Dominated the weight? I have mad respect for Hatton but his other top challengers at the weight were Cotto, Pacquiao and Mayweather. 2 he didn’t fight at the weight. 1 he didn’t fight at all. Floyd he was KOed by at a different weight and Pacquiao KOed him at the weight. That doesn’t seem like domination
And Khan simply never approached dominating the division. He lost twice including being KOed by the guy generally considered the top guy in the division at the time.
So the real reason why Khan v Brook is happening is because Manny Pac has chosen Broner as his next opponent.
Khan is ever the bridesmaid.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
Amir Khan claims he is close to Terence Crawford title fight, putting Kell Brook plans on backburner
Amir Khan is ready to sign a deal to fight WBO welterweight world champion Terence Crawford – a move which will jeopardise the possibility of a British showdown with long-term rival Kell Brook.
Khan and Brook, who are both signed to Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, have long been locked in talks over a grudge match in 2019, with a deal between the pair seemingly closer than ever.
Brook must first overcome Michael Zerafa on Saturday night in his second clash since a pair of devastating defeats. He was stopped during a unified middleweight world title fight with Gennady Golovkin in September 2016, before suffering a similar fate at the hands of Errol Spence Jr a year later.
Sky Sports invited Khan to make an appearance in Sheffield in anticipation of Brook beating Zerafa to publicly accelerate talks and interest in the bout, but he declined and has now warned that time is running out for his rival.
“If I fight for a title in the welterweight division with Crawford, that could be a future fight, so you never know,” he told The Independent.
“We’ve had big names on the list. Something is going to be announced within a week, I’ve given everyone deadlines because I need to keep busy. Being out of the ring is not fair on me when I have other options out there.”
“We’re looking at the Brook fight and it’s a big fight as well, probably one of the biggest in my career. We’re looking at Wembley Stadium, maybe Manchester or Birmingham, but I think Wembley would be the ideal location for me. Watching Anthony Joshua fight there…having 90,000 people would be awesome.”
Khan acknowledges that he is now entering the final years of his career and has admitted that he is torn between gifting British boxing fans a fight they have long been demanding – along with a potentially more lucrative purse – or fighting pound-for-pound star Crawford for another shot at the world title.
“This fight would generate in the twenties of millions, it's a big fight if we can sell out Wembley stadium,” he said of a potential meeting with Brook.
“The fight has been talked about for so many years and we can sell Wembley, or maybe do 70,000 which is a lot of money just from the gate alone. Then you've got the pay-per-view market which will be big because recently they've been hitting it on the big fights, so we may get one million buys. I think it is more about a legacy to us. This is a fight that can cement our legacy and show who the best is in our division.
“There are other big options and maybe it came to a stage where I thought the big fights for me are gone, but they’re not. I’ve been offered another big deal with good money to fight against a tougher fighter and a bigger name than Kell Brook, which I was surprised at. I have to look at all avenues. If this makes more sense for me, I’ll take that one, but the British crowd will be upset.”
Khan must decide between Brook (L) and Crawford (Getty)
Any future fight rests on whether Brook can beat Zerafa on Saturday, with Khan admitted he will take time out from his 32nd birthday celebrations to cheer on his nemesis.
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/ami...131800666.html
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Move on Kel, Khan knows he is chinny and weaker than you. The only way Khan ever gets in a ring with Brook will be in his last cash out fight.
If God wanted us to be vegetarians, why are animals made of meat ?
Crawford is cherry-picking a faded Khan.
He should be fighting a prime opponent like Spence or Thurman, or his mandatory.
Brook accuses Khan of 'letting the public down' by not fighting him
Kell Brook has accused Amir Khan of "running away again" and said his domestic rival has "let the public down" by refusing to fight him.
Former IBF world welterweight champion Brook and Khan have long been on a collision course, but a fight has yet to materialise between the warring duo.
Eddie Hearn, who promotes both fighters, said the pair owe it to the fans to settle their differences in ring after Khan defeated Samuel Vargas in September.
This weekend, Brook will fight Michael Zerafa in a WBA world super-welterweight eliminator, while Khan is reportedly close to agreeing a bout with WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford.
Speaking earlier this week, Khan said he believes the Brook showdown will always be an option, but the Sheffield fighter believes his rival will not face him.
"I would have liked to have announced our fight in the ring and give fans an early Christmas present," he told BBC Sport.
"But it does not look like it will happen. It looks like he has run off again.
"I have done everything in my powers for it to happen. It is him who has let the public down – 100 per cent it's on him.
If the Khan fight does not happen, Brook may target a rematch with Errol Spence Jr, who defeated him for the IBF belt, or WBC strap holder Shawn Porter.
Crawford, Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia are other potential targets and Brook is eyeing the biggest names.
"I am going to go after the big names in America and the fights all the fans want," he added
"I am going to do my thing. I don't need him at all. It's just a tick, a grudge match – the years of bad blood from each other.
"It's not the end of the world and I will move on.
"I am more established at welterweight being world champion. I will be hunting these guys and the weight above at light middleweight."
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/bro...170112314.html
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Khan is past his best but it’s a better fight for Crawford than Collazo is.
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