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does Amir Khan have a KO power ?

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  1. callofdutyNBA

    callofdutyNBA Brown Belt

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    I can never figure out if this dude can punch or not, in some fights, he looks like a puncher & other times he looks like he's throwing pepper shots.

    Can he punch ?
     
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  2. Seano

    Seano Hands of bone

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    Not really.

    He overwhelms guys with workrate, like in the Paulie fight.
     
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    SuwoopBangin Praise Be Unto The Based

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    No he relies on his speed and volume with just enough power to keep the opponent at bay
     
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    These....Thread over.
     
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  5. farfan

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    his power is underrated .

    "workrate " and " speed " isn't what dropped maidana in the first round of their fight.
     
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  6. UL

    UL no more yellows Banned

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    Nope

    Past fighters he fought said it was the volume of punches and the blitz

    They were never powerful

    Them past fighters were the likes Gomez and domestic fighters a few years ago
     
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    Confucamus Last of the V8s Platinum Member

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    He isn't a huge puncher but to say that he relies purely on volume is totally wrong he can punch just hard enough to hurt you. He dropped Maidana, stopped Judah and stopped Pauli and dropped Collazzo. Yes Judah breaks mentally and he didn't stop Pauli with 1 punch power but Pauli has solid defence and a good chin if you can stop him in any way you aren't featherfisted and Garcia couldn't stop Judah.
    He's kinda like comeback Vitali who isn't really that much of a 1 punch guy but can hurt you and will stop you if he lands often enough
     
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  10. PUO3

    PUO3 You are a can. Staff Member Senior Moderator

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    His speed and catching them when they dont see it is more impressive than his power but he isnt pillow fisted by any stretch.
     
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  12. Athenry04

    Athenry04 Red Belt

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    Any mention of the great Michael Gomez in a thread gets this...

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  13. Seano

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    It doesn't take huge power to hurt guys with body shots.
     
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  14. OldBoy91

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    Dat "work rate."
     
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  15. Seano

    Seano Hands of bone

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    Paulie MAlignaggi has stopped guys too.

    The Salita fight is the only fight where he's steamrolled any ranked guy like that and Salita was no one special.

    His "power" wasn't a factor against Peterson, Garcia, Diaz, etc etc etc.
     
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    not with one punch
     
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  17. ironfist05

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    yes, but a lot of it is speed, workrate, and precision

    he doesn't put huge power into his shots, but he lands them accurately
     
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    1 punch concussive no..to stop fools yes. Anyone that can make Maidana squeal like a pig does IMO
     
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  19. Sinister

    Sinister Doctor of Doom Staff Member Senior Moderator

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    He has KO speed, which is just as good.

    I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be noticing, but Khan looks the worst for wear.
     
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  20. Confucamus

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    "KO speed"?? I like that.
     
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