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Horse wrote:

10. Kell Brook

No, Brook isn't deserving of a top 10 ranking.

How on Earth can they leave Thurman out of their rankings?

Khan against any top 10 fighter would be very good. He shouldn't fight Thurman though, he's too powerful.

Yawn

My preferred choice in order would be:
Khan v Pacquiao (Gets Goldenboy & Top Rank working together + good fight)
Khan v Mayweather (Just because)
Khan v Maidana (first fight was brilliant)
Khan v Brook (British Super Fight)

I think he should choose sensibly tho to keep his chances of a Mayweather fight alive.

Id choose Maidana over Khan by stoppage 9 times out of 10. 12 rounds is a long time to stay away from a big puncher and he done well to survive last time round. I wouldnt call it lucky as it took heart and determination but a lot of ref's would have stopped it. I dont think Khan has the boxing skills or pop to keep Maidana off for 12 rounds but do believe he would be well ahead on the cards until the point Maidana caught up with him.

Just an opinion gents...

I like the fight with Pacman.

TJ77 wrote:Yawn

Brook is unworthy of a top 10 spot.

His career has been a bore and a farce.

Horse wrote:

TJ77 wrote:Yawn

Brook is unworthy of a top 10 spot.

His career has been a bore and a farce.

It was the top 10 according to Ringside, no other respectable top 10 list of welters would include Brook. Pretty sure all the names on that top 10 have fought at least 1 other boxer on the list, apart from Brook who hasn't fought anyone near, which says it all.

Boxerbeetle123 wrote:It was the top 10 according to Ringside, no other respectable top 10 list of welters would include Brook. Pretty sure all the names on that top 10 have fought at least 1 other boxer on the list, apart from Brook who hasn't fought anyone near, which says it all.

Indeed.

As I said Yawn

TJ77 wrote:As I said Yawn

Brook's career has been yawn worthy.

Brook is British boxing's biggest bore.

TJ77 wrote:

Horse wrote:

10. Kell Brook

No, Brook isn't deserving of a top 10 ranking.

How on Earth can they leave Thurman out of their rankings?

Khan against any top 10 fighter would be very good. He shouldn't fight Thurman though, he's too powerful.

Yawn

You can't say Horse is wrong, can you?

Khan's had one fight at WW and beaten a better fighter than Brook has ever faced.

Keith Thurman would be good to watch.

I'd love him to fight the winner of Porter v Brook.

You can't say Horse is wrong, can you?


Horse is wrong.
Though Kells career has been very trying for his fans I agree though I heve never seen him in a boring FIGHT.
Khan has fought much better opposition.
His career has been wonderfully managed and he has arguably the best promotional team on the planet behind him.
A loss to Bredis Prescott wouldn't get normal fighters an all expenses paid trip to the Wildcard.
Where he couldn't follow the instruction of arguably the best trainer on the planet.
Resulting in the infamous ''chicken dance'' and loss of titles and credibility.
Followed by a move to Virgil Hunter and an even dirtier Khan gets a win at welter following a shocking display in Sheffield.
But as ever Kell takes sly digs at every opportunity from Horse.
While he fails to see the wood from the tree's with Khan's career the only reason we are still talking about Khan is because FW did a marketing job on him and the yanks bought it hook line and sinker.
Had they not invested so heavily in him his shocking losses glass jaw and penchant for wanking on the internet would have seen in fade into obscurity long ago.
Keep up the great work I say cos watching him get banged out by heavier fighters can only be more spectacular.

zero wrote:Keith Thurman would be good to watch.

While it lasted expect Marques and you prob wont be disappointed no way they will risk him in with Thurman unless they are fed up and feeding him to Keith to build his profile.
Which I doubt.

SNG wrote:
You can't say Horse is wrong, can you?

Khan's had one fight at WW and beaten a better fighter than Brook has ever faced.

Boxrec have Senchenko above Collazo after Collazo's loss to Freddy Hernandez ( ) 2 and a half years ago.

TJ77 wrote:You can't say Horse is wrong, can you?


Horse is wrong.
Though Kells career has been very trying for his fans I agree though I heve never seen him in a boring FIGHT.
Khan has fought much better opposition.
His career has been wonderfully managed and he has arguably the best promotional team on the planet behind him.
A loss to Bredis Prescott wouldn't get normal fighters an all expenses paid trip to the Wildcard.
Where he couldn't follow the instruction of arguably the best trainer on the planet.
Resulting in the infamous ''chicken dance'' and loss of titles and credibility.
Followed by a move to Virgil Hunter and an even dirtier Khan gets a win at welter following a shocking display in Sheffield.
But as ever Kell takes sly digs at every opportunity from Horse.
While he fails to see the wood from the tree's with Khan's career the only reason we are still talking about Khan is because FW did a marketing job on him and the yanks bought it hook line and sinker.
Had they not invested so heavily in him his shocking losses glass jaw and penchant for wanking on the internet would have seen in fade into obscurity long ago.
Keep up the great work I say cos watching him get banged out by heavier fighters can only be more spectacular.

