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LongJ0n · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject: Amir Khan..

He got a good beating last night!!

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LongJ0n · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject:

Where have you been!? Haha. Knocked out within a minute, should have been stopped after his first knockdown but was allowed to continue. Got knocked back down 6 seconds later and couldnt get back up.

He has NO chin.

theGoingStick · Moderator Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 12015

Well it had to happen someday, he had been fighting no name boxers and couldn't keep his guard up against them. Sky must be cursing their luck the first box office he does and he turns into another Audley Harrison

LongJ0n · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject:

Exactly, the irony of you saying that was Audley had another boring fight on the undercard!!

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jennywales · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject:

I'm sorry to hear this - I admired Amir Khan immensely for his Olympics performance, and I think he has been an inspiration to his community and much wider as well. Obviously he will not win every fight he has as a pro, but I thought he turned pro too soon (lure of the money, I guess) and this has affected his performance. There is a huge gulf fixed between the best amateurs and the best pros, and the best amateurs know perfectly well that they will have a tougher row to hoe in the pro ranks.

It doesn't look to me as if Khan has faced up to this.

theGoingStick · Moderator Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 12015

I always thought that in his weight division the best fighters were all amateurs anyway, but I might be wrong

geordie_racer · Group Performer Joined: 25 Feb 2006 Posts: 7667

Khan was massively outclassed in his Olympic final by the Cuban (forget the rematch which didn't matter and the cuban wa at half pace)

Since then he has been carefully managed into position but let's be honest, ths was his first step up to teh top level and he got an absolute hiding

all flash, no bash as a mate said to me earlier

However I don't agree about the state of British boxing going forward; there are plenty of decent youngsters going through. also what many of our Olympians are doing is (partly because of the ABA funding which is now available, but which Khan rejected in favour of professionalism; partly because of lure of boxing in a GB Olympics) staying within the "Amateur" ranks for anouther 4 years

Khan wasn't ready to turn pro when he did; he should have been boxing in Beijing then turnong pro now
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LongJ0n · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:42 pm Post subject:

archie mackenzie · Group Performer Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 2400

i wonder if prescott the boxer is anyway related to the ex goverment minister john
prescott both are pretty handy with the punches

thanks archibald.

may i ask what yous think will be amir khans next step
back to square one with a fight against a journeyman??? and then ???????

thanks archibald.

kickingkyle · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject:

Doesnt he have a record of 19 wins 17 by ko though?
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LongJ0n · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:01 pm Post subject:

Binge · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject:

For those that haven't seen it:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=k1hLX9j1gEg&feature=rec-fresh
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