1. Outbox Canelo
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The inside game is not one Amir Khan wants to play. Khan’s best bet is to outbox Canelo Alvarez and stay on the outside. This means Khan needs to use a lot of jabs and put them in different places. It’s important that Khan not overestimate his abilities and make the fight harder on himself than it has to be.
Canelo really has one approach in the ring: to cut off his opponent and close in.
Khan shouldn’t look to fight Canelo. Fighting is the most dangerous option for him, as Khan tends to get in trouble on the inside and at midrange. I actually think midrange is the most dangerous because an opponent can fully extend their punches, and there’s no use in Khan taking such risks.
He can win by moving his head and feet to make Canelo miss (which will deplete his energy) and causing him to become mentally frustrated, which can make him desperate and prone to making mistakes.
