Quote Originally Posted by skel1983 View Post
Quote Originally Posted by generalbulldog View Post
Put it this way, if Khan really wants to fight Maidana that bad as you say, then why not offer a little more to fight him? As of this time he needs Maidana more than Maidana needs him. Because the boxing world still wants to see Khan in with a puncher that's a top 5 fighter in the division. I'm not the only one that has been saying Khan is cherry picking his fights to avoid big punchers since the Presscot lost. A lot of fans, fighters, and boxing writers are saying the same thing.

And about Pac, no he was not mainstream especially in the USA. Mainstream athletes are the American football ones and basketball ones mostly. Boxing is just a niche sport in this country now.

I remember Jazmerkin put it best about Pac, when he was talking about Duran a few months back, in that Duran before his victory over Leonard was very well known only in the boxing community, but exploded into the mainstream when he beat Leonard, just like Pac beating De La Hoya.

WTF Khan needs Maidana more than Maidana needs him?

Wow what are you talking about? Khan is one of the hottest things in boxing weather rightly so or not mate have you banged your head tonight?

Maidana last fight was at home in some school gym against Corley in front ao no mainstream tv the same Corley who is 6-9 in his last 15 fights and got paid peanuts, Khan was headlining a HBO Live show from Madison sqaure garden??

Sorry who needs who here?

FFS mate what are you talking about Pac wasn't mainstream? Mainstream what? Now he is one of the biggest sports stars in the world are you trying to say that equals mainstream??

He was pfp numbero uno and had been on HBO headlining HBO for five years and many ppv's what are you talking about he wasn't mainstream?

Your going on as if he just moved over from his home counry and Dela Hoya was his first big fight?
I think Armin had it right about how Khan is seen in this country, meaning the USA and I think he shares my thoughts exactly.

And about Pac, the average sports fan in the USA doesn't know who he was until he beat De La Hoya the golden boy of boxing in this country. Our mainstream sports stars are like Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, Payton Manning, Serina Williams, Albert Pujols, Brett Favre, etc. Who knows maybe he was mainstream in the UK before the De La Hoya fight but not in the US. Maybe we are seeing it from the different perspective of the British and American viewpoint.

No problems at all bro, we'll just agree to disagree.