Khan could be facing Bradley next
December 13th, 2009
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight Amir Khan could be facing WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO’s) next. According to boxing news from Live Fight, Khan’s promoter Frank Warren has reportedly contacted Bradley’s promoter Gary Shaw about a potential fight in early 2010. Shaw, who also promotes American Super Six tournament fighter Andre Dirrell, had this to say about Bradley fighting Khan:
However, Khan wouldn’t be as much in danger against Bradley as he would in bouts against harder hitting light welterweights like Marcos Maidana and Victor Ortiz. But Bradley would still be a real threat to not only beat Khan, but knock him out in the process. Bradley, 26, easily defeated number #1 WBO light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson on Saturday night, beating him by lopsided scores of 118-110, 119-108 and 120-107.
Bradley showed power in that fight, knocking Peterson to the canvas with a chopping right hand in the 3rd round and hurting him on a number of occasions with right hands. Peterson was never even in the fight and despite being the harder puncher and pressuring Bradley throughout the 12 round bout, Peterson was entirely dominated for the full 12 rounds.
Khan would be asking a lot of himself by facing Bradley. It’s not so much that Khan is too young, because I can’t see Khan being good enough in four years to beat Bradley either, it’s just that Bradley is a better skilled fighter with ring smarts and a better chin to go along with it. Bradley also has very fast hands, although not as fast as Khan’s. Bradley has faced two fighters – Junior Witter and Kendall Holt – with hand speed similar to Khan, and in each case, Bradley got in close and got the better of them on the inside.
Khan may or may not be a little faster than Holt, but he isn’t a great inside fighter like Bradley he’ll have problems against the American if this fight does take place. There’s a huge difference in talent between Bradley and Khan’s recent opponents Dmitriy Salita, Andriy Kotelnik, Marco Antonio Barrera and Oisin Fagan. Those wins may have given Khan and some boxing fans a sense that Amir is better than he actually is.
Shaw is right about this one. Khan will be an easy fight for Bradley. Khan’s style of hitting and running won’t be nearly enough to beat Bradley. I can see Bradley nullifying that strategy in the opening seconds of the first round with heavy pressure. Then Khan will find himself in a real dog fight on the inside, an area where Khan is very limited.
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I think that khan has the ability to beat Bradley with roach and alex beside him and training with the P4P cham pac-man he is picking up on stuff but as long as he doesnt get caught cold by Bradley!! other wise who knows what might happen.
Oli- I would class kotelnik as a decent fighter. He’s not elite but has been in with some good names and never been floored.
I think Khan will do it. Bradley beat Witter on a bad night. Holt didn’t even seem to have his head in the ring but when he was concentrating he had Bradley down.
Dont worry this fight will happen.
well lets see it happen then steve! And when it doesnt what could be the reasons why smart
Khan will fight Chris John next
stevo couldnt put it any better..
one thing i would say there is by far more hype around khan then Bradley..put it this way and watever way u look at it Bradley needs this fight more than khan..although Bradley is a big in the US…
Bill- go watch another sport boxing aint your thing b456ch
I forgot to add that bradley is top class at the moment, he could take out even ricky hatton within 6-7 rounds
I think Khan shouldnt fight him now, id say in a couple years when hes 25 or even 26.
One thing i know for sure Amir Khan is getting better and better very very good times for british boxing coming up.
I think Amir Khan is an exciting prospect, i know Salita was over hyped but the way Khan took him out, no one could have. Salita was saying afterwards that Khan came to fast lol, i dont see how starting with a 1,2 combo is that put him down is fast.
just want amir khan knocked out!!!!
Come on bradley. knock this twa out.
gotta say…don’t rate khan but he’ll knock out bradley. i have no idea why people rate bradley so highly. he’s nothing special & doesn’t have the tools to exploit khan’s obvious weaknesses.
jo jo i khnow where khans hidden power is erm his JAW
Scotsman-
Bruno and Benn didn’t have a great chins and were loved and I don’t remember people turning on Lewis when he got KO’d.
Oli – you’re such a hater its pathetic… its actually very girly… like a spoiled 2 year old…get off the hating for a second and relax dude.. you’re gonna get high blood pressure…
Amir is the bigger clone of Manny, he’ll knockout Bradley with a punch he can’t see…..
Bill are u thick? or both? Bradley overated??? hes only fought witter, holt, campbell, peterson and now says he will fight anyone anywhere. Now tell what has khan done?
