Khan interview about the racism comments he made..

[Kev]

What he basically said is whilst nobody is racist to his face he does see what people say about him on chatrooms, and he's aware there's a lot of public dislike for him.

You'd have to be deaf and blind not to know that that is the case.

I was out the weekend he got KO'd by Prescott and coming out of the club around 1 am and finding out the result virtually everybody I spoke to about it was laughing and calling him a Paki cunt or a sand nigger.

It's most definitely out there, he's just a disliked fighter by a lot of fans and as a young kid it obviously hurts him and he thinks it racial related.

He was just talking from the heart and speaking what he felt.

It's easy to pick fault with him, but you don't have your every word reported to the press and picked apart.

He's just reacting how most confident young lads would when they feel they being targeted.

[piye]

Khan's original statement was probably true. Fact is that racism exsist we cannot just ignore it.

[Kel]

Again, if he wants to be a 'superstar' he needs to get a personality transplant, he is never funny or interesting in interviews so talkshows are a bad idea for exposure. He in on PPV every fight so my mates never watch him anymore, same goes for my family, they all used to when he fought on ITV so I would imagine it's the same all over the country.

Fighters like Benn, Eubank, Hatton, Naz all fought on TV and all had a personality and exciting fights so they were all way more popular obviously.

Khan is fucking loaded already, if it's superstardom he is after and not money get the fuck back on ITV where people can see you fight, get some character and stop playing the race card because you are using it as an excuse.

[dee_z_r]

honestly if he was white he would be soo bigger thats very true

[ninjaspy3]

Again, if he wants to be a 'superstar' he needs to get a personality transplant, he is never funny or interesting in interviews so talkshows are a bad idea for exposure. He in on PPV every fight so my mates never watch him anymore, same goes for my family, they all used to when he fought on ITV so I would imagine it's the same all over the country.

Fighters like Benn, Eubank, Hatton, Naz all fought on TV and all had a personality and exciting fights so they were all way more popular obviously.

Khan is fucking loaded already, if it's superstardom he is after and not money get the fuck back on ITV where people can see you fight, get some character and stop playing the race card because you are using it as an excuse.

Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

[Kel]

Again, if he wants to be a 'superstar' he needs to get a personality transplant, he is never funny or interesting in interviews so talkshows are a bad idea for exposure. He in on PPV every fight so my mates never watch him anymore, same goes for my family, they all used to when he fought on ITV so I would imagine it's the same all over the country.

Fighters like Benn, Eubank, Hatton, Naz all fought on TV and all had a personality and exciting fights so they were all way more popular obviously.

Khan is fucking loaded already, if it's superstardom he is after and not money get the fuck back on ITV where people can see you fight, get some character and stop playing the race card because you are using it as an excuse.

Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

[Master]

He admitted he was wrong, leave it at that.

[ninjaspy3]

Just to be clear on my view of the situation, I don't neccessarily agree with Khans comments regarding him being a super star if he was white. I am only trying to point out that there are likely people who don't like Khan due to racism. I believe that percentage of people who are racist and are actually in a position to have some kind of influence are very small. But I'm sure there is nehativity out there stemming from Racism. Granted other people have other reasons for the negativity, and others still like to believe they have other reasons.

I think the only step anyone can really take to prove or disprove Khan's main point is to compare his popularity to a white boxer who is/was about eqivalent in career and ability. Unfortunately I don't have the boxing background knowledge for it but maybe someone else here does.

[Kel]

Just to be clear on my view of the situation, I don't neccessarily agree with Khans comments regarding him being a super star if he was white. I am only trying to point out that there are likely people who don't like Khan due to racism. I believe that percentage of people who are racist and are actually in a position to have some kind of influence are very small. But I'm sure there is nehativity out there stemming from Racism. Granted other people have other reasons for the negativity, and others still like to believe they have other reasons.

I think the only step anyone can really take to prove or disprove Khan's main point is to compare his popularity to a white boxer who is/was about eqivalent in career and ability. Unfortunately I don't have the boxing background knowledge for it but maybe someone else here does.

Why are you on a boxing forum if you ain't a fan of the sport?

[Kev]

Again, if he wants to be a 'superstar' he needs to get a personality transplant, he is never funny or interesting in interviews so talkshows are a bad idea for exposure. He in on PPV every fight so my mates never watch him anymore, same goes for my family, they all used to when he fought on ITV so I would imagine it's the same all over the country.

Fighters like Benn, Eubank, Hatton, Naz all fought on TV and all had a personality and exciting fights so they were all way more popular obviously.

Khan is fucking loaded already, if it's superstardom he is after and not money get the fuck back on ITV where people can see you fight, get some character and stop playing the race card because you are using it as an excuse.

Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities.

[Kel]

Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities.

Give him a ring and tell him then Bilbo

Hand speed and a win over old fighter by horrible cut = Superstar qualities.

[ICB]

Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities.

Right if thats true then why the hell is he crying about racism ? he said he hasn't experienced it first hand so what the hell is he crying about ? he's got cash, he's got fame. So i fail to see what the hell he's on about ?

You get racism everywhere in every sport, thats a part of life accept it and move on. Hell i've had fellas call me racist names, but so what ? there ignorant morons just ignore them, most boxing fans don't dislike him because of his race.

Infact i'd say its a very small amount, if you listen to the crowd noise when he's fighting he gets a great response, so i fail to see his argument ? especially since he gets so much hype, and as you said is a superstar.

[DaxxKahn]

Im sorry I have a hard time dealing with what he stated...Sure without question there are racist people out there and as Bilbo pointed out he heard people calling him a sand nigger and paki bastard after the KO loss but truth is people say it about everyone at one point in time,,,

If Kahn was hispanic the comments would have been about a spic, boarder jumper etc..

If asain he would have been a gook, chink etc....

If American he would be called Trailer Trash or something

And so on...But people tend to use things like that as part of a you got what you deserved thing and have nothing better to retaliate with because they don't know the man and have nothing else to insult him with....

Even if wasn't an ass people would still do the same thing but being a JERK helps him none...With Kahns attitude they will seek out a crroked big toe to insult if need be

[Dark Lord Al]

Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities.

He is supposed to be a world champion not a prospect !!?

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Thank you Kel for totally derailing the point about racism and changing it to one about Khan's search for superstardom.

Well he is claiming that if he was white he would be a superstar in Britain and maybe the world and it's stupid. If he had superstar qualities he would already be one.

haha that made me laugh, Khan is probably the hottest prospect in the world, he's been a household name since he was 17, he has electrifying handspeed, is now displaying one punch ko power and was already a big enough draw to bring a Hall of Fame legend over to the UK to fight him in his own backyard.

He is the very definition of someone having superstar qualities.

up your meds please.