Khan vs. Malignaggi: Will Amir dazzle or disappoint?
April 26th, 2010
By William Mackay: On May 15th, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) will be making his U.S. debut fight against Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Khan, 23, has a lot of pressure on him in this fight as he’s looking to become a big mega star in American in the same class as Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Khan, for that reason, can’t simply get by Malignaggi in old way. He has to really dominate him and preferably take out before the 12th round.
However, he’s going to really step it up a notch in terms of competition if he’s going to get to the level of Mayweather and Pacquiao in the near future. What Khan fails to realizes is that if he has any chance at all in fighting Mayweather and Pacquiao, he will have to do it well before five years is up, as both of those fighters will be likely long gone by that time. Khan is doing well with his fight against Malignaggi on May 15th.
That’s not a bad fight, but it’s also not the kind of opponent that Khan needs to get the kind of press he wants. Malignaggi has zero power and will be running around the ring all night long trying to duck punches and peck away at Khan with his often soft shots. That’s not really the kind of test that Khan requires to start getting the huge public support that he wants.
First of all, Khan needs to turn his offense into overdrive and try to take Malignaggi out as quickly as he can. And provided that he does this, Khan immediately should go after the winner of the July 17th fight between Timothy Bradley and Marcos Maidana. The only way that Khan is going to get the attention that he wants from boxing fans is to take serious risks with his career. Fighting the winner of Bradley-Maidana, is the kind of risks that Khan needs to take.
Khan won’t accomplish much if he keeps on defending his WBA title against whoever the WBA pushes to the top of the rankings, because we already saw that they don’t always put the best possible fighter at the top spot when they had Dmitri Salita as number #1. Khan’s promotional team and trainer might not want to put Khan in deep waters just yet, but I think he needs to stand up on his hind legs and resist being held back and be assertive in choosing guys like Maidana, Bradley or Devon Alexander. That’s how he’ll get popular in a real hurry.
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Paulie could really shock the boxing world here -
GO MALIGNAGGI BEAT HIS PUNK ASS BACK TO BOLTON !!!
@ ANN…..Sure your a Kahn fan and that’s ok, I am from the U.S. and in no way do I see Hatton or Froch as cherry pickers, they are both class A fighters that are respected over here. Kahn is not…..maybe if he stops talking and starts fighting top fighters he will be respected.
uk cherry picking fighters are ricky hatton, carl froch, john murray, and kevin mitchell, just need to look at there first 30 fights all of them are bums or c class fighters
WAHEED i agree it takes all kinds for our loved sport to thrive, nice comment
@Waheed…..Your a good dude and write some good comments. You personally do not ever deserve crude or foul comments, and your right this site is alot of fun, I myself get carried away at times and get called out on it by others……..Oh well when it comes down to it I am greatful for you and all the rest of the guys of the site….Your a good man.
@Waheed….Your a little too Politicaly Correct for my taste, let people say what they want, you know who they are and where they stand, Try not to be too sensitive, you can’t correct stuff by shutting people up. I have read some of the comments that are not very nice, but I just have to shake my head and laugh….You will never be able to silence ignorance not to say all racisim is caused by ignorance either.
oli never knew you wanted to be a PILOT you under acheiver you. lol may be in the next life eh and maybe in cons next life he might have a chin
Kahn vs. Pacquiao? LOL. I think Kahn should be worrying about beating 4th rate fighters like Prescott first, cause Kahn’s chin is made of snugglesoft.
I hope Kahn does do good. It’ll be another quality fighter in a fairly entertaining weight division.
the thing is because there are racist morons like ben the man, anyone who says negative things about amir khan might be seen as being a racist aswell when its just not true.
ben the man, you should ask ann out on a date the two of you would make a lovely couple, you so deserve each other
the thing is khan was getting his head taken off by pacquiao in sparring, you could see that pacquiao was being soft with him aswell and giving him time to recover from the lethal combos. it was mainly done by kind hearted roach to re build khans confidence and it worked very well.
only dont fool yourselves thinking khan could be a good match for pacquio, i mean the comments pacquiaos team were making were that khan cant fight.
