Amir Khan is now in the top 10 with the WBO

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  1. boxfan99

    boxfan99 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Because he is a Warren fighter.
     
  2. IronBull

    IronBull Active Member Full Member

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    It is not really Khan fault...

    Thats media for you...
     
  3. Steve Fox

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    SMW Darrin Morris, I think he died in 2001 or something and was promoted twice in the six months after his death.
     
  4. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    I wonder if we were all in Khan's position, would we not have made the same choices he has made? I, for one, at his age, might have made a fool of myself. I like Khan. He is OK, deep down. He is just playing the game, but he does it with some decency, all in all. Sure he's no saint...but why should we expect him to be? Time will tell whether he is a fraud or not. If he keeps on fighting spent forces that were never that forceful in the first place, as some Warren fighters tend to do, fans will turn against him. But as long as his next opponent is better than the last, I for one am happy. The kid's got to learn...
     
  5. victorhugo4222

    victorhugo4222 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I dont blame khan 1 bit its the media and all the people on here who hype him up to be something he isnt. fair enough he has potential but thats all it is just now potential.
     
  6. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    I' ve never heard Khan say he was bigger than Jesus...He just plays along...you know what celebrity culture is like in Britain...he would have to act like a weirdo or like a total recluse to avoid its grasp; let's hope that some of the hype is justified - it would be good for boxing in this country!
     
  7. brown bomber

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    :good
     
  8. victorhugo4222

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    I totally agree with you if he can fullfil his potential, which i really hope he does, it can only be great for british boxing.
     
  9. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Ultimately who cares what the WBO say their just as crooked as all the other governing bodies. Until there is a unified non profit making organisation the ratings aren't worthy of wiping ass!
     
  10. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    He gets KTFO brutally my good man.:D
     
  11. dwilson

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    Khan at number 10? he should get a title shot by this time next year then i guess? At least after that we wont have to hear about him again.
     
  12. Sai

    Sai Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yeah he went from 7->5 in the rankings despite having died from meningitis.
     
  13. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    The sad thing is a win over Limond probably puts him well into the top10.

    Let's look at the good side of things. In a couple of bouts, maybe after Earl then Thaxton, he'll be set to fight Katsidis!
     
  14. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    then we should be consoled that it might be by a British fighter...!:p
     
  15. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    right! And then it's up to him...no amount of hype can save him if he doesn't have it!...but if he swims, he swims!