It stunk while it lasted: Khan fires Rubio

by SC on Sep 19, 2008 9:44 PM EDT Comment 8 comments

Amir Khan has fired trainer Jorge Rubio, the famed Cuban amateur trainer hired to replace Oliver Harrison, a professional relationship that lasted all of one fight. And what a fight it was.

Immediately after the 54-second knockout loss to Breidis Prescott, talk of Rubio being replaced was bandied about. Promoter Frank Warren and others seemed to nip and hint at the idea that it was the new trainer's fault that Khan lost, but personally, I think that's overlooking the real problem.

At the same time, sure, you do whatever you can to try to get the most from Khan. But the point is, Khan's chin is glass. His beard is weird. Ohhhh, it's bad.

Amir will now go work out with Freddie Roach, as Roach (who says he hasn't seen the fight) believes that being around Manny Pacquiao would be good for Khan. Sure, why not?

Sure. Sure, sure, sure.

Look, no trainer is going to make Amir Khan better able to take a punch. Blaming Jorge Rubio for the knockout against Prescott is sort of like the golfer that blames his clubs for his bad left hook (!). The problem ain't the equiptment, it's the guy using it.

Amir Khan could receive the best training in the history of man, and Breidis Prescott would knock him out if he hits him clean, and most likely, Khan is always going to get hit clean. He has no whiskers. It's not going to work.

But again, yeah, you try. Good luck.

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Ok

I agree that no trainer could make a fighter handle a punch better, but with proper training . . . you can avoid the punch altogether

by Option27 on Sep 20, 2008 12:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You can’t avoid enough of them if your chin is as soft as his, and Khan’s strength is his explosive offensive ability. Either way, he’s not ever going to live up to the potential he was thought to have.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on Sep 20, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know

He just needs to avoid the heavy hitters for a couple fights, learn some better defense and maybe he’ll be able to withstand them.

by Option27 on Sep 20, 2008 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope so

I think he’s a nice kid. I like him.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on Sep 21, 2008 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Which is why

he should have hired Floyd Mayweather Sr. No better trainer at teaching fighters how to avoid punches. I’m not sure Khan has good enough reflexes to take advantage of that though. Seriously, if his reflexes were decent, he should have been able to roll with the first punch that wobbled him.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Sep 20, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Last I heard they were turning Khan into Robocop.

Except he’s calling himself Robox. It’s funny because from what I can remember Robocop’s jaw was entirely exposed. Wow even with that equipment you can hear Smokey telling Amir Khan, “YOU GOT KNOCKED THE FUCK OUT!”

Amir baby it will be the same result, just a different day. You will still hear your shattered glass jaw as you walk.

"I beat him so bad, he ended up in the Hospital. And I am still pretty." -Cassius Clay

by CRAZEDANG1280 on Sep 20, 2008 9:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Rec'd for horrible Just for Men reference

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Sep 20, 2008 12:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Totally agree with this article, you can teach him all the defense in the world, show him all those techniques, make him move better, but it won’t matter; At some point in a fight against a good fighter, like, er…. oh yeah! ANY of the top 12 fighters in the division, he will have to take a shot at some point over the 12 rounds. And the first time he does, he will go over.
Can you tell me of a single time 2 really good fighters went in the ring together to fight for a world title, and it went the first 3 rounds without both of said fighters being hit? He might dodge and block for 1 round. Against Marquez, Campbell, Katsidis or even Cherry for God’s sake, he will get hit at least once within the first two rounds. Guaranteed. And then it just won’t matter how many punches he rolled with, or how well he kept his hands up. He’ll be finished, and hopefully the hype will be too.

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by Chaos100 on Sep 21, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs