Amir Khan Trashes John Murray: He's an Easy Fight!

by Mark Vester

WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan has trashed his domestic rival, undefeated British and European lightweight champion John Murray. He told the Manchester Evening News that Murray has to prove he is worthy of a big payday by accepting a fight with junior welterweight Victor Ortiz, and winning. Golden Boy Promotions will offer Murray a fight against Ortiz on the Khan vs Marcos Maidana undercard on December 11 in Las Vegas.

“John Murray has to prove himself against better opponents,” said Khan. “I’d take that fight for a quick payday. It’s an easy fight. It would be a walk in the park. He’s dominant at the British and European level and he deserves that. But to fight at world class level you need more brains. He doesn’t have the X Factor.”

At the moment, Khan views Murray as a very easy fight. He doesn't see anything in Murray that presents a challenge in the ring

“I don’t think he deserves his chance,” Khan said. “He’s not proven. I’ve not seen anything he’s done. We will offer him Victor Ortiz on the undercard of my fight with Maidana. If he beats Ortiz, I will fight him. He’s not earned his name yet. The undercard of an Amir Khan fight would be good for him if we could get that.

“Right now he would be an easy fight for me. John is a little older than me. He didn’t do anything when he was an amateur. With him there is a lot of hype, but I don’t see anything decent from him. I’ve had tougher sparring partners."