: Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:00 pm  

General Zod. wrote:

but we're still to see his chin be tested again since the Prescott fight

Agreed, but that's the whole point about developing his defence and changing the immature approach he was intially guilty of.

You would hope that he'll never be in a position where his chin is hung out to dry like it was against Prescott....Yes, he'll undoubtedly take a few on the chin again, but without getting too technical, basically there are different ways of taking a punch....The method he had in his early days was very wrong, thus he eventually got exposed big time.

Lennox Lewis was a prime example....In his two defeats he got caught cold, pure and simple, and got counted out, yet he probably got hit harder in other fights (e.g. Klitchsko, Holyfield) and was able to take the shots....Khan will hopefully learn this art.

: Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:04 pm  

I agree with the Angry Pirate (which sounds oh so wrong, because of the name, you understand). Khan very impressive, Salita very unimpressive. Enjoyed the Mitchell-Prescott tear up.

: Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:42 pm  

Invincible wrote:

Anyone just hear "Prince Naseem" on sky sports news then.


What a Grade A prick he really is..

Was meant to post that earlier, A man who was a good fighter but not the great boxing legend he makes himself out as, Some Champion he was that he only had one return fight after his defeat to Marco Antonio Barrera...

: Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:53 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

I agree. Khan is the real deal and I just don't get the hate and crticism he gets from British fans.

His speed is frightening. If he keeps working on his defence under Roach, he will become a great, I've no doubt about it.

That's the key for Khan, listening to Freddie Roach. If he does as he is told then he has the chance to become a great, his natural speed and power is frightening.

: Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:34 am  

The Joker® wrote:

Was meant to post that earlier, A man who was a good fighter but not the great boxing legend he makes himself out as, Some Champion he was that he only had one return fight after his defeat to Marco Antonio Barrera...

He had the potential to go on do amazing things. But apparently didn't have the commitment or desire to fulfill it.

I think Khan does, he's picking up good training habits from the Pacman. Roach said there is only Khan who can keep up with Manny in the gym - that must do his confidence the world of good.

Good things are gonna happen with him in the future. He shouldn't even bother with Hatton. I actually with Warren about Hatton.. He should stay out of the ring

: Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:55 pm  

The major obstacle to Khan's continued success could be Freddie Roach's health. You can hear the slurring starting to come through in his speech when he's interviewed much more recently IMO.

I don't think he's anything to gain from taking on Kevin Mitchell - if Mitchell wants a shot at a genuine world title then he needs to go away and beat a couple more top ten fighters.

: Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:18 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

The major obstacle to Khan's continued success could be Freddie Roach's health. You can hear the slurring starting to come through in his speech when he's interviewed much more recently IMO.

I don't think he's anything to gain from taking on Kevin Mitchell - if Mitchell wants a shot at a genuine world title then he needs to go away and beat a couple more top ten fighters.

I've noticed that, his symptoms look to be getting worse. I thnk it was on HBOs 24/7 show fro ma few fights ago - it said the shaking and speech thing gets worse closer to a fight due to the stress/long hours he puts in.

Roach has a brilliant mind, I think that's his best quality - the amount of studying he does for a fight. He said he studied Hatton for 8 weeks and probably knew him better than Ricky knew himself! He was probably right too.

I think it's time for Khan to give America a go. The fans should really take to his style

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:53 pm  

David Haye at his best....

BBC Sport wrote:

And Haye, who won the WBA title from Russian giant Nikolay Valuev last month, is keen to meet Klitschko in the ring before age catches up with him.

"Vitali is nearly 40 years of age now and the clock is ticking," said Haye.

"There are probably one million dudes in America called Kevin Johnson, and beating one of them doesn't make you an all-time great heavyweight.

Heavyweight title fights should be huge events, not an after-thought in a country most famous for producing Toblerones

"Vitali's greatest performance to date is a loss to Lennox Lewis. That's his most memorable fight and the one result on his record that will be remembered in the history books.

"The Klitschkos (Vitali and brother Wladimir) don't care about being great fighters, whereas I do.

"They may be big in Switzerland, but so are yodellers, and nobody wants to watch them fight.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:02 am  

Blobbynator wrote:

David Haye at his best....

Love him or hate him, he's right!

I wonder what the Americans think of him? I know Mr De La Hoya likes him, maybe he is going to co-promote with Golden Boy Promotions to 'break' America

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:45 am  

Steve-O wrote:

:) Love him or hate him, he's right!

I wonder what the Americans think of him? I know Mr De La Hoya likes him, maybe he is going to co-promote with Golden Boy Promotions to 'break' America

But if the fighters are not there what can you do. They're is not a heavyweight on the planet at the moment who would capture the imagination in the way an Ali, Tyson or even a Holyfield or Lewis did and even if Haye was undisputed World Champ he would still not get the plaudits they did because it is not a "sexy" weight division at present and until there are a crop of genuine world class fighters at that level, and have a bit of charisma that the Russia lot lack, nothing is going to change.