KHAN knows he needs BIG WIN
Britain's Amir Khan, trying to fight his way back into the world
title picture after back-to-back losses, faces a must-win matchup on
Saturday against unbeaten American Carlos Molina.
Khan was stopped in the fourth round last July by America's Danny
Garcia in a showdown for two world titles after a controversial loss to
US fighter Lamont Peterson last December in Washington, Peterson's
hometown.
Now Khan, 26-3 with 18 knockouts but winless since stopping Zab Judah
in July of last year, will fight another US hometown hero in Molina,
17-0 with one draw and seven knockouts.
"It's always tough but maybe that's the reason we've been working
even harder, because we know we have to win even more convincingly when
you come to someone's backyard and that's what we're going to do," Khan
said.
Khan says he is a smarter fighter who is less prone to make mistakes
now that he is working with new trainer Virgil Hunter rather than his
former trainer, Manny Pacquiao cornerman Freddie Roach.
"I know what mistakes I made in the previous fights and we're not
going to make them again," Khan said. "We made mistakes when we usually
go in there and it's like there's no defense, jumping into a war when we
don't need to have a war and the game plan going out the window and me
getting overconfident.
"I start to forget the things that got me far in my career and focus
more on the power of speed or aggression.
"We're going to stick to the skills and be smart with everything
because that's what's got me this far. You have 12 rounds to do it in,
so take your time and be smart about everything and think about
everything that you do.
AFP |