Khan interview about the racism comments he made..

http://static.boxrec.com/wiki/0/06/Khan.Amir.jpgAmir Khan has backtracked on comments he made before his blow out of Dimitriy Salita in which he argued he was underappreciated because he wasn't white.

Khan, Bolton born and bred but of Pakistani heritage, originally told Gareth A Davies that a combination of jealousy and racism has helped convince him that the States is a better place for him to prosper.

“I think it’s probably from jealousy, and I can honestly say sometimes skin colour does make a difference.
“I know I maybe was a white fighter, an English fighter, maybe I would have been a superstar in Britain, or even in the world. You don’t really see it a lot, I never get racial remarks but it is always out there. You can’t stop it, it’s one of those things but you live and learn from what people are like. I just choose to ignore them and get on with my career.”

“I’ve never really experienced the racism first hand, or in my face, but I’ve seen it on websites and chat forums. I’d rather stay away from those arguments. I just love sport and choose to ignore it.”

His argument seemed rather confused and, if I may say so, inaccurate. Here is a man admitting he hasn’t experienced racism in person yet it’s so bad he's upping sticks?

Khan now seems to acknowledge that he was wrong. In an interview published today in the West Midlands' paper The Express and Star, Khan says, “Those comments were taken out of context, my point was that you got a lot of haters in this sport. My criticism was more of these guys that keep taking a pop at me whatever I do, I suppose it was getting close to a fight and I was a bit agitated. “I didn’t mean it the way it has been reported, because the support I have got is tremendous. But there are a lot of haters in this game and they can get you down, from now on they will only motivate to do better as a boxer.
“I don’t mind if they hate me now, my actions will prove them wrong. It will only make me a better fighter.”




'Hate me now," says Khan as he backtracks on race comments | news.boxrec.com


People wonder why not many people like this guy?? His comments were taken out of context?? hahaha!!!

So he has never experienced racism in his whole life but thinks that if he was white he would be in a better posistion fanwise the guy is an idiot a young one i give him that but needs to keep his mouth shut, I dont think many boxing pro's have a 90k car in the garage before they have even laced em up for there first fight.

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http://static.boxrec.com/wiki/0/06/Khan.Amir.jpgAmir Khan has backtracked on comments he made before his blow out of Dimitriy Salita in which he argued he was underappreciated because he wasn't white.

Khan, Bolton born and bred but of Pakistani heritage, originally told Gareth A Davies that a combination of jealousy and racism has helped convince him that the States is a better place for him to prosper.

“I think it’s probably from jealousy, and I can honestly say sometimes skin colour does make a difference.
“I know I maybe was a white fighter, an English fighter, maybe I would have been a superstar in Britain, or even in the world. You don’t really see it a lot, I never get racial remarks but it is always out there. You can’t stop it, it’s one of those things but you live and learn from what people are like. I just choose to ignore them and get on with my career.”

“I’ve never really experienced the racism first hand, or in my face, but I’ve seen it on websites and chat forums. I’d rather stay away from those arguments. I just love sport and choose to ignore it.”

His argument seemed rather confused and, if I may say so, inaccurate. Here is a man admitting he hasn’t experienced racism in person yet it’s so bad he's upping sticks?

Khan now seems to acknowledge that he was wrong. In an interview published today in the West Midlands' paper The Express and Star, Khan says, “Those comments were taken out of context, my point was that you got a lot of haters in this sport. My criticism was more of these guys that keep taking a pop at me whatever I do, I suppose it was getting close to a fight and I was a bit agitated. “I didn’t mean it the way it has been reported, because the support I have got is tremendous. But there are a lot of haters in this game and they can get you down, from now on they will only motivate to do better as a boxer.
“I don’t mind if they hate me now, my actions will prove them wrong. It will only make me a better fighter.”




'Hate me now," says Khan as he backtracks on race comments | news.boxrec.com


People wonder why not many people like this guy?? His comments were taken out of context?? hahaha!!!

