Khan vs Mayweather . . . I'm not joking
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mk_spur
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Goes to show how far boxing is suffering when Khan can be put into a showpiece fight like this. i love boxing but i also love mma and i think they have alot more strength in depth in the weight categories to put on competitive fights across the board. the heavyweight division in boxing is even more farcical now i believe. It's a crying shame.
MMA doesn't interest me but from what I understand the top fights are made, and made often in that world. You don't get situations where Mayweather and Pacquiao for example, talk about a showdown for three years without anything happening. A loss here and there doesn't make a fighter a non-entity either, where as some boxers seem to go to extreme lengths to keep the '0'
Geyzer Soze
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Actually I'm not so sure. I'm not very likeable, a lot of folk would love to see me get my ass kicked
OmarsComing
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Khan's missus is unreal. Amazing.
gorky
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Easy pay day for Khan too, to be fair. His name is never going to be bigger than it is now, and Floyds name is only going to diminish from here, so if he wants the big pay day fight, now is the time...show up, get knocked out quickly, bank several million dollars. Boom shacka lacka.
theShiznit
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Aren't there better (safer) ways for Khan to announce his retirement?
Kingstheman
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Jumping off a cliff.
beats1
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I know people go on about Mayweather being the G.O.A.T
I have to say there hasnt been a great opponent for him to face and I feel a bit robbed that there was a fight that could be the great test to call him G.O.A.T with Manny and we got robbed of seeing it because in boxing it has to make financial sense not for bragging rights.
It might still happen but it wont be the spectacle it would have been
I have to say there hasnt been a great opponent for him to face and I feel a bit robbed that there was a fight that could be the great test to call him G.O.A.T with Manny and we got robbed of seeing it because in boxing it has to make financial sense not for bragging rights.
It might still happen but it wont be the spectacle it would have been
Chris Finch
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It will never happen while Manny is with Top Rank. Mayweather wont fight a Top Rank fighter due to his major falling out with Bob Arum when he was signed with him.
I've read plenty of stuff that say that is the real reason why the fight never happened a few years ago because Floyd didnt want bob Arum making a fortune out of him
Its mainly Floyd that goes on about him being the G.O.AT
He isn't. He doesn't have the all round game to be considered the greatest, and of course opponent wise he was struggled a touch. Great fighter and arguably the best of his generation but you don't have to go too far back to find fighters that would have a great chance of besting him.
I agree its a shame we didnt get to see Floyd-Pac when it was relevant. Maybe one day it will happen...
beats1
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Well the problem is wont be a great spectacle as it would have been
As for the rest of the post, you and I both know if you are american and decent you will make more money than a non-american who is a good fighter. The fact that Mayweather is very good and possibly the best in his generation there is so much hype around the world has been saying for a while but who is the toughest opponent he has had? Hatton possibly
Because having looked at his fights his best ability is arguably fighting boxers at the right time
As for Khan, what the fuck is he doing, another case of money driving fights instead of Honour or trying to be the best.
Khan has been so mismanaged its a joke, perhaps if floyd's wife to be, takes a break, we may see a slightly unstable mayweather and more closer fight like Buster Douglas
Foyds toughest opponent since he began talking about himself as the best ever was probably Oscar, who was about a year or two too old to close that fight out and take the win, it was very close as it was. Mind you, Oscar did have previous for slowing down the stretch so maybe not.
His actual toughest fight was Castillo 1. Mayweather lost that night and got the verdict. He righted it in the rematch to be fair but there should be a loss on his record.
Khan? Thinks he is true elite level, hence why he dismisses the likes of Brook ( that and I think he doesn't want to risk a loss to Kell which is very possible ) as not being worth it etc
Khans problem is he keeps losing at top level! Peterson was bad enough but Garcia spanked him like a ginger step child. Can't go getting results like that and carry on as if you are on Mayweather's level.
His actual toughest fight was Castillo 1. Mayweather lost that night and got the verdict. He righted it in the rematch to be fair but there should be a loss on his record.
Khan? Thinks he is true elite level, hence why he dismisses the likes of Brook ( that and I think he doesn't want to risk a loss to Kell which is very possible ) as not being worth it etc
Khans problem is he keeps losing at top level! Peterson was bad enough but Garcia spanked him like a ginger step child. Can't go getting results like that and carry on as if you are on Mayweather's level.
As for the Manny-Floyd fight. I always thought it would be a much bigger 'event' than actual boxing spectacle. Floyd would have won by a fairly comfortable margin. Styles make fights etc and Floyd is an absolute nightmare for any version of Pacman.
Always believed the key to beat Floyd is the jab. Oscar nearly managed it based on the jab. Paul Williams had the tools for the job.
Always believed the key to beat Floyd is the jab. Oscar nearly managed it based on the jab. Paul Williams had the tools for the job.
theShiznit
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Even if Khan is dominating a fight the opponent will always know that just landing 1 on his pyrex chin will end the matter...
Would have loved to see, Mayweather fight Benn or Eubank in their prime... (probably spank them bt least it'd be entertaining, especially against Benn) Not sure what weight they would meet at though... (in between light middleweight and Middleweight?)
Would have loved to see, Mayweather fight Benn or Eubank in their prime... (probably spank them bt least it'd be entertaining, especially against Benn) Not sure what weight they would meet at though... (in between light middleweight and Middleweight?)
Their respective primes probably came up at super middle, their best wins certainly did, so extremely unlikely they would have crossed Floyd's path had they been around at the same time. Eubank used to kill himself to get down to middle and then super mid back then. Ended up at cruiser!
$hoguN
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Khan drops his backhand when punching (mainly when he tries to get a bit of power into his jabs), exposing his fragile jaw. No-one has ever coached him out of it. So if Mayweather didn't knock him out within three, I would be shocked.
TorontoYid
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Always a chance Mayweather will make a mistake and Khan will win. I believe it is known as a punchers chance?
Unlikely but can happen. Might be worth putting a couple of quid on him due to the crazy odds.
Unlikely but can happen. Might be worth putting a couple of quid on him due to the crazy odds.
