Did Amir Khan's Dominant Win Set Up a Date With Floyd Mayweather?
By Showtime
Amir Khan needed a win over Devon Alexander on Saturday night to cement his status as one of the world’s top welterweights. He delivered, and then some. By lopsided scores of 119-109, 118-110, and 120-108, Khan won a unanimous decision in which he looked better than ever. And the bout left him thinking he’s ready to take on Floyd Mayweather, the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. It’s hard to argue with Khan after a performance like this.
He hit Alexander early and often.
Khan used both jabs and power punches effectively, connecting on 123-342 (36%) of the former and 120-221 (54%) of the latter.
He stayed out of harm’s way himself.
Alexander, on the other hand, landed just 9% of his jabs (22-242) and 32% (69-219) of his power punches. Overall, Khan landed almost three times as many punches as his opponent (243-91) at more than twice the success rate (43%-20%).
When Alexander did get a shot in, Khan answered right back.
Add it all up and you get a dominant victory:
And maybe, just maybe, an audience with the king of the sport. But even if Khan’s victory doesn’t lead to a shot at boxing immortality, it emphatically placed him in the top tier of welterweight fighters in the world. Whatever happens next is, to some extent, out of Khan’s hands. Too bad for Khan — because as Alexander could tell you, when Khan’s in control, he is awfully hard to handle.