Khan makes racism claim - "I'd be a Superstar if I was white"

[generalbulldog]

Well I don't like Amir that much because he does say some ridiculous things like he would beat Mayweather and knockout Pacquiao, those 2 guys are well accomplished in this sport.

On the other hand didsn't someone say that they were there for the Hatton-Pacquiao fight when Amir went on stage for the press conference that there were verbal racial abuse hurled towards him and Pacquiao from British fans?
So it's not like what he says doesn't have any sort of merit.

Can you provide links to where he said he would beat Mayweather and knockout Pacquiao? I want to see.

Sure thing. Amir Khan: "I Can Beat Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz" - Boxing News
Of course this was before he got knock out and hired Roach. Oh I was wrong he didnt say he would ko Pacman but beat him.

The Mayweather claim were by members here and I'm trying to find the source.

Whatever it is these are bold statements from a fighter who hasn't accomplish much in the fight game.

[Kev]

Well I don't like Amir that much because he does say some ridiculous things like he would beat Mayweather and knockout Pacquiao, those 2 guys are well accomplished in this sport.

On the other hand didsn't someone say that they were there for the Hatton-Pacquiao fight when Amir went on stage for the press conference that there were verbal racial abuse hurled towards him and Pacquiao from British fans?
So it's not like what he says doesn't have any sort of merit.

Can you provide links to where he said he would beat Mayweather and knockout Pacquiao? I want to see.

Sure thing. Amir Khan: "I Can Beat Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz" - Boxing News
Of course this was before he got knock out and hired Roach. Oh I was wrong he didnt say he would ko Pacman but beat him.

The Mayweather claim were by members here and I'm trying to find the source.

Whatever it is these are bold statements from a fighter who hasn't accomplish much in the fight game.

Hmm I see so he didn't say he could knock out Manny Pacquiao at all but what he actually said was, in the run up to the Diaz Pacquaio fight

'Diaz and Pacquaio are both great fighters but I'm confident I can beat them both'.

Ok so what about that comment is arrogant or offensive to you?

Can you provide a single example of any up and coming fighter when asked about his chances in the division he is fighting says 'No I can't beat them they are too good for me at this time'?

It's ridiculous, he just said what EVERY aspiring fighter says. There is nothing disrespectful or arrogant in that whatsoever.

[hitmanhatton]

Can you provide links to where he said he would beat Mayweather and knockout Pacquiao? I want to see.

Sure thing. Amir Khan: "I Can Beat Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz" - Boxing News
Of course this was before he got knock out and hired Roach. Oh I was wrong he didnt say he would ko Pacman but beat him.

The Mayweather claim were by members here and I'm trying to find the source.

Whatever it is these are bold statements from a fighter who hasn't accomplish much in the fight game.

Hmm I see so he didn't say he could knock out Manny Pacquiao at all but what he actually said was, in the run up to the Diaz Pacquaio fight

'Diaz and Pacquaio are both great fighters but I'm confident I can beat them both'.

Ok so what about that comment is arrogant or offensive to you?

Can you provide a single example of any up and coming fighter when asked about his chances in the division he is fighting says 'No I can't beat them they are too good for me at this time'?

It's ridiculous, he just said what EVERY aspiring fighter says. There is nothing disrespectful or arrogant in that whatsoever.

he claimed he could beat mayweather after what his 5th or 6th pro fight ?

also his comments about kotelnik being the worst world champion out there on bunces show were ridiculous

[Kev]

Sure thing. Amir Khan: "I Can Beat Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz" - Boxing News
Of course this was before he got knock out and hired Roach. Oh I was wrong he didnt say he would ko Pacman but beat him.

The Mayweather claim were by members here and I'm trying to find the source.

Whatever it is these are bold statements from a fighter who hasn't accomplish much in the fight game.

Hmm I see so he didn't say he could knock out Manny Pacquiao at all but what he actually said was, in the run up to the Diaz Pacquaio fight

'Diaz and Pacquaio are both great fighters but I'm confident I can beat them both'.

Ok so what about that comment is arrogant or offensive to you?

