Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
Khan had the mainstream coverage from Olympics
This - I don't think we had anybody decent in our boxing team and this 17 year old pops up to win a silver. It was perfect for him. Nobody else at any Olympics since has been made such a big deal out of. James De Gale got a nice 2 million contract but nowhere near as fast tracked as Amir was. I doubt any of the crop of medalists from this year will get that much hype either. A LOT of casuals know of Khan.