On Saturday April 20th Terence Crawford takes on Amir Khan with his welterweight title on the line. This looks to be a solid matchup between Crawford, a highly skilled boxer puncher who can seemingly do it all and Khan, with lightning fast hands and good power to back it up. I personally cannot wait for this fight as I think it will be a good one. Terence Crawford is one of my favorite current fighters and he has proven himself to be one of the best in boxing right now. Can Khan dethrone Crawford and re-establish himself as an elite or will Crawford put Khan down and out virtually ending his career? This remains to be seen.
What should happen?
Crawford will likely have some trouble in the early going with Khans speed and possibly even his power. Khan is also very mobile so Crawford may have to track him down in the early going and try to catch Khan while he is punching. Crawford may take a backseat and allow Khan to be the aggressor in order to counter his shots, and Crawford has proven to be a deadly counter puncher. Given that Khan had trouble in his last fight with Samuel Vargas, even being put on the canvas, its hard to see how Khan could win this barring him catching Crawford early, and Crawford has a tendency to start slow. Crawford should win this matchup in the mid to late part of the fight.
Result: Crawford by KO
What could happen?
Khan could certainly surprise us all and use his speed and mobility to outpoint Crawford, assuming Crawford cannot adjust, and he has shown a remarkable ability to adjust during a fight. That being said Khan is a basic fighter with good speed and power, but his mobility could save him this fight. If he gets in and gets out quickly he could rack up points and frustrate Crawford.
Result: Khan 12UD
What I think will happen?
I am going with Crawford. I think Crawford will take his time and methodically break Khan down and draw him into his fight, either by baiting him so he can counter or drawing him into a firefight where Crawford will catch him. Being that Crawford can punch its easy to see him winning as soon as he nails Khan with a good shot, pretty much ending Khans career as a serious contender. Khans last fight against Vargas, he looked impressive in spots, and in other spots he looked vulnerable. Vargas was not only able to easily catch Khan on multiple occasions, he was able to put Khan down. If Crawford, or should I say when, catches Khan, its over. I do not see this going the distance, I see Crawford by mid to late fight KO.
Result: Crawford KO6
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