Timothy Bradley will beat Amir Khan
July 20th, 2010
By Dennis Broadhurst: The light-welterweight division of boxing (140lbs) is on fire at the moment. There are several potentially great fighters in the division such as Amir Khan (23-1 17kos), Marcos Maidana (28-1 27kos), Devon Alexander (20-0 13kos) and Timothy Bradley (26-0 11kos). There are also some other very notable fighters that add depth to the division and provide stiff competition for the first four mentioned, these are fighters such as Victor Ortiz, Andriy Kotelnik and Juan Urango.
Khan is a very fast puncher with decent power and good ring movement, however, he has a very poor chin and as knocked out back in 2008 by Columbian banger Breidis Prescott. Khan was also put down by Michael Gomez and Willie Limond at lightweight. Despite Tim Bradley only having 11 knockout wins he has much more punching power than either of these two. We have seen Bradley’s power even in his decision wins, knockdowns of Junior Witter and Edner Cherry are particularly impressive.
Despite Khan’s horrible chin, he does have some very good points in his game, he has awesome speed when putting punches together, and example of this can be seen in any Khan fight but one of the best is his first round knockdown of Michael Gomez. Khan also has a good left jab, as seen in his fight with Paulie Malignaggi this year.
Khan’s jab goes well with his height, 5’10″ (4 inches taller than Bradley). Khan’s most notable win was against Andriy Kotelnik last year in the fight where he won the WBA title. This and the Malignaggi fight are his only notable wins. Khan is fast, has decent power and has good heart (shown in wins over Gomez and Limond where dropped), however, he has a glass jaw.
Bradley is a very well rounded fighter, he is only 5ft6 but is good at ducking punches and has very fast hands. I believe that Khan’s team are underrating Bradley’s power, despite having only 11 kos, Bradley has more than enough power to put Khan to sleep. Bradley is undefeated and unlike many undefeated fighters he has been proved at top level. Bradley holds wins over Junior Witter, Edner Cherry, Kendall Holt, Lamont Peterson and Luis Carlos Abregu.
All of these wins are worth mentioning and all are against good opponents with good records. We have seen Bradley put down by Holt with a shot from hell, Bradley got up off the deck in the first and twelfth rounds to win that fight, he showed great heart and chin to survive the first knockdown. Bradley is a decent puncher with his right hand, he can slip punches very well and is very fast, he also has a good chin and bags of heart.
If Khan fights Bradley at this stage I see Bradley getting through the fast combinations Khan with his speed and defense and getting through with his own hard, fast shots. I see Bradley having a better defence than anyone Khan has faced (except possibly Paulie Malignaggi), being just as fast as anyone Khan has faced, being more skilled than anyone Khan has faced, having better power than anyone Khan has beaten and having the chin and heart to drag Khan into deep waters.
Khan is a big, fast fighter with good skill but I see him as fairly one dimensional at this stage, all flashy, speedy combinations. I think that Bradley has the skills, natural ability and experience to drag Khan down, catching him with solid, accurate right hands and wobbling him before stopping him late on. This should be a great fight and it would be great for boxing if these two champions got it on, major respect is deserved by both fighters if this fight happens.
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OOPS i meant all together i CANT see bradley winning..
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i dont think khans as chinny as people think see,
prescot knocked khan out, but people actually think amir is gonna get kncoked out plain by guys like malignaggi, bradly
this is not the case
see bradley is 4 inches smaller than khan, and i wouldnt really call bradley a real banger, he can pack a punch but with his 11 or so ko’s i wouldnt really call him a puncher
in the prescott fight khan was knocked out yes
but bradley is not presscot
prescott was like 2 inches bigger than khan and khan made a dumb move trying to toe to toe with him , also people forgett khan was 135 at that point now he’s more punch resistent
but to lets just say this
amir khan – prescott
amir at 135
amir made dumb move
prescott longer , more pressure fighter than bradley
all together it made khan lose
khan bradly
bradly is shorter and amir has the hight advantage
amir khan is stronger now at 140
bradley isnt a real puncher or pressure fighter
khan fights smarter now
all together i can see bradley winning and most certainly not knocking amir khan out
ow well time will tell, hope to see them fight soon
khan should fight bradley or the winner of alexander kotelnik
but we will see what happens
Bradley is a good impulse fighter,meaning he reacts at all the right times to his opposition.He is better defensively than is given credit for.and for khan properly trained is a big talent.
