By William Mackay: Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KO’s) is in a situation where he must win in his next fight against lightweight Carlos Molina (17-0, 7 KO’s) next month. Golden Boy Promotions has picked a small weak guy for Khan to get an easy confidence building win against and if Khan can’t even beat this guy then it probably is the end of the road for him.

Molina isn’t the biggest puncher in the world. You can see that by the fact that he hasn’t knocked anyone out in the last two years despite fighting weak opposition. However, Khan’s chin is still vulnerable even against a non puncher right now if he can land his shots before Khan gets to him.

Boxing is a strange sport where your career can change overnight for the worse. Khan has lost his last two fights, and he’s at the point where he can’t keep losing. He’s changed out his trainer Freddie Roach for Virgil Hunter, so there can’t be any excuses about Khan not getting the time he needs with the new guy Hunter. Another loss and it’ll be all on Khan this time.

Khan wants to move up to welterweight to go after the bigger fights, but if he can’t defeat little lightweights like 5’6″ Molina then there’s not point at all in Khan trying to move up to 147, because it’ll only get worse up there. At welterweight you have to possess a good chin and it’s unclear if Khan has the chin needed for him to fight at that weight.

Khan has already been knocked out once at lightweight and another time at light welterweight. In his last fight Khan was knocked out in the 4th round by Danny Garcia last July. Khan partially blamed his loss to Breidis Prescott on his having to drain down to 135 to make weight. However, Khan has now been knocked out at 140, and it’s pointless for him to think of moving up to 147 if he can’t even beat the best fighters at this.

It would be very hard for Khan to come back from another loss. That would be three consecutive defeats for him and a pretty clear signal that his career is at an end in terms of boxing. He could still be a good promoter, manager or training but I just think being an actual fighter might be a problem.