Khan-Garcia [AFTERMATH]

Only 38 of 225 (16%) picking Swifty. :think

That's the same percentage that picked Cotto against Mayweather in the official ESB poll, and less than picked Bradley against Pacquiao. (20%)

 

war garcia!!!

 

I don't agree. If the fight is close every rounds I think Khan will get the nod.

 

Gotta say, I'm a bit surprised at how big an underdog Swifty's being cast as.

Prior to 2011 he was a very highly regarded prospect.

Granted, his last three performances - each a step up - were a bit flat...but he still got the job done against three "name" guys (whose skills are at varying states of decomposition).

Khan isn't some Superman, need I remind everybody?

 

Yeah, it's a tougher fight than a lot of people are making it out to be. I still think Khan wins (and puts in a great performance doing it), but he deserves props for taking on another tough opponent after the second Peterson fight fell through.

 

:good

 

Anyone who's been following boxing the last few years should have already seen plenty of Garcia and shouldn't be reliant on some highlight clips being posted in a build-up thread to form an opinion on the match-up. :huh He's been on TV lots of times. Not all the way back to his pro debut like Khan, but lots. :yep

 

Ah. :good

Does he have any official social media accounts?

 

As usual, people are leaning towards the more well-known, hyped fighter. The one-sided pickings for Khan certainly don't reflect the actual skill/quality disparity between the two fighters. Khan obviously exceeds Garcia in some areas, but so does Garcia. I have it as a 60-40 fight in Khan's favour, mainly because of his experience.

A Garcia win wouldn't shock me at all.