It makes a good story, but is it fiction.
Bradley was dreadfull the other night, Kahn would box his head off, simple as. Bradley is avoiding Alexander & Kahn
Mallinagi has good defense? A hard chin maybe but he gets hit way too easily! And as far Bradley having more power than anyone khan has beat? Get real, he has no power at all! I can see bradley causing khan real problems but I still see khans jab, height and speed prevailing as long as they get the tactics right.
you muppet khan haters….mark my words, khan would school bradley, wont be even close…wont even close!!!!!!!!!!
khan to jab his head butting big head offf..easy fight!!!!!
I think Khan was dead at the lightweight division and struggling to make the weight, hence his lack-lustre performances against the likes of Gomez, before being knocked out by Prescott. Nothing special about Prescott other than being a ‘puncher’.
He did the right thing by moving up to light-welter weight.
Bradley is no mug though and it should be a decent fight.
Khan should Fight someone in his own division, Khan is way too big for Marquez that is such a mismatch and especially towards the end of Marquez career.
It was only a day or so ago, he said he wanted to fight Bradley, we all know Khan won’t face any of the top 10 light welters, or anyone his own size, what a phoney Khan is,
we have a lighter welter champ who won’t even fight a light welter, as a world champ khan is a disgrace and should be stripped of his title.
ive never actually watched bradley fight but from wot ive read about him i rekon khan might just out point him im gunna have to get around to watching sum bradley fights like
sick of hearin about kahn glass jaw. half his problem b4 was leavin himself wide open 2 big shots and not havin a defence just wantin 2 slug all of the time cos he was a lot higher in talent than the opposition. was pure arrogance but remember how young he was he still only 23 and that loss 2 prescott was the best thing that ever happened 2 him. most of the fighters in lightweight ant light welterweight would have been ko ed with that upercut he took. people will realise soon how good is as he moves up the divisions. pac man got bruttaly ko ed early in his carrer and no one goes on about it or says he has a weak chin do they. out of all of the fighters at the weight kahn is the only one who can move up a few weights and clean up cos he has the size the speed and can dominate a fight and keep out of trouble with his awesome jab. he could cause mayweather some real problems in a year of 2 time.
khanh will box bradleys lights out. then look out maidana. an even bigga arse kickin than bradley gets, maidana just a slugger, so easy to hit…his eyes will b shut by rd 8.
Bradley is a waste of time. He couldn’t even get out to an early lead against journeyman nate campbell, and then head-butted his way out of the fight.
Bradley won’t be able to beat Khan if the ref does his job and doesn’t allow Bradley to head-butt his way to another victory. I watch Bradley fight and i swear i’m watching the second coming of evander holyfield (that’s NOT a good thing). He can box from the outside but it’s the head-butts on the inside that get the job done for bradley. He’s a dirty fighter with a padded record and doesn’t deserve to be ranked above Maidana, Khan, nor Victor Ortiz. The writers for ring magazine are once again jerkin’ around the fans of the sport by over rating an undefeated record when there are much more impressive and proven fighters at 140.
from article: “Bradley is undefeated and unlike many undefeated fighters he has been proved at top level. Bradley holds wins over Junior Witter, Edner Cherry, Kendall Holt, Lamont Peterson and Luis Carlos Abregu.”
top level? you can argue about witter (who i feel has always been exposed when he’s gone near top level…& frankly was well past it when he fought bradley anyway) but those other guys are nowhere near “top level”. lamont peterson? edner cherry? not a chance. & abregu is a total bum. the guy is a no hoper. such a strange fight for a 140 champ to take at 147. it would be like chad dawson going up to heavyweight to face tyson fury.
why do people have such a hard-on for tim bradley? he is nothing special. oh yeah…he beat kendall holt…he must be world class lol. remind me again about holt’s ko ratio? “shot from hell” my ***.
