Where does Khan go if he loses?

If he loses by KO like you described, he's in a bit of a pickle. It would be mad to retire him. He is very young and there's a lot of money to be made off him, with his fanbase and fame. He'll be matched carefully for 2 fights and then get another shot at a big name/interesting/challenging opponent...and so on and so forth. Khan is very exciting. Everyone is interested in his career. As long as he has the hunger to dust himself off and try again, he'll make good money and be a big draw. He's in no way rich enough already to retire and live together with all his big family like a prince...he'll keep fighting, but not because of the money, but because he wants to prove to himself he's got it within him to win a title. You'd be mad to bet against him on that...

 

If he loses, it depends on how he loses. If its a quick brutal quick KO like Prescott 6 months ago he should hang it up. The manner in which he was knocked out most fighters would have been mentally KOed from that as well.

Any other scenario, such as if he loses in a tough 12 round decision or gets KOed late in a close fight he should keep working at it as hes still young.

 

Probably end up the next Ryan Rhodes, a once heavily hyped prospect for world honours who winds up making a living at a more realistic domestic/Commonwealth level. As you said though, could be kinda humiliating for a guy who seems to have a big of an ego so maybe he'll just retire and be a commentator or something. One 54 second KO might have been a fluke (doubt it), but losing to this Barrera who is not a natural 135lber and clearly on the down side of his career would surely preclude any serious chance of world honours.

 

[quote="TKO";3601649]Probably end up the next Ryan Rhodes, a once heavily hyped prospect for world honours who winds up making a living at a more realistic domestic/Commonwealth level.[/quote]

Beat me to it.

 

[quote="TKO";3601649]Probably end up the next Ryan Rhodes, a once heavily hyped prospect for world honours who winds up making a living at a more realistic domestic/Commonwealth level. As you said though, could be kinda humiliating for a guy who seems to have a big of an ego so maybe he'll just retire and be a commentator or something. One 54 second KO might have been a fluke (doubt it), but losing to this Barrera who is not a natural 135lber and clearly on the down side of his career would surely preclude any serious chance of world honours.[/quote]

Nah, just because you get iced by a big puncher and get stopped by Barrera in your 20th fight aged 22 doesn't mean you'll never win a world title. It's not that hard to win a world title. It's hard to keep on defending it/unify it. Khan will get better and better in time. So what if it will take him the next 2 years to win a title...he'll be a 24 year-old champ...still one of the youngest. Great result.:good

(Just because he might not become an ATG as Roach is hoping doesn't mean that Khan cannot become a beltholder and have a decent and respectable career).

 

i don't think khan has any interest in being a domestic or even european level fighter. its world champ or nothing for him.

i think he will start from square 1 and get built back up, maybe at light welterweight.

 

Khan to me doesn't seem like a guy who will settle for been domestic/fringe Euro level at best.

If he looses to MAB he (and Warren) will still try and convince us he can be a world champ. They may say the weight was an issue and Khan will move upto 140 and take a few soft touches.

When the inevitable stepup in class will come, Khan will get 'exposed' (hate that term) again. I doubt Warren will want to promote him then and Khan will retire with a tidy sum in the bank but an unfulfilled pro career.

 

Beat me to it

 

No need for him to retire at all if he keeps trying and believing in himself. He could be the Tim Henman version of a boxer. Why would Warren say no to all that money he's making off Khan if people are willing to back him?

 

He'll get hyped up again and again every time he loses. He's young enough that he can probably get KO'ed 5-6-7 times (not an ideal scenario) and just wait around until a division gets weak enough for him to pick up a world strap.

To be honest I have a pain in my arse hearing about him already. He's never fought anyone and he's on PPV, again! The lad has achieved nothing of note to date but you never stop hearing about him. Thats mainly because of the idiots who have no interest in boxing who fork out for his PPV fights. Another hype job.

I hope MAB does a job on him. Because it will be hilarious watching Warren trying to justify the next PPV bill against some Puerto Rican window cleaner and hyping Khan as one of the best P4P prospects in the world.

I don't think he'll ever **** off to be honest

 

But how long will people put up with Khan? 1 loss, 2 losses but 3,4 or 5 losses? Sport fans are fickle folk and the public won't back Khan for much longer. Khan's hasn't got the fanatical following of Ricky Hatton (who has?) that will support him no matter what.

Agree with the Henman comparison :good.

 

Get back in line and start again the right way. Khan is trying to run way before he can walk. The kids good but he aint THAT good.

 

I don't think there is any doubting Amir's hunger to succeed but he needs to wake up to the potential for exciting clashes at domestic level against the likes of Murray, Thaxton and a few others if he ever steps up to Lt-Welter. He is young enough to have the time to establish himself as the best at UK and European level before having to worry about world titles.