So he has never experienced racism in his whole life but thinks that if he was white he would be in a better posistion fanwise the guy is an idiot a young one i give him that but needs to keep his mouth shut, I dont think many boxing pro's have a 90k car in the garage before they have even laced em up for there first fight.

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The thing that gets me when people say "He needs to keep his mouth shut" is that it seems to me you are taking an overly aggressive stance to what Khan said. Why are so many people offended? Why are you so angry?

How come many people know someone who is racist (sometimes its a family member) but when it comes time to ask "does racism play a part" everyone immediately says it's impossible.

People have pointed out many reasons why someone might hate on him and not be racist. However, I don't think these facts regarding Khan rule out or totally make what he said invalid. Do people mean to say that if you are successful, have lots of money, then all of a sudden you are immune to racism? Or, is it simply possible to acheive despite racism?

Khan said “I’ve never really experienced the racism first hand, or in my face, but I’ve seen it on websites and chat forums. I’d rather stay away from those arguments. I just love sport and choose to ignore it.”

Is this an invalid statement. How is this false? Ever been on the internet before? I have. You can find many interesting racist comments.

On the other hand, do you know how rare it is to experience racism first hand? Racists don't generally advertise this day and age in public -as much-, but on the internet people can say what they want with no fear of being identified.

So in summary, you can say what you want about Khan and some of it may even be true but it does not totally render his point invalid. Money and Success does not equate to the non-existance of racism, nor does it mean that Racism has no part to play.

What he basically said is whilst nobody is racist to his face he does see what people say about him on chatrooms, and he's aware there's a lot of public dislike for him.

You'd have to be deaf and blind not to know that that is the case.

I was out the weekend he got KO'd by Prescott and coming out of the club around 1 am and finding out the result virtually everybody I spoke to about it was laughing and calling him a Paki cunt or a sand nigger.

It's most definitely out there, he's just a disliked fighter by a lot of fans and as a young kid it obviously hurts him and he thinks it racial related.

He was just talking from the heart and speaking what he felt.

It's easy to pick fault with him, but you don't have your every word reported to the press and picked apart.

He's just reacting how most confident young lads would when they feel they being targeted.

Khan's original statement was probably true. Fact is that racism exsist we cannot just ignore it.

Again, if he wants to be a 'superstar' he needs to get a personality transplant, he is never funny or interesting in interviews so talkshows are a bad idea for exposure. He in on PPV every fight so my mates never watch him anymore, same goes for my family, they all used to when he fought on ITV so I would imagine it's the same all over the country.

Fighters like Benn, Eubank, Hatton, Naz all fought on TV and all had a personality and exciting fights so they were all way more popular obviously.

Khan is fucking loaded already, if it's superstardom he is after and not money get the fuck back on ITV where people can see you fight, get some character and stop playing the race card because you are using it as an excuse.

honestly if he was white he would be soo bigger thats very true

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Again, if he wants to be a 'superstar' he needs to get a personality transplant, he is never funny or interesting in interviews so talkshows are a bad idea for exposure. He in on PPV every fight so my mates never watch him anymore, same goes for my family, they all used to when he fought on ITV so I would imagine it's the same all over the country.

Fighters like Benn, Eubank, Hatton, Naz all fought on TV and all had a personality and exciting fights so they were all way more popular obviously.

Khan is fucking loaded already, if it's superstardom he is after and not money get the fuck back on ITV where people can see you fight, get some character and stop playing the race card because you are using it as an excuse.

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Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

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Again, if he wants to be a 'superstar' he needs to get a personality transplant, he is never funny or interesting in interviews so talkshows are a bad idea for exposure. He in on PPV every fight so my mates never watch him anymore, same goes for my family, they all used to when he fought on ITV so I would imagine it's the same all over the country.

Fighters like Benn, Eubank, Hatton, Naz all fought on TV and all had a personality and exciting fights so they were all way more popular obviously.

Khan is fucking loaded already, if it's superstardom he is after and not money get the fuck back on ITV where people can see you fight, get some character and stop playing the race card because you are using it as an excuse.