Malignaggi is gonna punish this amateur!!! End of story!
@ Oli…….Don,t let Ann or rather Andy get to you……I do think it is Andy and not really Ann anyway.
ANN get a grip your a dude who doesnt like whites however as much as i argue with oli he fires back constructive things about boxing not colour of a fighter.
sorry for the mistake
@ oli
Me and you argue all the time but i wouldnt class you as racist never have i seen you write a racist comment on this site.
However oli i no you dont like amir khan but calling him a coward is below the belt he gets in the ring and fights that deserves a certain respect as all fighters should have.
Come on people leave the race out of it who cares this is boxing people should be able to have an opinion without race comming into it.
ANN get a grip your a dude who doesnt like whites however as much as i argue with oli he fires back constructive things about boxing colour of a fighter.
Waheed- By extremist im making a fair comment of casual not hardcore boxing fans mainly Asian who support Khan so strongly purely on the basis of kinship. And who are extreme in your total lack of respect for the different opinions of anyone who dares criticize.
Im black but i hate Andre dirrell and i dont mind anybody else hating him either, so why wont YOU allow people to criticize Amir Khan?
Who until he proves otherwise, IS a chinny glass coward who doesnt deserve his billing and needs to stop deluding himself
LMAO @ freddie Roach comment to asishwarrior – haha pure classss
I meant to say im BLACK and not indian you stupid slag ANN.
You’l probably like me now you know that! LOL
Amir Khan won the WBA belt from Kotelnik, who won it from Gavin Rees, who won it from ???. With all due respect its a joke belt that nobody wants.
Actions speak louder than words, there is real substance behind all this Khan is a coward chatter. And the kid is doing nothing to disprove these accusations. In fact he is actually the one to blame for it all. What he needs to do is this… Keep his mouth shut because these outrageous claims he makes are making the boy a laughing stock and making him appear utterly deluded… listen to the criticism and act upon it by putting his money where his mouth is. No more cherry picking!
That is the only way he will silence people like Don@London and Oli and the rest. And i hate to break it to the supporters but they are actually in a MAJORITY opinion among boxing fans NOT just a hateful minority. And at the present moment they are CORRECT. – D. Robinson
Wee said DON. The thing is the Khan fans just dont have a clue. If they knew what they were talking about then they would understand the points we put across and know that they are not hatred just fact.
Who brought race into this anyway?? Thats another tired old excuse from the casual Khan crew who havnt got the boxing knowledge to debate with. They need to go away and learn the sport before jumping on bandwagons. This kid doesnt have what it takes and we all know it, im not going to keep quiet just coz his believers get upset.
ANN- you make me laugh…im not Black not indian, you stupid slag
Shakeeb nawaz,where you’ve been lately!!you gammon warrior you!! back home watching cricket by any chance, but i see nothing change with you as your still polishing Kon Kcans bell end.
i wish me and oli could have a 1 on 1 i would smash him up
Everyone knows that ann hasn’t got two coins to rub together nevermind £1500 to jet off and stalk Amir Khan with 15 mates. Oli i’m with you mate, Khan meeds to man up. People are starting to dislike him because of his actions and words not his skin colour. The thing is Oli that most of the Khan nuthuggers on here are only casual boxing fans and can’t really see your points about Khan and we both know that his WBA world title aint worth a w**k as he beat the worst champ out there for it! I want to like Khan and have been to a couple of his fights to cheer him on but he’s starting to grate on me now with all this talk of greatness and namedropping of people who realistically we all know he wouldn’t last a round with!
If khan loses this He,ll be fighting on EsPN-2.
