Khan-Maidana: What will Amir do if Marcos destroys him?
January 19th, 2010
By Scott Gilfoid: It’s hard to forget the bleak image of Amir Khan getting bounced around on the canvas by lightweight Breidis Prescott when Amir tried his hand at stepping it up against a big puncher. It wasn’t even close. Prescott took Amir apart, hurting him with a simple jabs and then send him to the canvas back first moments later courtesy of a huge left hook to the head. Khan staggered to his feet looking like a drunk trying to find a bar stool and was immediately sent back down against with a series of monstrous shots.
Khan has bounced back from the defeat to Prescott, and has chalked up wins against Oisin Fagan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Andriy Kotelnik and Dmitriy Salita. Khan, 23, says that he’s learned his lesson from his defeat by Prescott and is a different fighter now. Khan has a new trainer with Freddie Roach, who has changed Khan into more of a mover rather than a fighter that used to throw lightning fast combinations. The change appears to have helped Khan, because he’s won his last four fights since the Prescott defeat.
But then again, Khan hasn’t faced anyone with power, so it’s hard to know for sure whether he’s learned a lesson like he says he has. Khan hasn’t been tested. It’s like a persona failing a math test. Afterwards their given some remedial math quizzes to build up their confidence to the point where they say they’re ready to retake the test they failed miserably on. They can’t know whether they’ll fail again until they take the test.
It looks like Khan is ready to take that test by facing the murderous punching Maidana, and I think Khan is going to fail miserably again. I don’t know what will happen to Khan if he gets knocked out again. I imagine if he gets destroyed by Maidana, Khan will probably switch out his trainers again like he did after his one round destruction against Prescott.
I have no idea what that would change other than Khan having a new style to learn. But beyond that, what can Khan do to rebuild his career if he suffers another brutal knockout loss? He’ll have Golden Boy Promotions working for him, so that’s a plus, but they can only do so much. Khan will have to be able to take the shots from whoever they put him in with.
My advice would be for Khan to move back down to lightweight or if possible to see if he can move to super featherweight where he would be huge at that weight class at 5’10”. At either lightweight or super featherweight, Khan would be better off possibly because the fighters are smaller, have shorter legs than Khan and he could always have a running chance to beat them.
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Just to johnboy have a word u need to get a grip bannging on about the same dribble about a lame fighter who has got to get in to the ring with fighters worth fighting .and about getting behind him because of being British is actuall toilet statement people like u need to think that people don’t like him because he has not walked the walk how half those fighters got a licence to box in the first place .and yes he did fight some good fighters over the hill though and I’m sure he trains in America and has just signed for golden boy so he has ducked out on British thank god maybe will have to fight top fighters and u will see
i think Kahn can win. he moves very well and punches hard, maidanas chin isnt that great either.
very bored of everybody putting khan down.since joining the wild card gym under freddie roach this lad has come on leaps and bounds,his defence has improved as well as his unbelievable natural speed and power,they have taken some of the muscle out of his upper body and put it in his legs.his chin wont be a problem now.the problems will be for whoever they put in front him,god help them.sparrin with manny all the time is going to make him even better as time goes on,you are all witnessing a legend in the making.you will all be eating your words.and if any of you idiots out there actually knew anything about boxing you wouldnt be making theses ridiculous comments.how many times did manny get put on his arse!!!!yet you all calling him the best pound for pound fighter on the planet,REALLY GUYS GET A GRIP and let the poor lad prove himself and give him the british support he needs and deserves!!!!!!
maashala thats what people said before ortiz vs maidana, and maidana showed he got guts and khan have too many is another tv start who has the best trainer of the moment, but he is not a real fighter
Scott give it a rest, he aint the father that walked out on you.
Who has Maidana actually fought?? nobodies, kotalinc…wow but who is he. anyone else???? naaa didnt think so
He is another salita, you did the same thing before salita fight and then when khan demolished him you you couldnt say anything. you shouldnt be writing son cos u dont have a clue
David Hayes,answer is yes he has on numerous occasions.
Your last article about Khan was attacking him for vacating the belt when he hadn’t even done so. You just assumed he would and couldn’t wait for an announcement to get stuck in.
Its no surprise as everyone of your predictions goes the other way.
Britain has some great fighters as does the the US and the rest of the world. Get over it and stop being so negative about people. So what if hes got a dodgy chin. Who wants to watch a boxer that can never be stopped.
Khan wins this easy, you heard it first here…
David Hayes,well you never heard Boxers banging on like Holmes, Foreman,Spinks,tyson etc i’m an African-American Christian,or say Benn, Watson, Eubanks, Lewis, shouting i,m an British afro-Caribbean christian,what i,m saying his leave religion and race out of it!!!!,boxing is the finest sport in the world and is open to all comers so lets enjoy just for that.
kHAN WILL BE EXPOSED AGAIN AS THE JOKE HE IS ……CANT STAND THAT MUPPETT……
guilford for once you might have a point but your still a twat!
