Amir Khan to donate fight purse to victims.

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  1. Aznhybrid

    Aznhybrid Active Member Full Member

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    Amir yesterday visited a food-voucher distribution point and played with homeless Muqadas, eight, Alishba, six, and three-year-old Numeeb at Oxfam's Government Port Camp near Nowshera.

    It is home to around 4,000 flood victims, who face living up to ten to a tent for months or even years.

    Amir - who has helped raise more than £1million for Pakistan in the past month - begged Brits to give just £1 each to flood appeals. He said: "That's enough to stop a child going hungry."

    And he vowed to give prize-money from his world title bout against Marcos Maidana on December 11 to Pakistan. He added: "I'm dedicating the fight to those who died and are suffering."

    Neva Humaira Khan, Oxfam's Director in Pakistan, yesterday said: "This crisis is just getting bigger and bigger. The public's response has been generous beyond belief. In a recession they have dug deep. But we still need more donations so that we can reach more people."

    Gotta give credit when it's due. Best of luck to both fighters.
     
    Aznhybrid, Dec 9, 2010
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  2. s23041983

    s23041983 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    +1 :good
     
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  3. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    Very generous of Khan, great gesture.
     
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  4. stocks

    stocks Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hats off to the champ
     
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  5. PaddyD1983

    PaddyD1983 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yup, good work from him. Behaving like a champion.

    Looking forward to the fight
     
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  6. supremo

    supremo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Aye us Brits should donate money to a corrupt country in which many would happily blow us to bits. **** off Amir.
     
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  7. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why not?

    You Brits blow up children with drones in Peshawar, no?

    You also ask for money for poor African countries who you - your government, Al-Queda, the Pakis (insert name here), keep in debt, no?
     
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  8. Haye

    Haye Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hmm.

    Its hard to sympathise with some innocent kids who are going without food and shelter for a year isn't it.

    ****ing Paki's eh?
     
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  9. gurmon

    gurmon Active Member Full Member

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    This is true...and I agree to a point. But think of the starving kids, what did they do wrong. If the money gets to the people who REALLY need it, and not withered away into corrupt channels, then i`m all for it. In reality, all the money seldom reaches those in need.

    End of the day its his money.....
     
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  10. alexvoce

    alexvoce Guest

    i totally agree with this the money would only end up in bin ladens back pocket.
     
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  11. dendy

    dendy no easy way out Full Member

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    What a pack of **** this thread has become. I am thinking solely of the kids involved here so wont be drawn into pessimism of a racial and religious nature. I don't like Amir Khan but credit where it is due.
     
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  12. mugen82

    mugen82 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wow Oxfam, with their armies of young british university educated idealist females funding the Taliban, whatever next? Thank you to those who pointed it out, i'd have never known without ur help! Idiots, **** off back to Stormfront of the Daily Mail.
     
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  13. frank1

    frank1 Member Full Member

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    Fair play to him .I have a lot more respect for him now after reading this.Anyone who
    would begrudge the less fortunate some help are only both ends of a *****(Supremo)
     
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  14. Sogoplayboy

    Sogoplayboy Active Member Full Member

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    I think it's fair to say the folk on here know their boxing, I think it's equally fair to say the majority aren't too hot on politics.
     
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  15. Aznhybrid

    Aznhybrid Active Member Full Member

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    This was just a news thread. Not to stir anyone's political views. The message i was TRYING to send across was Khan was basically fighting Maidana for free. He will pay roach and his team for their purse of course, but all of his will go to the flood victims.
     
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