Saul Alvarez (c) vs. Amir Khan - May 7th 2016

[wesshaw1985]

who wins the clash at 155lbs?

[Boxerbeetle]

Surely the only 2 feasible results are Canelo by stoppage (likely) or Khan on points (unlikely)?

[Boxing Prospect]

"The WBC 155lb title" >_>

Canelo stops him....which is good for Khan as I can see Golovkin really enforcing the mandatory against the winner...could you imagine the damage he'd do to Amir...

[Rexob]

You have got to love boxing, when fights like this are made brilliant

[Nightmare Roy]

I've gone for Khan points, he'll have to concentrate really hard and move, move and move! He's got serious balls to do this hope he can pull it off!

[wesshaw1985]

this fight is win win for Khan.
Nice payday and if he loses he says he lost to the naturally bigger man, nobody can knock somebody for losing to a bigger fighter.
If he wins hes in a great position...

[Nightmare Roy]

Wonder how the bookies will see this? Can't find any odds up yet.

[davie]

Can't see how Khan lasts 12 rounds.

But I think Amir deserves massive credit.
This is a massively difficult (bordering on unwinnable) fight for someone regularly criticised for ducking.
And it is also a mega fight for mega money. Something I sincerely doubted he could get, he chased Floyd and chased Manny and I thought he'd exhausted every avenue to a big payday except Brook.... when he pulls this rabbit out of the hat.
Bravo.

[wesshaw1985]

Can't see how Khan lasts 12 rounds.

But I think Amir deserves massive credit.
This is a massively difficult (bordering on unwinnable) fight for someone regularly criticised for ducking.
And it is also a mega fight for mega money. Something I sincerely doubted he could get, he chased Floyd and chased Manny and I thought he'd exhausted every avenue to a big payday except Brook.... when he pulls this rabbit out of the hat.
Bravo.

wonder if Brook is contemplating calling Uncle Al right about now?

[davie]

Can't see how Khan lasts 12 rounds.

But I think Amir deserves massive credit.
This is a massively difficult (bordering on unwinnable) fight for someone regularly criticised for ducking.
And it is also a mega fight for mega money. Something I sincerely doubted he could get, he chased Floyd and chased Manny and I thought he'd exhausted every avenue to a big payday except Brook.... when he pulls this rabbit out of the hat.
Bravo.

wonder if Brook is contemplating calling Uncle Al right about now?

To fight Devon on Khans undercard?

[wesshaw1985]

Can't see how Khan lasts 12 rounds.

But I think Amir deserves massive credit.
This is a massively difficult (bordering on unwinnable) fight for someone regularly criticised for ducking.
And it is also a mega fight for mega money. Something I sincerely doubted he could get, he chased Floyd and chased Manny and I thought he'd exhausted every avenue to a big payday except Brook.... when he pulls this rabbit out of the hat.
Bravo.

wonder if Brook is contemplating calling Uncle Al right about now?

To fight Devon on Khans undercard?

that would be his biggest pay day since he won the IBF Title if it did happen...
Haymon > Hearn

[Monte Fisto]

Khan to box his socks off, canelo shown signs of struggling against speedsters.vegas judges to call it a draw.

[Monte Fisto]

Anyone remember what khan weighed in at on fight night vs algieri??

[Counter-puncher]

Anyone remember what khan weighed in at on fight night vs algieri??

I thought it was about 160?

[whiskey]

Khan will come in at over 200lb on fight night and tear Canelo to pieces.

[Cyclops]

I've gone for Khan points, he'll have to concentrate really hard and move, move and move! He's got serious balls to do this hope he can pull it off!

[Counter-puncher]

Khan will come in at over 200lb on fight night and tear Canelo to pieces.

[Monte Fisto]

Surely the only 2 feasible results are Canelo by stoppage (likely) or Khan on points (unlikely)?

Definitely a likely scenario whereby alvarez wins on points.

[Monte Fisto]

Wonder how the bookies will see this? Can't find any odds up yet.

Khan 9/4
Alvarez 4/11
draw 22/1

[Nightmare Roy]

Wonder how the bookies will see this? Can't find any odds up yet.

Khan 9/4
Alvarez 4/11
draw 22/1

he really is a dog in this fight.

[Ricky_]

Tbh, i think this fight is a complete mismatch and Canelo will get Khan out of there at any time he wants in what will be his easiest bout since Josesito Lopez.

[handsofstone]

Alvarez has known to be patient in the past but from Khan's POV you would worry that Canelo will want to detonate on that chin ASAP,from Saul's own POV,this fight has to finish early if he's to emerge with any real credit

I'd love Amir to pull this off,no doubt him and Virgil will be studying the Mayweather fight along with the Trout/Lara bouts,Saul struggled to pin them down with their constant movement,Khan has it in the locker to make Canelo miss with speed of foot but if Alvarez goes hell for leather,traps Khan on the ropes then its curtains you'd have thought,Khan is faster than Floyd/Lara/Trout but hasnt the intelligence of them,not to mention the long legs of Erislandy and Austin

[simonwalsh]

Good luck to Khan, but I think Canelo will destroy him in the middle rounds.

Enjoy that it's one in the eye for Hearn/Brook. "There's no bigger fight out there for him, he'll get lowdsamaaaney".... Aye alright.

[Reece_D]

The only reason I want to see Amir win as he will then have to face GGG afterwards, what a brutal KO that would be.
As for the Canelo fight I can't see past a Canelo early-mid rounds KO. easy night.

[littlepug]

will be interesting to see how khan looks with the extra weight, hes got got quite a big frame anyway and cant be any shorter than canelo