Patience was key, says Khan
After watching Khan batter Molina for most of the fight, referee Jack Reiss halted the bout following the 10th round as Molina’s cornermen asked him to end the lopsided contest.
“I caught him with some good shots and he kept coming,” said Khan. “I thought I had better stick to my game plan because this kid is tough.’”
“You could see the way I was fighting, more patiently. At times he did catch me. I just composed myself, stuck with the game plan, stayed with it and kept my composure.”
Khan was stopped in the fourth round last July by American Danny Garcia in a showdown for two world titles after a controversial loss to US fighter Lamont Peterson last December. But he now hopes for a rematch with Garcia.
“I’m ready for Danny Garcia anywhere, any time, any place. He was lucky. He caught me with a good shot.”
Khan thanked new trainer Virgil Hunter for the patient strategy that he instilled upon him.
“He’s teaching me how to understand boxing. If I’m using my speed properly, there’s nobody in the world who can beat me. I get too ballsy for my own good. But now with Virgil I’m sticking behind that jab and staying patient.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 17th, 2012.
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@salman...hahahah tibet. get off your high horse son.
Almost everyone seems to know the strengths and flaws in Khan. he needs to be a better inside boxer , improve his defense, and avoid the hit a combo and then take a walk approach that he had so successfully used in his amateur career. I fear instinct is hard to change, when in the ring the boxing instinct tends to overcome the game plan more often than not. Amir needs to shed the entourage and go to Tibet or some place secluded and rethink his approach to boxing. He needs wisdom more than tact. He needs to level his head and ground himself, and only than he will be able to change his instinct.
@ Goran, there really isnt, If he just boxes, rather than getting into a scrap all the time. He beat Lamont peterson, that was a moronic result. He was destroying Garcia in the first few rounds, and got clocked, the reason behind that was because he got into a scrap. If Khan just boxes, there are VERY FEW who can beat him.
They cant deal with that speed.
good comeback win after 2 defeats but to say: "....there’s nobody in the world who can beat me.", doesn't suit a boxer of his calibre
One of the best combination punchers in boxing right now. Period.
This fight showed a more mature Khan, theres still some work to do regarding defence (which no doubt Virgil Hunter is working on) but the initial stages of that defensive improvement could be seen in this fight. The real highlight though, is his speed and the way he puts together those combinations. Has the skills to become one of the p4p best, and i reckon if he doesnt involve himself in a tear up all the time and just boxes, he would school Garcia in a rematch. And any other lww for that matter. Before moving up in weight.
Good show.
Out-boxers like him only need a good liver blow to bring them down. You need to switch boxing style from outboxing to infighting style. That's the only way forward to world domination. I wish him luck for his rematch against both fighters whom he lost his matches.
This guy has amazing hands, glad to see him back in ring and show the world that he is still #1.