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Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

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Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

He admitted he was wrong, leave it at that. :)

Just to be clear on my view of the situation, I don't neccessarily agree with Khans comments regarding him being a super star if he was white. I am only trying to point out that there are likely people who don't like Khan due to racism. I believe that percentage of people who are racist and are actually in a position to have some kind of influence are very small. But I'm sure there is nehativity out there stemming from Racism. Granted other people have other reasons for the negativity, and others still like to believe they have other reasons.

I think the only step anyone can really take to prove or disprove Khan's main point is to compare his popularity to a white boxer who is/was about eqivalent in career and ability. Unfortunately I don't have the boxing background knowledge for it but maybe someone else here does.

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Just to be clear on my view of the situation, I don't neccessarily agree with Khans comments regarding him being a super star if he was white. I am only trying to point out that there are likely people who don't like Khan due to racism. I believe that percentage of people who are racist and are actually in a position to have some kind of influence are very small. But I'm sure there is nehativity out there stemming from Racism. Granted other people have other reasons for the negativity, and others still like to believe they have other reasons.

I think the only step anyone can really take to prove or disprove Khan's main point is to compare his popularity to a white boxer who is/was about eqivalent in career and ability. Unfortunately I don't have the boxing background knowledge for it but maybe someone else here does.

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Why are you on a boxing forum if you ain't a fan of the sport?

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Just to be clear on my view of the situation, I don't neccessarily agree with Khans comments regarding him being a super star if he was white. I am only trying to point out that there are likely people who don't like Khan due to racism. I believe that percentage of people who are racist and are actually in a position to have some kind of influence are very small. But I'm sure there is nehativity out there stemming from Racism. Granted other people have other reasons for the negativity, and others still like to believe they have other reasons.

I think the only step anyone can really take to prove or disprove Khan's main point is to compare his popularity to a white boxer who is/was about eqivalent in career and ability. Unfortunately I don't have the boxing background knowledge for it but maybe someone else here does.

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Why are you on a boxing forum if you ain't a fan of the sport?

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I am still a relatively new fan, but a fan none the less. Anyway, I figured I could learn something following this forum.

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Again, if he wants to be a 'superstar' he needs to get a personality transplant, he is never funny or interesting in interviews so talkshows are a bad idea for exposure. He in on PPV every fight so my mates never watch him anymore, same goes for my family, they all used to when he fought on ITV so I would imagine it's the same all over the country.

Fighters like Benn, Eubank, Hatton, Naz all fought on TV and all had a personality and exciting fights so they were all way more popular obviously.

Khan is fucking loaded already, if it's superstardom he is after and not money get the fuck back on ITV where people can see you fight, get some character and stop playing the race card because you are using it as an excuse.

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Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

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Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

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haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities. ;)

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Just to be clear on my view of the situation, I don't neccessarily agree with Khans comments regarding him being a super star if he was white. I am only trying to point out that there are likely people who don't like Khan due to racism. I believe that percentage of people who are racist and are actually in a position to have some kind of influence are very small. But I'm sure there is nehativity out there stemming from Racism. Granted other people have other reasons for the negativity, and others still like to believe they have other reasons.

I think the only step anyone can really take to prove or disprove Khan's main point is to compare his popularity to a white boxer who is/was about eqivalent in career and ability. Unfortunately I don't have the boxing background knowledge for it but maybe someone else here does.

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Why are you on a boxing forum if you ain't a fan of the sport?

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I am still a relatively new fan, but a fan none the less. Anyway, I figured I could learn something following this forum.

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Oh I see;)You will learn loads here, no doubt about it.

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Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

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Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

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haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities. ;)

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Give him a ring and tell him then Bilbo:rolleyes:

Hand speed and a win over old fighter by horrible cut = Superstar qualities.

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Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

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Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

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haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities. ;)

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Right if thats true then why the hell is he crying about racism ? he said he hasn't experienced it first hand so what the hell is he crying about ? he's got cash, he's got fame. So i fail to see what the hell he's on about ?

