15 out of 17 opponents doesn't say anything to me. at the level he has been at. The Earl stoppage says more. Just wondering if he faces someone who can deal with his speed, will he be able to truly hurt them? Time will tell.
atsch You think Khan hits harder then Barrera, Morales or Juan Manual Marquez??? Rob.... I have love for you but that is one of your best ones.
I clearly remember the interview, and in a itv doco about khan they show it again, and hes says stuff about how we all need to get along. he was also 19 years old when the interview went out, and although what he said were his true feelings, you could tell he was uncomfortable discussing such a delicate matter. I think you will struggle to find anyone on this forum that remembers the interview clearly that agrees with you on this Kurt. Its not khan thats ducking fighters, its Warren. he does it with all even Calzaghe who its was clear to see was world class. I have watched that weigh in severall times and thats absolute crap and totally in your imagination about Khan crapping himself. you just see and hear what your eyes and ears want mate and cut out the rest, your like the sun newspaper.
I think Earl's punch resistance was totally non existant, to be honest. He managed to absorb a huge amount of massive shots against Katsidis, and was still trying to fight back at the end. The way he fell apart as soon as Khan laid a glove on him tells me he had no punch resistance left at all. I will happily give Khan credit for a good win (eg Limond), but against Earl he had nothing to beat at all.
Barrera, Marquez, Morrales all Natural Featherweights. Khan could easialy fight at Welterweight maybe even Light Middle in the future. I would rather get hit by one of those 2 than Khan. And OY PM about you know what, and the khan/harrison stuff.
Oh and if Khan really was a bottle job, he would have gone up to Light Welter and fought for a title there agaisnt there weak champions like Rees, Kotelnik and so on. But instead he is staying at lightweight, probs the hottest division in the world right now with some major talent and no paper champions.
also delving into everything he has said and done since turning pro and twisting it into bad stuff, like this the interview and his driving. (my insurance is £3000 a year cos of 100,000 boy racers, not just Amir Khan) theres a million and one things you could bring up about the guys in the opposite corner saturday, i could have written my disertation on the amount **** Michael Gomez has been accused of and actually that is worse than anyhting Khan has done.
There is that possibility. However, Earl took massive shots from Romanov and survived ok, and took big shots from Steve Murray without batting an eyelid, as well as the pounding from Katsidis. I'm certainly not saying Khan is feather fisted, but he has not actually scored a proper knockout yet. He relies on speed and quantity to get the job done, and that's at domestic level. Unleashing flurries and hoping for his opponents to fold will not be enough at a higher level.