Akxtinguish
12-05-2008, 12:59 PM
I've been hearing a lot of chat but I thought I would watch the fight before buying any of the talk. Now I think differently.
There were all these stories about Khan and the Pacman. I chose to ignore them to start off with, thinking maybe they sparred a bit for a laugh, and then went back to training. But it went from rumours to statements from Freddy Roach (which could also be ignored) and apparently even Pacquiao himself giving Khan credit.
Roach was talking about working on Khan's body, trimming down the upper body and building up the legs. Khan just about made weight and his upper body is definitely looking smaller than it was. If anything, this will add to his hand speed and improve his balance.
For the first time in his career he's been kept away from his hometown and has been training with the very best. The guy who coaches him has trained with the best fighters of the era, and the man he was sparring hits harder and faster than all his previous opponents put together.
Losing badly to Prescott was the best thing that could have happened to Khan. It was the ownage he needed to start doing things properly, and now that he's doing the right things I'm backing the man to go a long way.
One night to go, and I'm officially jumping onto the bandwagon.
After he destroys Fagan, don't hesitate to join in. He's young, he's made naive mistakes like a lot of young people do, but he's got a long way to go and lots to learn, and the people who've taken charge of him are the best in the business.
:happy
There were all these stories about Khan and the Pacman. I chose to ignore them to start off with, thinking maybe they sparred a bit for a laugh, and then went back to training. But it went from rumours to statements from Freddy Roach (which could also be ignored) and apparently even Pacquiao himself giving Khan credit.
Roach was talking about working on Khan's body, trimming down the upper body and building up the legs. Khan just about made weight and his upper body is definitely looking smaller than it was. If anything, this will add to his hand speed and improve his balance.
For the first time in his career he's been kept away from his hometown and has been training with the very best. The guy who coaches him has trained with the best fighters of the era, and the man he was sparring hits harder and faster than all his previous opponents put together.
Losing badly to Prescott was the best thing that could have happened to Khan. It was the ownage he needed to start doing things properly, and now that he's doing the right things I'm backing the man to go a long way.
One night to go, and I'm officially jumping onto the bandwagon.
After he destroys Fagan, don't hesitate to join in. He's young, he's made naive mistakes like a lot of young people do, but he's got a long way to go and lots to learn, and the people who've taken charge of him are the best in the business.
:happy