You get racism everywhere in every sport, thats a part of life accept it and move on. Hell i've had fellas call me racist names, but so what ? there ignorant morons just ignore them, most boxing fans don't dislike him because of his race.

Infact i'd say its a very small amount, if you listen to the crowd noise when he's fighting he gets a great response, so i fail to see his argument ? especially since he gets so much hype, and as you said is a superstar.

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Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

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haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities. ;)

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Give him a ring and tell him then Bilbo:rolleyes:

Hand speed and a win over old fighter by horrible cut = Superstar qualities.

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You don't get a legend to agree to fight you, and you certainly can't be a PPV fighter just out of your teens unless you display superstar qualities Kel. You may hate him, not rate him or whatever but the kid has superstar qualities or else we wouldn't be talking about him all the time would we.

When was the last thread where we all discussed John Murray or Nathan Cleverly, or Kell Brook?

All great fighters, tremendous potential but they clearly don't have the star power that Khan has. People only want to talk about Khan, good or bad.

Im sorry I have a hard time dealing with what he stated...Sure without question there are racist people out there and as Bilbo pointed out he heard people calling him a sand nigger and paki bastard after the KO loss but truth is people say it about everyone at one point in time,,,

If Kahn was hispanic the comments would have been about a spic, boarder jumper etc..

If asain he would have been a gook, chink etc....

If American he would be called Trailer Trash or something

And so on...But people tend to use things like that as part of a you got what you deserved thing and have nothing better to retaliate with because they don't know the man and have nothing else to insult him with....

Even if wasn't an ass people would still do the same thing but being a JERK helps him none...With Kahns attitude they will seek out a crroked big toe to insult if need be

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haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities. ;)

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Give him a ring and tell him then Bilbo:rolleyes:

Hand speed and a win over old fighter by horrible cut = Superstar qualities.

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You don't get a legend to agree to fight you, and you certainly can't be a PPV fighter just out of your teens unless you display superstar qualities Kel. You may hate him, not rate him or whatever but the kid has superstar qualities or else we wouldn't be talking about him all the time would we.

When was the last thread where we all discussed John Murray or Nathan Cleverly, or Kell Brook?

All great fighters, tremendous potential but they clearly don't have the star power that Khan has. People only want to talk about Khan, good or bad.

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So Sammy Ventura has 'superstar qualities' for luring Barrera to China for a fight then, by your logic.

People get butt hurt too easy....b-hop says some of the most racist offensive shit out there and nobody cares...at least out of the two khan is actually fighting. He's racist so what....so are most people yet it's funny how shocked everyone is when they hear it. Can khan box ?? That's all that should matter.

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Give him a ring and tell him then Bilbo:rolleyes:

Hand speed and a win over old fighter by horrible cut = Superstar qualities.

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You don't get a legend to agree to fight you, and you certainly can't be a PPV fighter just out of your teens unless you display superstar qualities Kel. You may hate him, not rate him or whatever but the kid has superstar qualities or else we wouldn't be talking about him all the time would we.

When was the last thread where we all discussed John Murray or Nathan Cleverly, or Kell Brook?

All great fighters, tremendous potential but they clearly don't have the star power that Khan has. People only want to talk about Khan, good or bad.

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So Sammy Ventura has 'superstar qualities' for luring Barrera to China for a fight then, by your logic.

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Ventura is Mexican Kel, he went to China too he didn't lure him anywhere.

Barrera is promoted by Don King and King put on a heavyweight card in China with Ray Austin fighting Andrew Golota and Barrera fought on the undercard. Ventura travelled over as the opponent.

King and Barrera travelled to the UK purely to fight Amir Khan, with that being the main event. It's completely different.

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haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities. ;)

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Give him a ring and tell him then Bilbo:rolleyes:

Hand speed and a win over old fighter by horrible cut = Superstar qualities.

