Why would any Brits want Earl or Thaxton to beat Khan

I'd have to have a VERY good reason to go against a British fighter against a foreign opponent...I can't remember the last time I did it, probably one of Eubanks SMW defences.

 

Khan, for the reasons you mentioned. I rooted for Lewis against Bruno for the same reasons....

 

I see your point. I don't think that people want to see Khan in particular take a fall, more Frank Warren. In teh big picture, I think we all want Khan to do well, but would ahve a quiet smirk if he lost to Thaxton as it might even do him some good in the long run.

 

I find it ironic, to say the least, that you should start a thread entitled "Why would any brits want Earl or Thaxton to beat Khan" and yet go on to say you want Mayweather to beat Hatton because you like Mayweather and don't really like Hatton.

You want everyone to back Khan as he has more potential than Earl or Thaxton - by that token why don't you want everyone to get behind Hatton when a win over Mayweather on Dec 8th would be a far greater accomplishment by a British boxer?

 

Its hard to be a Frank Warren fighter and popular with the hardcore boxing fan....

 

It's a British tradition to hype up our sportsmen to levels that they are unlikely to fulfill, then gleefully wait for them to fail to do so, so that we can villify them for their failure.

 

You mean like the england football team???

thats what annoys me about the english media. they build them up to be world-beaters but as soon as they lose they cant slag them off enough!! most scots dont have a problem with england or the fans its the media the way they portray england as the best team in the world but really all there doing is setting them up for a fall. its the same with all there sports football, cricket, rugby etc.

 

Because they dislike Khan. It seems most Brits who are actually boxing fans dislike him.

 

Whats to dislike about him? His level of oppostion hasn't been the greatest but theres no need to rush a kid his age.

 

because Khan is a jumped-up little **** who has had the red rug rolled out before him, and in my opinion ridiculously overhyped, simple as that. Can't wait to see him get crushed.

 

He got the 'red rug' because he got sliver at the Olympics, thats just the way it is....

 

and that's a nonsense in my opinion. Proper boxing fans will surely agree. How many successful Olympic boxers go on to be major players in the pros? The kind of major player Khan is being built up to be. I sometimes despair at the stupidity and naivity of the human race.
(not aimed at you Gaz).