Khan-Maidana: Amir says this will be “The toughest fight he [Marcos] will ever be in”
November 18th, 2010
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) wants to become the number 1 pound for pound fighter in the world and he’s hoping to get a fight against unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the near future if Khan can get by World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) and then the winner of the January 29th bout between Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley.
As we saw in one of Roach’s trained fighters Manny Pacquiao in his win over Antonio Margarito last weekend, it’s simply not possible to avoid punishment. Pacquiao was tagged hard and often by Margarito in that fight. Khan will have to be able to take big head shots for him to win the Maidana fight, and that’s where the problem is for Khan. He just doesn’t seem to have the chin made for the job.
In an article at the telegraph.co.uk, Khan says “I hope he [Maidana] trains hard because it’s the toughest fight he will ever be in. You know I’m training hard and I’m sure the best man will win the fight. I let my fist do the talking. I’m not gonna give too much away. I’ll just be ready on the night.”
I have a feeling that this will be one of the easiest fights of Maidana’s career, not the hardest like Khan seems to think. I believe that Victor Ortiz was the toughest fight of Maidana’s career. He was able to knock Maidana down several times in the first couple of rounds and continued to give him a problem until the 5th when Maidana took over the fight with his big power shots. Maidana lost to Andriy Kotelinik, but that was a fight which Maidana should have won but lost by a hometown decision to Kotelnik.
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Mackays views on last weeks haye vs harisson fight:
1. Harrison is going to absorb Haye’s shots like a sponge and then come back with his harder left hands and rock Haye
2. We might as well have Harrison fighting Dereck Chisora, because Haye won’t have the same power he used to have and won’t be able to dent Harrison’s chin with his punches
3. The power that you have at your weight is almost useless against the bigger fighter
Mr Mackay your views lack any credibility whatsoever. Please stop posting articles cos you look more retarded everyday
I don’t hate Khan. I like the Marciano-Foreman-type of fighter who is Maidana. Who is Khan to be hated?
What I don’t get is why everyone is hating on khan he is doing what we are asking of him ,we say he needs to fight a puncher so he goes and fight one of the biggest punchers we can’t say he is avoiding anyone because he is planning to fight the best in his divison he is a fighter that is actualy going after challenges yet we still complain. Give the guy a break he is he has fought more notible fighters than maidana !don’t like it dontlump it simple as that !
I have a simple question for Amir Khan fans: Name anyone that is a puncher that Amir has faced since Prescott knocked him cold in under a minute?
Reserved for Maidana
Hey Mackay, can you bet on Khan losing? Do this, if he loses I’ll come on the site and say you are the best boxing writer. If he wins, stop writing. Deal?
Me punch hard (dribbling). Me fight Khan, me win big, me buy clothes, me be happy.
Another day, another anti-khan article by Mackay aka Scott Gilfoid! Do u ever stop? lol just keep watching, and when khan beats maidana, you still won’t give him props and will say maidana was overrated! khan will put on a clinic against maidana
There’s no doubt Khan is an extremely talented boxer. He’s quick and punches hard. Saying that he has an extremely weak chin. Prescott’s brutal KO of Khan isn’t the only time he has smelt the canvas, he was also put down in fights with Willie Limond and Michael Gomez, both of whom are average fighters and thats being kind. Although Freddie Roach has trained Khan to avoid these big punches so far, you can’t help but think it’s only a matter of time being Khan is sleeping in the middle of the ring again. Will it be against Maidana???
check list…
stretcher
salts
oxygen
valium for khans mum
Let’s not forget that Khan beat Ortiz quite convincingly in the amsteurs.
And he was Madaina’s toughest opponent to date. He’ll be walking onto punches all night. We’ll see a stoppage win for Khan.
Speed kills.
@ Failapino Hostage Takers Suck ….
unfortunately for khan maidana has a big left as well. shows what you know about his fights.
@Ronson
How the Hell can you say a boxing world champion has a chin made out of glass? If you were ever man enough to step in a boxing ring yourself you’d have more respect. Just another stupid kid commenting on a man’s sport
Maidana hits harder than Hearns.
Khan is going to put on a clinic against Marcos, and Marcos is going to send Khan to the clinic.
