Can Amir withstand the power of Maidana?
November 19th, 2010
By Gari Jones: It’s a fight all fans of Boxing have been waiting for; Amir Khan (W23 (KO17), L1 (1KO) and D0) will face off against Marcos Rene Maidana (W29 (KO27), L1 (0KO) D0) on the11th December 2010 for the WBA Welterweight World Title. Its always exciting to see two very different styles match-up together, Khan with vast speed and accuracy VERSUS Maidana whose hard hitting and tough as nails attitude should be in my mind a very tough and close fight, but despite this I wonder if Khan has the chin to last against Maidana?
Khan sensing he needed to change camps moved over to the states into the Wild Card Gym of Freddie Roach and under Roach – Khan has reinvented himself. Having tightened up his defence (protecting his vulnerable chin), improving his footwork, movement and hand speed, Khan looks to be ready to take on the task of defending his title against Maidana. However his chin is something that can’t be toughened up and that is something Marcos will look to exploit.
Maidana possesses a solid chin and KO power, having knocked out 27 of his last 29 opponents (his most noticeable victory against Victor Ortiz June 2006 – Ortiz and Maidana both scored 2 knockdowns in there match-up), Maidana showed great resilience in getting up twice both once in the 1st and 2nd round to eventually go on and win by KO in the 6th. Maidana is someone who likes to take the fight to his opponent, coming forward and working the inside, usually leading in with a left hook to the head and then coming inside to the body, it’s a style that has proven very successful in his career.
Maidana punching power is quite something for a man of his size and being only a Welterweight he’s pretty fast with his hands too (although not as fast a Khan’s). It’s this combination of power, stamina and pressure fighting that I think is going to be Khan’s downfall. I believe Khan will utilise the pressure style of Maidana and will try to box him the same way Kotelnik did in February 2009 keeping at distance and moving around being a hard target to hit, its mad to think that the only loss on Maidana’s record is a 12 round points loss to Kotelnik a man who Khan later went on to defeat in September the same year to capture the WBA title.
I predict Maidana will win this fight by KO in round 10 but if Khan were to win it would most likely go the distance and win by point as I don’t believe Khan has the power to stop him, EITHER WAY IT WILL BE A GREAT FIGHT TO WATCH.
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The only time Khan has hit a man hard enough to keep him down for more than 10 seconds and inflict serious damage on him was when he run over an old guy while driving his BMW like a total nob!
Who would win? Hatton or Khan? I think Hatton would kill khan.
Kotelnik:
You better shut up. I destroyed you and you are even a more boring boxer than me. I at least dance, which is more entertaining. Now go and get a job helping to make children sleep. Or selling life insurance. I could be your customer on December 11th.
If Kotelnik did not have a Iron chin and great defensive skills when under fire then he would have got Ko,ed by Maidana without a doubt. His head was smashed to bits by Maidana and yes Maidana should realy have won the fight.
Not bad for a ‘brawler’ who has no skills!
Khan won a good fight against Kotelnik but that was a classic boxer v boxer fight and Khan had the height and reach advanatges. An important factor worth noting was that for all Khan hit him it was clear he was never hurt and hardly marked at all.
This fight is going to be very hard for Khan to win if hes going to fight a defensive fight but not having the punch power to keep Maidana away. Can Khan even box when being hunted down and the ring space cut to shreds by an hard hitting opponent?
Maidana has starched 12 guys while Khans never scored a full KO win in his career and Khans yet to prove he can take a single hard punch and continue.
Khans seen starched in his only loss and Maidana got robbed against a decent boxer.
Looking at the facts and not wishfull thinking then this is a very hard fight for Khan and he will have to overcome lots of problems that hes never faced before.
All the talk of and easy night for Khan is simply cheap talk from armchair boxing fans who have jumped on Khans ballsack in the last 3 months now hes become ‘popular’.
Sould Khan win this fight then he deserves HONEST RESPECT for beating a very dangerous fighter in Maidana and proving that he can mix it up and not just against light hitters.
breidis prescott FIRST TRY GETTING TO TOP LEVEL THEN TALK THE TALK
Maidana is no sunny deol (bollywood actor)
i can knock them both in 1 round
Let’s wait until the fights over, if he wins then all you Khan fans can claim hes’s the greatest thing since sliced bread and Maidana found the move up in class a step too far. On the other hand if Maidana is victorious his fans can say I told you Khan was a weak-chined wonder.
Whatever the outcome I’m sure we will hear all the old excuses why it wasnt their night, I for one intend to kick back and enjoy the bout.
Andress,have never heard of body shots to make fighter drop there hands.
maidana will punch straight through khans gloves
The most comments again.. Go khan..maidana could not do it without you.. Khan by 6th Rd stoppage.. Bratt Taa tat!!!
say what you like guys, im a nuetral in this one. but im going for mid round stoppage for khan.
Who the hell is William Mackay and Scott Gilfoid, why the f**k do some idiot comments on here keep saying I’m him
This will be an excellent fight. Khan will dance and run like a scared buffoon on helium all he wants, but Maidana will eventually catch him and stop him.
Khan too win haters
khans chin is made from thin glass with fractures in it. maidanas fists are like bricks. khan doesnt stand a chance and i really think he’ll hit the deck after the first shot from chino connects.
