By Mark Vester

Over the years, British promoter Frank Warren has built some of the biggest names in the UK. Some of those names broke away in nasty fashion; including Joe Calzaghe, Naseem Hamed and Ricky Hatton. Amir Khan is the latest British fighter to establish his own promotional company and there are rumors that he leave Warren to sign a promotional deal in America. Sources in the United Staes have reported for weeks that Khan has been shopping around for a promotional deal with either Top Rank or Golden Boy Promotions.

Warren signed Khan after he won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Athens six years ago. He built him up and stayed loyal to Khan after the Bolton fighter was knocked silly by Breidis Prescott in one round. He then re-built Khan by matching him with fighters like Marco Antonio Barrera and Andreas Kotelnik. Warren hopes Khan doesn't forget his loyalty.

"Look, whatever's going to happen is going to happen. You just hope that people don't suffer from amnesia, that's all I can say. I have delivered all I said I was going to do. When he turned pro I said I'd look after him and I'd make sure he wins a world title and I've done that," Warren told Sportinglife.

"Now he could become a legend. Can he do it? I don't know. Will he do it with me? I think I'm pretty good at what I do and he's pretty good at what he does. Naseem Hamed was very good at what he did and I was good at what I did but, when he left me, it didn't work out for him and he went from being a very popular fighter to a man who was booed out of the ring and he regrets that and I hope that Amir doesn't get fazed by all these things.

"You have to remember 14 months ago he (Khan) was on the floor after being knocked out by an opponent they picked - the trainer lasted for one fight - so we'll see what happens. You can be very short term in this business and say, 'this is what I want and this is what somebody has told me'. But do you want a career? That's what it's all about. Do you want a career and at the end of it do you want to come out of it with all your marbles intact and with some money in the bank, and that's what he has got to look at."

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