Will Zab Judah be the best opponent Khan has faced to date?

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  1. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    A lot of people overlooking this fight because Khan is expected to win hands down. However when you look at Khan's resume having Judah on it looks to bring in more value to his resume than the other fighters have contributed. If Khan beats judah will that be his best win?

    Surely it is better than his win over malinaggi and barrera whom are khans top 5 wins but is it better than kotelnik? or how about maidana who never was a champion and his stock is in a tailspin right now because of his performance against morales. I think a win over judah right now would be his best win. what say you?
     
  2. brucebufershair

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  3. TheChump

    TheChump Active Member Full Member

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    Maidana remains best win for khan after he beats judah.
     
  4. outslugger

    outslugger The Relentless Stalker Full Member

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    MAB is better, but Khan fought him past prime and only won by a headbutt cut
     
  5. TheChump

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    well khan was beasting MAB to be honest regardless of headbutt but obviously this isn't the barrera of old.
     
  6. TheChump

    TheChump Active Member Full Member

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    I think Maidana is still a beast capable of doing very well yet.
     
  7. Vano-Irons

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    It's a tough 1. He'd definitely be in the top 2 wins for Khan (Maidana is his best win to date IMO). He'd rank slightly ahead of Paulie M IMO.

    The problem with Judah is that he'll give anyone a good fight for 4 rounds, but then he'll gas as he always does and get outworked. Maidana, however, had the power to knock him out. He was much moe dangerous IMO
     
  8. EpsilonAxis

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    maybe.

    Who knows how much Zab has left. He still seems to have great speed. Sometimes his head seems in the game and then sometimes it doesn't.

    Zab's biggest opponent is oftentimes himself. He gets discouraged easily, IMO.
     
  9. outslugger

    outslugger The Relentless Stalker Full Member

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    Yeah it was leading to a Khan UD but I was still rooting for my old hero, too bad it ended that way, I also tried to overlook the excuses MAB was giving after the fight, it seemed classless to me when he said that "he couldn't feel Khans power", anyway on topic I think this fight will be a big step up for Khan, IMO Maidana's power is a lil bit overrated, he has good raw power but is a tough come forward one dimensional brawler
     
  10. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    His best win to date is Maidana , while limited and one dimensional i think Maidana would over power Judah so its a difficuilt one to say yes or no , skill wise and experience i think he's pretty much head and shoulders Khans best opponent .
     
  11. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Amir Khan will knock Blab Judah out!!!
     
  12. EpsilonAxis

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    Just to add, I've seen Khan train a number of times and if that kid is anything, he is fast as ****.
     
  13. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Frankly, I'm not so sure Zab beats Kotelnik. Kotelnik's not flashy, but he is accurate, fundamentally sound, can take a punch, and will stick around all 12 rounds. Zab's a front runner who's lost to that formula of fighter before.

    So, it depends on what you mean by "best". Zab presents more danger to Khan than Kotelnik did - particularly early on- but as far as head to head goes, the current Zab isn't the best of who Khan will have beaten (provided Amir wins).

    On a related note I don't think Khan gets the credit he deserves for the Kotelnik fight, even though he did have a great style advantage. Style advantage or not, nobody's beaten Kotelnik that widely before and he's fought some excellent opposition- barely winning a round against Khan was sandwiched between the Alexander and Maidana fights, both fights where Kotelnik fought very well.
     
  14. Darni187

    Darni187 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think Khan best wins were Kotelnik and Paulie, but Paulie for me is his best to date why?

    I think people dont give enough respect to Paulie, here we have a feather fisted fighter who had to outbox fighters purely using his boxing skills to get his wins. Sure Cotto and Hatton beat him also but they gave him more of a ruff beating then outbox him.

    But Khan beat him at his own game, no one ever done that to Paulie, Khan also showed a great jab in that fight.

    No matter what people say in a pure boxing match Khan has the speed and timing to get off first and beat you to the punch, and he can do that to any fighter.
     
  15. thesandman

    thesandman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not sure about Khan, but Judah's toughest opponent is Judah.

    Calling him a pea brain is harsh on peas.