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You don't get a legend to agree to fight you, and you certainly can't be a PPV fighter just out of your teens unless you display superstar qualities Kel. You may hate him, not rate him or whatever but the kid has superstar qualities or else we wouldn't be talking about him all the time would we.

When was the last thread where we all discussed John Murray or Nathan Cleverly, or Kell Brook?

All great fighters, tremendous potential but they clearly don't have the star power that Khan has. People only want to talk about Khan, good or bad.

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You just need to fool the public through marketing and bullshit not through superstar qualites.

I agree that Khan is already a superstar in boxing, and will get bigger if he keeps winning (sort of why the moans are unnecessary).

Hopkins, the "legend," sold 6,000 tickets for his hometown fight the other week (the first he had there in years) Khan sold 10,000 for Salita.

Froch had 6,000 punters for his biggest fight against Dirrell. Obviously Froch is suffering from racism too. :)

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I agree that Khan is already a superstar in boxing, and will get bigger if he keeps winning (sort of why the moans are unnecessary).

Hopkins, the "legend," sold 6,000 tickets for his hometown fight the other week (the first he had there in years) Khan sold 10,000 for Salita.

Froch had 6,000 punters for his biggest fight against Dirrell. Obviously Froch is suffering from racism too. :)

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Or that Froch doesn't have the superstar qualities Khan has :)

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You don't get a legend to agree to fight you, and you certainly can't be a PPV fighter just out of your teens unless you display superstar qualities Kel. You may hate him, not rate him or whatever but the kid has superstar qualities or else we wouldn't be talking about him all the time would we.

When was the last thread where we all discussed John Murray or Nathan Cleverly, or Kell Brook?

All great fighters, tremendous potential but they clearly don't have the star power that Khan has. People only want to talk about Khan, good or bad.

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So Sammy Ventura has 'superstar qualities' for luring Barrera to China for a fight then, by your logic.

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Ventura is Mexican Kel, he went to China too he didn't lure him anywhere.

Barrera is promoted by Don King and King put on a heavyweight card in China with Ray Austin fighting Andrew Golota and Barrera fought on the undercard. Ventura travelled over as the opponent.

King and Barrera travelled to the UK purely to fight Amir Khan, with that being the main event. It's completely different.

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No shit Sherlock:rolleyes:

What I'm saying is Barrera was fighting these bums in places as far as China because that's all he was offered, of course he would jump at a PPV fight with Khan in England.

Had enough of this thread and talking about the most spoilt fighter ever.;D

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Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

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Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

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haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities. ;)

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He is supposed to be a world champion not a prospect !!? ???

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People get butt hurt too easy....b-hop says some of the most racist offensive shit out there and nobody cares...at least out of the two khan is actually fighting. He's racist so what....so are most people yet it's funny how shocked everyone is when they hear it. Can khan box ?? That's all that should matter.

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This pretty much sums it all up , i judge boxers on ability , not colour or nationality , i don't back them just because they are white / black / English or whatever.
If Khan makes racist comments , then he has to accept anyone who is racist towards him , you cant have it both ways.
Also if someone doesnt like Khan he should just accept that , not play the RACE CARD , all the time.

Of course there is racim towards him, there is always racism, but it hasn't had any affect on him being a superstar. Getting dropped by Willie Limmond who couldn't put a dent in a sponge and getting KOed by Bredis who, probably have more of a part to play.

Frank Bruno is omne of the most popular British figures (not just in sport) in the last 50 years - and he was sh1t!!!

Naseem Hamed was a superstar.

Khan, just needs to look at himself and let his preformances make him a superstar

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What he basically said is whilst nobody is racist to his face he does see what people say about him on chatrooms, and he's aware there's a lot of public dislike for him.

You'd have to be deaf and blind not to know that that is the case.

I was out the weekend he got KO'd by Prescott and coming out of the club around 1 am and finding out the result virtually everybody I spoke to about it was laughing and calling him a Paki cunt or a sand nigger.

It's most definitely out there, he's just a disliked fighter by a lot of fans and as a young kid it obviously hurts him and he thinks it racial related.

