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Why would Khan take on another junior welterweight coming a loss, or a shot SSM? Whatever I guess. I think either guy stands a good chance to KO Khan. Hope one of them does, and Khan retires.

Interviews with Provo and Mosley confirming serious talks recently for November or December. Who would be the safer pick? I am guessing Mosley even though Provo is a pretty crude boxer. I would be surprised if Khan chose Provo.

Khan- Provo would be a good fight.

Got a feeling their styles would gel.
Khan needs winning fights against names until a summer showdown with Brook. Provo fits the bill I think Mosley would be a hard sell.

Mosley would be a garbage fight.

Prov would be a dangerous fight, a slip in concentration and it could be all over. Bradley is a lot tougher than Khan and he was out on his feet, and lucky to survive.

I can't believe that Team Khan would even seriously entertain fighting the ghost of Shane Mosley.

That is truly pathetic from Khan & Co & if it did happen, it would be hilarious of Mosley smoked his boots, although there's little chance of that happening.

Syntax Error wrote:I can't believe that Team Khan would even seriously entertain fighting the ghost of Shane Mosley.

That is truly pathetic from Khan & Co & if it did happen, it would be hilarious of Mosley smoked his boots, although there's little chance of that happening.

I was just thinking that. It would be a slim chance, but Mosley still can hit, and he's very tough, so Khan is unlikely to be able to stop him. It would only take one full blooded shot, and Khan would be daydreaming about Breidis Prescott. Chance are that he wouldn't be able to pull the trigger, but one can only dream.

If Khan takes on Mosley, I sincerely hope he gets sparked out.

Khan does this alot, puts out rumours of fighting a big puncher then picks a feather fist.


Provodnikov just walked down Matthysse. Can you imagine what he'd do to Khan, it would be savage.

Badhusker wrote:Why would Khan take on another junior welterweight coming a loss, or a shot SSM? Whatever I guess. I think either guy stands a good chance to KO Khan. Hope one of them does, and Khan retires.

Interviews with Provo and Mosley confirming serious talks recently for November or December. Who would be the safer pick? I am guessing Mosley even though Provo is a pretty crude boxer. I would be surprised if Khan chose Provo.

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Khan has been kept clear of punchers since 2012 (Danny Garcia) so I would be very surprised if they risked putting him in with Ruslan.

Both Mosley and Provo confirmed talks were at least for real, but I agree Khan won't take the risk of fighting Provo. I can see him taking Mosley. Big name on the resume but too washed up to pull the trigger.

Ricky_ wrote:Khan does this alot, puts out rumours of fighting a big puncher then picks a feather fist.


Provodnikov just walked down Matthysse. Can you imagine what he'd do to Khan, it would be savage.

Exactly.

But it needs to hurry up and happen so he can finally take his place in irrelevancy (at the top level).

Badhusker wrote:Both Mosley and Provo confirmed talks were at least for real, but I agree Khan won't take the risk of fighting Provo. I can see him taking Mosley. Big name on the resume but too washed up to pull the trigger.

Khan vs provodnikov is love to watching both of us are very aggressive. And i think amir khan need to train hard if the fight is happen.

Both fights would be garbage. #1 SSM should try shutting up for 24 hours to see if he could do it. Every day he's tweeting a challenge out to some current boxer. If he wants to keep fighting old guys, i'm all for it. But stop getting in the way at 147 because there's already too much talent there and we need to start seeing these guys fight each other already.

#2 I absolutely love Provodnikov but this fight is so wrong for him. Khan would win every single round and the fight would be stopped on cuts or a horrendous one sided unanimous decision. Khan would land 2-300 more punches than him and it would be like shooting fish in a barrel for Khan. At this point, Provodnikov should follow the model that Gatti put together for him. No need to go after titles at this point with your career winding down, find a similar fighter like Brandon Rios and try to get a trilogy going. Gatti made more money off his fights with Micky Ward than another of the other fights and neither guy was highly ranked.

