Khan's chin has improved by moving up in weight to 140

Khan will be unstoppable at 140lb. No one can match his greatness. No wonder Hatton is in hiding.

 

I have mixed views on this..... I think that if he would have been doing the weight a bit better he would not have some of the issues he was having...... Prior to the Prescott fight he was always going on about his bodyfat percentage... and all his weight was around his shoulders..... by moving up, he has trimmed his shoulders and put that weight into his neck and legs... that is where it really matters when you are taking serious shots from fighters who can punch their weight IMO....:yep

I think that the best part of Amir Khan's defence is his ability to throw his fast shots whilst out of range.....he has good feet, that could be a bit better at times too... :good

I think that Khan will always have a weak chin... this may come from not been hit to often in the amateurs I don't know.... What Khan is in a position to be able to do is to have one of the best trainers in the World to be able to help him to protect that chin at the Championship level....:bbb

 

Will you agree that what you've been saying all along is tosh if he moves back to 135 where he is 'weight-drained'?

 

I dont understnad how adding FIVE WHOLE POUNDS to your frame magically lets you take punches better. Being weight drained is one thing, but going up 5lbs will only take you from 'drained' to 'uncomfortable'.

Proportioning his body better; having a stronger core and legs and not being top-heavy, may help take punches, generate more force etc, but no matter how big your/his legs get, being cracked straight on the chin or temple by even a mild punch will still spell disaster.

 

I pointed out the same thing, although Khan won't be any world-beater even with his improved chin.

 

Let's just wait and see how he takes a big right hand right on the button. Kotelnik hit him 2 or 3 times but Kotelnik isn't a banger and Khan was on his bike. Big difference between that and the Prescott KO.

 

Fluid= punch resistance

More fluid around the brain, less susceptability to be knocked out. However Craig Watson Vs Khan took place at 10st. Chicken dance followed.

Khans resistance may increase with age and experiance and weight. Like De la Hoya but he will never be Eubank.

 

I agree.. we are gonna have to weight and see....:yep

 

I don't want to go on to much about Khan other than to say that I have seen significant weaknesses in him which tell me that he will get knocked out again. He needs to be very carefully matched.

 

Khan took a few shots that at 135 I think would wobble him. Gomez and Limond shots were good but not unbelievable yet they had disastrous effects. At 140, I'm sure Kotelnik has just as much dig as them.

I hope Khans chin has improved.

 

Olu your not going down the Enzo Calzaghe 'magic eye' route are you.... ha ha. Did you ever find out the name of that song for me?

 

i dont think his chin was ever as bad as some made out. it's poor, but he's taken flush shots early in his career and not been put down, granted by non big punchers, but the way people went on after the limond, then gomez and prescott knockdowns and ko, you'd think that any shot that hit him would have him on ***** street.

he took a pretty good flush shot against komjathi early in his career and stood up to it. not sure if weight draining was ever a massive issue, as it never really got mentioned after the prescott defeat, which is normally the first thing that gets trotted out as an excuse.

he takes a better shot now as he's braced for them and has better defence to lessen the impact. test will come in future fights against more aggresive less predictable opponent than kotelnik.

 

You will not believe that Ajose and I keep missing each other even last week in Lagos, Nigeria. I am going to send him a text now to find out.

 

He hasnt fought a puncher which has caught him clean at 140. My guess he is still very vunreble.