Why would any Brits want Earl or Thaxton to beat Khan

The irony is you could change the thread title to 'Why would any Brits want Mayweather to beat Hatton'.

What I don't get is that you are supporting Mayweather over Hatton because you like him more and yet are curious as to why people choose to support Earl over Khan - perhaps they just like Earl more also!

 

Its just the way it is, just look at how the Yanks get behind their medalists....

 

whether people like to admit every one wants to see there own kind win, khan may be born in britain but his parents are south asian, and for some people theres enough reasoning in this argument to see him loose against an ''english'' fighter. go to a few local pubs on fight night and you'll know what i mean.

 

Many fans of boxing, and indeed all sports, love to root for the underdog. You wanna try it sometime, it's a lot of fun.

 

spot on

 

:good

What do the ignorant likes of GazProm & David Wiki UK have to say about that then?:deal

 

yeah...and that will continue until he starts fighting non-brits.

i know its not everyone but there is an element of this going on.

 

Muhammad Ali
George Foreman
Sugar Ray Leonard
Oscar dela Hoya
Lennox Lewis
Wladimir Klitschko etc etc etc How many do you want?

 

I don't want either Earl or Thaxton to beat Khan. And neither will. Not a chance.

 

Bah!! What did Teofilio Stevenson, one of the most successful Olympic boxers ever, accomplish as a pro??

 

Thats one of my points, its not his fault. He's just playing the cards he's been dealt...good luck to the kid.

 

I wanted to see Limond beating Khan cos Limond is a scotsman & I always support 'my own' no matter what. 'My own' being scottish fighters.

However, I want Khan to beat Earl very much.

 

what I mean is what percentage of olympic medal winners go on to be anything special as a pro? I don't know exactly but it won't be high.
all Khan is is a kid who won an olymipc medal and has beat up a few tomato cans and almost got knocked out against a solid domestic fighter in Limond.
How can this justify the hype? It can't.

 

got it in one victor me old son.

take the croatia game, the boo's at half time said it all for me hahaha and its not the first time i've heard those boo's from wembley new or old.

if that was us scots we'd have been sing gin at half time to let the team know we're still behind them even at 2-0 down:good

 

I know this may sound a bit strong but alot of the hype Khan is getting stems from the fact he is Asian , A good technician but one from a tiny minority of fighters from his ethnic group in the sport. Britain's government likes to be seen nowadays as politically correct to the max & you just have to look at the state of our country to see the detrimental effect this is having. I am not a Racist but Im not blind either & you go into ANY building site or factory across the country & there is mild racism & anti foreign feeling everywhere , The media know this & are pushing to make a hero out of a man from an ethnic background in an attempt to get the nation "behind him". Afterall we have an actual world champion in Gavin Rees(Who happens to be a friend of mine) who most casual fans in the UK know nothing about...How ****ing sad is that...?????
Please dont take this as an inflamatory post as Im no racist just someone who lives in the real world.