Khan v Kristjansen announced for April 5th!

Always a pleasure, elle!:good

Do you think Khan would fight another fight in between? Say...end of May? And then THE fight mid July? Or would he go straight into training for the big fight?:think

(He might squeeze Thaxton in, maybe...or even...:shock: :shock: :shock: Romanov???)

 

Mike, I would class an interim WBO title as much more important than a british title. Think about it, Khan will be in line for a shot at a recognised belt, thats much bigger than fighting for a british title.

Why hang around at domestic when an opening becomes available at world level? OK so a Thaxton fight would be fun for the punters on these shores, but Khan has bigger fish to fry.

& remember Im neutral on this subject.

 

Yeah! We were led to hope for a Romanov fight twice now, and both times in vain. Too much crying wolf...:good

 

I still cant believe people are slagging off Khan for taking a world title eliminator instead of fighting for a british or european title!

Think about it Dec, if you were Khan fan would you be happier if Warren got your boy a shot at a european title, or a WBO world title eliminator? If I was a Khan fan, I would be delighted with Warren for pulling this out of the bag.

Theres a lot of good posters on this thread, but they are letting their hearts rule their heads here, getting angry at Khan for not hanging around at domestic/european level.
Me? I want to see Khan in with the top boys, & this is the best way for it to happen. Not hanging around fighting the Thaxtons of this world. He has already proven hes better than domestic level.

 

I won't believe a Romanov fight until I see both of them in the ring, on the night. (He might catch flu at the last moment to be replaced with...some guy)

Yeah...it backfired...but as someone said: it's our fault for complaining about the hype only to buy it ourselves and to complain further he is not living up to the hype...:nut

 

I agree with you! I said so myself! He should get that damned WBO title of his and break that record and then concentrate on the rest of his career.:good

He is better than domestic level...people are only pissed off he will get a world title without having faced a puncher...that's their main complaint.

 

Yep. I know Fishface is to blame as much as (if not more than) Amir Khan for this specific, safety minded career path, but this is becoming tiresome.
Not fighting Thaxton is not doing him any favours at all, and the excuse that he would be a step backwards is ridiculous when you consider who is up next for Khan. If Jon Thaxton posed no threat to Amir Khan, he would have taken his British title by now, and we all know it.

 

I know you did Dec my good man, my shots were aimed at the posters who are all wailing & gnashing their teeth cos Khan wont fight Thaxton or Romanov, hardly household names in their own right.

maybe Im a cynic, but I think the guys who are so desperate to see Khan in with big punchers early in his career do so cos they want to see him knocked out...
Im not saying thats the case, but I do have my suspicions!

 

Yeah...maybe...there's no denying he's been kept away from punchers...

 

For sure! Good for British boxing...until Khan crashes out a la Ricky!:|