Can you provide a single example of any up and coming fighter when asked about his chances in the division he is fighting says 'No I can't beat them they are too good for me at this time'?

It's ridiculous, he just said what EVERY aspiring fighter says. There is nothing disrespectful or arrogant in that whatsoever.

he claimed he could beat mayweather after what his 5th or 6th pro fight ?

also his comments about kotelnik being the worst world champion out there on bunces show were ridiculous

No he didn't when he turned pro and was asked how he was adapting to the pro game he made a tongue in cheek quip that reckoned he could give even Floyd Mayweather trouble over four rounds.

It was clearly just a light hearted remark from an enthusiastic young kid and not arrogance in the slightest. It wasn't any more serious than when Joe Calzaghe said he could move up to heavyweight and beat Wladimir Klitschko, clearly not something to be taken seriously by anyone other than a moron.

As for Kotelnik slating, again it was a deliberate joke as they were trying to get a fight with Kotelnik at the time. He was clearly not being serious as evidenced by the fact he was full of respect for him once the fight was announced and afterwards.

Some of you it seems have been unable to master the basic art of male to male banter. It's quite bizarre really.

[hitmanhatton]

Hmm I see so he didn't say he could knock out Manny Pacquiao at all but what he actually said was, in the run up to the Diaz Pacquaio fight

'Diaz and Pacquaio are both great fighters but I'm confident I can beat them both'.

Ok so what about that comment is arrogant or offensive to you?

Can you provide a single example of any up and coming fighter when asked about his chances in the division he is fighting says 'No I can't beat them they are too good for me at this time'?

It's ridiculous, he just said what EVERY aspiring fighter says. There is nothing disrespectful or arrogant in that whatsoever.

he claimed he could beat mayweather after what his 5th or 6th pro fight ?

also his comments about kotelnik being the worst world champion out there on bunces show were ridiculous

No he didn't when he turned pro and was asked how he was adapting to the pro game he made a tongue in cheek quip that reckoned he could give even Floyd Mayweather trouble over four rounds.

It was clearly just a light hearted remark from an enthusiastic young kid and not arrogance in the slightest. It wasn't any more serious than when Joe Calzaghe said he could move up to heavyweight and beat Wladimir Klitschko, clearly not something to be taken seriously by anyone other than a moron.

As for Kotelnik slating, again it was a deliberate joke as they were trying to get a fight with Kotelnik at the time. He was clearly not being serious as evidenced by the fact he was full of respect for him once the fight was announced and afterwards.

Some of you it seems have been unable to master the basic art of male to male banter. It's quite bizarre really.

put it this way your the first to jump all over someone like haye if he makes any comment which you decide doesnt fit with your view of how any potential fight will play out

and do you really consider him that intelligent to be putting out these little 'witty quips', listen to one of his interviews, his as thick as people come....

and as i previously mentioned the 1.5% bodyfat s**t he came out with just proves this

[Kev]

he claimed he could beat mayweather after what his 5th or 6th pro fight ?

also his comments about kotelnik being the worst world champion out there on bunces show were ridiculous

No he didn't when he turned pro and was asked how he was adapting to the pro game he made a tongue in cheek quip that reckoned he could give even Floyd Mayweather trouble over four rounds.

It was clearly just a light hearted remark from an enthusiastic young kid and not arrogance in the slightest. It wasn't any more serious than when Joe Calzaghe said he could move up to heavyweight and beat Wladimir Klitschko, clearly not something to be taken seriously by anyone other than a moron.

As for Kotelnik slating, again it was a deliberate joke as they were trying to get a fight with Kotelnik at the time. He was clearly not being serious as evidenced by the fact he was full of respect for him once the fight was announced and afterwards.

Some of you it seems have been unable to master the basic art of male to male banter. It's quite bizarre really.

put it this way your the first to jump all over someone like haye if he makes any comment which you decide doesnt fit with your view of how any potential fight will play out

and do you really consider him that intelligent to be putting out these little 'witty quips', listen to one of his interviews, his as thick as people come....

and as i previously mentioned the 1.5% bodyfat s**t he came out with just proves this

I admit I hate David Haye and I've always been totally honest and upfront in that it's because he's ridiculously buff and chiseled, gets all the girls, and is a cocky, successful son of a bitch with no counterbalancing negative features that endear him to me like a stupid voice, or massive belly.

