By James Blears

After the low down on Amir Khan’s one-round KO defeat, it’s high time he took a rest which must be as good as a break. The have a bit of a breather advice, comes from World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman. He says that Amir, who was ranked number-five in the WBC ratings, prior to colliding with the left hooks of Breidis “Who?” Prescott, will now drop out of the top ten.

Unabashed, Amir says that he’ll be back in the gym in two weeks, after a pause more than a rest, because he’s mustard keen to rectify the wrongs. Don Jose categorically disagrees, urging a full stop rather than a dash. He exclaimed:

“Oh my God- that’s unbelievable! That’s a big mistake. If Amir has decided to go back to training in fifteen days, then he’s not learned a bit. There is no remedy then for him. It is very important that he stops boxing for a while. He has to stop for at least three months. If he’s twenty-one-years-old he can handle that.”

And after this repose, Don Jose is advising a full and thorough medical examination including a brain scan and blood tests, backed up with some professional psychological advice, so Amir can clearly reason and see the full picture of his future.

Don Jose also took time, to dish out lashings of moral culpability for Amir’s on the hook plight. In doing so, he landed blame right on the collective button of Her Majesty’s press, for building up a pressure cooker head of steam expectation, insisting:

“Many, many times, the media has got to be blamed. They build them up (young rising stars) like as if they were heroes, gods, the future of boxing, the very future of the country. Then the young boxers, who were very successful in the amateurs believe that I am a god. I cannot fight against four, five, six or eight rounders. I’ve got to go to the top.”

Don Jose who’s been the President of the WBC since 1975, and during that time has seen a galaxy of glittering stars offered a silver lining to Amir Khan, in a nugget of advice, designed to avoid lighting striking more than thrice. He said:

“Muhammad Ali lost, but he was intelligent in coming back. If he (Amir) wants to come back as a champion, he must be intelligent. Many people have lost in their lives and become champions. Most of them!”