Khan will beat Maidana in my opinion. He has more in his locker especially speed. I have no idea how Scott can write such one-sided arguments, he completely convinces himself that someone is going to lose. He always concentrates on the loser especially if they are from Britain.
I think this is a great match-up and a fight to be enjoyed and savoured. So what if Khan got knocked out, 99.99% of boxers get knocked out at some point, big deal – and its normally at the start or the end of their careers.
Get a clue.
this is the worst boxing article ever, i aint a great khan fan but aint u sposed to weigh the strenghts and weaknes of both fighter instead of going at it like a x wife at one
IS THIS GUY FOR REAL….. Khan already said he felt drained at lightweight and weak at the legs, Freddy roach think khan can move up eventually to middle weight given his frame and size, and this dude, is talking about featherweight! I think Scoty boy just got exposed, HE DOES NOT KOW NOTHING ABOUT BOXING HE IS A FAKE….. just a pure hater.
And, WTF, let go of the Prescott story were sick of it. In fact, stop writing about boxing you don’t know nothing, go and contribute to bnp’s website.
Im so happy Khan is taking this fight, i really want to like Amir cuz apart from a bit of an attitude hes a great role model and great proffesional.
But as an honest paying boxing fan im not blind to the opponants hes been facing since the Prescott loss and the thing they all lack, punching power.
Happy for him to win a world title aslong as he acted like one and took on whoever challenged him, i didnt want to see him pinching one then doing a runner as soon as the big boys came sniffing around.
His chin is clearly a problem, we know it and his opponants know it, but so does he and so does Freddy Roach. A move up in weight and a new defencive style is clearly helping so far but not really tested.
Scott you will never get that image out your head seeing as you use it on ever Khan related article your write. Move down to SuperFeather? Oh dear you havnt a clue do you.
But if he gets demolished again? I have no idea where thats guna put Khan other than on the canvas. He certinly wont go in firing against Madiana like he did against Salita, too risky, even for an iron chinned fighter let alone Khan. He wont be taking the risks trying to get Maidina out of there early so he could well be training for a distance fight.
And when he went the distance against Kotelnik he got caught, hes not guna be able to go 12 without taking someting meaty.
What ever happens there will be a few BIG QUESTIONS about Khan answered.
CANT WAIT. Come on Khan, but stop being labelled as King Khan on Sky Box office its really LAME.
i dont follow race,religion,im scottish and my favourit domestic boxer is haye,and my 2 favourit boxers world wide are hopkins and mayweather,i just think there alround boxing skills are 2nd to none.i just dont like khan because when i went to support khan against barrera,when barrera had a masive cut in his head,khan started flinging his hand in the air,i just thot that was total disrepectfuly to an all time great fron a noboday who had just been kod 2 fights before.
i dont get why asians bum amir khan its like they got one up on the rest of the world you dont see that with black/white people
his skills and his personality is whats makes amir khan hes british for a start he was born in the u.k speaks english
and maidana isnt on the same level as khan that why i wanted to see hi mbox malanagii his boxing skills or good he would test khan/roach bt if he gets nocked out by maidana then it will just be a lucky shot liek wen lennox lewis got nocked out lol
Shakeeb nawaz,you now show your true colour repeatedly mentioning your religion race colour etc which make you and rest of the poster on here who follow AMIR KHAN PURELY BECAUSE HE’S ASIAN makes you lot the real racist,so should he fail your little worlds will collapse!!!!!!oh perhaps not you’ve still got your other sport errrr what its called!!!that it cricket.
This is such a BS, first khan is ducking and would never take maidana fight, now he takes it so lets see what else we can find negative about him, oh ya he will get KOed miserably, but if he wins writes like Scott Gilfoid will say his on steroids etc etc. Does this ever end?
@shakeeb-i agree with the fact that u need sparing to learn and improve,but i dont agree with the fact that u keep sayinh khan can hold his own with manny do you honestly believe it would be the same out come if the heavy gloves and head gaurds where off?and why take op mma there sparrings even soffter with shin,elbow,body and head gaurds,lol.
@ Istiaq Mohammed
how old was khan when he fought Ortiz?, about 12? lol
you gonna have to do better than that
This article is an absolute disgrace to this website. totally biased. i thought some of the articles on east side boxing were biased but this is the worst ive seen for a long time. I knw amirs family well and see his uncles regularly as they live on the same road and i can honestly say amir khan has changed a lot mentally and physically since the prescott fight. hell easily outpoint maidana or knock him out. well see who wins
Credit to Khan for taking this fight as its going to be a dangerous one. If Khan comes through this with a win then it will show just how far he has come after his Prescott setback. Good on him and good luck.
