Khan-Little fish in a big pond?

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  1. Proud Warrior

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    Khan finds it much more easy to stay in America and and blend in than become a massive name in the UK and I saw the proof with my own eyes. It was in 2009 and Kahn was fighting Barrera at the MEN in Manchester,Khans home turf and as any boxing fans know the Manchester crowd get behind there own as they proved with Hatton. To be really honest I only brought tickets to see the legend that is Barrera and I felt guilty because my phone screen saver was of Barrera so I thought I would have to keep it in my pocket and hide it. When I arrived in Manchester to have a few beers I was surprised to see a few people dressed in ponchos and sombreros, by the time I got to the venue it was clear to see that the crowd was mainly there to see Barrera with tons of people dressed Mexican. I truly think Khan is a great fighter and is exciting to watch but he speaks so much **** us brits find it hard to warm to him. He believes his own hype and that is unlike most Manchester fighters who are more humble and grounded. Let me say for the record though as a boxer I think he is great and always gives 100% and he will win more belts.
     
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    Tyson Fury is the exception and also dose not have mainstream support as was Prince Nas. These fighters do not go down well with the public in the UK, we seem to get behind the underdog.
     
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  3. lepinthehood

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    getting behind the underdog is for losers.
     
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  4. DSG496

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    he did get 10mil + to watch him on itv though against opponents like graham earl, he was front page news a few weeks ago shagging someone from some low rate reality show. He headlined a show in MGM with Americans Thurman and charlo on the undercard, as a foreign arab bloke in the USA that's not bad.

    in Britain i don't think people mind a loser as such, as long as their down to earth (Bruno hatton etc) and face the best they can. But we don't like a ducker, and khan is becoming the later.
     
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  5. Proud Warrior

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    Good post and well put but to be honest you could put watching paint dry on the itv or bbc and millions would watch. Its not cheap to have sky or box nation. How many viewers would Hatton got in his prime on itv?
     
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  6. Scar

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    Khan a great fighter?, I don't think so. His abilities are so primitive that it's hard to consider him great. A good fighter?, definitely, but not great. All Khan has is one attribute, speed. Take that away and you can see him confused and troubled in there, he doesn't even know how to hide it either.

    As far as going to America is concerned. America is the place to be for the big events. He's picking the riskier route yet more rewarding route by going there. He could easily stay in England and get farce refereeing, judging..etc for all his fights, like he did against Barrera, but chose not to.
     
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  8. Proud Warrior

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    You have 100% totally missed the point of my whole post. Khan has to do it in America because he is not a big fish in a small pond over here. When he fights in vagas he dose not bring tons of UK fans like Hatton. When he had his fight with Berrera Khan did not create the excitement and ticket sales,Berrera did. As for the Brook fight at wembely Khan dose not sell that out,Brook would as did Froch because they are far more poular over here as was in past years Bruno,Benn and so will Joshua in time. I like Kahn but he just dose not engage the british fans as past fighters has and he is not as big a draw over here as he thinks he is.
     
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  9. Scar

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    Surely he's making more money in America or else he wouldn't make the move there to be honest. Why would his management drive him away from his own country if he can make far more money fighting anyone he wants?. Surely they're after the publicity/promotion which is bigger in America but if the money isn't right, he's not going there and staying as he has.
     
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  10. Proud Warrior

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    Im not dissing Khan scar, my point is he chose America because after the Prescot defeat he found it easy to move away as the press over here can be brutal where as the fans still stayed with him. I believe he could of been selling out bigger places over here. He dose his interviews like an outsider over here but if he stuck with it he could of been massive in the UK.
     
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  11. VG_Addict

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    I've always said that Khan's only been successful because of his speed. Take that away, and he's nothing special.
     
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  12. Proud Warrior

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    I will give you an example,look at the money Mayweather makes. Far and away the most of any boxer no one comes close in the states. Over here a very limited but very well loved charismatic Hatton at the end was picking up £8 million for fights.
     
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  13. VG_Addict

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    The truth is, Floyd doesn't NEED to fight Khan.
     
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  14. gdm

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    Khan is definitely nothing special ,but he has enough fans in Uk and in US, and it's not like those fans are white , black or latino , his fans are his stani people and there are enough of them all over the world, also knowing that they have no other world class athletes they will get behind him no matter who and where he fights.
     
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  15. Scar

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    Not saying you're dissing him man, just further discussing/asking. :good He could have definitely been massive in the UK, not denying that. He actually got all the publicity too early in the UK, not anywhere else. He gathered as much attention as he possibly could in England and eventually made the move. Sure, he got sparked against Prescott in the process but built a good enough excuse to gather up and leave without worrying much and still got great support in America in his debut there. I don't see how he could have gotten bigger in England to bee honest, he was already famous and headlining after only two professional fights. He went to America for the big events, the big names that headline globally like Mayweather, Pacquiao...etc
     
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