why dont i like amir khan?

[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.

[boxingbantz]

Rantcatrat, sadly what ono posted is what some people will be thinking. People may not like to hear it but that is why some people find the slightest thing to have a go at Amir Khan. His race/religion definitely plays a factor.

[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

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.

i dont disagree that race does play a part in the wider picture, and i didnt disagree with koppas

its very easy to put it down to race tho, which is why i ignored it

i should have known it would come up and looking back i am suprised it took so long

if the thread is still about me tho, race isnt an issue

If someone has become rascist because of what a handful of people have done then they are pretty stoopid

there are nob head muslims just as there are nob head catholics and if a catholic does something terrible, it doesnt mean all catholics will

[JazMerkin]

i dont disagree that race does play a part in the wider picture, and i didnt disagree with koppas

its very easy to put it down to race tho, which is why i ignored it

i should have known it would come up and looking back i am suprised it took so long

if the thread is still about me tho, race isnt an issue

If someone has become rascist because of what a handful of people have done then they are pretty stoopid

there are nob head muslims just as there are nob head catholics and if a catholic does something terrible, it doesnt mean all catholics will

People sadly are pretty stupid though. Muslims are taking our jobs/raping our women/living off benefits/building hate mosques/forcibly converting household pets/planning to blow up the whole world, and that's only if you take in even a tenth of what gets printed in the tabloid press. It's bound to seep through & affect how people think of them & thereby Khan, who actually is just a normal British lad who happens to be Muslim.

I don't see Khan as any more arrogant than Haye or Froch, so I don't think that can be it. One thing that could justify it is when he talks about himself in the 3rd person. I don't think Khan realizes that the American accent gives the likes of Floyd & Roy Jones the swagger to pull it off, whereas done in a slightly stuttering Lancashire accent, he just sounds like a tit

[boxingbantz]

I don't see Khan as any more arrogant than Haye or Froch, so I don't think that can be it. One thing that could justify it is when he talks about himself in the 3rd person. I don't think Khan realizes that the American accent gives the likes of Floyd & Roy Jones the swagger to pull it off, whereas done in a slightly stuttering Lancashire accent, he just sounds like a tit

Only if you are at the top of your game can you refer to yourself in the third person. Floyd Mayweather is allowed to do it. As was Roy Jones. Amir Khan shouldn't be allowed to refer to himself like that. If anything, Sky Sports should bleep it out.

[erics44]

People sadly are pretty stupid though. Muslims are taking our jobs/raping our women/living off benefits/building hate mosques/forcibly converting household pets/planning to blow up the whole world, and that's only if you take in even a tenth of what gets printed in the tabloid press. It's bound to seep through & affect how people think of them & thereby Khan, who actually is just a normal British lad who happens to be Muslim.

I don't see Khan as any more arrogant than Haye or Froch, so I don't think that can be it. One thing that could justify it is when he talks about himself in the 3rd person. I don't think Khan realizes that the American accent gives the likes of Floyd & Roy Jones the swagger to pull it off, whereas done in a slightly stuttering Lancashire accent, he just sounds like a tit

you are right hes not even that arrogant

maybe if he was more arrogant and claimed he was gonna break peoples faces id like him more

i like haye and froch for that

i think he just needs to grow some balls, be a man. I appreciate boxers who are tough and get stuck in, risk it a bit

yeah the last 3 rounds of maidana fight he took some punches and didnt go down but as soon as he took one he started running and carried on running and trying to cover up

even against mclousky the one punch of any note he took for a split second he seemed to bottle it and not know what to do

[Fenster]

Without doubt there's a minority of boxing fans that hate Khan because he's a "paki." Even some on here, I bet. However, they are far outweighed by the support Khan enjoys.

He just sold 15,000 tickets and did 50,000 PPV's. There is no way possible that the vast majority of those buyers were racists paying to watch Khan lose. It's the complete opposite.

Froch has never sold more than 6000 tickets and 20,000 PPV. I bet he would love to have Khan's racist buyers

[katfight]

Yawn…at the race card Again
I hate Amir Khan and it's jack shit to do with his race
My fella is Arab my kids are mixed race I dont give a toss what colour anyone is I don't care about immigration ( one world and it dint BELONG to any one race)
But Amir khan I hate with a passion
And like I've said before he so wrapped up in cotton wool u would think he was White
Now I just wish someone would hurry tfu and knock him out
That's it thankyou

[katfight]

Haha missy I know I took it to the extreme