When did Amir Khan became past his prime and PAC shot?

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  1. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Actually my point is that khan is not past his prime and PAC is not shot but he is past it. Very different from what I asked.
     
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  2. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Could be or it could be that now he is just smarter and less desperate and tbf he didn't exactly face a huge number of dangerous punchers before.

    Prescott - He probably thought he could easily beat
    Maidana - Wasn't he a mandatory or something?
    Judah - Rightfully thought he could easily beat him.

    Khan has always been the kind of fighter who can look great against some opponents and terrible against others. Don't get me wrong though I would be surprised if he wasn't at least a little past prime after getting brutally stopped for the third time.
     
  3. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    He looked vintage pac in the 4th marquez fight before the knockout.
     
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  4. Richards

    Richards Active Member banned Full Member

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    Never seen anyone hurt marquez the way Pac did

    still he declined after the margo fight that took ALOT out of him he was even thinking of retiring after that fight
     
  5. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    Yep that for me was the last prime pac fight. The marquez 4th fight was amazing but i dont think he would have been able to sustain that level of aggression going into the later rounds
     
  6. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Khan has a style that doesn't age well. He relies heavily on his speed. He's already 30, and he's been knocked out 3 times. Once his speed fades, he's getting knocked out more often.
     
  7. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    It's not his speed which stops him being knocked out it's his choice of opponents. A crude version of Maidana and an old shot Judah aside he's never beaten anyone that can punch. If he'd fought Thurman, Brook, Porter, Pac at welterweight I have no doubt he'd have another 4 KO losses on his record.
     
  8. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    'Crude version of Maidana' was still in the at-or-near prime category. Judah was not shot, he went on to still achieve good things and it was a complete domination. Sugar 88, in the context of Khan, you've done nothing but present a biased, negative case and discredit just about everything.

    Khan wanted paydays as he lost his love for the sport, whilst also seeking a fight with Mayweather so didn't want to take on incredibly high risk fights. Khan who was once motivated was a daredevil.
     
  9. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    Why did nt he dare to fight for the. British title
    Euro title
    Why did he not avenge a single defeat
    Why did he not dare to prove himself the best UK fighter
    Why did he not dare to fight for the 160 title at 160
    And if he as lost love for the sport there should to his paydays also its boxing not charity
     
  10. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    Khan became past prime after 2011.

    140 was his prime weight.

    147 he is bloated and useless
     
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  11. There Will Be Blood

    There Will Be Blood #TheMedicalTeam #750 banned Full Member

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    Not quite. Pacquiao looked slower to me.
     
  12. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    http://www.fighthype.com/news/article16515.html

    Khan disagrees
    If prime means cutting a leg of and killing your self
    Take not kell
     
  13. Beenie

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    Hard to pin point these things sometimes because fighters are and have been capable of bouncing back after poor performances. I thought Khan was completely done after turning in what I believed to be a poor performance against Algieri (in a winning effort), and in his very next fight performed well against Canelo (in a knockout losing defeat).
     
  14. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Khan's performance against canelo was no worse than Brooke's performance vs ggg. But nobody is saying Brooke is past it.

    For their styles, they both fought as they should. Both were undersized and both won rounds.
     
  15. Beenie

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    I get your point but I personably thought Khan performed far better than expected against Canelo and thought Brook fought more/less the fight he was expected to against GGG. I didn't see Khan escaping round 2 without getting caught with a night ending left hook.