is amir khan the new darling of uk boxing fans?

[Gandalf]

from the responses, i deduce amir is 2 to 3 impressive wins away from becoming the darling of uk boxing fans. right now he's more of a floyd jr uk version. good boxing skills but brash outside the ring.

I wouldn't deduce that from this thread. He might become the most well known but I think in terms of affection people will always go for down to earth guys like Mitchell, Murray, Moore et al.

I think Miles would still be writing his vitriolic little pieces about how overrated he is even were he to be considered the greatest of all time.

No, credit where credit is due. Khan fought very well in beating Paulie as easily as he did. Khan is never going to be a fighter that gets close to my tender little heart like Barrera, Hatton, Calzaghe nor Toney, but if he beats quality opponents I will always give some level of credit. If he would work on his public image a bit more and stop saying and doing the most ridiculous things he might be more likeable. He came across pretty well in the post fight interview, if only he was more like it when the cameras were off. He still needs to fight a hungry, young puncher though and there is no way to get around that.

And who said I have a picture of Khan's naked torso on my wall? Take that back or I will set the ravenous Charlie Z upon you!