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[Howlin Mad Missy]

NO! Really, what did you expect?

[ono]

Me. I still don't get why people hate him. He's made a few silly comments over-rating his own ability but i've yet to see a fighter who doesn't talk up his own ability.

Ok he can't drive. Other than that, generally speaking, he speaks well, he's pretty exciting to watch, he's got very good ability.

I don't get it really. Carl froch, Joe Calzaghe and David Haye are far more arrogant, yet neither of them get booed and jeered on their way to the ring.

I wonder why?

[Fenster]

Me. I still don't get why people hate him. He's made a few silly comments over-rating his own ability but i've yet to see a fighter who doesn't talk up his own ability.

Ok he can't drive. Other than that, generally speaking, he speaks well, he's pretty exciting to watch, he's got very good ability.

I don't get it really. Carl froch, Joe Calzaghe and David Haye are far more arrogant, yet neither of them get booed and jeered on their way to the ring.

I wonder why?

Because none of them turned PRO as a guaranteed millionaire in the spotlight. Simple as.

[ono]

Me. I still don't get why people hate him. He's made a few silly comments over-rating his own ability but i've yet to see a fighter who doesn't talk up his own ability.

Ok he can't drive. Other than that, generally speaking, he speaks well, he's pretty exciting to watch, he's got very good ability.

I don't get it really. Carl froch, Joe Calzaghe and David Haye are far more arrogant, yet neither of them get booed and jeered on their way to the ring.

I wonder why?

Because none of them turned PRO as a guaranteed millionaire in the spotlight. Simple as.

Because none of them won a medal at the Olympics at the age of 17. A massive achievement when you consider he was the only British fighter there. Some things deserve recognition.

[Fenster]

Me. I still don't get why people hate him. He's made a few silly comments over-rating his own ability but i've yet to see a fighter who doesn't talk up his own ability.

Ok he can't drive. Other than that, generally speaking, he speaks well, he's pretty exciting to watch, he's got very good ability.

I don't get it really. Carl froch, Joe Calzaghe and David Haye are far more arrogant, yet neither of them get booed and jeered on their way to the ring.

I wonder why?

Because none of them turned PRO as a guaranteed millionaire in the spotlight. Simple as.

Because none of them won a medal at the Olympics at the age of 17. A massive achievement when you consider he was the only British fighter there. Some things deserve recognition.

What young rich sportsperson is universally loved? Khan's support FAR outweighs the hate. He wouldn't sell 8,000 tickets otherwise.

Gold medal winners
Audley = hated.
DeGale = booed on debut for fucks sake.

If they turned pro under the radar no-one would see them until they get near championship level. The spotlight from day one is the only real reason Khan has haters. Like all famous fighters have.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Because none of them turned PRO as a guaranteed millionaire in the spotlight. Simple as.

Because none of them won a medal at the Olympics at the age of 17. A massive achievement when you consider he was the only British fighter there. Some things deserve recognition.

What young rich sportsperson is universally loved? Khan's support FAR outweighs the hate. He wouldn't sell 8,000 tickets otherwise.

Gold medal winners
Audley = hated.
DeGale = booed on debut for fucks sake.

If they turned pro under the radar no-one would see them until they get near championship level. The spotlight from day one is the only real reason Khan has haters. Like all famous fighters have.

Exactly.

[ono]

Because none of them turned PRO as a guaranteed millionaire in the spotlight. Simple as.

Because none of them won a medal at the Olympics at the age of 17. A massive achievement when you consider he was the only British fighter there. Some things deserve recognition.

What young rich sportsperson is universally loved? Khan's support FAR outweighs the hate. He wouldn't sell 8,000 tickets otherwise.

Gold medal winners
Audley = hated.
DeGale = booed on debut for fucks sake.

If they turned pro under the radar no-one would see them until they get near championship level. The spotlight from day one is the only real reason Khan has haters. Like all famous fighters have.

That's not support. He might be a ticket seller but that's different from having 'supporters'. The chorus of boos when he makes his way to the ring suggests there's an awful lot of fans paying to see him get ko'ed. Nobody is asking for him to be universally loved. It would just be nice to see an arena packed with fans who want him to do well.

[gudnite vienna]

mark my words, If Kahn gets the big fights in vegas, you will once again see thousands of brits invading the place..

Best supporters in the world.!!

People will warm to him, its not his fault he was so good that he won an olympic medal at 17, we should be proud of him...

Some people want to get a grip..

[Fenster]

Because none of them won a medal at the Olympics at the age of 17. A massive achievement when you consider he was the only British fighter there. Some things deserve recognition.

What young rich sportsperson is universally loved? Khan's support FAR outweighs the hate. He wouldn't sell 8,000 tickets otherwise.

Gold medal winners
Audley = hated.
DeGale = booed on debut for fucks sake.

If they turned pro under the radar no-one would see them until they get near championship level. The spotlight from day one is the only real reason Khan has haters. Like all famous fighters have.

That's not support. He might be a ticket seller but that's different from having 'supporters'. The chorus of boos when he makes his way to the ring suggests there's an awful lot of fans paying to see him get ko'ed. Nobody is asking for him to be universally loved. It would just be nice to see an arena packed with fans who want him to do well.

