Maidana is gonna get sparked out! My assessment.

[Hitman932]

If Khan's chin is only a C- then I guess there is nobody in boxing who gets worse than a C- in the chin department.

[-EAGLE-]

maybe but not in this fashion

[PainKiller]

I'm in the nitpicking mood.

And it's still not a D+ like I want it to be.

That's your opinion and I did ask for people to discuss.

Maybe his chin is bad, but much improved IMO.

He was hit a few times by Koltenik who IMO if Khan was at 135, would have been down.

It's not great, but not as bad as before. Can Maidana KO him? Sure he can, but can Khan take at least one flush shot? I believe this Khan can, we will see on Sat Night/Sun Morning.

[The_Demon]

I hope your right PK

[Squirrel]

That's your opinion and I did ask for people to discuss.

Maybe his chin is bad, but much improved IMO.

He was hit a few times by Koltenik who IMO if Khan was at 135, would have been down.

It's not great, but not as bad as before. Can Maidana KO him? Sure he can, but can Khan take at least one flush shot? I believe this Khan can, we will see on Sat Night/Sun Morning.

Imo there's no evidence whatsoever that his chin has improved. Literally none.

[PainKiller]

Imo there's no evidence whatsoever that his chin has improved. Literally none.

Erm, well I believe that Kotelnik hit him a few times, and is featherfisted as Willie Limond.

But you are right in some ways also.

[mrcupide2]

I agreee with that......I see Khan pulling an late stoppage due to Maidana just getting tagged with no answers.

[PainKiller]

Again, Khan to stop Maidana.

Maidana will remind you abit of Arthur Abraham, abit like Tua VS Lewis, abit like Lacy VS Calzaghe, abit like Hatton VS Mayweather.

Maidana will be trying for his power shots, but the mofo gonna take hit after hit, his heart will keep him up, but his face, his eyes, his lips and his body will get hurt so much that his team throws the white towel or the ref jumps in because he fears for Maidana's life.

Hitman 32 is gonna lose some money. He will be sad over the lost and have even more hate for Khan, but that's good, haters make bets, haters pay for fights, haters watch, and money goes to my boy Khan, even though it aint my bank balance.

[STREET CLEANER]

I expect Khan to box Maidana. Khan does get hit and has been down with lesser fighters. His speed creates power but he is not one punch KO artist by any means. Maidana does punches when he gets hit and is able to avoid a jab by moving his shoulder or catching in his gloves to maitain his punching distance. Khan is able to move away and stay away from exchanges he should be able to slice Maidana up like Pac did to Cotto

[Traveler1]

Nice breakdown, Painkiller. Although I don't agree with everything you wrote, particularly your prediction of Khan winning by TKO and how you graded his chin, I think you got most of it right. I see Khan winning by a UD after a long and somewhat boring 12 rounds. I think he'll let just stick him with the jab for most of the fight and occasionally come in and throw a few shots, clinch, break, and resume jabbing. Maidana is just to dangerous for Khan to exchange with. I don't see him getting into any prolonged close quarter battles since he's probably afraid of tasting the business end of Maidana's gloves.

I personally would like to see Maidana win, and I'm hoping he gets a nice ko on Khan in this fight, but I just can't see it happening. If Khan stays focused and boxes well for twelve rounds, he'll win. Although he needs to remain ice cold in this fight. If he starts to get overconfident and starts exchanging more with Maidana, then it's light out for Khan. He can't duck and weave every punch that's thrown at him.

I would also like to add something to your list, although it has nothing to do with either fighter's abilities. I'd like to point out that they're both under contract with Golden Boy Promotions and that, to me, is a + for Khan. He's one of GBP's prized prospects and can potentially become a huge money earner for them in the near future. I find it hard to believe that Oscar will just let Maidana ruin his plans for one of his future stars a second time. I expect the ref to give Maidana a hard time throughout the fight, especially when they clinch. Maidana has a bad tendency to punch at the back of his opponent's head when he clinches with them. Just for this I see him quite possibly losing a point or two early on in the fight.