ago.

I think his first 8 opponents have won approx 80% of their combined 180+ fights.

He has achieved back to back stoppage victories against former featherweight title contenders in a timeframe of only 11 days.

Compare his resume to Khan's first 8 fights and this alone will tell you why many rate him a better prospect.

 

26 year olds are not prospects, regardless of how many fights they've had.

 

i don't know whether to or :|

 

For me, a prospect is a young guy with a great future ahead of him.

Gamboa's at the age where a lot of guys are in their prime and winning title belts.

I suppose you called Audley Harrison a prospect after the Olympics too?

 

For me its about the probability of future success irrespective of age.

In any case 26 years isn't exactly old!

 

a prospect is someone relatively new to the pro game with a great future ahead of him regardless of age. audley was a prospect, but like many prospects before him failed to make it.

its perfectly ok for you to have your own definition of "prospect"...just don't be suprised that 99% of the boxing world doesn't agree with you.

 

I agree.

Which is why I'd generally call the younger guys 'prospects'. Khan has 5 years on Gamboa, 5 years to achieve more, 5 years more to improve his skills.

And I take issue with a 26 year old being called a better prospect than a 21 year old....if two guys are of similar talent, which is up for debate, then the 26 year old should be quite far ahead of the 21 year old.