It’s not a Pay Per View event these days unless both fighters sit in a dark, cramped room and have a cosy chinwag with a few verbal barbs thrown in. Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan is no exception to the rule. Both marquee warriors, along with their esteemed trainers, recently met up for a chat with Max Kellerman as part of HBO’s long-running Face Off series.
Both sides touched on tactics, the threat level across the table, plus the significance of their 155-pound catchweight dustup. Catch the HBO Canelo vs Khan Face Off below:
Whether you subsribe to the theory that ‘a good big man will always beat a good small one’ or that Khan’s speed will negate Canelo’s size advantage, this looks like an unmissable affair either way. Canelo (46-1-1, 32 KO), the WBC and RING Middleweight king, will be meeting with Khan (31-3, 19 KO) in what should be a filled-to-the-rafters T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo currently rides Boxing Base’s Middleweight No.2 spot, and Khan No.2 at Welterweight. Expect plenty of partisan support from a very vocal Mexican and British crowd.
Middleweight puncher David Lemieux will be hoping to return to winning ways against Glen Tapia in the co-main event, joined by fellow 160-pounder Curtis Stevens who will be clashing with prospect Patrick Teixeira. A toss-up Welterweight scrap between Frankie Gomez and Mauricio Herrera will be kicking off the night’s action.
Who are you picking in Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan? Let loose with your predictions below in the comments.
