UK fans : Do you like Khan?

[Saddo]

Funny thing is hes growing on me... i keep on wanting him to prove me wrong as i think he could be a good future star if his chin gets tested and hold out

BUT...

his arrogence is getting worse nothing wrong with that as i was a massive Naz fan but Naz backed it up.

to me Khans claims of this and that hold no weight till he stops stepping in the ring with these feather fists they are feeding him... take on someone with power that isnt a tomato can and he can brag as much as he likes for me

i see this year being very intresting for Khan as i'm sure it said on ITV that he only has a year left with the Warren contract so depending on if he resigns with Warren will make all the difference to his fights under the Sports network contract.

remember Rickys last fight under Warren it was against the top rated KT ((think about it i'm sure most know what i'm getting at ))

for me he will lose as soon as he is put in with any test with more than a 50% KO ratio... prob 2 fights away

but hey i would love him to prove me wrong because behind all the hype and bragging hes seems like an ok kid... just wish he would take a leaf out of the old Hatton book on PR rather than the old Naz

[GAME]

his arrogence is getting worse nothing wrong with that as i was a massive Naz fan but Naz backed it up.

Watching Nas at the same stage of his career was so much better . He looked more talented, more entertaining, more powerful, quicker etc . Kahn hasnt shown me anything to suggest he is a superstar waiting to happen . If he were the next Floyd, Oscar or Jones then we'd know by now

Barrera was my favourite fighter when he beat teh Prince and ended years of me watching to see him lose. So far Ive had 3 years of disapointments wanting to see Kahn get hurt cuz his comp has been awful . Maybe Juan Diaz will be the little Mexican to expose him .

[Saddo]

Game i think we are saying the same thing... re read my post

[GAME]

Game i think we are saying the same thing... re read my post

I know . Im just adding my 50 cents

Agreed with your assessment last night too .

[Saddo]

Game i think we are saying the same thing... re read my post

I know . Im just adding my 50 cents

Agreed with your assessment last night too .

[Mark TKO]

I can't warm to him - and I do think he believes his own hype and is too cocky and arrogant. Am a big fan of hatton and Calzaghe and am beginning to feel same about Haye too but with this lad I just find myself hoping the other guy sparks him.

I remember telling you all about 18 months or so back about him driving a Lamborghini round Leeds City Centre on a Friday night passed the main bars (several times !) blowing the horn as if to say - get a load of me (I haven't beat anyone of note yet !!). Guess that didn't help with my impression of him

Like many I also believe he will be levelled when he goes in with a decent puncher.


As I have always said from day one he will be found out and kayoed within 18 fights

[richard (mossley)]

I can't warm to him - and I do think he believes his own hype and is too cocky and arrogant. Am a big fan of hatton and Calzaghe and am beginning to feel same about Haye too but with this lad I just find myself hoping the other guy sparks him.

I remember telling you all about 18 months or so back about him driving a Lamborghini round Leeds City Centre on a Friday night passed the main bars (several times !) blowing the horn as if to say - get a load of me (I haven't beat anyone of note yet !!). Guess that didn't help with my impression of him

Like many I also believe he will be levelled when he goes in with a decent puncher.




As I have always said from day one he will be found out and kayoed within 18 fights

Again the main reasons you state for dislinking Khan: arrogance and cockiness, belive own hype. I would say that Haye and Calzaghe are far worse, sounds hypocritical to me.

In my view, we cannot ignore the fact there is a lot of Islamophobia in this country which creates a state of mistrust, whenever they see a Muslim.

[superheavyrhun]

his arrogence is getting worse nothing wrong with that as i was a massive Naz fan but Naz backed it up.

Watching Nas at the same stage of his career was so much better . He looked more talented, more entertaining, more powerful, quicker etc . Kahn hasnt shown me anything to suggest he is a superstar waiting to happen . If he were the next Floyd, Oscar or Jones then we'd know by now

Barrera was my favourite fighter when he beat teh Prince and ended years of me watching to see him lose. So far Ive had 3 years of disapointments wanting to see Kahn get hurt cuz his comp has been awful . Maybe Juan Diaz will be the little Mexican to expose him .

