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Could Khan be another...
Posted: 06 May 2008, 18:02
by Gray-Fox
Mark Breland? Albeit a not as spectacular one...
Reading
this article made me think about it.
Posted: 06 May 2008, 18:18
by whicker
EH? I don't understand the connection you are trying to make with Breland?
An Olympian who won a world title?
A young boxer?
A guy who won a world title and lost it, only to win another?
Not sure specifically where you are making the link?
Posted: 06 May 2008, 18:19
by observer1
IMO, if Frank "Guides" him all the way, he will be a Calzaghe, that is, Best of the British, but not recognized as a legend by those outside Britain.. just a good Boxer.
One who pads record, fights a few big names, take out Retiring Titans and call them Big Super Wins etc. etc.
The Sooner Khan leaves SN, the better
Posted: 06 May 2008, 18:31
by Gray-Fox
whicker wrote:EH? I don't understand the connection you are trying to make with Breland?
An Olympian who won a world title?
A young boxer?
A guy who won a world title and lost it, only to win another?
Not sure specifically where you are making the link?
Another amateur standout who doesn't reach the dizzying heights predicted as a professional.
Stop being an arsehole.
Posted: 07 May 2008, 05:17
by whicker
I wasn't being an arsehole, I just was wondering what you chose Breland as an example. I didn't really get your point.
Mark Breland just seemed an odd choice of comparisson. Breland was a two time world champion, finishing his career with a very good record.
Put another way, when people say "amateurs who didn't hit the heights as pros " the name Mark Breland certainly isn't the first that springs to mind.
I'm not trying to be argumentative, I just wondered at the comparison.
Posted: 07 May 2008, 05:19
by Captain Hook
Gray-Fox wrote:whicker wrote:EH? I don't understand the connection you are trying to make with Breland?
An Olympian who won a world title?
A young boxer?
A guy who won a world title and lost it, only to win another?
Not sure specifically where you are making the link?
Another amateur standout who doesn't reach the dizzying heights predicted as a professional.
This is another pointless Khan thread. He hasn't won a title yet, give the kid a break.
Stop being an arsehole.
Posted: 07 May 2008, 05:32
by hitman_hatton1
Posted: 07 May 2008, 05:41
by deadpan
I think he's another Ryan Rhodes.
Posted: 07 May 2008, 05:48
by whicker
deadpan wrote:I think he's another Ryan Rhodes.
As in- an popular and flashy young fighter who never the less will fail at World level?
Thats a good comparison, at the moment I'd tend to agree.
Posted: 07 May 2008, 05:52
by DavidPayne
Rhodes is a bigger puncher than Khan, pound for pound.
Khan could be many things, but SRL-Hamed he certainly isn't.
Hamed would have flattened every opponent Khan's faced inside three rounds without taking a shot.
Khan is being groomed for a 45-0 career. Which is fine, except I think Khan plans differently - the paradox is, if he leaves SN and gets ambitious in his matchmaking he'll get flattened.
