Strengths
Amir Khan
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Amir Khan has enough strengths to go in this fight with confidence. Khan is an exceptional athlete, a quality to which his speed, agility, and cat-like reflexes can be attributed.
Thanks to his trainer, Virgil Hunter, Khan is a much more refined fighter these days. Hunter has helped Khan identify his strengths, capitalize off them in the ring, and work smarter; he is the brain behind the fighter.
Now, Khan will need to stay busy in this fight by being the aggressor and throwing combinations, something he’s fairly good at. Chris Algieri doesn’t pose a huge threat but it would be a shame if Khan lost a decision because he wasn’t doing enough to get ahead on the scorecards.
Khan also needs to have a keen ear and listen to Hunter to make this happen. Algieri is a boxer so he needs to be outboxed. Hunter can see things outside the ring that Khan can’t, and coach him to a victory.
Chris Algieri
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Chris Algieri’s most effective strength in this fight will be his ability to box. Being a boxer is what Algieri is known for; staying busy, moving, and throwing quick combinations is the best chance he has at scoring a win over Khan.
This fight will almost certainly feature a lot of boxing in lieu of fighting, but if Algieri wants to outsmart Amir Khan, he’ll have to step up his boxing game significantly.
One aspect of Algieri’s boxing skill that has helped him score victories over aggressive power punchers (such as Ruslan Provodiknov, though that victory is debatable) is his ability to move around the ring using his legs and head movement.
Also, Algieri can and has been knocked down before. To his credit he has great recovery time, and can pull himself together to get back in the game.
