May 29 at Barclays Center in a boxing match will held Amir Khan will put his WBC Silver welterweight title on the line against Chris Algieri. While Khan was unable to secure a fight with Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao, he is in position to pad his resume for an upcoming high-profile fight later this year of in 2016 with a victory over the scrappy Algieri.
Amir Khan vs Chris Algieri fight preview:
Amir Khan is an Olympic silver medalist from the 2004 summer games in Athens. He has extremely fast hands and average punching power. He is very athletic and has the heart of a true warrior. However, it is well known amongst boxing fans that he does not possess the sturdiest chin. Since switching trainers a few years back after his knock out loss to Danny Garcia, he has been able to adapt to a more defensively conscious style. Since teaming up with Virgil Hunter, Amir Khan has been a little more defensively responsible and has gotten his aggression under control and isn’t as reckless as he was.
Khan has some good wins over the likes of Andriy Kotelnik, Paul Malignaggi, Marcos Maidana, Zab Judah and Luis Collazo. Khan stands at about 5’9 in height and possesses a 71 inch reach.
Chris Algieri, on the other hand, has had no Amateur experience and instead had a career as a professional kickboxer before turning over to pro boxing. Chris turned to professional boxing in 2008 and has since built up a 20-1 record with the lone loss coming from Manny Pacquiao. Stylistically, Algieri is a pure boxer that likes to use his jab often. He has good legs and knows how to use the ring well. However, he does not possess much punching power. He holds quality wins over Emanuel Taylor and Ruslan Provodnikov. Algieri stands at 5’10 in height and has a 72 inch reach and will look to work off of his jab as he does in every fight.
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