Sadly for Khan his chin is made out of glass. It is a wonder it doesn’t shatter just out of the garbage he spouts out of it. Maidana by KO middle rounds.
Have you ever noticed that Khans stance is different to Manny and is ment to counter defend after attacking with speed???? well macca?????
Khan is going to put on a clinic against Marcos. It says a lot about how much faith GBP has in his chin when he ducked and ran from Marcos for God knows how long it’s been. Maidana, big punch but limited talent. Look for Khan to strafe him from outside all night and lock up the UD win. The only chance Marcos has is if Khan gets stupid and decides to trade, or hangs out too long on the ropes. Otherwise, lateral motion, constant circling to his left, away from Marco’s big right hand, and the win is in the bag.
Looking forward to this one! As much as I like and rate Maidana I believe that Khan will outbox the come forward power puncher! Forget about the Prescott fight, those type of punches would put 90% of fighters to sleep and Khan has matured so much since that tragic night in the ring! I can see a frustrated Maidana taking some desperately wild swings in the later rounds of the bout and leaving him self wide open for a spectacular Khan finish!
Kotelnik dominated that fight against Maidana, everyone knows it
Amir will win this fight. Maidana has no skill, he’s just a slugger. IF Amir loses, he is still young enough to come back stronger. He now has Freddie training him and he has fought MUCH better since he has. Maidana may have lost a “hometown” decision but Khan annialated Kotelnik, wouldnt have mattered where that fight took place. Ortiz was ahead and should have beaten Maidana, and indeed would now i believe, like Khan a loss has made Ortiz a better fighter.
Maidana won’t win just due to the weak chin of Khan, but because of his enormous power advantage, plus his advantage in experience, heart, confidence and skills to cut off the ring and corner his opponent. The Maidana – Corley fight gave Khan and his team a bit of an incentive to stop ducking Maidana. And this was the idea… hehe…
To Khan,
At least I have been in a tough figh. Last time you were in a top fight..you woke up the stars..lol…and you went out in less than 1 round…lol..
Maidana will drop Kahan in the 6th round. Kahan is like Pacquiao put him in with a well skilled fighter and they look like they having a rogh time, put them in with a poor skilled fighter they look like a Boxing God. Maidana is well skilled, hard puncher and can take a punch. If Kahan fought Mayweather Jr. Kahan would get a beat down!!!!
one of the easiest fights of maidana’s career? pachhoeychomp!
Not an easy fight. Marcos last performance against Chop Chop Corley has not been nice. He looked pretty tired since round eight and he showed that against an experienced fighter it’s difficut for him to last til the last rounds.
Khan will run off Marcos til round 6, let’im get tired and just then he’ll go after him trying to outbox Marcos.
Also every single reason I heard explaining why Marcos is going to win steps on the “weak chin”, but from Prescott KO two years have passed and since then he changed trainer and he has a really good one.
Also Marcos has Miguel Diaz in his corner but I heard from him that he cannot teach Marcos anymore cause he’s not young anymore.
I think Marcos can win but for that he has til round six. After that, is Amir Khan’s game.
i get the feeling it is going to be easy for maidana. because of all khans opponents, most of them have been bums and also been smaller from lower weight classes and even they got him down, limond, gomez.
barrera was tiny and shook khan. he fights someone fairly good and the same size and he’s blown out the ring in prescott. then goes back to the soft punchers. even kotelnik never had much bite.
now he is thrown to the lions. marcos rene maidana, the guys evil, you can see it in his slitty eyes. el chino will not be coming to win on points thats for sure. he’s going in there to take khans head off. he’s seen the gomez, limond, precott fights and he knows khans dirty little secret about his chin. what’s stopping him from hitting the jackpot and knocking khan out. chinos a ko artist with loads more experience than khan. i really think khans going to lose this fight.
Khan needs to get active 2 fights in a year he needs to start getting in there he will fight the winner of bradley/alexander in may june! and then what november khan please GET ACTIVE!!
Very good analysis. I’m sure this is an easy fight for Maidana. I agree that Ortiz was his toughest fight and his better test. Ortiz would KO Khan easily, too.