He was just talking from the heart and speaking what he felt.

It's easy to pick fault with him, but you don't have your every word reported to the press and picked apart.

He's just reacting how most confident young lads would when they feel they being targeted.

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Well said, we all know it exists online, Specially on utube and chat forums, Its good that its nipped in the bud around here makes us stand apart.

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Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

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Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

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haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities. ;)

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up your meds please. ;D

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Im sorry I have a hard time dealing with what he stated...Sure without question there are racist people out there and as Bilbo pointed out he heard people calling him a sand nigger and paki bastard after the KO loss but truth is people say it about everyone at one point in time,,,

If Kahn was hispanic the comments would have been about a spic, boarder jumper etc..

If asain he would have been a gook, chink etc....

If American he would be called Trailer Trash or something

And so on...But people tend to use things like that as part of a you got what you deserved thing and have nothing better to retaliate with because they don't know the man and have nothing else to insult him with....

Even if wasn't an ass people would still do the same thing but being a JERK helps him none...With Kahns attitude they will seek out a crroked big toe to insult if need be

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I agree many people suffer from some form of racism. However Khan is a Muslim in a British society where Islam is portrayed as the devil.

'Paki's coming over and taking our job'
'Muslims can get away with anything' - one that i've even heard on here.
'They're knocking down churches to build Mosques'
'They're wanting to impose Sharia Law in the UK'
'Paki's are all terrorists'
'We're being ethnicly cleansed'

Are all things i hear regularly. Browse many of the UK Newspaper websites and look at the comment section and you'll see what i mean.
There seems to be a genuine fear of Islam, pretty much stirred up by the media.

So for Khan, it is different than it ever has been for any black fighter in the UK.

Having said that, it's fuck all to do with him being a superstar. He's not doing too badly.

Fact: a lot of of people (Who are not racist) would rather pretend that racism doesn't exist as this is a lot easier than dealing with the horrible truth.

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Fact: a lot of of people (Who are not racist) would rather pretend that racism doesn't exist as this is a lot easier than dealing with the horrible truth.

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Racism is a ugly disease that alot of sad sheeople fuckers have... but it has nothing to do with Khan being chinny IMHO ;)

hes topping bills on PPV... not too shabby for a guy with a first round loss to a crap fighter ;)

loving your sig btw 8)

The thread title is more than a little misleading, unless people really think that what Khan said was racist against somebody :p

I agree with Ono's post & I agree with Piye's last post, there are a lot of people who aren't racist themselves who would rather pretend that it doesn't exist or as long as racist slurs aren't used, it's all fine & dandy, when racism in Britain is far more subtle these days & there's been a heavy backlash against Muslims in the media, particularly over the past few years since 7/7.

That being said, Khan saying he'd be a superstar if he was white is stupid. His being Asian was a part of what has been used to promote him, as Fenster pointed out he's already a star way beyond where his status should have him. Outside Haye & Hatton, he's the only British boxer the general public know. Some people no doubt do dislike Khan because of his race, but the hype, the Frank Warren association & personal vendettas generated by him beating old Mexican legends *cough Missy & Miles cough* show there are plenty of other reasons people might like.

One thing though, I do find it hilarious how some people are saying because no one's racially abused him to his face then he hasn't got a point. Think about that, even the dumbest racist wouldn't be stupid enough to get in his face & racially abuse a man who could probably kill him with a punch he wouldn't see coming.

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I've changed the title to read 'Racism' instead of 'Racist' - it's in context now

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I've changed the title to read 'Racism' instead of 'Racist' - it's in context now

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Damn you, I was hoping for more posts like Mar's which obviously hadn't bothered to read the original post :-X

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I've changed the title to read 'Racism' instead of 'Racist' - it's in context now

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Damn you, I was hoping for more posts like Mar's which obviously hadn't bothered to read the original post :-X

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Mar is the forums P4P no.1 for that. ;D

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It's also a fact that Khan is the only boxer thats "hate" gets tied in with racism.