My hate for David Haye is more humorous than anything.

But I'm not biased against him, I even put him in my top 10 Ring p4p rankings as he's clearly deserving of it, an undisputed champion at cruiserweight and now a heavyweight champ.

Everything I say about Haye is clearly tongue in cheek (although I really do detest the buff smirking cunt) but I'm not biased against him....much

[The Congressman]

Well I don't like Amir that much because he does say some ridiculous things like he would beat Mayweather and knockout Pacquiao, those 2 guys are well accomplished in this sport.

On the other hand didsn't someone say that they were there for the Hatton-Pacquiao fight when Amir went on stage for the press conference that there were verbal racial abuse hurled towards him and Pacquiao from British fans?
So it's not like what he says doesn't have any sort of merit.

Can you provide links to where he said he would beat Mayweather and knockout Pacquiao? I want to see.

Sure thing. Amir Khan: "I Can Beat Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz" - Boxing News
Of course this was before he got knock out and hired Roach. Oh I was wrong he didnt say he would ko Pacman but beat him.

The Mayweather claim were by members here and I'm trying to find the source.

Whatever it is these are bold statements from a fighter who hasn't accomplish much in the fight game.

This article is only a couple days old...

Khan: I'll never fight Pacquiao - Boxing - Sport - Manchester Evening News

TeamPilipinas.info: Amir Khan: I'll never fight Pacquiao

[Kev]

Can you provide links to where he said he would beat Mayweather and knockout Pacquiao? I want to see.

Sure thing. Amir Khan: "I Can Beat Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz" - Boxing News
Of course this was before he got knock out and hired Roach. Oh I was wrong he didnt say he would ko Pacman but beat him.

The Mayweather claim were by members here and I'm trying to find the source.

Whatever it is these are bold statements from a fighter who hasn't accomplish much in the fight game.

This article is only a couple days old...

Khan: I'll never fight Pacquiao - Boxing - Sport - Manchester Evening News

TeamPilipinas.info: Amir Khan: I'll never fight Pacquiao

I was just reading the comments to the first article. Just glancing through them I fail to see how anyone can't understand the frustration Amir feels. Virtually every comment is a hateful one.

Every young kid in the world goes online all the time and he is clearly aware of all the criticism he gets, especially from the armchair critics online who consider themselves boxing experts because they watch a few fight streams.

It's not surprising it gets to him and makes him say things really. I got annoyed because Josh recently made a thread regarding one of my dubious postings, I'd be climbing the clocktower with my sniper rifle if I had to put up with all the online slating Amir gets.

[ono]

First and foremost he's 22 and for such a young lad he isn't doing bad. He's on PPV a good few years before he should be really. To be a superstar you obviously should beat top class opposition. Now Khan hasn't done bad. He's got Kotelnik and Sailta on his record aswell as a win over a shot Barrera. Solid wins but, until he gets a real top quality fighter on his resume, then he won't and rightly so, be a superstar.

For those on here listing 5 black men who succeeded despite being black, are sadly missing an important point. Amir Khan is a Pakistani Muslim in a country where there is racial hostility and a general fear towards Islam.

Certain parts of the media have a lot to answer to. They've done a cracking job in duping the idiots into thinking 'Brown people' are the enemy. Whether it be immigration, the almost laughable 'War on Terror' or the idea that 'Paki's are living it up in fancy house and nikcing all our benefits'. There is even evidence of this in this thread. One poster has already commeneted on how Muslims get whatever they want in this country. A conclusion that could only possibly be reached from reading The Sun.

What Amir has said is actually quite stupid. Racism of course plays it's part. I and a few others on here have wtinessed it - -infact it's been so offensive that i've actually left a couple of venues midway through a Khan fight. However, his earnings and support seems to far outweigh his in the ring achievements so for now he doesn't really have a point. He shouldn't even be mentioning 'superstar' until he has beaten anybody close to world class.