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I see Amir Glassjaw has cancelled his up coming fight with Devon Alexander, preferring to wait and see if he can get a shot at Floyd (money) Mayweather next year , along with his already massive earnings if he gets it ,it should keep the wolf from the door for quite a spell !, Floyds performance against Saul Alvarez last time out was a travesty of just justice IMHO how one Judge could vote for Alvarez is beyond me , sad to read that Ken Nortonhas passed away for me he beat Ali every time they fought , for those oldies like me who remember a true boxing great and a credit to the sport .Google up youtube and watch Sugar Ray Robinson"pound for pound" for me his record will never be beaten ,his fights with Jake La Motta were all wars to say the least ,and La Motta is still alive and kicking today! , here is Khans net worth, not bad for a young Paki Kid from Bolton eh! ,a lot say all that money for a short fight, but its all the years and years of hard work and training to get to that level , and if people are prepared to pay good money to watch any boxer perform then IMHO they have earned every penny .Amir Khan Net Worth 2013 Money Per Fight Cars Collection

does khan deserve a shot at mayweather in the spring ?
no-
he's not even ranked in the 10 for his weight -
he's 18th ..
http://boxrec.com/ratings.php?sex=M&...eight&pageID=1
there are some good unbeaton fighters in the queue too
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Khan belives he is world class , so why not fight Devon Alexander , ranked 3 in the world as a perfect warm up fight ?
Cos deep down he knows he's useless and just wants to be in the right place at the right time in case mayweather suddenly ages and falthers ..

Originally Posted by piwanoi

all the years and years of hard work and training to get to that level

Sadly hard work was never a full substitue for pure talent , he's poor at his choosen craft , despite the advantages of living in Britain and world class training in usa from Fredie Roach etc .

Will the match be made with mayweather , no-
khans simply not good enough , but waiting for the fight , will give him an excuse to not get his ass kicked by anyone else for a while

Imho,Amir has talent without a doubt ,sadly when matched with a world class "banger"his jaw of pure porcelain lets him down , his planned move up to 147 is just for the big money and who is to blame him?, however before he tackles or plans to tackle Mayweather he should be made to fight some one in the top 5 at welter to make his challenge more realistic, for me in spite of his faults outside the ring Floyd is a proud and extremely talented Champion ,his fight with unbeaten Alvarez proved that along with all the "iron" in both divisions , so to make the fight marketable Khan has to fight a beat a welter weight in the top ten ,other wise it won't draw flies and whats more Floyd is well aware of it too!

Blue , here are the currents ratings, HTF Khan is so high up in the WBC ratings without having a fight at 147 without having a fight never mind beating a worthwhile genuine 147 pounder is quite mysterious Boxing Rankings | WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF | Fightnews

Khan is a good puncher but^

Floyd Mayweather will take him apart.

Garcia isn't even a knockout specialist...

Khan gets knocked out by every decent (not even top class) fighter he gets in the ring with...

^ Sad but true.

Originally Posted by Aberlour

^ Sad but true.

But in all fairness he still has the balls to get in there and it does take balls, especially if you know you're chiny.

^fair point. But, even though he looked like he would become world class, he hasn't. He has still done well for himself, but his ego is bigger than his boxing talent/skillset.

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^^ ^^^ He may think he's better than he is but I've always found his over all attitude to be good. I don't find him obnoxious, gobby or unpleasant in any way. I've always thought he's carried himself well with respect, politeness and maturity. Good lad IMO

Originally Posted by blue

does khan deserve a shot at mayweather in the spring ?
no-
he's not even ranked in the 10 for his weight -
he's 18th ..
http://boxrec.com/ratings.php?sex=M&...eight&pageID=1
there are some good unbeaton fighters in the queue too
-
Khan belives he is world class , so why not fight Devon Alexander , ranked 3 in the world as a perfect warm up fight ?
Cos deep down he knows he's useless and just wants to be in the right place at the right time in case mayweather suddenly ages and falthers ..

