Another kahn critic

[Kev]

Can you name one fighter that has been given such undeserved opportunities though ? Thats why he is where he is. I cant think of anyone who was blown away in seconds by a nobody then given a shot to get an ATG on his record.

As for the name Barrera on his resume. People wont view that as a win because a headbutt stopped the fight . Should have been a NC not satisfactory at all. ( apart from to the Khan bummers)

How is his opportunity undeserved, he's an Olympic Silver Medalist and one of the biggest names in British boxing. Marco Antonio Barrera needed Khan every bit as much as Khan needed him, that's why he was willing to come to the UK to fight him. Khan generates interest and therefore money.

Besides Barrera isn't a world champion and wasn't even rated at lightweight so what about Khan facing him is undeserved? Who did deserve the shot at Barrera in your eyes?

And besides Barrera what other undeserved opportunities did he have? Was he not ready to fight Willie Limond? Did he jump the cue for Graham Earl and Michael Gomez.

Before you were criticising him for not making the big fights now your criticising the biggest name on his record and saying he shouldn't have had the chance in the first place?

If you think a guy who got beaten inside a minute by an unknown is more deserving of a superfight than someone who has paid their dues like Thaxton then thats fair enough . Thats all I needed to know about you . Lets leave it there .

hahahahhahah I;d LOVE to hear Don King explain to Barrera why he's NOT going to the UK to fight Amir Khan, arguably the most well known face in British boxing, that he'll be on a PPV card will fight in a packed arena in front of thousands and that a win will catapault him straight into the title mix at lightweight, but instead is coming over to the hometown of Jon Thaxton, seriously mate get a clue.

[GAME]

How is his opportunity undeserved, he's an Olympic Silver Medalist and one of the biggest names in British boxing. Marco Antonio Barrera needed Khan every bit as much as Khan needed him, that's why he was willing to come to the UK to fight him. Khan generates interest and therefore money.

Besides Barrera isn't a world champion and wasn't even rated at lightweight so what about Khan facing him is undeserved? Who did deserve the shot at Barrera in your eyes?

And besides Barrera what other undeserved opportunities did he have? Was he not ready to fight Willie Limond? Did he jump the cue for Graham Earl and Michael Gomez.

Before you were criticising him for not making the big fights now your criticising the biggest name on his record and saying he shouldn't have had the chance in the first place?

If you think a guy who got beaten inside a minute by an unknown is more deserving of a superfight than someone who has paid their dues like Thaxton then thats fair enough . Thats all I needed to know about you . Lets leave it there .

hahahahhahah I;d LOVE to hear Don King explain to Barrera why he's NOT going to the UK to fight Amir Khan, arguably the most well known face in British boxing, that he'll be on a PPV card will fight in a packed arena in front of thousands and that a win will catapault him straight into the title mix at lightweight, but instead is coming over to the hometown of Jon Thaxton, seriously mate get a clue.

Youve totally missed the point. I didnt realise you were that stupid

I was saying Thaxton is more deserving not more marketable. It seems that your saying just because Khan is well known he "deserves" the opportunities over more accomplished boxers . Thats pretty sad Bilbo.

[Kev]

If you think a guy who got beaten inside a minute by an unknown is more deserving of a superfight than someone who has paid their dues like Thaxton then thats fair enough . Thats all I needed to know about you . Lets leave it there .

hahahahhahah I;d LOVE to hear Don King explain to Barrera why he's NOT going to the UK to fight Amir Khan, arguably the most well known face in British boxing, that he'll be on a PPV card will fight in a packed arena in front of thousands and that a win will catapault him straight into the title mix at lightweight, but instead is coming over to the hometown of Jon Thaxton, seriously mate get a clue.

Youve totally missed the point. I didnt realise you were that stupid

I was saying Thaxton is more deserving not more marketable. It seems that your saying just because Khan is well known he "deserves" the opportunities over more accomplished boxers . Thats pretty sad Bilbo.

No offense but I don't think you have any idea what you're talking about. What about Barrera's status is there that meant Khan needed to be deserving of fighting him. Barrera held no world title. Barrera wasn't even ranked. Add to that he had actually retired following back to back losses to Pacquaio and Marquez and then when he came back moved up into Amir's weight class what exactly did Amir need to be 'deserving' of him for?

It was a crossroads fight, a chance for both of them to get straight back into the picture and back onto the world scene with a potential end of the road risk for the loser.