Make Khan/Thurman right now. That's the fight we need to see Khan in. One of these damn WW needs to step up and fight a big fight and maybe it will start a trend. The division is so stacked right now but no one wants to fight each other. Oh boxing...

caldo2025 wrote:Both fights would be garbage. #1 SSM should try shutting up for 24 hours to see if he could do it. Every day he's tweeting a challenge out to some current boxer. If he wants to keep fighting old guys, i'm all for it. But stop getting in the way at 147 because there's already too much talent there and we need to start seeing these guys fight each other already.

#2 I absolutely love Provodnikov but this fight is so wrong for him. Khan would win every single round and the fight would be stopped on cuts or a horrendous one sided unanimous decision. Khan would land 2-300 more punches than him and it would be like shooting fish in a barrel for Khan. At this point, Provodnikov should follow the model that Gatti put together for him. No need to go after titles at this point with your career winding down, find a similar fighter like Brandon Rios and try to get a trilogy going. Gatti made more money off his fights with Micky Ward than another of the other fights and neither guy was highly ranked.

Make Khan/Thurman right now. That's the fight we need to see Khan in. One of these damn WW needs to step up and fight a big fight and maybe it will start a trend. The division is so stacked right now but no one wants to fight each other. Oh boxing...

You're underestimating Provodnikov. He's slow and predictable but i've never seen him in a fight where he hasn't at least landed a few punches that came straight from hell. Bradley might not have the same handspeed as Khan but he's faster around the ring, Provodnikov knocked him down twice, had him on the ropes, bounced his head around like a bowling ball and left him with impaired speech for months afterwards.

Alvarado ran for his life but couldn't keep him off, and he hits a lot harder than Khan. Provodnikov has an iron chin, Matthysse is p4p 1 of the hardest punchers in boxing and Provodnikov walked through him.

Provodnikov would make easy work of Khan imo, he'd just walk right through his 1-2's (and probably end up with a messed up face) but as soon as he lands anything of substance it's going to end in brutal fashion for Khan and his glass jaw.

Indeed Mosley is a shocking fight, it would be even worse than Khan digging up MAB. Never-the-less i would love it if he takes that fight if Mosley finds sharp right from somewhere like he did in rd 2 vs Floyd, that would just what Amir would deserve for making such a fight.

Ricky_ wrote: You're underestimating Provodnikov. He's slow and predictable but i've never seen him in a fight where he hasn't at least landed a few punches that came straight from hell. Bradley might not have the same handspeed as Khan but he's faster around the ring, Provodnikov knocked him down twice, had him on the ropes, bounced his head around like a bowling ball and left him with impaired speech for months afterwards.

Alvarado ran for his life but couldn't keep him off, and he hits a lot harder than Khan. Provodnikov has an iron chin, Matthysse is p4p 1 of the hardest punchers in boxing and Provodnikov walked through him.

Provodnikov would make easy work of Khan imo, he'd just walk right through his 1-2's (and probably end up with a messed up face) but as soon as he lands anything of substance it's going to end in brutal fashion for Khan and his glass jaw.

Indeed Mosley is a shocking fight, it would be even worse than Khan digging up MAB. Never-the-less i would love it if he takes that fight if Mosley finds sharp right from somewhere like he did in rd 2 vs Floyd, that would just what Amir would deserve for making such a fight.

Provodnikov's all done, Man. He's one of my favorite fighters so believe me, i'm bummed out about it. He started talking about retirement 3 fights ago and you know what happens when a boxer starts talking about retirement, they are already retired. The only reason the Bradley fight was close was because Bradley tried to go toe to toe with him. Provodnikov needs to stay away from pure boxers because he can't win those fights. Algieri, aside from 1 round, gave him a boxing lesson. Matthysse did the same thing but took a couple of shots when he tried to exchange punch for punch with him.

