Amir Khan

[Box Pro]

Is it just me or does there seem to be a lot of people that want to see Khan fail? I like Khan, and was shocked at the manor of his defeat to Prescott. I agree totally with Shamrock that the KO was due to a problem with defence more than his ability to take a shot. When you watch the slow motion replay of the second left hook that knocked him down, I think it would have floored most fighters!

I'm definitely up for seeing him fight Thaxton, and Jon has been wanting to fight him for absolutely ages so he should make the most of this opportunity. It would be a big pay day for him too! If the next fight is PPV I'm probably not going to watch it... £15 for 54 seconds!??!!?!?

[Shamrock]

Is it just me or does there seem to be a lot of people that want to see Khan fail? I like Khan, and was shocked at the manor of his defeat to Prescott. I agree totally with Shamrock that the KO was due to a problem with defence more than his ability to take a shot. When you watch the slow motion replay of the second left hook that knocked him down, I think it would have floored most fighters!

I'm definitely up for seeing him fight Thaxton, and Jon has been wanting to fight him for absolutely ages so he should make the most of this opportunity. It would be a big pay day for him too! If the next fight is PPV I'm probably not going to watch it... £15 for 54 seconds!??!!?!?

It's not just you fella... there's no other nation I can think of where the fans and oublic treat their sportsman the way we British do. I've mentioned this a few times now. I don't why it is but we have a problem when it comes to winners. Frank Bruno gets hero status and supported to the hilt when his limitations are exposed and he loses. Eubank on the other hand gets vilified for being undefeated and having one of the longest world championship records. They are just two examples.

Amir has always been seen as a down to earth kid but over the last few months there have been worrying signs that he has started to believe his own hype. Trying to walk through a noted puncher in Precott with no plan B... scary.

The firing of his long time trainer and the jump to Sky PPV have also allienated him from genuine fans. Talk of Amir being ready for a world championship fight were ridiculous as is the talk that Amir is 'the biggest let down' for a fighter that has won an olympic medal. I remember Nigel Benn being knocked out by a jab from Michael Watson and a lot of people saying that he had been exposed and that his career was over... how wrong they were. Nigel took stock from the defeat learnt a hard lesson and came better. I hope Amir can do the same. I would love nothing better than for him to come back stronger. He has already said that training in the USA is great because he can walk down the street without being noticed. Maybe that will give him a reality check.

If he does learn from his mistakes and can progrees from the amateur style which he is still very much in it would be atravesty for us as a NAtion not to get behind him.

Thaxton will be a good test - if Amir has learnt from his last fight he will win... if not and he leaves his chin out Thaxton will more than likely takehis head off....