Is Amir Kahn getting unfair stick for his "slow" progress?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by JonOli, Aug 26, 2008.


  1. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Some of the main Brits I didn't do...

    Witter - 18 fights:yikes - IBF JW - 26 years old (Judah loss)
    WItter -28 fights - WBO JW - 28 years old

    Arthur - 24 fights - WBO SF - 29 years old

    Eubank - 25 fights - WBO MW - 24 years old

    Benn - 27 fights - WBO MW - 26 years old

    Lewis - 23 fights - WBC HW - 28 years old
     
  2. BIG WORM

    BIG WORM Boxing Addict Full Member

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    true

    people aint got nothing else to do
     
  3. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    He's 21, he has time to get the experience and become 'hardened' to the pro game, its his chin thats going to let down and putting him in with punchers isn't going to toughen it up. I think a lot of people want to see him in with punchers in the hope he'll get flattened rather than as part of a career progression.

    If he's lucky he can be a poor mans Thomas Hearns, offensively very good but very fragile if caught.
     
  4. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    If Joe Public is in the midst of a credit crisis he could always not spend his money PPV boxing, its not compulsory that he has to pay for it. Or better still, he could cancel his Sky subscription altogether....

    Sky and, to a slightly lesser extent, Warren are to blame for this being PPV, not the boxer.
     
  5. Ghostface923

    Ghostface923 Active Member Full Member

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    Warren is 2 blame not Khan.
     
  6. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Sky bid for the fight based on it making it a PPV, thats why its PPV and thats the bottom line.
     
  7. T.C.W

    T.C.W Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think most of this is about Khan making alot of money before he has hit the top 5 type fighters and also his race and relgion has a bit to do with it as well.
     
  8. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    The unfair stick would soon end when Warren signs him up to meet someone who hits hard enough to break an egg.
     
  9. BigEars

    BigEars Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He fought Thaxton at 21 though, something Khan won't be doing.

    Someone mentioned Bruno didn't go the British/European route, Bruno infact did win the European title.

    I can't believe some people are calling Prescott a step up, he's a complete unknown really and could be a powderpuff puncher despite the record for all we know. Nearly all of his opponents have very few fights and have losing records.

    His one notable fight against Richard Abril(who came in on short notice) was a SD win. I didn't see the fight but Atlas had Abril winning.

    That was Prescott's biggest fight to date just 2 months ago and he scraped through. He's now coming in on 3 weeks notice here with a very high chance that he's not actually a step up at all.
     
  10. elle

    elle Journeywoman Full Member

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    Personally I'd give Khan more credit if he were to fight and beat Murray for the British Title than if he fought McAllister and won the WBU Title.
     
  11. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I wouldn't give him much credit for winning the WBU either - but I put it in as a bench mark because some of those on the list first went for it (on the world stage). Also, the WBO in it's early years was hardly anymore credible then the WBU is now.

    I may be wrong but I really don't think winning a British title would dowse the stick Khan gets.
     
  12. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm not sure that I agree; Hatton now gets the same levels of stick from much of the same quarters.
     
  13. elle

    elle Journeywoman Full Member

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    Winning the British Title would be progress at this stage.

    Decent title and opponent.

    I'd like to think most fair minded posters would give Khan credit if he could capture that against Murray.
     
  14. David UK

    David UK Boxing Addict banned

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    Yes he is. Just bear in mind that Calzaghe,Hatton, Haye,Froch, Woods etc etc didn't even turn pro until about the age that Khan is now. The way I see it is that his progress therefore, is WAY AHEAD of the above at this point.

    NB Isn't Degale older than Khan?
     
  15. Jude

    Jude Just Journeying Man Full Member

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    You left out hamed!!!