James Ali Bashir thinks Amir Khan can come back but not with Freddie Roach!

James Ali Bashir, a renowned boxing trainer, has shared his thoughts with Fighthype.com on Danny Garcia’s fourth-round TKO win over Amir Khan earlier this month.

Khan entered the ring as a red-hot favorite against Garcia on July 14 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada for the WBC and WBA light welterweight titles but he was stunned by the American.

This was Khan’s second straight loss, as he also lost to Lamont Peterson last year. Peterson and Garcia were both underdogs and perhaps this is a reason why many out there have started writing Khan off.

However, Bashir feels the Bolton man, who is more commonly known as King Khan, has the potential to bounce back.

Bashir reckons the Brit needs to work on his defence and for that he will have to work with someone else instead of Hall of Fame trainer, Freddie Roach.

“I think Khan had Danny in the bag and Danny threw a lottery punch and hit for millions,” stated world class trainer James Ali Bashir.

“Amir can come back to the top of the division, but unfortunately, it won’t be with present trainer Freddie Roach. He needs to be trained to be more defensive-minded as opposed to the reckless manner in which he fought Danny,” he explained.

“I’m not saying so defensive that it would take away from his fan-pleasing, made-for-television style, but just enough to give him a better chance of avoiding disasters that he suffered in his last fight,” he continued. “The sweet science is a mixture and balance of a few things that make the athlete/boxer complete you know, sort of like a fine stew. Freddie is not the kind of trainer that will teach him that style.”

Well, all said and done, it looks as if every boxing trainer out there is trying to get their hands on Khan somehow because a few days back similar statements were passed by Roger Mayweather and Enzo Calzaghe as well and both of them wanted Khan in their camp.

Short URL: https://www.newspakistan.pk/?p=29736

Posted by Imran Shaukat Khan on Jul 27 2012. Filed under Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.