Yes he was not saying totally gone but no way was he the same fighter not even half the fighter he once was, lets face it many of us was only talking of a hail mary shot. The Mabuza fight he struggled and pulled out a brilliant shot in a fight he was struggling in. I love Sweet Pea but he didn't help Judah and i believe Khan was told 'outbox him, give him no success and he'll fall apart quick' and he did. It's a major reason i didn't go mad on the performance although good i just thought it might of flattered Amir somewhat.
Judah is physically fine but he is a quitter and has been for years. The same Judah vs Floyd, Cotto, Clottey etc was the same front runner who has no plan B and mentally gives in. Against Khan he was trying to fake a low blow but really he just wanted to quit.
Judah let Khan control the middle of the ring and fight on the front foot. That is what Khan is good at. Peterson closed the distance and made Khan fight his fight. If Peterson fought as a counter-puncher on the back foot the same thing would have happened to him, only he wouldn't have gotten stopped.
the same thing was happening to Peterson in the early rounds before he switched his gameplan:good One things for sure, if there is a rematch Peterson will apply a pressuring style from the beginning till the end of the fight.
He absolutely did change the plan starting round 3. It did wonders for him. Peterson and the Maidana fight have laid out the blueprint on how to beat Khan. It is now going to get tougher for Khan. His career is in some trouble now if he is going to fight top 10 fighters. I would be surprised if Khan and Roach can come up with a solution in 1 training camp, which is why it might be a bad idea to take a Peterson rematch right away. Besides, Khan just might not be able to execute what they plan in camp for dealing with pressure. He has a poor IQ and some very bad habits that don't look like going away. I think that Khan won't learn **** about fighting on the inside, just more effective in clinching his opponent. I reckon they are going to go the route of working more on the slipping away from the ropes to get back in the center (like Cotto did more of in the Marg rematch).
