Comments Thread For: De La Hoya Eyes Mayweather vs. Khan Clash in 2011

[el rey]

******* Logic:

Mayweather vs Mosley: "why is floydie fighting an old man hahaha"

Pacquiao vs Mosley: "its a fair fight and gonna be exciting"

Mayweather vs Khan: "thats a b!tchass move!"

[martin_1995]

khan will kill the ***

khan at 147 will be too strong and fast for gayweather. Gayweather won't take this fight either, he wants to fight calderon. hahahaha . nitramzaid@hotmail.com

[spyvsspy]

khan and floyd are the two biggest hype jobs in the sport. Them fighting would only benefit the ***ets that hang from their balls.

[spyvsspy]

LMAO...In no way is Khan ready for Mayweather...not now..not this year..or ever. Mayweather will knock this dude out easily...he might be fast and all that but his defense is terrible and his chin is suspect. Maidana hit him with uppercuts and looping over hand rights throughout their fight.

LOL mayweather hasn't knocked anybody out since the smaller, overrated, wussy hatton. Mayweather is sh.it until he fights margarito cotto pac etc.
No ifs ands or buts about it.

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Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya has given some clear hints that he wants a welterweight clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Amir Khan in 2011. De La Hoya feels Khan proved that he's tough enough to take on Mayweather. Last Saturday in Las Vegas, Khan overcame some dangerous moments when he was hurt badly in the tenth round by Marcos Maidana. He won a close twelve round unanimous decision.

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Now this fight would truly stunt Khan's growth... Maybe 2 years from now, but I don't see it being a good idea for the near future...

[drool]

LOL mayweather hasn't knocked anybody out since the smaller, overrated, wussy hatton. Mayweather is sh.it until he fights margarito cotto pac etc.
No ifs ands or buts about it.

Here's the thing.
It doesn't matter who the f Floyd beats up, you will never give him credit. Remember, when he signed to fight Shane Mosley, everyone was like OMG, he's finally fighting an ELITE welterweight. After he schools him, everything changes. Oh that guy was worn out, he's old, blah blah.

When Floyd fought Zab Judah, various questions came up on why he took the fight with him instead of the Lineal champ, Carlos Baldomir.
You can even search for the YouTube the interview with Brian Kenny of ESPN. Brian was HAMMERING him with that question. Floyd was saying Zab was serious competition. Nevertheless, called out for ducking.

After Zab Judah, which was very competitive in the early rounds btw, he took the fight with Baldomir.
The fight was completely lopsided. What happens then? Oh, the guy had over 10 losses, he was slow and old, blah blah blah.

You guys fail to realize 1 thing. When Floyd fights someone, he makes almost EVERYONE look like that. He hits and doesn't get hit. He doesn't give a **** if he creates a knockout to impress you. He fights to WIN and not be hit in the process.

Regarding Khan, if you guys think he's going to fight Khan, after they barely did 6,000 seats, you're on crack. Floyd is called Money for a reason - that's not a duck. I personally like Khan as a fighter, because he has skills, but he has tons of work to do before he fights the top guys.

Regarding Pacquiao.. I don't care what anyone says. If it was so easy to 'catch-weight' everyone through 8 weight classes, why doesn't someone else do it? Give credit where it's due. Manny is a terrific fighter. Most of us don't like who he fights because the bottom line is, you can't satisfy everyone. I personally would love to see a fast fighter such as Floyd, to get in the ring with him. Heck, don't we all? Fact is, he has a huge fan base, and is regarded as one of the best ever no matter who he fights moving forward.
That being said, I still don't like the catch weight nonsense, but keep in mind, if you know boxing... this existed way before Pacquiao.

[strongisland24]

Here's the thing.
It doesn't matter who the f Floyd beats up, you will never give him credit. Remember, when he signed to fight Shane Mosley, everyone was like OMG, he's finally fighting an ELITE welterweight. After he schools him, everything changes. Oh that guy was worn out, he's old, blah blah.

When Floyd fought Zab Judah, various questions came up on why he took the fight with him instead of the Lineal champ, Carlos Baldomir.
You can even search for the YouTube the interview with Brian Kenny of ESPN. Brian was HAMMERING him with that question. Floyd was saying Zab was serious competition. Nevertheless, called out for ducking.

After Zab Judah, which was very competitive in the early rounds btw, he took the fight with Baldomir.
The fight was completely lopsided. What happens then? Oh, the guy had over 10 losses, he was slow and old, blah blah blah.

You guys fail to realize 1 thing. When Floyd fights someone, he makes almost EVERYONE look like that. He hits and doesn't get hit. He doesn't give a **** if he creates a knockout to impress you. He fights to WIN and not be hit in the process.

