Amir Khan has been in the ring with some of the best fighters of this generation and beyond, including Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez and Terence Crawford.
The British fan-favourite lost to Canelo back in 2016 – a devastating sixth round knockout – in a jump up in weight that proved too be too much. He dropped back down to welterweight and got two wins under his belt before challenging Crawford for the WBO World Title. Khan would be stopped in six again.
Going back to his earlier career, the 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist had impressive wins over the likes of Zab Judah, Paulie Malignaggi and Marcos Maidana.
Speaking on the AHAT Live podcast, Khan put the Argentinian ahead of both Crawford and Canelo when it comes to power.
“Marcos Maidana. I beat him in 2010. That guy’s a beast bro. I cannot remember anything. The first round then next thing the fight was a blur, man. I only get to remember things when I watch the fight back on TV. What a fight that was. Exciting. You had speed, power, everything in there. He was very heavy-handed.
When he hits you, you feel it. It’s not one of them stinging shots. I’ve been put down with shots that haven’t hurt me, a flash knockdown, but with him he had that devastating power that would go through you. Even when he was next to you and hits you in the side of the ribs, you feel how heavy his hand is. So I have to say Maidana was the heaviest hitter.”
Khan dropped Maidana with a sickening body shot in the first, a heavy knockdown that looked like it could be the end of the contest. Maidana, still hurt, rose from the canvas and survived the round, impressively taking the fight to the Brit thereafter and seriously wobbling him in the tenth. Khan snatched back momentum and took a unanimous decision on the cards.
The brawler from Margarita, Santa Fe was never stopped in a career that included five losses. He retired with a record of 35 wins from 40 fights, 31 coming by way of knockout.
