Re: Forget The Amir Khan Fight.
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Fenster
Bilbo you need to learn to read Boxrec better. Tyler Hughes was certainly no Calzaghe title defence ;D
And although I agree there's nothing wrong with Khan's opposition to date, you can't compare those other fighters by age because NONE of them turned pro a "star" like Khan. Without Khan's star credentials he wouldn't have managed a "world" title shot so early or got an old legend in the ring to duff up.
Kotelnik had a fight with Ortiz lined up but Warren offered him more money to fight Khan. It's all about money!!! ;)
I agree, but Khan has proved he is good enough to be at least up there at world level, given that he easily beat Kotelnik and destroyed his mandatory. Granted, that doesn't say much about World Level at 140. So yeah you could argue, he shouldn't have gotten his shot so quickly, but he's clearly good enough.
I'm not saying Khan didn't deserve his shot. It's just about money. If those other fighters Bilbo named were in Khan's position they would have been fast tracked and able to jump the line too. ;)
Re: Forget The Amir Khan Fight.
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ICB
Bilbo to be honest mate i just comeback from the gym, and im shattered. So i'll just say a quick comment for now, Kevin Mitchell has had injuries plus he hasn't had the Olympic stardom like Amir Khan big difference.
Lastly all im saying is that i want Amir Khan, to atleast fight any of those opponents above. Or even Zab Judah which would be a good step up, but sadly i've heard it could Jose Luis Castillo which would be a joke in all honesty.
So what you're saying is that Mitchell didn't start out with a silver spoon in his mouth like Amir did and that's why he hasn't had the world title fights and opportunites to fight legends.
In other words, Khan has had these opportunities unfairly.
But on the other hand, even though you are unhappy Amir has had a world title opportunity, and a chance at high profile opportunity, you ironically wish he would have gone even further, fighting even more higher profile fighters and better world champions than what he has (unfairly) already done?
Enjoy your lie down.:)
Re: Forget The Amir Khan Fight.
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Bilbo
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ICB
Bilbo to be honest mate i just comeback from the gym, and im shattered. So i'll just say a quick comment for now, Kevin Mitchell has had injuries plus he hasn't had the Olympic stardom like Amir Khan big difference.
Lastly all im saying is that i want Amir Khan, to atleast fight any of those opponents above. Or even Zab Judah which would be a good step up, but sadly i've heard it could Jose Luis Castillo which would be a joke in all honesty.
So what you're saying is that Mitchell didn't start out with a silver spoon in his mouth like Amir did and that's why he hasn't had the world title fights and opportunites to fight legends.
In other words, Khan has had these opportunities unfairly.
But on the other hand, even though you are unhappy Amir has had a world title opportunity, and a chance at high profile opportunity, you ironically wish he would have gone even further, fighting even more higher profile fighters and better world champions than what he has (unfairly) already done?
Enjoy your lie down.:)
I never said he had them unfairly, what im saying is that it helps when you have Amateur stardom. Plus Kevin Mitchell has had injuries which slowed his progress.
Re: Forget The Amir Khan Fight.
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Originally Posted by
ICB
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Bilbo
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ICB
Bilbo to be honest mate i just comeback from the gym, and im shattered. So i'll just say a quick comment for now, Kevin Mitchell has had injuries plus he hasn't had the Olympic stardom like Amir Khan big difference.
Lastly all im saying is that i want Amir Khan, to atleast fight any of those opponents above. Or even Zab Judah which would be a good step up, but sadly i've heard it could Jose Luis Castillo which would be a joke in all honesty.
So what you're saying is that Mitchell didn't start out with a silver spoon in his mouth like Amir did and that's why he hasn't had the world title fights and opportunites to fight legends.
In other words, Khan has had these opportunities unfairly.
But on the other hand, even though you are unhappy Amir has had a world title opportunity, and a chance at high profile opportunity, you ironically wish he would have gone even further, fighting even more higher profile fighters and better world champions than what he has (unfairly) already done?
Enjoy your lie down.:)
I never said he had them unfairly, what im saying is that it helps when you have Amateur stardom. Plus Kevin Mitchell has had injuries which slowed his progress.
Well Amir was sparked in under a minute which didn't help his progress either.
Honestly what about Amir's career so far do you think was wrong?
Remember he turned professional at 17, and was really still a boy. Most people turn pro a few years older than that and Amir needed to have some time to grow into his frame and get some mental and physical maturity before stepping up.
I really don't see what more he could have done. People can argue he should have faced Murray or Thaxton but really I don't see when he had the time. He was rising fast, then collapsed and had to take a different path to get his career back on track.
I think taking on Willie Limond, Scott Lawton, Graham Earl and Gary St Clair in successive fights was a good resume for Amir, all of them were either British, Commonwealth or former world champions and Amir was only a couple of years older than you, not sure if you're ready for them yet?
I think Amir's career has been moved along nicely, he's world champ now, he's fought his mandatory and now is looking to break America, around 7 years sooner than Ricky managed and a decade earlier than Calzaghe!
I havn't head anybody rain on David Haye for fighting John Ruiz next in his mandatory defence. Everybody seems to recognise it's a necessary fight to get out of the way and will allow him time before he faces a top guy.
Why was it different for Amir?