Regarding Khan, if you guys think he's going to fight Khan, after they barely did 6,000 seats, you're on crack. Floyd is called Money for a reason - that's not a duck. I personally like Khan as a fighter, because he has skills, but he has tons of work to do before he fights the top guys.

Regarding Pacquiao.. I don't care what anyone says. If it was so easy to 'catch-weight' everyone through 8 weight classes, why doesn't someone else do it? Give credit where it's due. Manny is a terrific fighter. Most of us don't like who he fights because the bottom line is, you can't satisfy everyone. I personally would love to see a fast fighter such as Floyd, to get in the ring with him. Heck, don't we all? Fact is, he has a huge fan base, and is regarded as one of the best ever no matter who he fights moving forward.
That being said, I still don't like the catch weight nonsense, but keep in mind, if you know boxing... this existed way before Pacquiao.

I agree with most of what you said. Floyd is not ducking. He's smart and knows what he's doing, and if that doesn't please the Pac lover, he doesnt give a f***. Mayweather was still running sht when Pac was getting beat and wasn't even popular like he is now. Manny is a hell of a "fighter", but if you want to see a pure boxer, type floyd mayweather jr vs. whoever into youtube...

[KnockUTheFukOut]

lol they still trying to push this fight

Mayweather would embarrass him, but I guess they are willing to take that loss just to try and make Khan a PPV Draw but Khan is not ready for Mayweather, some people are speaking out of their A$$ simply because they hate Mayweather but realistically...RIGHT NOW...Mayweather vs Khan wouldn't even be close, Mayweather box circles around this kid and he probably even stops him with a Accurate Punch to that suspect chin

[mathed]

Mayweather does not have the chin that Maidana does first off. Since Mayweather rarely gets hit flush, his chin is not used to taking a solid punch much as RJJ's chin when he was prime. As soon as he gets popped, he is gonna take a dive- he was holding on for dear life after that one punch in the Mosley fight.

Mayweather also does not pressure like Maidana does, he will come forward and throw a couple when not on the defense but on the whole, he is not a big pressure fighter. This would allow Khan to pick his shots more and not have to worry about being as winded by the end of the fight.

Khan could beat Mayweather with his reach and movement, Pac could beat him on volume and movement. Mayweather could also come out on top with his defense and reflexes. To say that Mayweather would never lose to Khan or Pac is unrealistic, this is why he is so hesitant to fight Pac. If he fights Khan and beats him, that will be his reason not to have to fight Pac. He will say that Khan is a better fighter than Pac and he is younger and trained by the same guy and is basically the same fighter, why beat the same guy twice anyways?

[drool]

Mayweather does not have the chin that Maidana does first off. Since Mayweather rarely gets hit flush, his chin is not used to taking a solid punch much as RJJ's chin when he was prime. As soon as he gets popped, he is gonna take a dive- he was holding on for dear life after that one punch in the Mosley fight.

Mayweather also does not pressure like Maidana does, he will come forward and throw a couple when not on the defense but on the whole, he is not a big pressure fighter. This would allow Khan to pick his shots more and not have to worry about being as winded by the end of the fight.

Khan could beat Mayweather with his reach and movement, Pac could beat him on volume and movement. Mayweather could also come out on top with his defense and reflexes. To say that Mayweather would never lose to Khan or Pac is unrealistic, this is why he is so hesitant to fight Pac. If he fights Khan and beats him, that will be his reason not to have to fight Pac. He will say that Khan is a better fighter than Pac and he is younger and trained by the same guy and is basically the same fighter, why beat the same guy twice anyways?

I don't know sir, I've seen Mayweather get popped many times in the chin. If you recall even recent fights (although he doesn't fight often), he just smiles even though he might have gotten hurt. I'd say he has a pretty good chin. Mosley caught him, no doubt. But, I do think Mosley is stronger than you think, despite his age.

Absolutely right in regards to pressure. He's definitely not a big pressure fighter.

You're also right in saying that Mayweather is beatable. Noone has done it yet though, and I'm very doubtful that he's scared of Pac.

Personally, I think to beat Mayweather, and of course everyone has a way to beat Mayweather until they step in the ring, is by having someone who is faster than him and a serious counter puncher. For example, a Zab Judah that didn't get crappy after 4 rounds. Amir is simply not at that level, imho.
He won't take that fight with Khan though anyway.. not enough money.

You know what's going to be funny, if/when Mayweather fights Pacquiao, and if he gets a landslide win, it still won't be enough.