King Khan will gammon Malagnaggi in to rock walls. Simple facts. Rascism is of minor estuttes and dont deserve to be lateted on this site. With all that said, Khan Will make short work of the Magic Man and we can get to the fight that we all want to see, Maywether vs Khan.
what the fk has skin colour gotta do with boxing leave the racist remarks off the site u tit,,
heart
ok guys i will tell you something really helpfull if you want to judge boxer;first of all british are always overate boxers : hatton ,stone, magee,kahan,haye,froch……..lewis ecc ecc .as soon they fight with a solid latino or black american they not only get beat but the get beat up . calzaghe it’s not british born and raise it’s an italian guy that’s why i did not put in it!!! calzaghe it’s underextimate big time. the 0 loss talk.
piero
This is another guy everyone loves to hate – good for his rating though.
@steve
Frock and Hatton exsposed?
LOL They may have been beaten but exsposed! Styles make fights and EVERY fighter has weakneses that can be exsposed by other fighters.Just because I fighter looses does NOT mean they are no good!(Especially Hatton who has only lost to two of the best P4P fighters around!) Froch has made it along way with his wide open style and limmitted hand speed.
Both the fighters mentioned are still world class while Khan and Haye have yet to prove their worth at their respective weights.
Steve,from reading the comments coming from you Britts it seems like you guys will jump at any fighter from your Island who shows any promise then ditch them the minute they dissapoint you! LOL
No wonder the English have had very few really good world champions as their fans are among the most fickle in the world!
oli…ur once again proven to be nothing more then an extremist hater of khan…1. kell brook has mentioned manny pacquiao and has said hes not his level but will fight him wen he reaches his level in the next few yrs…THE SAME THING KHAN HAS SAID AND YOU SAY KHANS GONNA FIGHT PACMAN WEN HES NEAR RETIREMENT i.e. past it …U HYPOCRITE…also kell has mentioned fighting cotto…everyone here says cotto is shot…even u know for a fact tht if tht was khan YOU OLI YES U WUD BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY WHO LOOK HES GOING FOR SHOT FIGHTERS…
As for his mouth, carl froch says alot of sit like he will ko calzaghe but lost to someone who calzaghe easily beat and any boxing fan can see clear as daylight tht except for a good chin and heart hes got zero absolutely zero skill wotsoever, but u support him…
so let me get this straight…no one has the right to have amibitions?goals? so wen ur school teacher asked u oli wot wud u like to be wen u grow up and u said pilot miss did all the children look at u and shout UR A FRAUDDD A COWARD U CANT EVEN READ WOTS ON THE BLACKBOARD AND U WANT TO BECOME PILOT???? u want to say no i dont want to be p4p one day i want to be nobody so tht i can make oli whose obsessed abt me happy…oli u pathetic human being u make me sick…ur a hater…were,are and always will be even if khan beats bradley…go die
khan will stop paulie in 3 rounds and i will be live watching him and carl froch is damage goods now he is pulling out of the super six
oli you indian f44k get off here and find your self a job
oli we all know john murray and kevin mitchell are bums they are no where near world class just put fights we only have david haye and amir khan to fly are british flag now
oil leave the kid alone we all know your just a khan hater we only have two uk world champs at this time in david haye and amir khan all the rest uk fighter just fight bums and carl is damage goods now
Khan will stop Paulie by round 6.
oli keep hating and when khan dominates the weight divison please don’t think sucidal thoughts. Its not worth it man
Kell Brook will knock Khan out in 4. Kevin Mitchell will knock Khan out in 6.
Amir Khan is a chinny glass coward until he proves otherwise
Nikesarethebest- In all fairness has Kell Brook come out saying hes going to be the P4P king? Does he namedrop Manny Pacquiao every 5 minutes? Has he been given all the financial and media backing in the world? Has he been gifted title shots against the weakest of champions even tho he had done nothing to deserve it? Does Kell Brook talk about himself in the same bracket as Mayweather and pacquiao? Does Kell brook talk a good fight but then avoid the best?. Has Kell Brook been Ko’d in one by a nobody yet? Does Kell Brook let his mouth run away with him in interviews? Does he think hes Sugar Ray Leonard?