Trust me, i don't think that there's a boxer in the world that could knock him out. His chin is incredible but his face is a mess and the scare tissue damage over his eyes like old newspaper and they won't stand up for a whole fight. No Way. I like how Rios changed his defensive strategy by using a lot of head movement in recent fights. I really wish Provodnikov would work on that like Rios did. Rios used to take 4 shots to give 1 but now he's defense has been so much better just by using a little more head movement.

I'm rooting for me to be wrong on this one. I really am. This is one opinion that i hope is way wrong.

Ricky_ wrote: Bradley might not have the same handspeed as Khan but he's faster around the ring, t.

no, he isn't.

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Ricky_ wrote: Bradley might not have the same handspeed as Khan but he's faster around the ring, t.

no, he isn't.

he absolutely is. If Khan had the same foot speed Bradley showed getting in and out vs JMM he wouldn't get into half the bother he does. No way could a guy like Peterson continually cut off the ring vs TB like he did to Khan.

Khan struggles against people with one punch knockout power.

Provo doesn't have one punch concussive power. Khan hands would be to quick and his footwork good enough that if he got hit with a big shot he'dget out of the way for the second one.

Love Provo but Khan wins easily on points maybe a shutout.

Provo has started walking in straight lines with no head movement. Not good against a guy who throws as many punches as Khan.

Ricky_ wrote:he absolutely is. If Khan had the same foot speed Bradley showed getting in and out vs JMM he wouldn't get into half the bother he does. No way could a guy like Peterson continually cut off the ring vs TB like he did to Khan.

Khan is faster in terms of foot speed than Bradley pretty clearly in my view, but what he lacks is the effective movement that Bradley employs at times. And to be fair, Peterson is pretty good from a technical standpoint at cutting the ring down when he plays the pressure fighter role.

Khan vs Provodnikov is a legit fight. Provo will never stop coming after Khan despite taking a zillion punches in the process and if he ever catches up to Khan everyone knows the fight is over with Khan's chin. Would be entertaining all the way.

Khan vs Mosley shouldn't happen though hilariously Mosley would still have a solid chance of winning the fight as his power still appears to be there even in his current shot incarnation.

Cant understand why Khan would fight a finished Sugar Shane. I mean it'll be a name on his record but the guys finished joke of a fight.

In terms of Provodnikov, Khan wont fight him. As people have already said Provo landed vicious punches on Bradley that Khans glass chin 100% couldn't take. Sure Khan would outbox him for large portions of the fight but as soon as Provodnikov lands, which he will, Khan will he gone.

Can honestly see Khans next fight as Vargas or someone on that level.

One thing you can bet on is Khan taking the least risky fight available.
He STILL thinks he will fight Floyd, but also Pacquiao too....unless they duck him.

Badhusker wrote:One thing you can bet on is Khan taking the least risky fight available.
He STILL thinks he will fight Floyd, but also Pacquiao too....unless they duck him.

khan has 2 fights left. a finished pac man who he will beat on points ,jab and run his new virgil tactic, then a Wembley show down with brook next year,then retire after that defeat

Welters that said they are more than willing to fight Khan: Thurman, Garcia, Brook, Bradley, Porter. The ones Khan wants are either retired or should be. There is no way imo Arum will give away money by putting Khan in with Pac. it makes no sense at all when considering he could boost his next cash cow Crawford by putting him in and keeping the money in house.

Khan v The Provoglodyte would be of interest. Khan v SSM should not happen.

What is more interesting is that Khan actually has an argument that he was ducked by the p4p #1. Not an especially strong argument but not terrible either. Several of those who would like to fight Khan have a stronger argument.

I would love to see The Provoglodyte pick up the payday with Khan.

Khan - Provodnikov would be pretty solid, since they are of similar caliber.

Khan - Mosley makes business sense for Khan, since a win over a famous guy can increase fame and future drawing power. It probably wouldn't be an extraordinary mismatch, since Mosley is a division bigger and Khan is about 10 ranks higher.