Amir Khan "Got Olympic on that ass"

Some people just grab a rehashed cliche and cling to it.
Lets see if amir can go 'olympic' at european or world level before bigging him up...How competitive is the lightweight division in the commonwealth anyway? At least naz knocked out some very good world class opponents.
And like another post said,olympic medals do get given out,just ask audley or roy jones' victor...And khan got silver to boot.
Not losing in fifteen fights is excellent,but nearly every prospect is unbeaten in his early career.
He has had two tests to date,earl and limond,he looked good against earl (earl was very dissapointing.) and dubious against limond (did anyone expect limond to be such a tough fight for amir?),i will reserve judgement on the lad.
I think a better phrase would be 'olympic my ass'.

 

Amir Khan is as good and as bad as we saw in the Limond fight. People are getting a bit carried away, believing he has improved greatly since then. The reality of it is that his last two opponents have simply been less capable than Limond, chosen especially to showcase Khan's skills.
Scott Lawton didn't even pretend to have any desire to win. He actually seemed pleased and honoured to be stopped by Khan, and afterwards claimed to be a big fan.
As for Graham Earl, I've followed his career over the years and to be honest it was clear even before the bell went for the start of the Khan fight that something was amiss. He had a vacant, shell shocked look in his eyes, and all Amir did was to deliver the coup-de-gras that Katsidis was denied.
Unfortunately, too many people are getting sucked into the hype, and are basing their views according to what the likes of Frank Warren and the ITV pundits are telling them. There is a big difference between liking boxing for the sake of one fighter, and being a genuine fight fan.
I'm not saying these people are necessarily the people posting in this thread, but they know who they are.

Edited for a typo.

 

I am FAR from a hater of Khan, the guy is potentially great, but come on! Earl is ****ed! Like Claypole mentioned above -- I said the same thing before the bell rang for the first round and I knew he would go down fast (just not THAT fast!). I really fear for Earl's long-term health now. The guy doesn't know when to quit.

I have watched Earl for a number of years and seen him take some serious hammer. The Earl I saw in the Khan fight was a shell of his former self. To me, the win over Earl means very little. It was supposedly gonna be a huge test for him, and had this happened a year or two back, I think we might have seen a different outcome.

I hope Khan can live up to all the hype being forced down people's throats by the British media. Anyone remember Audley Harrison? Unfortunately I see it as a bad thing and Khan could possibly be getting slightly ahead of himself.

This is not hate. As I said, I like the dude, but it's not until we see him tested against a high quality opponent that we'll know for sure just how good he is.

 

the big difference between amir and fraudley is that amir has got heart and showed it against Limmond, where as fraudley got ko againt sprott and showed his heart.

the lad can only beat what is put infront of him and if he was struglling to finish them off in with the distance then iwould say people would have a case but he making them look ****.

 

Mate, I agree he can only beat what's put in front of him. Unfortunately his promoter tends to play it safe and protect his cash cows.

 

How can you critisize a fighter's heart when he gets knocked out cold? There's not a lot you can do when you are in that position apart from wait until you wake up.

 

fraudley is a fraud and everyone knows that, if the guy was for real he would be competing for belts as he has more talent then skelton and he aint got the heart and desire to press on.

so i dont see how people can even compare amir to fruadley as amir so far has backed his talk up as being the best light weight in UK

 

You may not realise this but Audley had plans to fight on, but was in a serious car crash, and is recovering.
Personaly, I don't believe Audley is the fighter he led us to believe, but we might wait untill he tells us he's finished before we claim he has no heart.

 

I didn't compare him to Audley, I was merely pointing out how too much hype can often be bad for a fighter. Of course Amir is nothing like Audley.

 

just remembered thanks for that.:good

u look in his first fight against williams, he looked scared to throw a shot, i just find it stupid to compare a 30something fighter and young and hungry talented lad Like Amir, when amir is clearly wanting the big fights

 

well i think he is living up to his hype so far with some stunning shows at the moment

 

Would you say he's been tested by a great opponent?

Listen, I'm not dispputing the fact that Amir may possibly become a great. I really hope he does! I just hope he can kick it with the big guys when Warren decides to allow him to.

What I hope, is that we don't see a hype job like Audley who eventually became unstuck to a boxer who wasn't even particularly special, or another Hamed who was completely embarrassed the very first time he stepped into the ring with a great boxer. Barrera only used boxing basics, but used them intelligently and nullified Hamed's peculiar unorthodox style that would eventually get "exposed". You can only go far if you insist on throwing the rule book completely out the window.

I'm not saying "don't believe the hype", but it is too early in Khan's career to say how good he really is. There are fighters out there who could probably tear his head off.

 

how many great fighters did hatton and calzaghe fight in their first 15 fights ? i wouldnt call them great fighters but he has beaten good domestic fighters.

as for Naz i think it was obvious it wasnt a prime naz when he thought MAB, Naz got beat but wouldnt say he was exposed or anything. Hatton u could say it was his first time he stepped in with someone in their prime and got out boxed out witted and kod by the Super PBF

im not sayin amir is the best or anything all im saying is that at after 15 fights he has shown that he will go far as he is a very big light weight and with i think another 3 or 4 fights will be ready for a world title

 

thanks

 

I agree with MR KOOL. Khan is going to be special, although I still think he has lots to improve on.