Khan eyeing P4P title WTF

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KHAN EYEING P4P STATUS
Date: 14 Jul : Author: Iain Axon


Amir Khan says that victory on Saturday night will pave the way to a series of lucrative fights with the very best boxers in the world.

And the 22-year-old believes that not only can he fight the best, but he can become the best with the help of trainer Freddie Roach.

Khan challenges Andreas Kotelnik for the WBA light-welterweight title at the MEN Arena, Manchester, on Saturday night.

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And while Khan insists that he is fully focused on the clash with the Ukrainian, he can't help but look forward to potential big money fights which could be made come victory.

One possible opponent on the agenda is Ricky Hatton, who is looking for one last hurrah to end his career following a painful defeat against Manny Pacquiao earlier this year.

"People keep asking me about the Ricky Hatton fight and other big fights" Khan told the BBC.

"The fight with Ricky - if it happens, it happens. We are both not pushing it, we're both going to see what the promoters say. We'll leave it with promoters and if the fight is made, it's made.

"We'll see what happens in the future but I've got bigger things to do at the moment, a world title fight.

"To win a world title in this day and age with the likes of Manny Pacquiao, (Juan Manuel) Marquez, (Floyd) Mayweather (Jr) in the same weight category - its going to catapult me and put me right at the top."

And Khan believes that if he continues to make improvements under Roach, he could soon be challenging Pacquiao and Mayweather for the mantle of best P4P fighter in the sport.

"Hopefully in a year's time [or] two years' time Freddie will make me a machine, make me a fighter like Manny Pacquiao or better," he told The Guardian.

"I'm one of those fighters who want to achieve the best, who never ducks some fights, who always take risks, and that's what I do.

"And this fight now I'm taking a risk by going up a weight, fighting someone at a world level for a world title, but that's me."

i really want Kotelnik to win this one

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Although it looks like he up to his old tricks again running down cyclists and predestrians

Khan, 22, was behind the wheel of his Range Rover when the accident happened in his home town of Bolton on Sunday night.

The cyclist suffered a head injury and was taken to hospital. His injuries are not thought to be serious.

A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said: "At 9.40pm on Sunday 12 July 2009, police were called to Moor Lane, Bolton, following reports of a road traffic collision.

"Officers attended and discovered a Range Rover had collided with a cyclist.

"The cyclist suffered a head injury in the collision and was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.

"His injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

"No one else was injured in the collision.

"Inquiries are ongoing."

Khan, who first shot to fame as a teenager by winning a silver medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004, has twice been in trouble with police over his driving.

In October 2007 he was convicted of careless driving after he went through a red light and injured a pedestrian.

He was driving his £87,000 BMW convertible in Bradshawgate, Bolton, when he struck Geoffrey Hatton on a pelican crossing. Mr Hatton, 55, suffered a broken leg in the incident.

Khan was cleared of dangerous driving, but found guilty of careless driving. He was given a six-month driving ban and fined £1,000.

Three months later he was back in court to face magistrates for an earlier offence of speeding.

A police officer said his own speedometer was "off the clock" at 155mph as he pursued the boxer on the M62 motorway near Rochdale.

He was fined £1,000 and banned for 42 days for speeding in his BMW.

On Saturday Khan will fight Andreas Kotelnik for the WBA world welterweight title in Manchester, his first attempt to win a world title.

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His punishments have been pretty pathetic havent they. Ive never hit anyone yet I got fined more and got a longer ban and had to do CS. He is given a laughable fine which to him doesnt even make a dent in his lose change.

Now he wants to be p4p king. Its a bit soon to be talking about that when he has never beaten a decent fighter ( headbutting a washed up Barrera doesnt count ) A couple of fights agao he was laid out in less than a minute vs a nobody but that doesnt seem to have humbled him at all

[Majesty]

At the same time if you aren't in boxing to be the best or to be somewhere on the p4p lists eventually then why the hell are you in boxing? In my opinion there's no reason to bash someone who wants to be the best. Would you rather he say something like "I'm gonna do the bare minimum just to make a bunch of money and quit right before I accomplish anything special just to screw with the fans"

[Gandalf]

Khan is an idiot, plain and simple. He continues to run his mouth and talk complete and utter rubbish. Nothing would give me greater satisfaction than to see him thoroughly humiliated this weekend.

He hasn't even won a belt and he's raving on about being potential PFP material. He is a mentalist. No way this ridiculous human being lives up to his half arsed claims.

Come on Kotelnik, spark this insidious lemming of a man!

[paddy448]

Khan is an idiot, plain and simple. He continues to run his mouth and talk complete and utter rubbish. Nothing would give me greater satisfaction than to see him thoroughly humiliated this weekend.

He hasn't even won a belt and he's raving on about being potential PFP material. He is a mentalist. No way this ridiculous human being lives up to his half arsed claims.

