is amir khan the new darling of uk boxing fans?

[Howlin Mad Missy]

I can't see the poll. To be honest though he will probably be more popular in the US than over here sadly as most want only to hate on him.

It's great though for a fan to see him doing well. I said when he lost to Breidas Prescott that he would come back and could be beating the likes of J M Marquez and Ricky Hatton within a couple years and was laughed at.

Now he'd start an overwhelming favourite against Hatton I'd imagine and would probably even be odds on to beat Marquez if the fight took place at 140.

His chin is such that against a puncher he will always be vulnurable, but Roach has made him a much better fighter so hopefully he can overcome that.

I'm sure he will come a cropper a couple more times in his career, but I can definitely see him winning more world titles and winning some big profile fights.

When you compare him against Bradley, Maidana, Alexander and Ortiz you wonder if his chin can hold up against them all. But the flip side is if they can't land and stop him, can they outbox him?

He's a real threat and one of the absolute hottest potential new stars in the sport.

Over here being a muslim and a Pakastani means he's not popular but in the states that may make him a more colourful character and boost his box office appeal. He's definitely well on the way to becoming the next Hatton as far as the US market is concerned, even though he is unlikely to ever have that fanbase and place in the hearts of the public over here.

Careful how you play that one Bilbo.

[rjj tszyu]

I can't see the poll. To be honest though he will probably be more popular in the US than over here sadly as most want only to hate on him.

It's great though for a fan to see him doing well. I said when he lost to Breidas Prescott that he would come back and could be beating the likes of J M Marquez and Ricky Hatton within a couple years and was laughed at.

Now he'd start an overwhelming favourite against Hatton I'd imagine and would probably even be odds on to beat Marquez if the fight took place at 140.

His chin is such that against a puncher he will always be vulnurable, but Roach has made him a much better fighter so hopefully he can overcome that.

I'm sure he will come a cropper a couple more times in his career, but I can definitely see him winning more world titles and winning some big profile fights.

When you compare him against Bradley, Maidana, Alexander and Ortiz you wonder if his chin can hold up against them all. But the flip side is if they can't land and stop him, can they outbox him?

He's a real threat and one of the absolute hottest potential new stars in the sport.

Over here being a muslim and a Pakastani means he's not popular but in the states that may make him a more colourful character and boost his box office appeal. He's definitely well on the way to becoming the next Hatton as far as the US market is concerned, even though he is unlikely to ever have that fanbase and place in the hearts of the public over here.

Careful how you play that one Bilbo.

Yeah i'd disagree with that. I wouldn't care if he was from the moon. If he stopped whining about the British fans not being behind him and just got on with making a name for himself (which to be fair he seems to be doing right now) then I'd have no problem getting behind him. I did saturday night because I had a tenner on him to win by KO anyway