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There are several threads but not a poll. It seems few believe that Alexander can win this. Let see for sure.

Tarkus wrote:There are several threads but not a poll. It seems few believe that Alexander can win this. Let see for sure.

No matter what happens outside of a knock out.Khan wins.
Alexander could beat him pillar to post and lose 12-0
Khan has people believing he is a p4p contender.

tiny_acres wrote:

Tarkus wrote:There are several threads but not a poll. It seems few believe that Alexander can win this. Let see for sure.

No matter what happens outside of a knock out.Khan wins.
Alexander could beat him pillar to post and lose 12-0
Khan has people believing he is a p4p contender.

Khan always faced lot of criticism about his performance. It got little abated after Collazo fight but I still dont know what are you basing that assumption. If anyone has ever been helped its Alexander and his home town gifts.

To me this is a 50-50 fight. If it is close, I expect them to give Khan the decision. One important factor will be the ref, and how much of Khan's fouling he puts up with. Khan still gets away with many more headlocks, pushing, and pushing the guys head down than he should. If he wins I hope he does it cleanly, and vice-versa. Hopefully it doesn't turn into a type of fight where they are constantly tying up.

The winner won't be in line for Floyd or Manny. The winner will be in line for guys like Porter, Brook, Maidana, Thurman, Bradley, and Guerrero, imo.

I think khan is a bad matchup for devon. The ability to outbox other fighters is how devon gains his victories but with khans hand speed I think he'll have problems from the opening bell. To make matters worse, alexander doesn't have the punching power to keep khan off of him or earn his respect despite amirs suspect chin. I see this as a wide decision win for khan.

Khan will look good doing this and may end up getting a lot more credit than he should.

beatdown337 wrote:I think khan is a bad matchup for devon. The ability to outbox other fighters is how devon gains his victories but with khans hand speed I think he'll have problems from the opening bell. To make matters worse, alexander doesn't have the punching power to keep khan off of him or earn his respect despite amirs suspect chin. I see this as a wide decision win for khan.

Khan will look good doing this and may end up getting a lot more credit than he should.

You are probably right. This is precisely why Khan was matched up with Alexander instead of the harder punching Thurman, or the much more physical types like Porter or even Guerrero. Think about his last few opponents now - a feather fisted lightweight Molina, an over the hill Diaz at a catchweight, a guy that had one good win in 4 years and never won a big fight Collazo, who had a lower KO % than Khan even. Careful match-making to not ruin a chance at the sweepstakes.

Alexander's speed is being underrated. They guy has some of the fastest combinations in boxing. But speed doesn't matter when you're being held, and Khan will do tons of holding, which might frustrate Alexander.

I think Alexander is a better boxer than people give him credit for. He should be able to edge it, if there aren't tons of holds and pushes from Khan.

Alexander isnt faster than Khan.

If I am Alexander I would have spent the entire training camp working on throwing hooks, especially the left.

tiny_acres wrote:

Tarkus wrote:There are several threads but not a poll. It seems few believe that Alexander can win this. Let see for sure.

No matter what happens outside of a knock out.Khan wins.
Alexander could beat him pillar to post and lose 12-0
Khan has people believing he is a p4p contender.

What nonsense.

Khan to win by wide UD

beatdown337 wrote:I think khan is a bad matchup for devon. The ability to outbox other fighters is how devon gains his victories but with khans hand speed I think he'll have problems from the opening bell. To make matters worse, alexander doesn't have the punching power to keep khan off of him or earn his respect despite amirs suspect chin. I see this as a wide decision win for khan.

Khan will look good doing this and may end up getting a lot more credit than he should.

Totally agree with this

Alexander doesn't always show his power, but he does have the timing to catch Khan and hurt him. To be fair to Khan I thought he looked a bit better defensively in there against Collazo (even if there was too much holding), so maybe we are finally seeing some improvements. Alexander's biggest problem is going to be sticking in there in the early rounds and not becoming despondent. Like most Khan fights, his opponents always have a great chance. Khan has no defence and no chin, he's always one good combination away from another loss.

Alexander is good, but Khan is better in every department except the chin. Faster, better boxer, more power...

Khan wins a UD.

I think this is Khans fight to win. Alexander has always fell short in his biggest fights aside from against Madaina and realistically he caught Madaina at the perfect time when Madaina was hinting at retirement and just didn't have the hunger. What makes me really question Alexander is how he laid a egg against Bradley after the head butt, he wasn't even badly cut and it didn't seem to be a real bad head butt. The ref even warned Alexander if he didn't respond after the head butt he was going to stop the fight and Alexander continue yelling holding his eye like he didn't even want to continue the fight.

Now Khan doesn't exactly have a great track record when it comes to winning big fights either. But what makes me feel Khan should be the clear favorite is the fact he's really never been out boxed and when he has lost it's been due to him getting caught with big punches and not being able to recoup. I also feel Khan beat Peterson relatively clearly and always thought that was a pretty questionable loss.

