Amir Khan

Canelo vs. Khan | 3 Keys to Victory for Amir Khan

Check out Merissa Dyer’s three keys for Amir Khan to follow in order to beat Canelo Alvarez tomorrow night.

2. Punch and Then Move

Amir Khan vs. Chris Algieri Fight Night - Marilyn Paulino RBRBoxing (14) Photo by Marilyn Paulino/RBRBoxing

Amir Khan should anticipate that Canelo Alvarez will fight flat-footed, meaning that he should never give him the chance to stay in place for too long. Khan can still throw combinations–he just needs to move after and “take a walk” when he’s not in punching range.

A lot of times power punchers need to sit on their punches, bending their knees to throw hard shots. Take away those opportunities and you have yourself a boxer puncher scrambling to reconfigure how they can land power punches.

This doesn’t mean that Khan has to “run” from Canelo. He just needs to use his angles before and after throwing combinations to protect himself from unnecessary blows. As long as Khan keeps moving, Canelo keeps moving.

Every time Canelo moves, he’ll have to reset and work his way back in. Each “reset” delays another opportunity he has to land power blows on Khan.

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