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Bradley will beat Khan…Just wait and see. Perhaps even knock Khan out!
its boxing anything can happen!
zab judah done his breakdance
amir kod in 50seconds
tyson bites ear
james tony on steroids
henry cooper hit with rocks??
its boxing never say never
but im sure this fight will be great
No he Won’t!!!
i favour khan because i’m english,but i think everyone is underestimating bradley’s power.khan will probably have enough in an excellent match up.
with the attributes each fighter has it’s definately not a sure thing who would win,also amir would have bradleys head to negate aswell.
am from NYC an i ain’t yo typicalBiased American, i know i will be putting my $50′s on Kahn…
Khan has got serious skills and I see him winning this one roach would have khan working that jab all night setting up combinations as Bradley pressed winning rounds potentially stopping Bradley. That said could Bradley get through an in khans face enough you just don’t know how that chin would hold up.
i agree with jhonny khan s beter giftd nd with roach he wil become da best
Maidan V Khan is a little like Russian Roulette. Khan is unquestionably the better boxer, better technique, better speed, better reach, better stamina, but not better power or chin. Although Maidana doesn’t appear to have an iron chin or anything.
The thing about boxers and chins. Whether a boxer has a glass chin or an iron one has little to do with the actual toughness of a persons chin. Its all about how ones body absorbs the impact of the punch, this little subtle skill makes all the diference. And its largely determined by ones legs and good boxers can translate the shock of a punch all the way down to their feet.
I would argue Khan has improved his leg muscles and has improved his conditioning to absorb the shock of punches, and to allow them to glance of him. Thats boxing. I would LOVE for this fight to happen, almost as much as I’d love to see Maidana – Khan. For my money Khan and Maidana are the two most exciting Junior Welterweights, love em both. But Khan to me has the potential to really capture the imagination, because physically he is the most impressive out of the bunch.
Are you guys kidding me? Bradley Dominated Abregu! Who is bigger and hits harder then Khan! Bradley caught Abregu several times! Abregu weighted 156 pounds when they fought, Bradley was only 149! Bradley will beat Khan, and very badly! Khan’s chin is a joke! If Bradley can knock down Cherry, Witter, Peterson…. Imagine what he would do to Khan! Goldenboy will not let Khan fight Bradley anytime soon… Why? They know Bradley will dethrone their protected prodigy! Khan needs to think before he speaks, saying Bradley needs to stop avoiding fighter’s at 140? Khan how about you fight a true 140 pounder… Quit going after marquez or diaz @ 135! Bradley will fight anyone anytime!!!! All u Khan lovers should pray he doesn’t meet Bradley anytime soon. Let’s go Bradley, clean out the 140 division!!!
khan wil get beaten by alexander nd maidana but not by bradley his chin s his weaknes and bradley does not have good power to expose it i thnk kan has more or same skil nd more power
I like Bradley attitude the fact that he is soldier never gives up but when u get hit 5-6 punches in 2 secs which Amir throughs then u will be in alot trouble specially when they come with speed, accuracy and solid power. I will give this fight 5 round maximum either Bradley will get stopped like Paulie M. or get Knocked da fcuk out. Like I said on previous comment. This is a mismatch fight.
Even Devon alexander is no match for Amir all though devon will give Amir a good match but the outcome is more or less the same as Bradley fight.
Khans speed, defense, and reach means he will most likely defeat Bradley. Khan is as fast as it gets. And he might beat Bradley badly. Although this is far from certain, Bradley does have excellent D, but I still don’t see how he could reconcile the massive difference in height and reach.
yes khan to win this on points for sure
Bradley throws too much “home run” swings, I saw that a lot in his last fight. He landed some good chin shots on Abregu, but he just doesn’t have to power to KO him. I take Amir Khan on this fight! Amir has the power and speed to it, plus Freddy Roach will design a plan to beat Bradley.
Bradley has no power…Khan will destroy him
I’m picking Khan for the win. I think Bradley isn’t at his best when he has to be the stalker but I do agree that its going to be a great fight!