He probably will get stopped soon enough, and you can level all the criticism at him you like but at least he's stepped up time and time again. Khan has proven his willingness to get in with top fighters, will Kell ever do it?

Horse wrote:

10. Kell Brook

No, Brook isn't deserving of a top 10 ranking.

How on Earth can they leave Thurman out of their rankings?

Khan against any top 10 fighter would be very good. He shouldn't fight Thurman though, he's too powerful.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Ringside always use Boxing News rankings which are usually fairly accurate. Khan wasn't in the Top10 until be beat Collazo and he never fought at 147 before then.

I think JMM would be a very good match up for Khan.
Very dangerous match up but one id like to see.

heisenberg wrote:

Horse wrote:

10. Kell Brook

No, Brook isn't deserving of a top 10 ranking.

How on Earth can they leave Thurman out of their rankings?

Khan against any top 10 fighter would be very good. He shouldn't fight Thurman though, he's too powerful.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Ringside always use Boxing News rankings which are usually fairly accurate. Khan wasn't in the Top10 until be beat Collazo and he never fought at 147 before then.

Taking Kell out of the equation, the ringside rankings are silly. Thurman should of been in the top 10.

Pugilist-specialist wrote:

SNG wrote:
You can't say Horse is wrong, can you?

Khan's had one fight at WW and beaten a better fighter than Brook has ever faced.

Boxrec have Senchenko above Collazo after Collazo's loss to Freddy Hernandez ( ) 2 and a half years ago.

That doesnt always mean a whole lot though. Senchenko has a prettier looking record than Collazo because up until he fought Malignaggi and Brook (Not including Hatton because he was shot) he hadnt fought anyone. He won the WBA title against a fellow Ukranian that Matthew Hatton beat in a european title fight.

Emmseegee wrote:I think JMM would be a very good match up for Khan. Very dangerous match up but one id like to see.

Marquez is a dangerous fight for anybody at the weight, but for me - that fight wouldn't be wroth the risk / reward ratio. If Khan won that fight, he would just be defeating a contender who the other top guys have already beaten.

Don't think it would give him much headway in getting the Mayweather fight.

I want him to fight Brook. But I'd steer him to The Ghost...who seems small at the weight. And is below average (at world level) in speed and power.

Horse wrote:

TJ77 wrote:Yawn

Brook is unworthy of a top 10 spot.

His career has been a bore and a farce.

Agree with this

Bradley? no. no gain in winning against the guy who was exposed by an old pacman.
pacman? if khan beats pac, Floyd would have some kind of added kudos in taking on that man. but its risky for amir.
brook? no. let someone else expose brook later this year.
marquez? strong poss. khan would fancy this one.
maidana? maybe. he is a better fighter now than when khan beat him - but AK has shown improvements too - another defeat to money and this is a shoe in.

the best way to mayweather is through pacman

Crease wrote:

Emmseegee wrote:I think JMM would be a very good match up for Khan. Very dangerous match up but one id like to see.

Marquez is a dangerous fight for anybody at the weight, but for me - that fight wouldn't be wroth the risk / reward ratio. If Khan won that fight, he would just be defeating a contender who the other top guys have already beaten.

Don't think it would give him much headway in getting the Mayweather fight.

I agree that its a very high risk for a very little reward, also agree that it may not assist him in getting a fight with Mayweather but may set him up for a fight with Pacquiao.

For me Khan is a fighter who on his day could out score anyone over 12 rounds due to the speed of his shots etc but obviously someone like Marquez is a dangerous fight for anyone.
If Khan could keep a disciplined style against Marquez then I believe he is a fighter who could make Khan look very good. Thats looking at the reward side of things.
Looking at the risk side, There aren't many more experienced boxers than Marquez in the game and on his night he could be too clever for Khan, would definitely still be standing late in the fight after Khans flurries start to wear off, start to figure him out and counter him big time.

Let's be honest, there aren't many easy fights for Khan at welterweight!

misterpunch wrote:Bradley? no. no gain in winning against the guy who was exposed by an old pacman.
marquez? strong poss. khan would fancy this one.

No gain in fighting Bradley but there is in fighting Marquez who he defeated fairly comfortably?

Bradley was hardly exposed by Pacquiao, they had two fairly close fights.
Khan has just beaten Collazo, that doesn't mean there is suddenly no point in a Bradley fight. To me it makes sense for both guys