Colm- good point! The WBA is a joke, kotelnik had it before khan, gavin rees had it before kotelnik and m,baye had it before gavin rees….So clearly nobody rally gives a toss about winning the WBA belt
KHAN WILL SHARPSHOOT BRADLEY, LIKE PACQUIAO DID WITH HATTON, AND GAME OVER!! HE CAN’T CATCH KHAN, AMIR WILL SIDESTEP BRADLEY ALL NIGHT LONG AND CATCH HIM WITH AN OVERHAND RIGHT. BRADLEY IS OVERRATED!!!
amir khan is da most over rated fighter in da world bradley is world class khan aint.who has khan beat to show his world class,who cares if he has da wba strap nobody else wants it.
hey speed kills and tim bradley is guna be the next one to hit the khan train. khan by tko in 9th round.
oh and ps
i think khan is gonna prove ALOT of people wrong and you know what? Fair Play to the lad
hold on a second. who ever Anon is get a grip. i am not racist in the slightest. why do ppl tar a country cause of one person or event. should we start on america………..how many stereo-types are there about you? is anyone havin a go? No khan is British End Of. do the british have doubts about his punch resistance YES is that to do with race NO. its to do with the fact he has been knocked down bu so many B and C class fighters.
All the Best to the Lad. I think he will prove alot of people wrong and Fair play to the boy.
Will You lot just leave the Race and Religion thing out of it, and get back to BOXING OPINIONS It would be very much appreciated
Thanks
if anyone sees rocky be sure to tell him khan has fought at lightwelter 3 times instead of the two he keeps tellin everyone if his gal is readingthis is 3inch———————– not 9 lol my facts are more factual than yours rocky he aint chinny hes your brother
Khan will win and people will still find an excuse not to rate him like they did after salita, barrera………….
KHAN KEEPS GETTING MATCHED AGAINST SMALLER FIGHTERS. TIMOTHY BRADLEY IS 5FT 6INS AND KHAN IS EASILY 5FT 10. I THINK KHAN WILL BE PROTECTED BEING PUT IN WITH SMALLER FIGHTERS WHO HE CAN KEEP AT RANGE. I CANT SEE KHAN BEING PUT IN WITH A FIGHTER OF HIS SAME SIZE SO HE CANT BE TAGGED ON HIS ALREADY EXPOSED GLASS JAW. ( BREIDIS PRESCOTT HIT KHAN ON THE POINT OF HIS JAW WITH A LEFT JAB AND NEARLY SPARKED HIM. )
Everyone knows Khan is skilled CS1; the question is: can he take a punch?
Kahn has no chin, proven haha .. bradley as fought better than kahn e.g (WITTER), and wil b sure to make him do his famous breakdancin routines when that bell goes and he explodes and lands with big punching power
bradley just keeps proving everyone wrong. hes a beast who will be give everyone in the division problems. just imagine if he had power.
Eapecially Oli that dirty little half breed.
Haters I agree these brits die inside when a pak1 is doing well, thats why khan is hated so much. There all racists
isnt khan bigger than pacman so what the hell is pacman doing fighting in the welters and the bigger tall amir con in light ? just a thought that khan would have to fight berto remember they were at the same olmypics tell me again which fighter as acomplished more you khan fans crawl out the wood work 13 months ago khan was telling any1 that would listen how he was training with the best trainer in the world mayweather not two three months later after seeing pacmans accomplishments he thought different just like 14 months ago khan was hattons biggest fan pacman wipes him out and suddenly hatton is made for khan dont make me laugh you all live in cookoo land
khan should face junier witter before fighting bradley, because although witter is a quitter he is still very talented, experinced and world class.
yes would love to see this fight!!! would have respect for both fighters for taking it
khan would win the 1st 9 rounds, then he will fatigue, just like the koltenik fight,
but koltenik didnt have the skills or heart to push the fight to amir khan.
yet bradley has, this bout would be very interesting.
amir khan is very skilled, great boxer, but his opponents have been hand picked
Since when has Witter been as fast as Khan? lool
I think khan will win by TKO in later rounds as much as I hate to say this khan is a good fighter
Why don’t you put my comment replying to Haters in? It was just explaing how Amir Khan is English born and bred educated in England represented his country in the olympics and wants to fight in the USA as that is where you need to become known to earn the most and fight the best.
haters, i couldnt agree with you more, your comment is the best thing on this site, i salute you.
haha Kahn will destroy this average, over rated american. hatton would even beat bradley,he is now where near the best at light welter
This author of the article has no idea what his talking about, maybe he should take his head out of Bradley’s arse. Amir Khan whould have too much for Bradley, speed, power, footwork, it will be a great fight at 140 pounds.
khan will fight ortiz next anyway
ashish warrior the indian brokemountaineer haha
peterson overhyped lofl and khan isnt wtf am i looking at
Good. Put Khan-Bradley under Pacquiao-Mayweather card. It will be very interesting fight. Wheww!
