Amir Khan beat Michael Gomez on Saturday night but not before the Manchester fighter had exposed a few weaknesses in the Khan armour that he’ll need to fix to become world champion.
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The former WBU champion had his young opponent on the canvas in round two with a left hand to the side of the head and despite Khan’s attempts at a smile there was no hiding the fact he was hurt by the shot and slightly rocked. This all happened after Gomez himself had been on the deck, the commonwealth champion landing a flashy combination that was too much of the 31-year-old. That was good but Khan’s eagerness to finish the challenger quickly left himself open to counter punches and let Gomez back in.
Khan just looked short of world class, Gomez’s big shots took a lot out of him including a body blow which his corner feared had broken his ribs. It’s a sign of a good boxer though to come back from those and he again floored his opponent with a body shot of his own in the fifth. That was one of the few positives to come from the bout as Khan added more variety to his game. One thing the Olympic silver medallist does well is finishing and after Gomez got up he showed no mercy moving in for the kill forcing the ref to stop it.
He will improve further and but a few in the world of boxing are wondering if he may just be short of world class.