Please understand this carefully, They BOTH NEEDED EACH OTHER EQUALLY.

Barrera came over here to fight Khan because he was the BEST option for Barrera to immediately rebuild his career and make an impact on the light weight title picture. The reason being, because Khan is an Olympic Silver Medalist (in boxing so is that not an achievement?) and is regarded around the world as one of the hottest prospects in boxing.

Doesn't Barrera, a boxing legend 'deserve' better than coming to England to fight Jon Thaxton?


Khan vs Barrera was inspired matchmaking, for BOTH men.

If Barrera had a world title maybe you could argue Khan shouldn't be getting the shot ahead of other's (like Prescott for example) but this wasn't for a belt, it was a cross roads fight.

[feeney]

Come on bilbo barrera didnt need kahn at all he had his number 2 wbo rating kahn had nothing, its obviouse warren paid barrera a fortune to come over and barrera thought he had a good chance of winning, as kahn has a glass jaw barrera may have caught kahn later in the fight, you never know. You cant blame kahn for the way he has been portrayed, Its warrens doing. One thing that has always annoyed me about kahn though is he says things like he was a legend and i beat him up. and makes big deals about beating lower opposition, fair enought if he went in beat murray, thaxton, a natural lightweight who is a threat. Then he could show off. I remember reading somwhere kahn saying he could beat mayweather over three rounds! Hes a twat caught up in his own hype and even getting blasted out in 50 seconds hasnt stopped his ego mouth. People like you bilbo are also caught up in his hype. He will never imo be a great champion if he ever wins a world belt. Because of his chin, People are saying (ok he has a glass jaw but.....) But nothing name an all time great who had a glass jaw? look at the big picture.

[Kev]

Come on bilbo barrera didnt need kahn at all he had his number 2 wbo rating kahn had nothing, its obviouse warren paid barrera a fortune to come over and barrera thought he had a good chance of winning, as kahn has a glass jaw barrera may have caught kahn later in the fight, you never know. You cant blame kahn for the way he has been portrayed, Its warrens doing. One thing that has always annoyed me about kahn though is he says things like he was a legend and i beat him up. and makes big deals about beating lower opposition, fair enought if he went in beat murray, thaxton, a natural lightweight who is a threat. Then he could show off. I remember reading somwhere kahn saying he could beat mayweather over three rounds! Hes a twat caught up in his own hype and even getting blasted out in 50 seconds hasnt stopped his ego mouth. People like you bilbo are also caught up in his hype. He will never imo be a great champion if he ever wins a world belt. Because of his chin, People are saying (ok he has a glass jaw but.....) But nothing name an all time great who had a glass jaw? look at the big picture.

Where have I said he will be an all time great? I just get fed up people just wishing him to fail and claiming that he's 'just hype'.

He's hyped for sure, no doubt, but he's hyped because he's super talented.

Look at Yuriorkis Gamboa, several years older than Khan, gets knocked down in virtually every fight as well, hasn't yet stepped up in class, but is still regarded (and rightly so) as a super talented prospect and one to watch.

If gamboa gets floored and stopped by an unknown, the chances are that Gamboa will still be the star of the pair, and rightly so. Why? Because he has proven skills and is ultra exciting, the same as Khan.

Those who are saying Thaxton has done more are missing the point. Khan in the eyes of even the biggest hater is a far better techinical boxer than Thaxton. His style is far more exciting, he has far more potential, and a far more saleable image than the 35 Thaxton who he know is decent domestic level and nothing more.

That's why Khan gets more breaks than the likes of Thaxton.

People don't want to see Barrera fight Thaxton, or Juan Diaz fight Thaxton, they want to see Amir fight Thaxton, becuase he has so much more talent, potential etc.

As for him being mouthy he's certainly no worse than any other fighters and more respectful than most.

I imagine he gets sick of all the constant criticism he gets and so tends to speak out in frustration at times.

And he is asbolutely in his right to say he thinks he would have stopped Barrera, if the roles were reveresed and Barrera said even if they hadn't stopped Khan for the cut you can see from the fact I dominated every round that I was going to knock him out anyway would anyone be arguing? Who would be sticking up for Khan saying well he just couldn't see for the cut.

He's a talented guy who has hardened himself to the criticism around him. Being constantly told he has a glass jaw and will be exposed he needs to build a tought mindset.

His attitude is completely right imo. I hope he gets Katsidis or John Murray next (lets remember Murray has made his name largely through calling out Amir) and I hope and expect him to beat them both.