‘It’s like a persona failing a math test.’
Perhaps an English test might be in order…
Useless crap as always.
Of course the guy could KO Khan-he is a great puncher BUT the chances are that Khan will outbox him. Khan’s skills are top class
Who will you Hound next Scott? You seem to have backed off Carl Froch and moved onto Khan. If Khan wins I guess David Haye will be next as you seem to hate British champs
@shakeeb-there you go again compairing sapring and amature boxing to the real thing.can u please stop this as in sparing and amatuer boxing u where a head gaurd and bigger gloves.u seem to slate everyone who says anything wrong against khan and say that boxing is there 2nd sport,boxing is clearly ur 2nd sport i bet you havent ever spared in ur life because then you would no its totaly difrent from the real thing.plus you cant criticise khan when its clear to see he has a bad chin.david haye who is my favourit domestic boxer has a shakey chin,i can criticise it,even haye admits it himself,why cant you and khan admit that khan has an awful chin?
Khan will embaress Maidana. Maybe more easier than salita. Maidana is slow, predictable, and khan will be picking him off all night for the fun of it.
Khan will not lose in this one. Khan has reach fast, great footwork. Maidana don’t use his jab a lot he will be in serious trouble in the khan fight.
2Slick – You need to show some respect. This articles the worst one, yet you have the Audacity and cheek to post your gammoned outlets on it? And to think maidana will win? Ok, boxing is probably a 2nd tier sport to you, so will take it with light water, but you must understand khan will win.
Khan beat Ortiz which is the blueprint for ‘Khan vs Maidana’ Khan beat Ortiz in lesser rounds aswel. Maidana didnt really beat Ortiz. Ortiz had an upset tummy which is why he lost heart. So really Ortiz won because he was giving Maidana a Boxing lesson. So in gammon reports this means Khan will outbox maidana. Maidanas shots wont hurt Khan at this weight. It will be another Khan vs Salita. You wait and see.
how about: what will maidana do after khan destroys him? does that make him worse than bredis prescott?
khan WILL destroy him btw. not a fan of khan but he will outclass maidana who may be powerful but he has very poor technique. the only way maidana wins this fight is with a lucky punch or if khan gets sloppy…& i can’t see either happening.
I want to say it just once more: Maidana does sling some power punches but, he is very sloppy in his execution. Wide punches can be as big a problem for Maidana as Khan’s chin will be for him. So what if Khan is a mover? It might just be a good idea against Maidana seeing as it could make some of those wide shots miss. My advice for Amir is simple, be calm, move lots and jab the living daylights out of this guy! If Khan gets hit? He will get hit but, will he remain standing?
I think your making some rather childish assumptions. I actually believe khan would beat maidana but i cant fault you for thinking otherwise. But i find it proposterous that you think khan would switch his coach if he lost. But was even more funny is how you think he needs to move back to lightweight or even super featherweight as you said. Not only does that sound ridiculous but its a insane statement to make since he would drain his body making that weight which would decrease his punch resistance further.
if u are a boxer, if u are a fighter u wont be afraid to take a cotto beating, unless you prefer to quit if thing dont go as u planed. remember this is a sport of contact, and pride.
if maidana “destroys” khan, then khan should retire.
this is a good fight ! finally khan will get respect even if he loses in 9-12 round
If the fight actualy comes of then he proves to me that he can actualy talk the talk and then walk the walk.
kahn is still really oyung for pro. even if he loses i dont see it being that bad for his career as long as his corner doesnt allow him to take a cotto beating ( and they wont). this fight will be good for his career it will show him that he needs to work alot harder and he can be better then maidana.
I always have believed this guy is hype but I gotta give him props for fighting a big puncher again in this stage of his carreer, were this fight can propel him to fight the top 15 welterweights or send him back down to fight second tier fighters and old shot veterans. He doesnt need to take this fight, he can vacate and take on stepping stone malignaggi to boost his carreer for a bigger fight.
I respect that he is taking a risk and frankly I will respect him win or knocked out. He just needs to take this test to see if he really can fight against the 1st tier fighters. If he loses, then he can make a lovely carreer fighting british boxers and staying out of the americas.
hatton got ktfo and he’s coming back, im sure khan would survive just would take a while for him to work his way back up to where he is now. obviously part of the reason hatton is able to come back and fight near the top is because he was 40-0 khan doesnt have that luxury.
its not chico, its chino. if chino destroys khan we actually still wont know alot about khans chin. the thing is maidana hits so hard that knocking khan out doesnt prove khans chin is still suspect. it just shows what we already know that maidana has alot of power.
khan can come back again, i just feel with it being his usa debut, if he is knocked out it will be worse as he is out to win fans and win people over. also very humiliating like the sky ppv debut.
but i agree there’s no shame having a couple of loses on his record. it shows he took risks.
