Will Khan fight the winner of Alexander-Urango?
March 6th, 2010
By William Mackay: For World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) he could do himself a world of good if he rises up and takes on the winner of tonight’s unification bout between WBC champion Devon Alexander (19-0, 12 KO’s) and IBF title holder Juan Urango (22-2-1, 17 KO’s) at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. Khan, 23, could very well find himself facing Alexander, also 23, and wouldn’t have to worry about having his tender chin checked. Alexander is decent puncher, but nowhere near the power of Breidis Prescott or someone like WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana.
I still don’t think Khan would be the best light welterweight division, because I feel that label rests with WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley. However, boxing fans would give Khan a great deal of respect if he beats the winner of the Alexander vs. Urango fight. However, if Urango winds up the winner of tonight’s fight with Alexander, then I think Khan would be better off avoiding Urango and sticking to defending his WBA title against some other opponents.
Urango is too dangerous with his high pressure offense and his power. He can be easily out-boxed by skilled fighters, but even then, Urango connects every now and then with some big shots. Khan wouldn’t be able to beat Urango by running all night long without having to take a number of huge punches from Urango at some point in the fight. I don’t have a lot of faith that Khan could take those shots unfortunately. It would be like facing a slower, less mobile version of Marcos Maidana.
Urango may get out-boxed and made to look clumsy for most of the fight, but sooner or later he would catch up to Khan and tap his chin with something big. I think when that happens, Khan will be stretched out on the canvas looking up at the lights wondering what happened. Khan would be better off facing a light hitter like Victor Cayo, provided he beats Maidana when they fight later on this month on March 27th.
I expect Cayo to outpoint Maidana and win a fairly wide decision. I think Khan can beat Cayo without too many problems because of Khan’s much better hand speed. It would be like facing a taller version of Paulie Malignaggi. Cayo is 5’11”, fights with his hands down by his sides and does a lot of the same things that Malignaggi does when he fights in terms of making his opponents look bad.
With his better hand speed and combinations, I think Khan would easily beat Cayo without any problems. At the same time, it would make Khan look even better as a fighter given that Cayo would come into the fight with a win over Maidana. Khan wouldn’t have to face Maidana, but would get credit for having beaten the guy that beat Maidana.
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@ sardo noomski
I’m not one of these so-called Khan haters but in their defence, Ricky Hatton, Calzaghe etc weren’t speaking about themselves as £4£ champions at that stage of their careers were they? Or were they being hyped up anything like the way Khan is being! It’s not a race issue AT ALL, it’s an issue with the public being told that he’s the best thing since sliced bread and him doing very little to back that up! These same Khan haters are normally Pac fans and Haye fans, one of them is asian and the other is mixed race!
Sherry, Why is Khan holding a world title if he is not ready
to defend it against the best light- weights and unify the division that way we have the one true Light weight champion. I have to tell you that Gary Shaw is one of the promoters in America . Yes, this promotor did call Khan a fraud for hand picking opponents and running scared. I saw his interview he even refused a big money fight with one of his own boxers who happens to be of course Timothy Bradley.
Below are Gary shaw’s contact details for you to speak to him.
Gary Shaw, 555, Preakness Avenue, Totowa, New Jersey, USA
Tele: 973 – 904- 0008
Of course he will, if the moneys right and he will win.
I think that people need to stop critisizing Amir Khan, after all he is young and has achieved a lot that other boxers haven’t. People should stop talking about Amir Khan this way, just because they personally don’t like him. I think Amir Khan should do this fight and seeing his progress he will win! GO KHAN!
The reason why people dont rate khan has got nothing to do with his colour. Gary Shaw one of the American promotors said it himself Khan is a fraud and he will continue to be a fraud until he fights the best Light -weights instead of making his mega millions by fighting hand picked opponents.
I hear that Khan is being paid around £5 million just to fight malignaggi and do you think he deserves it ?
They are alot of people who dont rate Amir Khan as a boxer as they know really he is just an average boxer and not world class material.We all know that Khan has not gone through a legitimate route to the world title like so many other boxers have had to. Khan has had all his opponents hand picked for him especially after the willie Limond fight when Khan was in big trouble in that fight and the paying public now feel they are not getting any real value for their money just a hand picked opponent everytime.
Neither Devon Alexander nor Juan Urango are aging boxing legends who’s best days were in the featherweight divion. Therefore, Amere Con will not fight them. Amere Con only wants to fight small fighters who are past their prime with his cheating headbutt tactics. Amere Con is just a fraud and a coward.
lol lex, I have to agree with james its not Khan who is avoiding Alexander but Bradley.
he is really good in wat he is doing .. he is only 23 . give him time …
lex you got mixed up with khan and bradley. it was bradley who vacated his wbc belt to avoid mandatory alexander.
wba belt was khan’s first and only world title so far
lex; u don know nuthin about boxing go 2 slp khan did not do any of what u sed r u on crack the wba is khans first world title ur a mickey mouse boxing fan haha
Khan already had unified the WBC and WBA belts. He forfeited the WBC belt to avoid Alexander. Literally. And if Maidana beats Cayo Khan will have to vacate his WBA title if he doesn’t fight him next. Considering that Khan had these belts unified and gave up one of them so he wouldn’t have to fight Alexander, I don’t see him suddenly wanting a fight with Alexander to get back the belt he gave up to avoid Alexander.
i don’t care who he fights so long as he fights more often and does everything to keep his title. he says he’ll fight everyone at his peak… well he’s already 23
fight maidana if it’s the only way to keep the belt. do DOT vacate.
if he vacates, then he will have admitted who he really is.
if he can keep the belt without maidana, then fight champions after paulie. go for wbc or wbo belt. roach said he should be ready in one more fight.
I personly think Knan has the skill to win a ud over maidana, yes he has huge power but he has no where near as much skill as Khan.
If Khan beats Malignaggi then he will be a big star in the US already. In fact he is probably a bigger star now then Bradley – never mind Alexander or Maidana. To be honest I’m getting bored reading all these articles about Khan. Certain writers just repeat themselves.
let’s just see if khan wins his may 15 fight first. if khan fails to knock out malignaggi, there is a chance that he could lose in points. anything can happen when you’re fighting someone in their backyard