I think Khan simply has the advantage in a lot of departments, I think his in and out attacks and fast hands will be enough to beat Alexander. Alexander isn't the biggest puncher either and I notice he doesn't sit down on his shots a lot like someone like Garcia. I think Khan will outwork Alexander and Alexander will have a hard time landing anything big on Khan because he will be losing most of the exchanges. I got Khan by a wide UD 10 round to 2 for Khan.

Alexander couldn't land his counters with the high pressure offences of Bradley and Porter. I think he'll have similar problems with Khans speed, and even if he does catch him, he doesn't have huge punching power either. I see Khan winning this by a wide margin.

SNG wrote:

tiny_acres wrote:

Tarkus wrote:There are several threads but not a poll. It seems few believe that Alexander can win this. Let see for sure.

No matter what happens outside of a knock out.Khan wins.
Alexander could beat him pillar to post and lose 12-0
Khan has people believing he is a p4p contender.

What nonsense.

Not sure why you think that is nonsense. No way will the Golden Boy allow his boy Khan to lose a decision. Too much $. Khan will sell more tickets than Devon.

Is there anyone else besides me wonder why Khan didn't fight Porter or Thurman or even Guerrero instead of Alexander? At least with Porter he would be fighting the guy that beat Alexander, and could use it as a measuring stick in the future for a Brook fight.

Badhusker wrote:
Not sure why you think that is nonsense. No way will the Golden Boy allow his boy Khan to lose a decision. Too much $. Khan will sell more tickets than Devon.

Is there anyone else besides me wonder why Khan didn't fight Porter or Thurman or even Guerrero instead of Alexander? At least with Porter he would be fighting the guy that beat Alexander, and could use it as a measuring stick in the future for a Brook fight.

He didn't get the decision against Peterson. A fight that no-one would really have batted an eyelid against him getting the nod in, yet all of a sudden he can lose all twelve rounds and get the win? Give me a break.

SNG wrote:

Badhusker wrote:
Not sure why you think that is nonsense. No way will the Golden Boy allow his boy Khan to lose a decision. Too much $. Khan will sell more tickets than Devon.

Is there anyone else besides me wonder why Khan didn't fight Porter or Thurman or even Guerrero instead of Alexander? At least with Porter he would be fighting the guy that beat Alexander, and could use it as a measuring stick in the future for a Brook fight.

He didn't get the decision against Peterson. A fight that no-one would really have batted an eyelid against him getting the nod in, yet all of a sudden he can lose all twelve rounds and get the win? Give me a break.

Khan should have been disqualified for his multiple fouls. He got a huge break. Many would have been outraged by Khan winning. And yes, Peterson caught with peds for the fight? A Doctor prescribed testosterone treatment. Don't pretend that no decisions are favored towards the more popular (and valuable) guy. It happens more than we care to admit.

Just watched the weigh in, and Khan is looking like a big Welterweight, I think he really has found his division. His speed, his jab, his height, I think we will see a very dominant performance from him tonight.

Khan in the build up has been the louder, the most expensive shorts news on BBC boxing, I thought was a bit over the top but whatever it takes to make him more confident and after seeing the pictures of the weight in he looks in good shape, he's definitely put the core work in.

Alexander on the other hand, hasn't made a lot of noise but has been putting in the effort in the gym, generally I'd say he looks like the more complete boxer at the weigh in, shoulders and arms look bigger, good conditioning work and I assume from the lack of interviews he's done in the build up he has been using the extra time to put the work in the gym that's needed for this fight.

I'll say this fight is going to go the distance but with Khan using a few bad habits he's developed in his last few fights, he'll start losing points in the later rounds or he'll tire before the final rounds and Alexander will take the decision, if not put him down once or twice to secure the rounds.

Batley18 wrote:Just watched the weigh in, and Khan is looking like a big Welterweight, I think he really has found his division. His speed, his jab, his height, I think we will see a very dominant performance from him tonight.

I am surprised the dumb ass made weight. The other day he said he weighed 151 and was 3 pounds over.

I have a strange feeling that Alexander will surprise a lot of people

I think Khan will rout him, he'll be bigger, faster and more powerful. Khan is a mature, experienced fighter and he does well v southpaws; Devon will find himself 2nd best in 3 out of 4 exchanges and then get picked off; Khan will drop him at least once, probably a sneaky body punch).

A lot points to a Khan victory tonight: size, speed, power, heart. It will likely go the distance unless Khan gets caught or Alexander quits. If it goes the distance the odds are very high that Khan gets the nod, most likely in legit fashion.

I think that a whole lot of people are sleeping on Alexander here, though. While he is considered a relatively light puncher at the top level, it is important to take into account that top level competition that he has failed to KTFO. Earlier in his career he stopped some relatively tough customers, and his competition since has been a collection of
heavily bearded folk.

Khan is in significant danger of being stopped here. If Alexander rocks him, I believe he will finish what Diaz could not. Khan's competition since Garcia has been very limited. Alexander is a significant step back up for him.

One of three scenarios take place: Khan by decision, Alexander quits, or Devon KTFO Khan (most likely in 8 or less).