Khan vs Witter - The New UK Feud Begins To Brew
By Mark Vester
There could be a new feud brewing on British soil. Junior Witter has taken aim at WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan. With Ricky Hatton looking more likely to retire, Witter has decided to go after Khan in the press. For years Witter was attacking Hatton in the press. Their fight seemed likely when Witter captured the WBC title at 140-pounds but after he was upset by Junior Witter in 2008, the dream of landing Hatton went up in smoke. Now Khan appears to be the new object of his wrath.
"I don't think I'll ever face Hatton. You never know but I think there's more chance of me facing Khan at the moment," Witter told The Sun.
Witter faces undefeated Devon Alexander on August 1 for the vacant crown he lost to Bradley. He hopes to get the chance to stage a unification bout with Khan. Witter thinks he can dispatch of Khan in three rounds.
"I'd knock Khan out in three rounds and I definitely want to avenge the defeat to Bradley. There's only two fights out there that interest me after Alexander — Bradley and Khan. I should have been mentioned already when it comes to Khan but as soon I've got my title back I will be," Witter said.
"I don't really think he wants to face me but the fight can happen and I've got a sneaking suspicion it will. The main thing for me right now is getting the WBC title back, that's all I'm really concentrating on. But when I'm world champion and back on top, I'll have a look around, see who wants to fight and hopefully something can be done."
Witter praised Khan for his title win over Andreas Kotelnik but also downplayed the win a bit.
"Kotelnik didn't seem to do anything. For me, he just kept chasing Khan around the ring. He followed him round, followed him round and then occasionally threw a couple of shots. He was blocking most of Khan's work but wasn't throwing anything. If you don't throw punches you're not going to win," Witter said.
"I'm not saying Khan hasn't got any power but he isn't a puncher.He's less of a puncher than Kotelnik and I wouldn't be worried about his power at all. You've got to give him respect for his ability to stick to a game plan, which is what he did against Kotelnik. But I think Khan got the weakest light-welterweight champion on a poor night."
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