To be fair, I think Khan has shown that he's strong, quick, fairly accurate and goes forward quite a bit too. He's still growing into his career, and with talk of him being two fights away from a world title shot so young shows for me that he is coming along quite nicely.

As with all fighters, the big test will come when he's in with a hard-hitting champion, but so far he's not been in with many big hitters. Earl was meant to test the chin, but Khan demolished him. And dispatching Gairy St Clair, a recent champion was a good performance too. Hopefully, the big occasion when he gets his big shot will motivate him even more, and make him step up his game and quality once more, and I'm not ruling him out from doing that.

[Saddo]

and with talk of him being two fights away from a world title shot so young shows for me that he is coming along quite nicely.

it makes me think that he aint renewing his contract

[NUCLEAR BULL]

first things first he does seem to have good talent, speed, and punch power, he seems able to go at a good pace round after round.... however i dont like the way he has become a real arrogant little prat, whenever he gives a interview he says something that makes you wish he gets beat. there getting him fights against smaller, weaker, non-punchers and he acts like he's beating top 5 ranked guys in the world...... he said in the interview before lastnights circus act that everyone around the world knows the name amir khan

they should sit him down and tell him to be a little more humble and accept he's getting hand picked opponets to build him up and keep him winning in a manner he can showcase his skills....... he hasn't done anything special in his pro ranks.............nothing that a decent pro getting a big push and hand picked fights wouldn't do, think how much stick a heavyweight would get for fighting nobodys and having a 25 and 0 record... think how we all dished out on audley harriosn for fighting no bodies........amir should be more humble and thankfull boxing fans afre prepared to wait and support him during this time in his carrear.........plus he seems to behave a bit wreckless out the ring with his constant driving bans and showing of with expensive cars, he has to get back down to earth

but hes got talent

[superheavyrhun]

I think the comparisons with Audley Harrison seem to be very harsh, because he truly was fighting bums time and again, whilst Khan has been stepping up the opposition and building up the quality he's facing.

1 former world champion
1 former world title challenger
1 Commonwealth champion
1 former European title challenger
1 former British title challenger

and those are his last five fights. Combined record of 131-12-6.

Audley Harrison's five fights at the same stage of his "career":
1 Polish Champion
1 former British Champion (who had lost the 6 fights before that one)
1 WBF "world" champion
1 guy with 3 losses in four fights previously to the fight with Audley
1 guy with a 7-4 record.

Combined records of those 5 : 95-31-2.

Stats can explain almost anything when spun correctly, but these tell me that Khan is a different league to Audley at the same stages of their careers.

[ono]

I don't personally know him.

I don't like all the hype that The Sun and ITV create but i won't let that sway any judgement i make on Kahn. He comes across in interviews as any of other fighter does.....who believes in himself and is genuinely confident.

A lot of folk confuse this with cockiness.

He's a very good fighter. He needs to work on his defence, but i think he has much more ability than Calzaghe and Hatton both had at that age.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I like Khan. Dont have a problem with his attitude at all. I watch all his fights and i alwyas hope he wins.

Mind you i doubt that he'll pass the test against a live pucher....

When ever that hapens?

[Scrap]

One thing I dont like, He always tries to Batter the Door down with a big Hammer. At the moment the doors arnt that strong. Id like to see a bit more craft being incorperated to help in the future, as he moves up the locks get stronger

[bambamdaddio]

Yeah me too, I like Khan a lot, and don't see the attitude problem that some do...I see a talented young boxer trying to keep the balance of his Muslim faith in a christian country,

He's a young talent who's doing his job well in the ring...he is not perfect, neither is he the finished article, but he is one hell of a prospect as a boxer, but one who is having to deal with the marketing men out of the ring...he is still learning and is a very respectfull young bloke...

I wish him all the luck in the world....he's good for boxing, and for those that think he ain't been tested he will be tested ...but lets not pretend he doesn't want that because he does...and its coming soon...