Originally Posted by piwanoi

all the years and years of hard work and training to get to that level

Sadly hard work was never a full substitue for pure talent , he's poor at his choosen craft , despite the advantages of living in Britain and world class training in usa from Fredie Roach etc .

Will the match be made with mayweather , no-
khans simply not good enough , but waiting for the fight , will give him an excuse to not get his ass kicked by anyone else for a while

Roach has picked a dud. Sadly rankings don't mean a lot now days. Paydays is what it's all about. Maywheather is a a modern pro. Look at the way he avoided the Pac man.

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Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Garcia isn't even a knockout specialist...

Khan gets knocked out by every decent (not even top class) fighter he gets in the ring with...

Disagree. He won a great slug-fest 12 rounder against Marcos Maidana who is a real knockout artist, and I think it gave him and other people a belief that he has actually a decent chin. He then stopped Zab Judah in 6 rounds..
He just got dropped by one heck of a left hook by Danny Garcia in the 3rd round of a fight where he was beating Garcia up and had him badly cut.
Khan has very fast hands and a great offense, but leaves himself open to counters. Stylistically, this might be a good match-up with Mayweather. No one else has managed to trouble him much anyway.

Quite correct Kmart he did survive against Maidana a known banger ,however for the last two rounds he was all at sea and did not know what day it was , if this had gone 15 rounds he would have been stopped , and again you are correct he was all over Garcia until he just walked into one ,for me when he fought Judah ,Judah did not want to know and IMHO "went in the tank" ,as for Mayweather everything that should be said has been said Already ,but when fought De La Hoya having watched the fight 3 times I thought that De La Hoya just about "squeaked " it , the fight I am looking forward to in Feb is Tyson(the mouth) Fury V David Haye ,thats if it does not "kick off" at the weigh in!

I suppose the accusations were rife after this fight with Prescott in 2008 ,but to be fair Prescott was a world class banger has his record showed at the time , it was shortly after that that Khan give his Cuban coach the boot , just like he has now parted with Freddie Roach

Originally Posted by piwanoi

Quite correct Kmart he did survive against Maidana a known banger ,however for the last two rounds he was all at sea and did not know what day it was , if this had gone 15 rounds he would have been stopped , and again you are correct he was all over Garcia until he just walked into one ,for me when he fought Judah ,Judah did not want to know and IMHO "went in the tank" ,as for Mayweather everything that should be said has been said Already ,but when fought De La Hoya having watched the fight 3 times I thought that De La Hoya just about "squeaked " it , the fight I am looking forward to in Feb is Tyson(the mouth) Fury V David Haye ,thats if it does not "kick off" at the weigh in!

The most I've seen Mayweather tested was against Zab Judah, and / or Mexican warrior Castillo, who both gave him tough fights. Castillo 'shading' it according to a few pundits. I thought he did enough against De la Hoya to win both fights, although Oscar should have won the first by being more aggressive. Mayweather now seems a different class to everyone else in the whole sport though.

Current stars to watch out for: Russian KO Machine; Gennady Golovkin at Middleweight, another Russian banger at Light Heavy: Kovalev, can't wait 'til he fights Adonis Stevenson. There are some great fights getting made these days, as boxing is under pressure maybe from MMA, and criticism of the ranking organizations and fight promotions camps.

Up to date world boxing rankings here: ESPN.com's division-by-division rankings - ESPN

Originally Posted by piwanoi

, just like he has now parted with Freddie Roach

He will get one more title shot and once again get knocked out. What a true idiot.

Yeah the Russian trip hammer Golovkin ,only seen him the once but he carries frightening firepower , his up coming fight with Curtis Stevens should be a barn burner ,while its last,s, Stevens says he's going to "do him" we will see, heres Golovkins impressive record http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hum...6831&cat=boxer

Originally Posted by aging one

Originally Posted by piwanoi

, just like he has now parted with Freddie Roach

He will get one more title shot and once again get knocked out. What a true idiot.

I can think of a least 3 million reasons why he's no Idiot