Before Amir Khan There was Jawaid ''Too Sleek'' Khaliq

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  1. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Anyone Remember him? Shocked at how little his name gets mentioned on here really. He was in some thrilling bouts

    I remember him fighting in Nottingham packing out the leisure centre up there beating some pretty decent fighters at the time.

    He retired for whatever reason which was a shame. He runs his own boxing academy now.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKl4w7SX3vE&feature=related[/ame]

    He had a great following and exciting style and was a joy to watch.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDzMVjKSixg[/ame]
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amC6_LX94wI[/ame]

    Even Called out by the Late Vernon Forrest
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFLeZwscByY[/ame]

    Got me reminicing about the late 90's/00's man...so many great fights and fighters who never fought. :fire:-(
     
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  2. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p6iIZ5TaPE[/ame]
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcT7rAaBiWU&feature=related[/ame]
     
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  3. Boxing Gloves

    Boxing Gloves Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yea I remember him, held the IBO title. He had a decent punch and was a little chinny from what I remember. Was a taxi driver and I heard he quit and had his own firm or something.
     
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  4. trotter

    trotter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yep, good fighter.
     
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  5. JukeboxTimebomb

    JukeboxTimebomb Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The reason fighters like him don't get mentioned is because they never fought each other. The Light Middleweight division was a disgrace and Sky should take most of the blame for letting it happen. I remember Steve Roberts banging on about fighting De La Hoya at some pokey football ground the twat. They all ended up getting beaten by people most hadn't ****ing heard of (Sergio being one who staged a mini invasion back then) and all we ended up with was Takaloo V's Alexander, which was a fight fight but both were past their bests by then.
     
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  6. Darni187

    Darni187 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That was one taxi driver you would not like to do a runner on.. :yep
     
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  7. silly_illy

    silly_illy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    with the amount of roadwork done ...he would catch you!
     
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  8. MTB79

    MTB79 Active Member Full Member

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    He was driving the taxi I got a lift home in once. I would say he barely tolerated my pissed up ramblings. Understandable really.
     
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  9. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ye he was at the Bunce Live show in Nottingham a year or so back apparently he only came because when Bunce got a taxi from the train station Jawaid's brother just happened to pick him up and asked what he was doing in Nottingham and gave him Jawaid's number to come to the show.
     
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  10. mugen82

    mugen82 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He actually fought and ko'd Takaloo too, vicious left hook if i rememebr correctly, but the Bergman fight was a classic, I think it was one of his last fights too.

    Lmao@ the Vernon Forrest video, remember that very well, shame the fight never came off, I think an unmotivated Forrest would have been for the taking.
     
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  11. abzmanc

    abzmanc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Remember seeing glimpses of this guy back in the day when my interest in Boxing wasn't as good as it is now. Nice to see the guy has a lot of respect on here. Shame he quit Boxing early. Will be checking out some of his fights later.
     
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  12. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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    khaliq was a good enough scrapper, i was up at an event in notts he was on with nicky or jason booth cant remember which, from what i remember he wasnt chinny although someone said he was.......dunno who he was being promoted by but they done a very bad job, his fanbase was better than average
     
    SouthpawSlayer, Jun 23, 2011
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  13. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Matchroom Barry Hearn and managed by Tommy Gilmour.
     
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  14. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    He was seriously good.
     
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  15. IRONSENSE2002

    IRONSENSE2002 muslim and proud Full Member

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    I read on a magazine years ago that he made more money out of his taxi company then he did out of boxing, bergman was a pretty good fighter back in the day
     
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