Amir Khan and Kevin Mitchell keen on domestic showdown By Ben Dirs This content is protected This content is protected Amir Khan and Kevin Mitchell have both said they would like to fight each other in what would be the biggest all-British showdown in years. However, both men, who box different opponents on 15 May, claim the other would not take the fight. "I'd fancy it, but I don't think they would - Mitchell is Frank Warren's golden boy and I think they want to keep it that way," Khan told BBC Sport. "I'd want it, but Amir wouldn't - he's been found out," Mitchell countered. Bolton's Khan, 23, defends his WBA light-welterweight crown against Paulie Malignaggi at New York's Madison Square Garden on 15 May in what will be his United States debut. Londoner Mitchell, 25, challenges Australian Michael Katsidis at Upton Park on the same evening, with the WBO interim lightweight belt up for grabs, although if Juan Manuel Marquez vacates, it will be for the full title. Should both men win, the clamour for a domestic match-up would start to gather momentum, but Khan is adamant in his belief his former promoter Warren would not want to risk Mitchell. This content is protected It's been proven, anyone who can half-punch, Khan's vulnerable against. "Frank wouldn't want one of his fighters to get beat by a guy from a different camp," said Khan, who left Warren in January to join Oscar de la Hoya's outfit Golden Boy Promotions and who is now based in Los Angeles. He added: "If it did happen, definitely I'd beat him, no doubt about it. He's a good fighter but it would just be a case of hit and move." Mitchell, a former Commonwealth and British super-featherweight champion, garnered much coverage and praise for his classy defeat of Breidis Prescott last December, the man who knocked out Khan in 54 seconds in 2008. Unlike Khan, Mitchell is still undefeated and the West Ham fanatic believes his old amateur friend has taken the easy option by moving to the States. Mitchell told BBC Sport: "Amir Khan knows the score - he's a good boy and a nice boxer but I think everyone knows now in the boxing world what he's about. "He took Paulie Malignaggi instead of taking on his number one mandatory [Marcos Maidana], so I think the Americans know the score as well. "It's been proven, anyone who can half-punch, Khan's vulnerable against and Maidana can proper punch, which is why they are keeping away from him. "He's got an easier opponent than me [on 15 May], definitely - a non-puncher, someone who doesn't throw many, an old boy and someone who Ricky Hatton beat two years ago. I'm taking on a ferocious, come-forward puncher who's as angry as they come." Katsidis has 26 wins and 21 knockouts from 28 fights, although he has never fought for a world title, while Malignaggi has 27 wins and just five knockouts from 30 fights, but is a former IBF title-holder. Khan said his decision to fight 29-year-old Malignaggi instead of Maidana was largely a financial one, and conceded the only way to silence those who continue to question his chin would be to fight one of the light-welterweight division's big-hitters next. "The only way to prove the critics wrong is to fight the winner of Maidana and [WBC title-holder] Timothy Bradley [who meet on 17 July], that would be a big fight for me and that would shut a lot of critics up," said Khan, who has 22 wins from 23 fights. Argentine Maidana has 28 wins from 29 fights, with 27 knockouts, while American Bradley remains unbeaten in 25 fights, with 11 knockouts.
Why is Con seemingly bitter about Warren. I'm not Warren's biggest fan but he managed Con very well and did an excellent job of rebuilding his career and getting him a title. And now he's having a go at Warren? Recently my respect for Con has sharply dropped.
Why do you care? Are you Warren's son? NO Everyone was bitching at Khan for not leaving Warren and now we've got idiots that care for the ****. Oh god atsch
based on your avi, not really a surprise the comment you have made. I mean at the end of the day, as much as khan is critical of warren, mitchell is equally critical of khan almost dismissive. We need to remember who the world champion is right now
This could be an interesting one, but the interest could wear out if either lose their next few fights while the other continues to progress.
Man Con is a little *****. Jumps ship and then starts criticizing Mitchell for being Warren's "Goldenboy" when he was just that for about 4 years, duping the public by fighting no names on PPV.
I'm not a big Khan hater, the Froch comments were out of order though. He also has ducked Maidana, whereas if I was Khan Maidana would be an ideal opponent for him, as he would probably expose Maidana as one-dimensional and silence the "glass jaw" lot. Mitchell may be dismissive of Con but he's taking the toughest fights out there and still winning. Khan also had no business getting a title shot. Although I give him credit for soundly beating Kotelnik and wiping out Salita, he had done little to earn that shot.
look at the end of the day you could say the same of mitchell. At the end of the day, he won the wbo mickey mouse title. So he done as much as khan did mate. Granted khan should have taken maidana, but he has stated he wants the winner of maidana and bradley. I am not arsed too much either way in a personal sense about these two fighters, but it is six of one, and half a dozer to be fair.
I think Mitchell is exactly the type of opponent Khan would like to fight. Small, only a couple of fights ago he was a super feather, Khan is a big light welter.
i love kevin mitchell. his style his attitude. just my cup of tea. i just think at this point khan wud simply be to quick and to fast. if i was jimmy tibbs id be saying 137/138. we know how freddie roach loves his catchweights so shudnt be a problem
I wanna ask you a serious question m8 !!! are you racist towards the kid ??? if so ill never question another Amir Khan bashing thread you post ever again !!!! But if your not then get some facts down on paper about the lad , any daft **** can sit there with a stupid ****in avatar like yours and refer to the lad as Con , but if all you have on him is his chin vulnerabilities probably better you dont make a comment at all TBH mate !!!!
**** ive just realised your not that divvie " under the wire " , maybe the same applies to you though :deal
Nah I'm just pissed off at Khan right now and saw Paulie was selling the t shirts. I'll put my mosley avatar back, I'm not a hater. :deal