SAMUEL VARGAS has told Boxing News how he intends to defeat Amir Khan when the two meet on September 8 in Birmingham.
โI feel like I have to adjust, the first couple of rounds, to his speed. I have to adjust to his speed and land my shots. Get in his face, be on his chest, be a rough guy. I have to make him feel like Iโm the man in the ring. I cannot give him time to think too much. Thatโs my game plan for now,โ he said.
Nor does Vargas think Khan managed shake off any ring rust against Phil Lo Greco in his most recent outing. โWhatโs there to be impressed about? I canโt blame him for it. Who was he fighting? 35 seconds of what? He could have broke more a sweat hitting the bag really. He [Lo Greco] made all of us from Canada look bad,โ Vargas said. โI donโt count his last fight as getting the ring rust [off], I donโt think he got hit at all.โ
โI feel like this is my time,โ he continued. โIt depends which Amir Khan shows up. Thatโs how I have it in my mind. But either way Iโm going to show up. Iโm going to be there and Iโm going to do my job.โ
Vargas has fought both Errol Spence and Danny Garcia, losing to both. He compared Khan to the elite welterweights. โSpence is just a monster. Spence is just next level. I tell people the ringโs real estate. Spence owns all of this. He knows where he is, he knows where he puts his feet, when he moves, when he doesnโt move and heโs able to punch at all times. He distance is impeccable and he can punch. As for Danny, Dannyโs a hell of a puncher. Danny hits like a mule. Youโve seen with Amir, youโve seen with me. Danny is a hell of a fighter. A hell of a left hook, right hand, strong puncher,โ he said.
โI learned a lot of different things from each fight, whether it was mental or physical, about myself. This is my time.โ