The answer to all that is NO. And thats the difference between him and Khan.
Theres too many good real fighters in the world for Amir Khan to ever be considered a top fighter without going thru them first. First real test he gets and he is finished thats definate
wow mackey pretty good first to no hate but just an article
In otherwords its not about age its about progression and Khan has progressed to world champion status.
Why dont you look at the resemes of other boxers who have become world champion at the age of 23 and the knockout ratios of the people they faced.
And look at the ratios of Hatton once hed stepped up to fight for world titles.
Nikerbest im actually a Khan fan not a Khan hater.
The difference between Khan and Hatton is Hatton wasnt a world champion at that age and wasnt mixing it in the elite section of the division.
To become world champion Hatton faced people like Oliviera, Kosta Tszu, Ben Tackie and Carlos Moussa.
Khan has fought nobody anywhere near this. Since the Prescott loss hes faced an Irishman with a broken leg, blown up old Barrera, Kotelnik and Salita.
The comparrisions are a mile apart. As i say im a Khan fan but at this moment in time its as clear as day that hes avoiding boxers with power.
ukansodoff… then how do u protect hatton, brook??? according to boxrec comparison with amirs fights at age 23 hatton faced an opposition which had an average of 15% ko ratios, brook 10% and khan 25% (excluding prescott becoz he lost tht) looks like a fair comparison to me … now u know the facts if u still cant accept it then ur a hater like oli …
this man kon in anns words damaged goods forget damaged he looked pretty dam broken against presscott
@ nikerthebest yes but brook does shout his mouth off then aviod fighters. He does not campaighn at one weight feeding on smaller older fighters not fighting the best in your division. Then gets beat and moves up in weight after one fight in the weight class and bang world titles being thrown at you COME ON these are the reasons boxing is in the state it is
I think Khan will dazzle, shine, win and win by TKO.
And with it being Paulie Malignaggi hes fighting that has to be impressive.
But im gettin the impression that alot of people have already made their mind up about Khan and no matter how impressive he may be in May the 15th hes guna get less credit than he deserves.
Yes once again hes facing a very soft puncher, that fact cannot be denied and the trend in tackling soft punchers is even getting to this Khan fan. I try to defend him as much as i can but not on that subject.
But regardless of the lack of power he has Paulie is a very very good boxer, a very clever one and has a chin of sotne. In its own right a big victory over Malignaggi is very impressive.
Wrong fight too easy for Khan he still needs to prove to UK that he is good he hasn’t hes fought 1 decent fighter “Salita which i dint think he’d win” but he is now chosen to prove himself in USA but then Paulie is an easy target not as big as people think he’s like in comparison with say Junior Witter over here in Uk, to break it in US he should be fighting whats more likely to be a better fight they like and entertaining fight over there i think Timothy Bradley. Khan yet again taking the easiest route he can find he’s a fraud or well his team is.
He needs to take a risk then comes the respect how are people to know that he’s as good as people say if he doe’snt prove it?
paulie is a good test for amir but he has to fight bradley maidana and or alexander next, IF he gets by paulie.
I got khan by UD but paulie wont just lay down
cmon khan never supported u but now tht froch and hatton have been exposed for the frauds they are its upto u and haye to carry the british flag high …
steve from manchester
Paul should mnot be underestimated!He is very slippery and has more skills than he gets credit for.I see Paul frustrating Khan and winning a decision!
Paulie has a very good chance of winning this fight .#1 he will never be a “stepping stone’ for anybody. Paulie’s frame is am\\small but His EGO and his Heart are BIG, His determination and skill will win thia fight for him .unless he gets Robbed
malinaggi will be robbed like he was robbed the first fight with Diaz if it goes to the score cards, simply because of economics. Khan is an upcoming exciting fighter and we all know that Malinaggi is a flawed fighter past his prime now defenitely not the same fighter after he fought Cotto and after the beating he took from Hatton well we know he’s no elite fighter!
