Round-by-Round: Amir Khan vs. Samuel Vargas - 8 September 2018

[jamamb]

i agree, in some respects hes had quite a disappointing and boring career. that sounds harsh when he was a world champ and top 5 welter, but i really think he had the talent to have a much more interesting career and stronger record then he has

khans career has just been worlds above brooks in terms of interesting and good fights

[leejonesjnr]

i agree, in some respects hes had quite a disappointing and boring career. that sounds harsh when he was a world champ and top 5 welter, but i really think he had the talent to have a much more interesting career and stronger record then he has

khans career has just been worlds above brooks in terms of interesting and good fights

All the Calzaghe Shawshank without the Calzaghe Redemption

[Ruthless-RKO]

i agree, in some respects hes had quite a disappointing and boring career. that sounds harsh when he was a world champ and top 5 welter, but i really think he had the talent to have a much more interesting career and stronger record then he has

khans career has just been worlds above brooks in terms of interesting and good fights

He was going places before his fight with Jessie Vargas was cancelled due to Brexit.

Also when he fight with Diego Chavez got cancelled.

[Stuarty]

As I said. Khan would rather have a loss to Pacman that give that satisfaction to Brook.

Personally I just want to see Brook lay Khan out!

I think you're right. Brook is just too accurate not to find the chin.

Yeah true. Brook is one of the most accurate fighters about! Doesn't waste much!

[Ruthless-RKO]

[ILikeBeer]

I was gutted Tommy Langford lost.

[ILikeBeer]

Thought the post-fight interview was funny.

Khan clearly didn't want to fight Brook, despite Hearn saying he'd "made it clear he would".

Khan spunked a lot of his career away, sitting around waiting for Floyd. Now he's obsessed doing the same with Manny.

[danconnollyeire]

Thought the post-fight interview was funny.

Khan clearly didn't want to fight Brook, despite Hearn saying he'd "made it clear he would".

Khan spunked a lot of his career away, sitting around waiting for Floyd. Now he's obsessed doing the same with Manny.

Who remembers the "I signed with YOUR promoter to make the fight". Hypocrite

[Enlightened-One]

At the precise moment he entered the ring against Samuel Vargas, Amir Khan only had 39 seconds of ring activity in the two years and four months that had passed since he suffered a devastating one-punch KO loss to Canelo and this was also his first full training camp with his new trainer, Joe Goossen.

Even though the Brit clearly isn’t a top five welter by any means, he’s bound to improve significantly the next time we see him fight.

I felt that the Sky pundits criticised Amir Khan a tad harshly and rarely mentioned possible causes for his seemingly lacklustre performance during the second half of the bout.

I honestly believe that a weight-drained 147lbs version of Kell Brook, who seemingly has very fragile orbital bones, would face a monumental struggle to overcome Amir Khan. If the man from Sheffield doesn’t find a way to score an early KO, then his face is going to get busted up by Khan’s lightning-fast combinations.

I strongly suspect that Amir will inevitably adopt a much more defensively responsible approach against a threatening opponent like Kell Brook than the tactics he used for the Vargas bout.

I think Khan would rather have a big payday with Pacquiao and lose rather than a payday loss to Brook.

I agree!

If Amir Khan fought Manny Pacquiao today, regardless of the outcome (win or lose) the Kell Brook fight is still there. The public will still want to see it, because the it’s hard to criticise a defeat to an all-time-great that currently holds a world title. Any half-decent promoter would be able to justify a loss of that nature and it won't diminish the potential commercial worth of a Brook bout.

If Amir Khan chose to fight Kell Brook instead of the Filipino legend and tasted defeat, then his shot at Manny Pacquiao disappears for eternity.

So in terms of the “best” business decision, Amir Khan will obviously prefer to face Manny Pacquiao than share the ring with Kell Brook.

Two guaranteed big-money bouts or engage in only one and risk losing a second lucrative marquee fight - it’s an incredibly obvious decision to make!

[nitro5912]

I can't believe anyone wants to see khan v pacman. Manny is long past retirement and should have when he lost to horn.

Khan v brook has to happen now or never.