why dont i like amir khan?

[erics44]

Khan is so shite it's unbelievable!
Yeah bethinks he a superstar with his low end WBA belt. Hand picking fighters and not chasing Prescott.
54 seconds khan

see i dont agree with this

his chin is still suspect if you ask me but as far as his mix of skill and power goes i think he is top 10 in the world

i think he is a very good fighter that can go all the way, i just dont like him

[Mark TKO]

Khan is so shite it's unbelievable!
Yeah bethinks he a superstar with his low end WBA belt. Hand picking fighters and not chasing Prescott.
54 seconds khan

see i dont agree with this

his chin is still suspect if you ask me but as far as his mix of skill and power goes i think he is top 10 in the world

i think he is a very good fighter that can go all the way, i just dont like him

I agree eric - the chin will be the only thing stopping him and because of it opponents will always fancy their chances.

[boxingbantz]

If he was white and called Dave Smith, I don't think as many people would hate him.

Just saying.

Make of that what you will...

[BIG H]

I think Khan is a good chin short of being a very good, multi-weight world champion. But he aint got agood chin

[Rantcatrat]

If he was white and called Dave Smith, I don't think as many people would hate him.

Just saying.

Make of that what you will...

was that meaning the fact that he is asian affects people liking him. because from what i see on this board, british people love David Haye, and he isn't white...

[ono]

If he was white and called Dave Smith, I don't think as many people would hate him.

Just saying.

Make of that what you will...

was that meaning the fact that he is asian affects people liking him. because from what i see on this board, british people love David Haye, and he isn't white...

Haye isn't a 'Paki' though.

[erics44]

this thread isnt going the way i wanted it to

maybe i should have expected that

from my point of view it isnt his race

[JazMerkin]

this thread isnt going the way i wanted it to

maybe i should have expected that

from my point of view it isnt his race

When you ask an open-ended question, you're not going to hear what you want.

I'm not saying it is his race in yours or anyone's case (well maybe Otley's considering all the random 'immigrant' comments he throws in), but it's also worth noting that a lot has changed since Naz. 9/11, 7/7 & the subsequent demonization of Muslims is now vastly different so the old 'I supported Naz so I can't be racist' argument doesn't work.

Also supporting a boxer of a different colour doesn't mean you can't hold prejudices against that group. I rooted for Calzaghe every fight of his career, it doesn't mean that there's no way that I can be racist against white people.

Anyway there are quite a few reasons to dislike Khan (especially if you were a fan of one of his opponents), but I think with a proportion of people his race does play a factor.

So I agree with Koppas on that point, but I will also say that Khan's race gives him a legion of Asian fans who wouldn't follow him or the sport otherwise and that's what enables him to do 50,000+ PPV sales on a week's notice on Primetime, so it's a double-edged sword.