Comments Thread For: Amir Khan Questions The Legitimacy of Canelo's Punching Power

[thack]

Again yet more ****** words, for a fighter who's been on the deck from the likes of Willie Limond and Michael Gomez to name just two of a very long list, questioning Canelo's punching power should be the last thing on his mind.The first thing should be to stay away from anyone's punchers.Light fisted Algieri 'the last resort' as Khan called him nearly derailed him and had him rocking in the first round and stopped him in his tracks many more times.
Keep your trap shut Khan and just fight , you make no sense.

[sterilizer]

Clean shots vs. Mayweather Jr. and Cotto? Khan needs an eye exam!

I watched both fights in their entirety (Canelo vs. Floyd and vs. Cotto), and I couldn't count A SINGLE 100% clean shot from Canelo vs. Floyd, comparable to the ones he scored vs. the likes of Trout, Angulo and Kirkland.

Canelo is a very inaccurate puncher vs. the likes of Lara, Floyd and Cotto, guys who know how to run away, avoid getting clean-punched and never really engage other than jabbing their ways to a decision, and very rarely, throw some timid and pillow-fisted "power punches" when the opponent looks tired or out of breath, just to get some extra points. Guys very fast on their legs to run away all fight, that is.

Any of those three guys would have been floored by Canelo, if he had actually landed on them, a single or a couple of clean shots like the one he knocked Trout down with, or the several ones that put Kirkland to sleep. Angulo wasn't knocked down because he has an incredible chin and conditioning, but he was battered savagely and his face was swollen and bruised like a red balloon and I'll bet he also had his mid section injured and had to stay in the hospital a couple of days.

Khan does have super-fast hands, but his defense skills are way lower than those of the three aforementioned boxers. So I am sure HE WILL get clean-punched, and he will be knocked down at least once, until he gets KO'd.

I hope his ridiculous statements enrage Canelo and make him go out for the kill and be less apathetic than the way he fought vs. Cotto. I think he could have knocked out Cotto if he had had more guts, you know what I mean. He just didn't want to take any chances because of his stamina issues. He is good every round for about just one minute, the other two minutes he just stays there to avoid getting punched by the opponent who ALWAYS has much better stamina and conditioning than him.

[j0zef]

A welterweight is questioning the power of a middleweight who won the Knockout of the Year award 2 months ago?

Nice.

[gmc_rfc_06]

Mayweather said Canelo is FAR stronger and harder hitting than Maidana, he tends to be honest about past opponents.

Khan is not a guy that can afford to sample power punches, certainly not from a guy like Canelo.

[KnickTillDeaTh]

I agree! Most ppl thought Cotto got off with little too no damage from Canelo's punches in their fight. What most ppl also didn't see is how bad Cotto looked after he ran out of the ring and finally showed up at the POST conference... Good LORD!!!! Cotto looked BAD! REAL BAD! The dark glasses and big hat didn't help much in hiding the beating he took. FK his whole head was lumpy! I really felt bad for Cotto. Reason why he didn't ask for that rematch that was in their clause. Cotto was the one who wanted it and didn't exercise it.... Think I'm lying??? Who was the Champ? He dropped the belt DAYS before the fight and MONTHS after the contract.

All that was from when they traded in the last 2 rounds, including the cut. Good try on re writing history though. Cotto whent in to the 11th and 12th with barely a scratch, which is funny because he bruises easily. Out weighed by 20 lbs or more, and all Canelo could fo was make Cotto adjust his footing when he landed a big shot. Canelo murders Khans chin though, maybe even knocks it in to the 10th row. The only way Khan wins, is if Canelo never hits him. SMH Khan comparing his chin to Cotto's and Mayweathers.

[miniq]

Khan is going to walk Canelo down & stop him.

[KnickTillDeaTh]

I watched both fights in their entirety (Canelo vs. Floyd and vs. Cotto), and I couldn't count A SINGLE 100% clean shot from Canelo vs. Floyd, comparable to the ones he scored vs. the likes of Trout, Angulo and Kirkland.

Canelo is a very inaccurate puncher vs. the likes of Lara, Floyd and Cotto, guys who know how to run away, avoid getting clean-punched and never really engage other than jabbing their ways to a decision, and very rarely, throw some timid and pillow-fisted "power punches" when the opponent looks tired or out of breath, just to get some extra points. Guys very fast on their legs to run away all fight, that is.

Any of those three guys would have been floored by Canelo, if he had actually landed on them, a single or a couple of clean shots like the one he knocked Trout down with, or the several ones that put Kirkland to sleep. Angulo wasn't knocked down because he has an incredible chin and conditioning, but he was battered savagely and his face was swollen and bruised like a red balloon and I'll bet he also had his mid section injured and had to stay in the hospital a couple of days.

Khan does have super-fast hands, but his defense skills are way lower than those of the three aforementioned boxers. So I am sure HE WILL get clean-punched, and he will be knocked down at least once, until he gets KO'd.

I hope his ridiculous statements enrage Canelo and make him go out for the kill and be less apathetic than the way he fought vs. Cotto. I think he could have knocked out Cotto if he had had more guts, you know what I mean. He just didn't want to take any chances because of his stamina issues. He is good every round for about just one minute, the other two minutes he just stays there to avoid getting punched by the opponent who ALWAYS has much better stamina and conditioning than him.

Canelo hit Cotto with a few solid shots, on specifically right on the temple and all it did was force Cotto to adjust his footing. And please Canelo landed one clean shot on Mayweather would not have put Mayweather down, your talking about a man who has been down once in his entire career and that was from the force of h breaking his hand. Mayweather has taken plenty of clean shots and was barely rattled. It can not be claimed as a fact, but history and reality does not support your view.

[Furn]

To be fair Canelos Ko ratio over his last 12 fights is 50% and Khans only been stopped once in like 8 years.