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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.