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^Yeah if it's a technical stoppage inside 4 rounds it's a NC. I don't think they would have stopped it if Khan was cut like that...he messed up last time in Manchester, and got an enormous amount of stick. Had he bowed out on PPV it would have messed his career up big time. Only conjecture of course... MAB is a unique kind of fighter- a warrior you could say.

Prescott is a mighty puncher, but he's not been tested technically and physically- 99% of his fights have ended inside 3 rounds because he's banged them out. Khan and Roach can do a number on him imo. I wouldn't mind seeing it, but I doubt Warren will make it. Has to be JMM next imo- perhaps a warmup bout to prepare. JMM is a massive step up but Khan is quicker and has a defense at last. Now I'd pay to see that on Sky

Nicky Cook got pwned haha

i personally dont think khan sicne prescot has proved anything, barerra, to short, couldnt get close and landed 2 clean counters, <lets not forget he was disadvantaged in EVERY department except experience> and then we have the bum he fought previously.... say no more

still to this date, the only person khan has fought who was a legitimate contender smashed him up

we cant judge khan yet, not until he's tested against the calibre of opponent as prescott, talking of which shouldn't he be the one hunting the belts?

oh and one more thing, khan has been admitting that he wants to help pacman beat hatton after all the help and advice hatton has offered him, that and the show boating when he got hit is enough to put me off of him for life

I agree with the Hatton remark, but he's piggy in the middle concerning Roach, as Pacman is part of that team. You're team-mates effectively. Hatton has given him advice, but he's not part of the same training camp. I don't think he's been too much a traitor. I'm a massive Hatton fan, but I see where Amir is with this.

Regarding Khan has never fought anybody apart from Prescott - if Khan beat Prescott, you'd have been one of those critical people still stating he hasn't fought anyone. Graham Earl was a credible opponent, no? Khan did prove soemthing against Barerra, he proved he can take a shot, he proved he is so much quicker than everyone else, he proved he has far superior boxing skills to pretty much everyone in the division, but essentially, he has proved he has learnt from that Prescott defeat by bringing his arms up. That's still something he could be improving on, but he has got better.

not at all, but anyway

anyway


lucky khan didnt do this, he would have sparked himself out

Prescott is a mighty puncher, but he's not been tested technically and physically- 99% of his fights have ended inside 3 rounds because he's banged them out. Khan and Roach can do a number on him imo. I wouldn't mind seeing it, but I doubt Warren will make it. Has to be JMM next imo- perhaps a warmup bout to prepare. JMM is a massive step up but Khan is quicker and has a defense at last. Now I'd pay to see that on Sky

There's just no comparison between Khan and JMM. JMM is just leagues above him.

I think Khan vs. Prescott 2 is the most logical fight to be made; it's an opportunity for Khan to fight a sub-par fighter without anyone noticing, and to make a decent amount of cash with minimal risk. Prescott isn't a great fighter; he only beat Khan because Khan has a poor chin, and anyone who clips him will send him down (Featherweights like MAB don't count).

No doubt, but the rest of the division is not all that imho. Khan and Roach should be aiming for the best, no more pissing about from Warren. Katsidis would be a waste of time, Casamayor would be a test but he's getting on a bit and Khan would win, Valero is a banger like Katsidis and Prescott (and is still banned from fighting in the major US states iirc?), Guzman is not a name and will get beat anyway (who has he fought?). The Diaz's (J and J) would be the biggest test, and should be used as a warmup for JMM imo. This division really is wide open when you take JMM out of the equation. The boards won't allow Khan to face off with him yet, but I can't wait for the fight to be made.


Khan's chin is still an issue, but against Prescott (and Limond) he took some clean shots right on the button. Pretty much every fighter in the division would have gone down if they had been smacked like that. Khan showed in the amateurs that he has a boxing brain. Combined with his speed and Roach's guidance (perhaps learning the Philly. PBF tapes?), plus some more sparring with Manny, Khan really could build a quality defense to stop getting hit so clean. How many times did PBF get smacked clean on the chin by bangers in the early rounds? Probably none. Khan won't ever be as defensively sound as your Whittakers, PBFs, RJJs, etc but the boy has enough boxing talent to become much much more elusive. He'll be a match for anyone when he gets this right, and the signs since Prescott have been promising in this regard.

A general point- I don't get this Khan hatred tbh (referring to the other thread, which was distinctly anti-Khan and included some racist posts). I'll back pretty much all British fighters, and I think everyone should get behind him. The excesses of youth may have interfered with his boxing a little, but he's our best young prospect, and should be getting much more respect imo. It's as if people are willing him to fail, which is sad.

Honestly, I don't think there are any easy fights to crack into the top level. The 3 Diazs, Guzman, Katsidis, Casamayor, Valero, Funeka, Campbell: they're all top names. They're certainly all guys with experience, with the power to KO Khan.

It's easy to look good against a Featherweight, who's several inches shorter and with a far narrower range, a lot less strength and past his best. How will Khan cope when he gets chased by someone like Juan Diaz? He can't just bob and weave, move in and out at will, block shots; he'll get tagged eventually. I think Khan will be able to avoid getting hit with his solid guard - which many fighters disregard criminally, and get hit for no reason - and decent movement. They're certainly two attributes Roach can give him in abundance.

I agree, but that's really out of his control. My views on Warren, Sky and the Beeb (with the whole Fraudley debacle) are not positive shall we say and I've made plenty of posts about them before. But Khan shouldn't be the subject of such hatred from sections of the public and other boxers because of perceptions created by the media. Some fans are just out of order. DeGale got booed in his first fight akaik, which is scandalous.