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Posted: 29 Apr 2008, 12:00
by sweetscience
as long as he is doing it so he can improve more and compete against the best ive no problem - and fight them
im only interested in the sport not the politics
Posted: 29 Apr 2008, 12:06
by terminator
according to someone on another forum:
amir khan was over for the calzaghe fight and he chilled with mayweather for two nights, i have got this info from a very reliable source, he also said that in 15 minutes of pad works roger outlined every fault that amir has and was picking him off for fun. roger told him if you carry on like this you would get KO'd by a C+ fighter. he also said that because mayweather had not been boxing for quite some time he had lost his rhythm on the spped ball. roger told amir he is a bit busy and does not want to train him but told him to go to floyd sr, jeff or buddy mcgirt.
Posted: 29 Apr 2008, 12:39
by Gray-Fox
Floyd Sr of Jeff Mayweather would be better for Amir, since it's AMIR's defence that is the problem.
Believe me when I say that. I am not speculating...I have experience!!!!
Posted: 29 Apr 2008, 13:01
by Max Molyneux
As for Khan's chin, Limond hit him on the temple, not the chin, so Amir still has the benifit of a doubt about his chin.
Plus Limond had good accuracy and was patient.
Posted: 29 Apr 2008, 13:10
by Max Molyneux
Limond was better for Amir than Thaxton anyway, Thaxton can't even reach In with a shot properly anymore. Limond would beat Jono tooand at least would give Romanov a decent fight even If he lost.
Posted: 29 Apr 2008, 13:13
by Deserter
Gray-Fox wrote:Floyd Sr of Jeff Mayweather would be better for Amir, since it's AMIR's defence that is the problem.
Believe me when I say that. I am not speculating...I have experience!!!!
So 'Gray Fox', care to elaborate?
Posted: 29 Apr 2008, 13:24
by hitman_hatton1
DG. wrote:nickd wrote:Why does every thread on here turn into a Hatton discussion? BORING!
Ban HitmanHatton1 and it will stop.
He does this EVERYWHERE he goes!
ps. No matter who trains Khan, he gets sparked.
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shut it.
or you'll get a slap.

Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 09:52
by DG.
hitman_hatton1 wrote:DG. wrote:nickd wrote:Why does every thread on here turn into a Hatton discussion? BORING!
Ban HitmanHatton1 and it will stop.
He does this EVERYWHERE he goes!
ps. No matter who trains Khan, he gets sparked.
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shut it.
or you'll get a slap.

Go back to your 'animal forum'!
Is that Wigan in your thread?
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Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 13:38
by Gray-Fox
Apparently it's gonna be McGirt.
Any more on this?
Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 14:27
by Rumpole
Gray-Fox wrote:Apparently it's gonna be McGirt.
Any more on this?
According to Setanta Sport it is.
http://www.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Ot ... ts/boxing/
Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 15:10
by ebeneezer
observer1 wrote:.
The Sooner Khan Leaves Frank, the Better
Not for Kahn.
It'll mean no more carefully picked non punching featherweight opponents.
Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 15:15
by observer1
ebeneezer wrote:observer1 wrote:.
The Sooner Khan Leaves Frank, the Better
Not for Kahn.
It'll mean no more carefully picked non punching featherweight opponents.
i rather he take the Hard road and fail, then to go the easy road, and to "Succeed" Calzaghe style.
Khan can do it
Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 16:18
by BAMBI
Evey Fighter i see who turns to Buddy ends up getting whipped.
Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 16:51
by whiskey
I can honestly see Khan being involved in a serious shellacking by some tough, compact mexican.
The nearest fight in my mind to the scenario i forecast is that of the Amazing Alex Arthur vs Michael Gomez.
I see Amir getting a serious beating and then smiling at the camera from the canvas just like Arthur in a mix of shock / embarrassment.
He will jump up before the count and will get dropped right back down again.
Too full of beans & pride to take a knee or a full count.
After this, he might mature into the talent we anticipate - but he is a train wreck ready to happen.
This has been down to the naff match-making of his promoter.
Each and everyone of the opponents he has fought to date has had a full time job - not one has been a consumate pro - they are made up of lifeguards, mechanics, school teachers and joiners so far. With a combined KO record of about 75 (20 odd of which were provided by Earl)
The raw steel of the sword needs to be fashioned in a red-hot furnace, to become the weapon it promised to be.
Kelly Pavlik was forged in the most most dangerous of battles, fighting men he was not always expected to beat. He faced adversity and tasted canvas along the way against opponents who definitely had the capabilty of handing him his ass. There were no gimme's in his upbringing through the pro ranks.
But it was this red-hot learning curve that gave him the tools to ride out the early storm dished out by Taylor and the balls to get back off that stool at the end of round two and come out swinging.
Who knows, if Kelly was fed taxi drivers and binmen all the way to his big opportunity he could have been crushed.
Khan may have his fortune in the bank already, despite having little in his professional trophy cabinet - and this can only be a bad thing.
It would seem his whole career is planned out already. Let's steer him towards a WBO title, for which he can feed off for years and years and be the new SN cash cow.... Whilst FWank counts all the loot provided from his young, teeny bopper fan base.
The End.
Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 18:19
by SticknMove
I always felt that a kid as precocious as a 17 y.o. Olympic Silver medallist with talent and the range of options open to him should have went stateside to forge his transition to the pro ranks. Quality sparring, top notch tuition from coaches with the experience at top level and taking the youngster out of the inevitable celebrity bubble/top billing would have served him better.
I guess the mix of being without home comforts, his mental maturity and his ability to adapt to these things may have been a factor.
I do not want to disparage Oliver Harrison – I’m sure he must be a good trainer. But I fail to see what he had to offer that would be better than elsewhere when those options would have been clearly available.
Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 20:33
by Gray-Fox
Where in the USA is McGirt based?
Posted: 01 May 2008, 02:54
by sweetscience
i think its florida
Posted: 01 May 2008, 06:13
by Wales
Florida eh, I hear mickey mouse wears a sports network watch
Posted: 01 May 2008, 06:40
by nickd
So is the plan for Khan to go over there or McGirt to train him over here for his fights?
Posted: 01 May 2008, 09:28
by DG.
Terry D wrote:Wales wrote:Florida eh, I hear mickey mouse wears a sports network watch
You're in form. Good Austrian joke last night!
I think you will find it is 'Mickey Mouse wears a Fwank Warren watch'!
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Posted: 01 May 2008, 09:34
by Asterix
Dean Powell is Khan's trainer for his next fight.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7377733.stm
Posted: 01 May 2008, 10:23
by Poncey
Terry D wrote:Wales wrote:Florida eh, I hear mickey mouse wears a sports network watch
You're in form. Good Austrian joke last night!
That was an awful joke. I fired him via text.
Posted: 01 May 2008, 10:28
by Poncey
Terry D wrote:Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:Terry D wrote:
You're in form. Good Austrian joke last night!
That was an awful joke. I fired him via text.
Have they kicked Sam off Facebook?
Didn't realise. Yes they have. Sam, were you pushed or did you jump?