I had my doubts before the fight about Khan..they are bigger now. He has a lot of work to do and needs to tighten that defence right up because if he doesn't it will be goodnight when he steps in the ring with a decent puncher although I think it will be a while before we see that. It will be interesting who he takes on next, domestically there is Thaxton and Murray. Murray in particular would be a very interesting fight imo.
Completely agree - for a guy who supposedly cant punch he made Kahn look silly for a while there. World class fighters in this divison will murder Kahn.
At this weight you will get hit as the top guys are fast, if you have no chin you will struggle.
I'd dispute that he doesn't have a chin - he had no guard which meant he got tagged - but surely the fact that he got hit cleanly on the button and still had his senses (although obviously shaken) means he does have some resilience to punches?
The other thing to remember is that it was Khan's 13th fight. Most fighters aren't on telly until far later along their pro career, and so their flaws as they learn the pro game aren't highlighted as much as Khan's are. He definitely needs to sort out his defence, and also learn to be more patient. He looked 'mechanical' last night, and was trying to put 100% into every shot, rather than letting the punches flow to open the other fella up, and then try and land a bigger shot.
He learnt more last night than in all the other pro fights he's had. We also learnt that he's got the balls and the ability to pick himself up when it gets tough, and battle through.
The next 5 or so fights will see Khan improve considerably, as he'll have to as he steps up in class.
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