@ Anonymous. How very open-minded of you, anymore cliched assumptions while your at it? LOL!
brits as a nation is bunch of degenerates (judging by this site fans). No wonder they are substituted by arabs and paks. its not old england anymore.
@Dave
Priceless….!
maidana swings, misses … but it still a KO. The force of the air rushing past Khan’s chin is enough to turn the lights out.
We will see if AMIR’S chin can hold up. Amir better have Pacquiao’s fast foot work to get him out of Maidana’s hard combos. Amir will be moving alot in this fight. Because like Margarito if Maidana has him against the ropes Maidana will throw heavy bomb’s. I still believe Maidana is to tough for Amir if you say no. Look up Maidana’s fights, he had 29 fights 27KO’s……
Maidana was robbed in the Kotelnik fight. Kotelnik got beat up in almost every round and the judges still gave it to him. Watch it on YouTube or somewhere. You be the judge. Also find out how this match up was made. You’ll be surprised.
@ John,e
Watch the Limmond again fight you moron, at no point in that fight did the ref do Khan any favours at all, there was no 13 second count. Yeah Limmond rocked Khan and hurt him but Khan survived and stopped him. The ref did absolutely nothing untoward at all. The simple fact is Limmond had Khan hurt and Amir survived by the skin of his teeth but the ref didn’t do Khan any favours at all. There was no 13 second count and no favouritism towards Khan. Watch the fight again with some glasses on and tell me how the ref helped out Khan. The fact is he didn’t.
As for the gomez knockdown. Gomez simply caught Khan on the top of the head when Khan was off balance and Amir took a knee and got straight back up. In other words a flash knock down.
Khan is Arab why do Brits defend this Flaud so much…lol…
We’ill know soon how good can take a punch. December is just around the corner people…
People who are comparing maidana’s chin with Khan need to remmber Maidana has had flash knock downs and got straight back up and Knock his opponents out!!!where Khans was knock down By Limond and hurt and was only save by a home town ref with a 13 second count which should have been lost number one,an over the hill blow up super featherweight Gomez dropped Khan? and Prescott well that history.
Amir will shock everyone when he stands toe to toe with maidana and knocks him out within 3rounds. That is where my money is going.
no
Maidana’s corner is Miguel Díaz, who knows everything about Roach. When Khan went to Roach’s camp, Díaz was who told Roach not to fight Maidana. So this factor is not so relevant.
it,s like a race.Whoever gets there first will win.
It’s a exciting bout, but with roach as the fighter outside the ring and well learned student in the ring this fight will be a easy win for khan, maidana can only swing from inside once khan marks he’s distance maidana is not even going to land a power shot maybe a cheap jab.two nice fighting styles good for the sport and hbo….
maidana is a light welterweight, this site is full of spastic writers
no is the answer, so khan will box and move all night, if he stands toe to toe with maidana i will be amazed
its the light welterweight title aint it? get your facts right!
Maidana is easy to drop. Khan has fast, accurate, heavy hands.
I see this fight going only one way. Khan to win by stoppage.
Khan will have to back maidana up,or else get KOD.
Light Welterweight title dumb ass.
Ortiz (quitter or not) still better than anyone Khan have ever fought.
I meant “Breidis Prescott”, the guy who showed Khan the stars.
As you say, Maidana has never been in with “someone as classy as Khan”. He has never been in with someone as sissy, either.
@Pezgato
who’s David Prescott? If you’re going to comment at least know what you are talking about
when Maidana gets off the canvas he’s tough but if Khan gets up people say he’s got a weak chin for being knocked down. Maidana would have been KOd by that shot from Breidis Prescott as would any other fighter
NO
Since when has Maidana had a decent chin. His is just as bad as Khan’s and has been down numerous times in his career and what your failing to mention is that while it is a step up in class for Khan so to is it a massive jump up in class for Maidana. He’s never been in with someone as classy as Khan. I know he’s fought Ortiz and was getting badly outclassed by him until Ortiz quit, but Khan is in a different league to anyone Maidana has fought so far. As long as Khan can keep him away from his chin i see this as an easy win for Khan. I see him winning more or less every round on his way to stopping him around the 6th. I just feel Khan won’t make the same mistakes again that he did against Prescott and will box Maidana’s head off all night wrong.
I’m not a Maidana hater by the way, i quite like the guy and him as a boxer with his exciting style but for me Khan is in a total different league to him. As powerful as Maidana is he’s very limited, he has no skills or decent footwork and isn’t fast and the the only thing he can really do is punch hard. I think Khan will give him a boxing lesson.
This do is an exciting fight… thanks to Maidana. Almost every Maidana’s fight has been exciting. He is superagressive and really wants to fight. Khan is just another boring boxer who doesn’t want to fight because it is risky !!
Why does this website write so much about Amir. I know his has a big mouth and smaller cojones, but the kid is finally fighting someone who can punch. The david prescott accident is long gone. Let’s see how he does now. i won’t miss this for the world..lol
What would Amir say is he gets ko again…he might retire….This could be his last fight.
Or Amir might have been drained at 135lbs which explains his weak chin. His chin might be better at 140lbs. If it isn’t than he might not get past Maidana.
I don’t think we are going to need judges for this one. Either ways is a KO. Maidana will take his chances if Khan can’t not KO him, he would get KTFO…lol..
Khan won in the olympics b/c of the protective gear. If not he would have been ko…lol….Funny…