We've had guys being accused of racism for saying Khan is chinny. :beat:

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I agree many people suffer from some form of racism. However Khan is a Muslim in a British society where Islam is portrayed as the devil.

'Paki's coming over and taking our job'
'Muslims can get away with anything' - one that i've even heard on here.
'They're knocking down churches to build Mosques'
'They're wanting to impose Sharia Law in the UK'
'Paki's are all terrorists'
'We're being ethnicly cleansed'

Are all things i hear regularly. Browse many of the UK Newspaper websites and look at the comment section and you'll see what i mean.
There seems to be a genuine fear of Islam, pretty much stirred up by the media.

So for Khan, it is different than it ever has been for any black fighter in the UK.

Having said that, it's fuck all to do with him being a superstar. He's not doing too badly.[/quote]

It is like that here in the States as well...Probably more so in some cases...Remember what happened on 9\11...Regardless of who did it many peop[le blame anyone within 5 countries of Iraq, Pakistan, Iran etc....

Here they are all called Deli owners, towel heads, and much worse...Here I think we maybe more racist then the UK by far with any race not just Middle easterns....I mean hell mate 50yrs ago Blacks were not even allowed to drink from public water fountains....Now our leader is Black..

Talk about coming a long way in a short amount of time.....

So I would not say it is in the UK he suffers only but again he nis a big name on the verge of a superstar....Like I said before though attitude has much to do with it.....

The last thing people want to hear today with the economy in such trouble is a guy making 6 and 7 figures a yr talking about people don't like me and if I was white I would be loved blah blah blah

I agree many people suffer from some form of racism. However Khan is a Muslim in a British society where Islam is portrayed as the devil.

'Paki's coming over and taking our job'
'Muslims can get away with anything' - one that i've even heard on here.
'They're knocking down churches to build Mosques'
'They're wanting to impose Sharia Law in the UK'
'Paki's are all terrorists'
'We're being ethnicly cleansed'

Are all things i hear regularly. Browse many of the UK Newspaper websites and look at the comment section and you'll see what i mean.
There seems to be a genuine fear of Islam, pretty much stirred up by the media.

So for Khan, it is different than it ever has been for any black fighter in the UK.

Having said that, it's fuck all to do with him being a superstar. He's not doing too badly.[/quote]

It is like that here in the States as well...Probably more so in some cases...Remember what happened on 9\11...Regardless of who did it many peop[le blame anyone within 5 countries of Iraq, Pakistan, Iran etc....

Here they are all called Deli owners, towel heads, and much worse...Here I think we maybe more racist then the UK by far with any race not just Middle easterns....I mean hell mate 50yrs ago Blacks were not even allowed to drink from public water fountains....Now our leader is Black..

Talk about coming a long way in a short amount of time.....

So I would not say it is in the UK he suffers only but again he nis a big name on the verge of a superstar....Like I said before though attitude has much to do with it.....

The last thing people want to hear today with the economy in such trouble is a guy making 6 and 7 figures a yr talking about people don't like me and if I was white I would be loved blah blah blah[/quote]


There is an important point that nobody has mentioned though here and it applies to all interview comments not just Amir's.

But we don't know what Amir was asked that provoked such a response. He doesn't just ring the press up and make an announcement, obviously he was being interviewed, and clearly they asked him a question, and he answered it.

It puts a different perspective on things, he might have been asked 'Do you feel that you are prejudiced against in some ways, that some people view you negatively on account of your race?', etc and he answered the way he did because he felt strongly about it at that moment.

Amir doesn't control what headlines are made about him, or what quotes the press will grab and run with.

He's just a young kid who answers questions asked to him honestly. I like that he says what he thinks, and doesn't give false politically correct statements all the time.

He wears his heart on his sleeve and isn't afraid to state his views. Nothing wrong with that at all imo.

I also find it ridiculous that some people can dislike him because of an interview response he made, he's just young, talented and confident, qualities that are generally not admired.