Skilled fighters like Mayweather and Bradley normally win over pressure fighters like Pac and Khan.
I am confident that Khan has the ability to beat Bradley, Bradley has not really fought the best out there and to be fair neither has Khan , but under the guidance of Roach they will Set out a game plan and Amir will execute that plan and i believe would stop Bradley….. Khan is a completely different boxer to what he was a year ago.. Roach is a smart coach and will only take on the fights he believes Khan would have a chance of winning……..
also, khan vs malinaggi would be hugely entertaining
Good match up Khan v Bradley…… although would prefer Khan to debut with one fight on undercard of mayweathre-pacquio then fight bradley, in USA……
Khan and Bradley would be a good fight. Amir has just came off a demolition job on his mandatory. Bradley KO Khan no chance. Khan would have to watch the headbutt but I think Khan is faster and slicker than Bradley and probably more powerful.
MORE KHAN BASHING, KHAN DOESNT NEED TO FEAR ANYONE, IF HE FIGHTS BRADLEY HE WILL BEAT HIM.
Bradley seems to improve with each fight. He also seems to be stopping all of the headbutting. I hope they make this fight, it should be an exciting fight.
Bradley will ko the over rated sorry khan, khan does good against bum fighters but not against a top fighter bradley by ko 3rd,
and gambler what did hatton do to paulie and what did manny do to hatton and now pic how fast manny would ko paulie 20sec into the 1st rd!!! paulie beat a over rated juan diaz thats really a lightwieght with NO PUNCHING POWER!!!!!
if pacquiao will fight malignaggi
A. the fight is reasonable
B. it would be a lop-sided fight
C. What the heck? it is a mismatch
D. Surely Paulie would win
pls answer without hating
go khan
OLI has no clue about boxing clearly. His brother is a mong thats why he calls people names. He is ashamed and hates god for burdening his family with a downsyndrome brother. Thats why abortions are a good thing, tell your mum to take notes buddy. lots of love your number one girl jj. P.S. khan will be great i think. Anything roach says usually comes good, and he says great things about khan.
oli wake up speed kills
Kahn is as talented as Bradley but at this point in his career he is not ready for him. I think Ortiz and Kahn would be a very interesting fight
I agree Khan may not be quite ready yet, but the author of the article is riding Bradley’s nuts if he thinks Khan won’t be able to take him in 4 years. Freddy Roach has said Khan has the most potential and athletic ability out of all his fighters and Roach doesn’t train bums.
I think Khan should be patient with his youth and ease into it by first disposing of contenders like Paulie Malignagi, Witter, or Holt. Worst thing you can do for a prospect is bring him along too fast. You’ve got to gradually step up your level of competition.
Amir is jumping from C-level fighters like Salita and Kotelnik to an A-level fighter in Bradley. I think he can eventually beat Bradley, but let him play around with B-level guys like Paulie first
maj get a grip u mong
maj- hahahaha khans not a power puncher u fool. Khans go no power. Bradley got put down by kendall holt who IS a banger. Khan got put in an ambulance by a fighter who isnt world class
Khan will beat head hitter bradley as people with lesser power than khan have knocked him down. Khan has way to much power, and speed for him on top of that height, and reach. Bradley does have good skills, and speed would be a great fight, but i pick my boy Khan on this one.
Witter does not have the hand speed of Khan, thats a ridiculous statement.
So much for Khan hiding from the best fighters in the division! lol
Get the bibs on for some humble pie you haters!
And do u really think for one serious second that Tim Bradley is worried about Amir khan?
more hot air from the worst promotor in history and the most overprotected fighter in world boxing. Khan taking on Bradley is one fight that definatly WONT be happening
I’ve got to admit Bradley is pretty impressive and I do not see Khan beating him now or anytime down the road. I think Bradley is just too skilled.
Lol @ Kendall holt and witter being as fast as Khan. Witter is a switch hitter who makes you look bad, and is nowhere near as quick as Khan. This would a match making perfection. Lamont Peterson is overhyped especially after the mayweather incident. See what happens in a real boxing match and not a sparing session.
Lol @ Kendall holt and witter being as fast as Khan. Witter is a switch hitter who makes you look bad, and is nowhere near as quick as Khan. This would a match making perfection. Lamont Peterson is overhyped especially after the mayweather incident. See what happens in a real boxing match and not a sparing session.
Khan will knock this guy out, mark my word. Khan is more skilled then people think.