Come on Kotelnik, spark this insidious lemming of a man!

damn miles, u really dislike this dude

[paddy448]

Khan is an idiot, plain and simple. He continues to run his mouth and talk complete and utter rubbish. Nothing would give me greater satisfaction than to see him thoroughly humiliated this weekend.

He hasn't even won a belt and he's raving on about being potential PFP material. He is a mentalist. No way this ridiculous human being lives up to his half arsed claims.

Come on Kotelnik, spark this insidious lemming of a man!

[chip]

At the same time if you aren't in boxing to be the best or to be somewhere on the p4p lists eventually then why the hell are you in boxing? In my opinion there's no reason to bash someone who wants to be the best. Would you rather he say something like "I'm gonna do the bare minimum just to make a bunch of money and quit right before I accomplish anything special just to screw with the fans"

You know there are ways to say things when you have not proved yourself eg im learning all the time and have a dream......etc etc....a humble comment will gain more respect then i will be.... when i have not been in with a decent fighter and no i dont count MAB in there he was blinded in the first round.
Out of all the GB Olympians the most popular ones are the most humble!!!!!

[The Congressman]

God forbid, but Khan will be in suicide watch after he loses to Koltenik.

[C-Lo]

His punishments have been pretty pathetic havent they. Ive never hit anyone yet I got fined more and got a longer ban and had to do CS. He is given a laughable fine which to him doesnt even make a dent in his lose change.

Now he wants to be p4p king. Its a bit soon to be talking about that when he has never beaten a decent fighter ( headbutting a washed up Barrera doesnt count ) A couple of fights agao he was laid out in less than a minute vs a nobody but that doesnt seem to have humbled him at all

Still a cocky, full of himself bastard that is totally ignorant to the fact that everything he has acheived as a pro has been given to him on a plate.

He is more up his arse than Floyd Mayweather these days. The Prescott loss I think has been erased from his brain in a lab in Franks shed or something.

WHOA! Let's not get carried away here LOL! Mayweather is in a class alone on self-adoration. The difference in my eyes is that Mayweather has proven himself to say some of the things he says.

But anyways! Khan sure talks a lot considering he hasn't accomplished anything in his career yet. I get that he should have goals for being a P4P fighter, but he should be talking about it once he starts taking steps towards that direction...

[ono]

Pftt...who does he think he is, believing in himself and all that.

Grade A wanker

[MIKAY]

It seems like most people on here will twist anything that comes out of Khan's mouth to make him look like a bad guy and to be honest I can only put it down to the colour of his skin/religion. Some of the comments about Khan are truly disgusting like the one from MILES in an earlier thread of how he wishes Khan gets BRAIN DAMAGED in a fight!! Man after seeing what happened to Gerald Mcclellan that is disturbing and is way beyond your general disliking of a boxer, more like some sort of personal, racist vendetta. To make things worse saying that "after the Barrera fight" you started to dislike Khan is clearly a lie as you have been posting hate filled posts ever since Khan entered the world stage.

Can someone explain what is wrong with the statement below? The kids aspiring to be the best at his sport and aims to be like his role models Pacman just like everybody else does in his/her profession. What's the point of doing what you do if you don't want to try your best and be the best you possibly can.

Go for the win Khan, you have my support!

"Hopefully in a year's time [or] two years' time Freddie will make me a machine, make me a fighter like Manny Pacquiao or better," he told The Guardian.

"I'm one of those fighters who want to achieve the best, who never ducks some fights, who always take risks, and that's what I do.

"And this fight now I'm taking a risk by going up a weight, fighting someone at a world level for a world title, but that's me."

[Howlin Mad Missy]

At the same time if you aren't in boxing to be the best or to be somewhere on the p4p lists eventually then why the hell are you in boxing? In my opinion there's no reason to bash someone who wants to be the best. Would you rather he say something like "I'm gonna do the bare minimum just to make a bunch of money and quit right before I accomplish anything special just to screw with the fans"

At least it would be honest.

[LEGION]

At the same time if you aren't in boxing to be the best or to be somewhere on the p4p lists eventually then why the hell are you in boxing? In my opinion there's no reason to bash someone who wants to be the best. Would you rather he say something like "I'm gonna do the bare minimum just to make a bunch of money and quit right before I accomplish anything special just to screw with the fans"

Yes. Honesty is the best policy

No seriously, you're right.

[The Fightfan]

At the same time if you aren't in boxing to be the best or to be somewhere on the p4p lists eventually then why the hell are you in boxing? In my opinion there's no reason to bash someone who wants to be the best. Would you rather he say something like "I'm gonna do the bare minimum just to make a bunch of money and quit right before I accomplish anything special just to screw with the fans"

You see but the thing is not everyone is in the game to become champion. They don't say I will do the bare minimum. But they do know there is a paycheck at the end of the night sort of like any job.