Khan should be able to win by decision using speed and his height and reach advantage. Paulie doesn´t have much power and I don´t think he has a great chance of winning but maybe he will surprise us all.
khan is talking like paulie is just a stepping stone, a great fight to introduce himself to america and look good against. wow! he thinks he’s won it already.
slow down khan, you havent beaten paulie malignaggi yet.
and for your information ann, khan has never scored a knockout in his entire career, all tko’s but paulie’s got one
Khan is a fake, phony, fraud! He is a wasted talent as he does indeed have some tools but is HIGHLY sheltered from all threats, hence a FRAUD!
people dont be fooled by malignaggi he knows hes gonna lose hes in it just for a paycheck, no way in hell paulie can outbox amir, dont forget amirs a boxer first then a puncher, he will only let loose on his flurries wen he sees paulie hurt otherwise its gonna be a lopsided decision in favor of amir
khan will knock paulie out just like he did to his mate salita
khan will win in by knock out and now we only have two world champs in the uk in amir khan and david haye what his wrong with uk white boxers its all over for carl froch he is damage goods now and he will never beat AA so go back to dreaming carl
WTF he is only 23, he wil have to fight maidana, bradly etc
and i think he will cuz he knows thats the only way to get to the top level
George you prik there is no need for you to make a comment like that! keep those stupid stuff out of boxing you dumb ass!
George u pr there is no need for u to be an as and make a comment like that! dont bring those stupid thing in boxing!! grow up!
Khan will walk through Malignaggi, the reason he’s fighting him is because Freddie Roach does the same as he does with Pacquiao, picks easy fights. Khan will not face a puncher and Pacquiao will not face Mayweather or Mosley…facts!!!
some one said froch who the fk is he lol
he stands no chance of winning.
You fun jealous brds ur badly racist give boxing a bad name pauli is a desent boxer a good first test on american soil
He better win with a k.o.. Not only bcuzzzz he’s fighting paulie.. But also tha too much hype he had on he’s back.. Or else he might end up a ok boxer or so called a “JOKE”
He is a talented young fighter with a suspect chin , he may make good and credit for trying .If he beats Paulie comfortably which has not happened regularly then he can move on,
Oh and by the way , disgusting comment George he is a young lad who does lots for his community
@ HAMZAH HUESSEN……..Dude!…lighten up on this “Superstar”, stuff, he’s a fighter not Michael Jackson
george u twat khan is so fast got good power exellent movement and a good chin ive seen all his fights anyone would have been KO’d by presscott’s bombs .He khan was sloppy he come out thinking he was fighting another over matched kid. no one knew presscott before that . The loss was a blessing in desguise. Ive seen amir eat leather and cope . He has natural talent he beat kindolan in a rematch in the amatuers a Cuban legend. LONG LIVE KING KHAN.
Khan is ambitious and extremly talented. His problem is his team. They are holding him back. They want toportect him because he bringsin good money. Khan wants to fight those guys but his team have him on a leash.
I wish him all the vest for the futureand hope he doesbecome the superstar he aspires to be.
People need to be patient, seriously who was Hatton, Froch ect fighting at the age of 23? Give him some time to reach his peak. Malignaggi is a clever boxer, and this is a very good fight, but Khan’s exceptional speed will be the winning factor.
Dazzle or Disappoint?……Oh come on now please…..This is a fight between Amir Kahn and Paulie Malignaggi, lets not get carried away with this one. It will be an interesting fight but it is no way the future of the weight class, it’s a good clash of disfunctional wierdo’s not to mention Kahn’s ears and Paulie’s painted eyebrows……….
is khan for real? this kid is overated and hyped, is he from alkaeda?
Paulie FTW
Paulie to win