UK fans : Do you like Khan?

[Poom]

Dont know why but I just find myself hoping he loses whenever he fights,

I know this is kind of a British thing to do , to pray for a crash and burn, but I am not really prone to doing this, I was very upset when Hatton lost and would be if Calzaghe or Haye did too.

I think it is just his personality , I find him very obnoxious during his interviews, + quite boring infact. Or maybe it is because he hasn't had a chance to prove himself in a gruelling match yet that I dont have that *like* for him.

What do the rest of the UK fans think ?

Because looking at the papers you would think he is loved.

[oakleyno1]

hate him, dont mind weay he fights but hate his personality, HOWEVER he is good for british boxing so i hope he keeps winning

[superheavyrhun]

Personally, I think he doesn't come across too badly in interviews and public appearances, and he has done some good things for the community etc and charity work, but it's hard to say whether that is just Frank Warren telling him what to do to continue upping his profile.

Although he'll never convert the hardline racists, I still think its a good thing to have top level muslim sportsmen achieving things and breaking down some divides in British society.

The one thing that does worry me about him, that we've already seen signs of is him getting into trouble driving too fast and whether it could be a sign of a Naz-like demise. Whatever happens, I think it'll make for an interesting year or two ahead for him as he looks to prove himself.

[Kel]

No. I think he is too full of himself. Probably due to the hype ITV and The SUN give him. They even advertised last night fight with the words 'Muhammad Ali' for fucks sake. Went like this "Ali did it, can Khan?"..........what the fuck!!!!!

I just want him to lose because he will get so hyped up he will look a joke when he gets the shit beaten out of him at world class(if he ever gets there)

He is a prospect getting the attention of a legend by dumb casual numpties. I am actually really angry he gets this much exposure. He does have talent to have a good career but I see so many that world class guys would take advantage of and break this kid.

Khan is gaining peoples interest in boxing with all this media attention. But his die hard followers are gonna suffer like he will. He is no Naz, not even close, but he has the attention.

[ICB]

No i don't he gets well too hyped and when he come out with the comment that he could compete with Mayweather. I thought that was ridiculous and it turned me right off him. He is doing good for UK boxing and of course im happy in the aspect. But if he gets in the ring with J.Diaz, Campbell, Casamayor, he loses IMO.

[bzkfn]

hate him, dont mind weay he fights but hate his personality, HOWEVER he is good for british boxing so i hope he keeps winning

This is how I feel. He's a great talent but a class A prick at times and I wish he'd tone it down.

[richard (mossley)]

hate him, dont mind weay he fights but hate his personality, HOWEVER he is good for british boxing so i hope he keeps winning

This is how I feel. He's a great talent but a class A prick at times and I wish he'd tone it down.

Just cant see this.
Just how is Amir Khan more full of himself than, say, Calzaghe.
Sorry but these people who hate Khan, it does smell of unconscience racism.
Khan does loads for the community, he carrys himself off really well and is polite, not as cocky as a million other boxers.
Great talent, whole contry should get behind him and watch his development with interest.

[leftylee]

I like Khan though he can be really annoying in a way.

In annoying I mean calling people out, the other day on boxingscene he called out Cassamayor and then a few days later on Warrens site he called out Nate Campbell, I rememeber when he called out Mayweather and that is ridiculous.

I like him though, his speed is immense and is power is improving all the time, there is doubts about his chin but I see him being a world champion by the end of the year. One major thing I like is he knows how to finish a guy off. When he drops a guy he goes in for the kill and with his blistering speed the guy is gone before the round is out, look at the Limond and Earl fights along with the Kristjansen one last night.

[Bomp]

I like him. Don't think he's any more arrogant in his abilities than most boxers, he just gets more press. People who don't like him will take everything he says the wrong way.

Hope he keeps his feet on the ground and doesn't do the Naz route. When Khan ran over that person on the crossing, at least he had the conscience to stop, and seem genuinely concerned and guilty, rather than run away like that other turd.

[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 .

[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.