LOL Khan was clearly weight drained at 135 plus wrong body muscle balance. At 140 Khan is at a more natural weight and Roach’s team have put his weight in the right area’s like Khan’s skinny legs. Plus Khan can hold more water at 140 and keep hydrated before weigh in’s.
Khan is going to show Maidana a new meaning to speed, LOL
Dont Hate
i like khan…and he’s speed really is a joy to watch… in terms of skills….khan should win easy..but chicos power is a real problem…..if chico looeses he can come back easy, but if khan gets ktfo , seriously where can he go
ahahahaha…. Move down to Super Featherweight???? Thats a great idea! Why not go the whole hog and drop down to Bantamweight…. he’d be enormous at that weight. Perhaps David Haye should shed a few stone and campaign as a middle-weight? At 6′-3…. he’d be a really big middleweight!!! Has it occured to you that he might be at a more natural weight now, i.e healthier and stronger and so might actually be able to take a better shot?
Also, it could be argued (admittedly probably only by Khan’s camp), that his chin is pretty good….he just had a horrible defense. After all, he has been on the canvas more times than i can remember but only been ko’d once (and those Prescott shots might even have put Rocky or Gatti down). His defence seems to be a lot better thanks to Freddie Roach so I guess time will tell if or when Maidana tags him flush.
But I say fair play to Khan. Maidana is the mandatory challanger and although not ideal style-wise he has stepped up to the plate. And so what if he looses… Better to have a few loses on the record (a la, Pac-Man, Mosely, De la Hoya, JMM, etc) than have a Calzaghe / Mayweather esque cherry picked unblemished record.
Scotty boy gilford ur a fakin muppet mate. U r a hater and a waiter. U jus dpnt gv khan any crdt but hey hes mafe millions and cpm along way, while u fite from da cpuch. U thort hecwil not take da fite.. Haha haha ha.. U already have been destroyed and he has the sbility to do damage to maidzna, whem he does mate, ul be finished like da knob dat u r.. STOP WRITING and START FIGHTING!!!!
Even if Khan had never lost i would still think that Maidana is going to be to much for Khan. Does anybody remember how Khan walked through Victor Ortiz took his best shots and dropped Ortiz. That was a great fight to watch. I give Khan alot of props for taking this fight! Ortiz was supposed to be Golden Boys new cash cow and Khan has stepped in to fill those shoes. Because he signed woth golden boy i may route against him. Maidana is no joke!
another article with replies from a bunch of couch potatoes ! khan used top struggle at the weight for lightweight ! hence he always looked drained and had no punch resistance what so ever ! the move up to light welterweight followed by the possibility of the move to welterweight has helped leaps and bounds. Amir looks phisically strong and has shown that he can take a punch , although not froma hard hitter like prescott. I wish people would stop talking about breidis prescott like a top fighter because infact he is very poor as show in his last two loses. He had a punchers chance againsed amir and we could all see it coming. Again maidana is a poor fighter and i can see amir stopping him quick, he has poor defense and not a great deal of boxing skill. put it this way kotelnik is a POOR fighter and he beat maidana so i can see khan absolultly tearing him apart.
i think theres a huge difrence between prescott and maidana,prescott has a much beter chin and also had reach and size advantages over khan,im not sayen prescott is beter than maidana,just that prescott matches up to khan beter,but even still i cant see khan lasting 12 rounds with midana without getting atleast jabed and thats al it will take to end this 1,as u seen in the prescott fight it was a jab that started khans downfall,and maidana hits harder than prescott.
jogo your right this guy has lost the plot. lol
does anyone agree with me or does it seem like im talking jiberish
Kahn wil beat maidana, he has upped his defence, and providing he keeps moving throughout the whole fight and gets his lightening combonations in, he wil out point maidana. If maidana catches kahn with a flush forehand its lights out. So this will be kahns toughest fight yet. The doubt of him getting through this will linger over the whole of the 12 rounds. But maidana dives forward swinging wildly. Leaving kahn the opportunity to score highly. Kahn is world champion. If he is to break into the elite of vegas this is the perfect starting fight. Then mayweather may folow…,
Khan might be better at a lower weight, but the money is better at higher weights.
Lets just see what happens first. I think Khan could just suprise the doubters. That knockout loss was two years and five fights ago, people have gotta start letting that go and let him live in the present. It’s his biggest test. Personally i hope he does it. Then it will be interesting what the doubters have to say.