what was amazing about khans performance on saturday?

[TIGEREDGE]

i didnt see nothing out of the ordinary. he just hit and moved. yes roach has made some improvements on his defence but a faster more technical operator like tim bradley or junior witer will expose how flawed khan is

a lot of khans punches were on the gloves. he was winning rounds by outworking kotelnik not by out boxing him

thsi was not like watching jones or hopkins putting on a schooling like some have said.

i feared that khan would get ko'd until the final bell rang

[JIM KELLY]

all i saw his use of the ring, he used the space very well, his energy level was superb, kept the fast jabs on pretty well.

[namsu55]

He didnt' rush in the first round, He was careful at most times, however he was getting caught near the end as he was getting tired.

[trotter]

i didnt see nothing out of the ordinary. he just hit and moved.

With his hand speed and vulnerability this is exactly how he should fight though, which he wasn't doing before

He'll be quite hard to beat if he utilises his strengths fully

[TIGEREDGE]

all i saw his use of the ring, he used the space very well, his energy level was superb, kept the fast jabs on pretty well.

what was out of this world about his performance. did you see blazing hand speed of jones jnr. unbelieveable defence of sweet pea.

i remember osacr de la hoya when he was khans age. he was destroying guys like kotelnik

[TIGEREDGE]

With his hand speed and vulnerability this is exactly how he should fight though, which he wasn't doing before

He'll be quite hard to beat if he utilises his strengths fully


he will be harder but top operators will find him out

[trotter]

he will be harder but top operators will find him out

Maybe, but a few fights back I wondered if he'd ever get beyond British level

[JIM KELLY]

what was out of this world about his performance. did you see blazing hand speed of jones jnr. unbelieveable defence of sweet pea.

i remember osacr de la hoya when he was khans age. he was destroying guys like kotelnik

Nope, no way good as early careers of oscar etc. Khan is an average fighter.

[Raashid]

what was out of this world about his performance.

I don't think people are saying it was out of this world per se, just exceptional for Khan, considering how flawed he was just a few fights ago. Most of the Brit forum who are praising Khan still predict he gets KO'd when he fights one of the genuinely world class punchers of the division and soundly beaten by the top boxers.

[antcull]

Kotelnik is a difficult guy to hit. Khan easily beat him with minimal risk. That is exactly what he needs to do if he is to have any success in this sport. It was a fine performance.

Of course it was no 'p4p' level performance but hes only 22 and hes made great strides with Roach in a short amount of time. I haven't seen many to be honest that have proclaimed a Bhop/RJJ style schooling.

Great show by Khan :good

[TBooze]

Khan beat without doubt, a fighter, who had never lost without a hint of doubt.

Khan showed world class movement, world class defence, excellent hand-speed and very good stamina.

There are still rightly doubts about Amir, but his improvement since Roach has got him, is clearly there to see.

But I still wonder, if it comes down to it, (and it will one day, if Khan does continue to step up in class), whether Khan truly trusts his own punch resistance?

Being hit on the chin is as much psychological, as is it is physical. If you truly believe you cannot be hurt, your opponent will find it a lot harder to hurt you. But if you are worried that your opponent can knock you out, at the very top level of the sport, that could mean the battle may already be lost.

[mak]

Khan showed impressive speed.movement and took a few shots showing his chin isnt as half as bad as some make out. ..he has a 12 rounder under his belt now, good experience and stepping stone to bigger things.

[doug.ie]

i remember osacr de la hoya when he was khans age. he was destroying guys like kotelnik

oscar was sensational then wasnt he ?

khan did good...a lot of those punches that folks are saying hit the gloves, i thought quite a lot got through...he still looks hesitant to get in a tear-up though...but a win is a win.

[Dan684]

what was amazing about Khan on Saturday

His shorts. I really loved the Gold sequin shorts. Not as nice as the red ones. Now thay were super special but still, NICE :good

[TIGEREDGE]

I don't think people are saying it was out of this world per se, just exceptional for Khan, considering how flawed he was just a few fights ago. Most of the Brit forum who are praising Khan still predict he gets KO'd when he fights one of the genuinely world class punchers of the division and soundly beaten by the top boxers.


the british media are sayting that it was amazing

[Outboxer]

what was out of this world about his performance. did you see blazing hand speed of jones jnr. unbelieveable defence of sweet pea.

i remember osacr de la hoya when he was khans age. he was destroying guys like kotelnik

Jones? Whitaker? I've never seen anyone seriously indicating that Khan fought with their level of brilliance. If people have posted that, then they're most likely trolling or joking.

Khan has A* speed, and that's pretty much the only elite gift he has. To be fair, it's a potent one -- speed can do some very impressive things in the ring, but it has to be delivered in a polished package. Khan isn't polished yet, but Roach has improved him a LOT so far. That was what impressed me about the match -- it wasn't amazing in itself, it was great when compared to the pre-Roach Khan.

[noonan]

I watched the fight in Mexico wih spanish comentators so had no biased commentry

Id say it was good to see him get 12 rounds under his belt
He took a few shots towards end of the fight ok ish ( but they were never big shots)
I think it was an all round mature performance but nothing amazing, but Khan did what he had to do, but i was nervous to the final bell especially as his hands started getting lower!!

[mirfieldmexican]

Kotelnik is a difficult guy to hit. Khan easily beat him with minimal risk. That is exactly what he needs to do if he is to have any success in this sport. It was a fine performance.

Of course it was no 'p4p' level performance but hes only 22 and hes made great strides with Roach in a short amount of time. I haven't seen many to be honest that have proclaimed a Bhop/RJJ style schooling.

Great show by Khan :good

i dont mean any offence by this but you wanna work with muslims now! all it is is amir khan this, amir khan that. lads at my work are sayin he IS! fightin FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER next at wembley in december. And that it were all agreed when money came over last month promoting the marquez fight.How on earth does anyone think that khan, who carn't even sell out the m.e.n. and money, who had to change the date of the marquez fight to the mexican bank holiday weekend to sell more tickets possibley ever think that those two could sell out a 100,000 seater stadium. A swear to god me sides are fucking killing me from all the laughin.
But regards to khans performance at the weekend, a saw nothing great jab,move,jab,move.he got tired late on and was gettin caught a bit more,but kotelnik would not have been brought in if he could bang.maidana vs khan is the obvious choice, the wba should strip khan if he doesn't defend it against maidana but personally i think he will vacate sooner rather than later claiming better oppurtunities that will not materialise.There looking at Erik Morales which says it all.Personally i think a 50% version of his former self morales would still be to much for khan to handle.IMO