Khan getting schooled in sparring- for real?

Interesting to say the least. It's like the other guys the main attraction and Khan's playing second fiddle. Any idea who he is? Anyway, at the end of the day it's only sparring and we'll find out how good Khan is on fight night. That said this doesn't look to good for Amir.

Top first post mate, make sure you post more in the future :good

 

Yeah that was what made me feel Kotelnik would win i saw Khan robbing rounds early but buzzing in and out and hitting arms and legs but just outworking Kotelnik then middle rounds Kotelnik starts timing him and catches him on way in and clips Khan and he turns fight into his fight and wins late on or by points at the least but now i see what your saying this could be early night.

 

Definately a cut and shut job...once at 2:27 and again at 2:30

 

I read a interview with Roach going a while back saying that the sparring in the gym is to the highest standard with the fighters in the gym. They go at 100% and stop when a fighter gets stuned in the sparring. I see nothing wrong with it Khan needs to get this type of sparring before a World Title fight. I would be more worried if he was destroying his sparing partner.
On record I dont think Khan will win the fight on Saturday night not too sure he will have enough to beat Kotelnik. Kotelnik wont have any worries fighting over in the UK and the pressure will be off him. Khan in the bookies is 4/9 fav for the fight while the champion is at a reasonable price of 7/4. I think the bookies have got this wrong. And I will be taking some money off them this weekend.

 

I think to be honest it's more Roach's idea to show the sparring and i think he's made a error in doing that.

 

Khan did seem to be going for the body quite a bit in those clips. Got blocked most of the time, though. It was also a bit worrying to see Khan get caught so much, especially by those rather telegraphed jabs.

Roach looked deep in thought throughout, maybe trying to work out a plan B.....or C.

 

6/1 William Hill

 

Looks like he's trying to be more measured than when he fought Prescott to me and he his body shots look decent.
I get the impression a lot of the tactical look is put on, like he's been taught to use his skills with tactics and is going through the motions of what he's learned but just isn't really getting it. Just doesn't look a fighter doing his natural thing except when he charges in. Like TFFP pointed out he's not making himself any harder to hit than he was before, left hooks especially are gonna cause him trouble.

 

I'm not buying into this- I think it might be a bit of last minute gamesmanship.

 

I thought to myself today i'm betting on this one i feel sure Kotelniks gonna win i'm gonna put a few quid on for sure after this

 

The other guy did seem to be picking off and blocking a lot of Khan's shots. Especially the ones to the body as Claypole said.

 

a £10-£20 bet will be on ASAP from me.

Possibly, but for it to be gamesmanship I think they would have to put the video out onto television and not just onto youtube - hell, Kotelnik and his team might not even see it or even realise it exists.

 

Kos, don't play that card. We all know Kotelnik is a Frankwarren.tv regular. It's the perfect ruse.

 

It's Haroon Khan.

 

Seriously?