"Bones" shares his thoughts on Khan vs Brook
Amir Khan's former trainer, Clarence "Bones" Adams, speaks out ahead of the highly anticipated Kell Brook showdown next week.
"Bones", who trained Khan ahead of his most recent victory against Billy Dib in 2019, was surprised he did not get a call from the British fighter in preparation for this upcoming fight.
Adams was speaking on behalf of the MyBettingSites blog and he spoke about training Khan, what he believes is the best gameplan, and his thoughts on the outcome of the grudge mate:
Clarence "Bones" Adams was wondering why he wasn't approached by Khan for his grudge fight with Brook, “I thought I'd be getting a call from Amir to train him for the Brook fight. We still talk to this day, and we’re good, but it is what it is. I felt like we had a great vibe together and we did well together, we were very successful and I think that we could have beaten Brook together, dealt with him well. I don’t know how the other guys are training him but he needs to box in a certain way to prolong his career and to beat Brook.
“Amir manages a fighter named Tal Singh right, and he sent him to me to train because he knows I'm the f*****g best. That’s why I don't understand why he went to someone else for the Brook fight.”
The "Bones" Gameplan:
The former WBA super-bantamweight world champion, who won 44 from 56 fights, revealed what his gameplan for Khan to beat Brook would be, “Three words: Don’t be first. He’s fast, so his whole career he has been first, but that’s what gets him in trouble. Be patient and don't be first.
“My thinking is this: what happened throughout his career when he threw first? He makes mistakes, he gets timed because no one taught him other than that. I was trying to have him be more patient, take his time, just like he did in the Dib fight. He was more patient, he took his time, he fought perfectly. That’s why I thought I'd get the call again. Being patient wasn’t just about that particular fight, it’s about prolonging his career and his whole life. It’s the same thing with one, he needs to be patient, don’t go first and capitalise on Brooks' mistakes. Don’t be first, I drove it into his head, and if I were with him I know he would be patient and not let the rivalry with Brook bother him.”
Khan is currently training with Brian MacIntyre alongside Terence Crawford, although "Bones" is a little sceptical about the setup, “I don’t know about these other people though, obviously I know Terence, awesome fighter. But I don’t know about the people around him training him. I haven’t seen [lead trainer] Bomac around him that much, it’s always other people. I haven’t seen Bomac in any of the videos, I don’t know who got him, or who these people are.”
The 47-year-old trainer concluded with his thoughts on the grudge mate, “Amir went rounds with Crawford and they eventually stopped it, Brook didn't last that long. I don’t know what kind of life Brook lives, but Khan lives a very clean life and looks after himself. He’s in the gym all of the time. Amir is still fast and he’s got a better chin than Brook, look at their fights with Crawford. This happens to all fighters, the older you get you just can’t take a shot as well as you used to when you’re younger. Amir has a lot left because of the life that he leads, a clean life, other than gaining a bit of weight which we all do. It’s the life outside the ring that shows inside the ring. I know for a fact if Amir was with me he’d beat Brook, but training with other people I'm not sure what the gameplan will be, so I can’t really say for sure.”
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