If there is one thing I dislike in boxing, it is a man making a living off of his name, hype, or some other nonsense other than his, or her, abilities. We are all anxiously awaiting to hear who Floyd Mayweathers next opponent will be, and of course some are making a case for themselves. But none as undeserving as Amir Khan. Why on earth does he deserve a shot at the greatest p4p fighter? He was stopped by Breidis Prescott, who has gone on to do relatively nothing, but, ok maybe that first round knock out loss was just a fluke. Ya know, this is boxing, things like that can happen, but then he lost to Danny Garcia when he got clipped in the middle of an exchange. He also lost a controversial decision to Lamont Peterson in a wildly entertaining bout that was very close. I mean honestly, am I missing something here? Who does Khan think he is? He has consistently shown an inability to take a punch and to absorb instruction from high level trainers, each time he gets stopped, he gets a new trainer but does not seem to change any of his amateur habits.
Is it possible that Khan has enough positive attributes to offset his deficiencies against Floyd? Sure, anything is possible, but probable? No, hardly. Floyd is a defensive master and while he could likely stop Khan early, he is a cautious fighter, a smart fighter. He would cautiously box Khan until he slowed enough for Floyd to knock him out. Sure Khan is fast and he can hit a bit, but this is Floyd Mayweather, not Breidis Prescott or Lamont Peterson, or even Danny Garcia, all due respect to him as he is quickly proving to be something special. Khan literally has speed and power, that is pretty much it. He has not learned how to calm down and stop jumping all over the place, or even how to properly pace himself. I am sure he has been told but it clearly has not worked. His defensive liabilities are too numerous to even count and against a guy like Floyd that will spell a beating for Khan. If you watch his fight with Garcia, it did not take long for Garcia to figure out Khans weaknesses, and almost immediately began trying to time him. Because of Khans speed it took Garcia a few round before he timed his punch perfectly. It wont take Floyd that long even, this isn't his first rodeo, his experience, superior speed, and nearly everything else will be too much for Khan to overcome.
I am just dumbfounded at the level of delusion that Khan is experiencing right now. To even think that he can beat Floyd is laughable. The man is incapable of changing his style, relying on speed and power to bail him out, and against high level guys, thats just not going to cut it, especially when you have a glass chin. When Lennox Lewis got knocked out by McCall, he did not continue to fight in the same manner he always had, he hired Steward and began learning how to box and properly protect his chin. Khan has seemingly done the opposite, hired good trainers, then ignored their advice. Even when he beat Maidana, he was out on his feet for nearly two rounds and was entirely out of gas. So when he does beat a decent fighter, he still doesn't look all that good.
Should Floyd fight Khan? He should fight whoever they put in front of him, and it would be an easy payday that is for sure. However, I think Floyd should fight a deserving fighter like Danny Garcia, he has proven himself over and over. As for Khan? I do not think he is the worst fighter I have ever seen but I do think he is either delusional in thinking that he is even worthy to be mentioned in the same sentence as fighters like Floyd, or he is just conning us all. I tend to think the latter.
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