That happened at the Barrera fight. Barrera being a legend naturally brought out a ton of Brit boxing fans to see HIM.

Apart from that, the small number of boos for Khan are completely drowned out by the cheering for him. Haters don't even buy his PPV's let alone go to see him live.

[Majesty]

Me. I still don't get why people hate him. He's made a few silly comments over-rating his own ability but i've yet to see a fighter who doesn't talk up his own ability.

Ok he can't drive. Other than that, generally speaking, he speaks well, he's pretty exciting to watch, he's got very good ability.

I don't get it really. Carl froch, Joe Calzaghe and David Haye are far more arrogant, yet neither of them get booed and jeered on their way to the ring.

I wonder why?

Because none of them turned PRO as a guaranteed millionaire in the spotlight. Simple as.

Did anyone boo Oscar De La Hoya or Ray Leonard?

I don't think thats a good enough reason to hate someone and hope they don't succeed.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Me. I still don't get why people hate him. He's made a few silly comments over-rating his own ability but i've yet to see a fighter who doesn't talk up his own ability.

Ok he can't drive. Other than that, generally speaking, he speaks well, he's pretty exciting to watch, he's got very good ability.

I don't get it really. Carl froch, Joe Calzaghe and David Haye are far more arrogant, yet neither of them get booed and jeered on their way to the ring.

I wonder why?

They weren't given the hype job that Khan was from day 1.

Check the threads plenty of people hate those three, stop with the wonder why comments because no doubt people will be looking to blame it on racism.

[ono]

Me. I still don't get why people hate him. He's made a few silly comments over-rating his own ability but i've yet to see a fighter who doesn't talk up his own ability.

Ok he can't drive. Other than that, generally speaking, he speaks well, he's pretty exciting to watch, he's got very good ability.

I don't get it really. Carl froch, Joe Calzaghe and David Haye are far more arrogant, yet neither of them get booed and jeered on their way to the ring.

I wonder why?

They weren't given the hype job that Khan was from day 1.

Check the threads plenty of people hate those three, stop with the wonder why comments because no doubt people will be looking to blame it on racism.

That's because they didn't win a medal at the Olympics at the age of 17.

The 'wonder why' comment wasn't referencing racism. But since you've brought it up, i have to say i find it odd that people, just because they're not racists themselves, can completely dismiss racism as being a factor for his apparent dislike.

I can in pretty good confidence say that from my experience it is a factor. I've watched a fair few Khan fights in Public Venues, where the racism has been quite disgusting. To the point where it's pointless going out into town to watch a Khan fight.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Me. I still don't get why people hate him. He's made a few silly comments over-rating his own ability but i've yet to see a fighter who doesn't talk up his own ability.

Ok he can't drive. Other than that, generally speaking, he speaks well, he's pretty exciting to watch, he's got very good ability.

I don't get it really. Carl froch, Joe Calzaghe and David Haye are far more arrogant, yet neither of them get booed and jeered on their way to the ring.

I wonder why?

They weren't given the hype job that Khan was from day 1.

Check the threads plenty of people hate those three, stop with the wonder why comments because no doubt people will be looking to blame it on racism.

That's because they didn't win a medal at the Olympics at the age of 17.

The 'wonder why' comment wasn't referencing racism. But since you've brought it up, i have to say i find it odd that people, just because they're not racists themselves, can completely dismiss racism as being a factor for his apparent dislike.

I can in pretty good confidence say that from my experience it is a factor. I've watched a fair few Khan fights in Public Venues, where the racism has been quite disgusting. To the point where it's pointless going out into town to watch a Khan fight.

Yeah. we're all jealous because we didn't win a medal.
The reference to 'wonder why' is because the same topic comes up everytime he fights.

I've also been to Khan fights and the racism has come from both sides.

[ono]

They weren't given the hype job that Khan was from day 1.

Check the threads plenty of people hate those three, stop with the wonder why comments because no doubt people will be looking to blame it on racism.

That's because they didn't win a medal at the Olympics at the age of 17.

The 'wonder why' comment wasn't referencing racism. But since you've brought it up, i have to say i find it odd that people, just because they're not racists themselves, can completely dismiss racism as being a factor for his apparent dislike.

I can in pretty good confidence say that from my experience it is a factor. I've watched a fair few Khan fights in Public Venues, where the racism has been quite disgusting. To the point where it's pointless going out into town to watch a Khan fight.

Yeah. we're all jealous because we didn't win a medal.
The reference to 'wonder why' is because the same topic comes up everytime he fights.

I've also been to Khan fights and the racism has come from both sides.

That's sort of my point.

[ICB]

I just don't like Amir Khan end of, and its nothing to do with skin colour either. Infact how the hell did that even get brought up ? of course your going to get some racism in every fight.

That involves fighters from different countries or fighters with different skin colour, your not going to stop the odd couple of twats going to fights. Thinking that Britain is still stuck in the 50s.

But me personally i like fighters from all different countries and cultures, and sometimes i just don't like a boxer end of no matter where they come from. I never really liked Lennox Lewis much and rooted for Evander Holyfield over him.

And currently i don't like Carl Froch who is white and from the UK. My point is the dislike i have for a certain fighter, would never be what colour they are. And i honestly can't understand why people would think that in the first place.