Khan will end up fighting Bantamweights at this rate!!

Khan is 22 for gods sake. He moved up from 135 to 140, and outclassed a very well rounded and respected opponent in Kotelnik. It was a very good victory. Next he knocked out his mandatory opponent Salita in spectacular fashion. Now he is fighting a Mexican legend in Marquez who is one fight removed from knocking out Casamayor and Diaz. 5 pounds north is not a great deal of weight. However, because Marquez was dominated by Mayweather, they call him shot. Ridiculous. Marquez vs Khan is a very good fight. However there are a few sods who choose to discount the fight because of their hatred of Khan. Why do they hate him so much? Oh, because he was protected early on in his career. Well boo the f*ck hoo. Most fighters are protected until around their 20th fight. Khan is not the first and is certainly not the last fighter to face soft opposition early on in his career. At least he is stepping it up now. Calzaghe didn't fight Kessler his first real, world class, prime opponent until he was 36 or so. Hatton didn't fight Tszyu until he was 25 or 26. Believe me, Khan is stepping his career up. He may not be putting his head on the chopping block straight away against the likes of Maidana, but he will get there. The only reason people want to see Khan fight Maidana is to potentially see a young man violently get knocked out so they can all gloat and cheer on his downfall. No boxing reasons whatsoever. The attitude of some of the posters on this site makes me sick. Khan is going in the right direction. No promoter would put a guy with a chin as poor as Khan's in with a huge puncher on his American tv debut. Risks need reward, and Maidana offers no reward at the moment. Lets build the fight up and maybe in a year, Khan and Golden Boy will be ready to put it all on the line. If Khan is as bad as people make him out to be, then he won't even get to that stage. Marquez is still great enough to put his career back a few paces with one solid shot to the chin. Marquez is only a 5 feet 6 inches blown up featherweight and 36 years old, Khan is 5 feet 10 inches and 23 years old, through out his career up to press Khan has always fought the smaller man that is until he met prescott and we all saw what happened there, khan must have been really gutted when he saw Kevin Mitchell beat prescott The fans are tired of the excuses why he won’t fight a puncher, he’s only 23, he needs the settle in first, the money was better fighting another opponent, it goes on and on, he won’t fight a puncher because he fears a fighter who can punch, he’s been put on his arse by fighters who where considered none punchers, why is it when someone criticize Khan they are called Khan haters, the majority of fans who criticize Khan don’t hate him, they are just tired of being cond, by (Mr. Khan’t take a chance)

I'm not a Khan fan at all, but I understand this is nothing but a business move to get Khan's name out there by exposing him to American TV and Mexican fans.

its simple, he and his corner his scared of his own chin. he got hyped upto a big media level in boxing, he cant get knocked out by nobodies or risk it even.

Gosh I hope Marquez knocks Khan the F*** out.

Khan is 22 for gods sake. He moved up from 135 to 140, and outclassed a very well rounded and respected opponent in Kotelnik. It was a very good victory. Next he knocked out his mandatory opponent Salita in spectacular fashion. Now he is fighting a Mexican legend in Marquez who is one fight removed from knocking out Casamayor and Diaz. 5 pounds north is not a great deal of weight. However, because Marquez was dominated by Mayweather, they call him shot. Ridiculous. Marquez vs Khan is a very good fight. However there are a few sods who choose to discount the fight because of their hatred of Khan. Why do they hate him so much? Oh, because he was protected early on in his career. Well boo the f*ck hoo. Most fighters are protected until around their 20th fight. Khan is not the first and is certainly not the last fighter to face soft opposition early on in his career. At least he is stepping it up now. Calzaghe didn't fight Kessler his first real, world class, prime opponent until he was 36 or so. Hatton didn't fight Tszyu until he was 25 or 26. Believe me, Khan is stepping his career up. He may not be putting his head on the chopping block straight away against the likes of Maidana, but he will get there. The only reason people want to see Khan fight Maidana is to potentially see a young man violently get knocked out so they can all gloat and cheer on his downfall. No boxing reasons whatsoever. The attitude of some of the posters on this site makes me sick. Khan is going in the right direction. No promoter would put a guy with a chin as poor as Khan's in with a huge puncher on his American tv debut. Risks need reward, and Maidana offers no reward at the moment. Lets build the fight up and maybe in a year, Khan and Golden Boy will be ready to put it all on the line. If Khan is as bad as people make him out to be, then he won't even get to that stage. Marquez is still great enough to put his career back a few paces with one solid shot to the chin.

Khan resume at 23>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any british fighter at 23 in the last 10 years or so accept for Naz.

Khan claims to be world class but it'll be long time before he fights any real challenge and people will excuse him because he's young, SMH.

Fact is, Khan will never fight anyone his own size who can hit even remotely hard. Or his own age for that matter.

Lol, he ain't yet, want a bet that he doesn't fight at 160 before the end of his career?? PM me and i'll sig it. so why do you say 'hes a fukkin middleweight' but then say he aint yet height and reach dont dictate the weightclass you fight in-would you like some examples?

Khan will probably end up at 154 if his career is a long one. I just have a feeling Khan will be out of the game in about five years when he is only 27. That would have been the motive behind leaving a safe promoter in Warren whom actually would have made Khan a very rich man and built him up a nice record but it would have been a long career. Golden boy = big money, big fights, high intensity. Shorter career. Check out how Warren matches Mitchell. It will be textbook. Exactly. Khan isn't stupid. I would guess that Khan want's 5 years at the top and then retire. He is already rich. What's the point in carrying on? With Warren he would have avoided Maidana, and probably have taken on Morales next, and then boxers like Murray, Mbaye, and Rees. Even though he is avoiding Maidana with Golden Boy, at least he is still taking on risky fights. JMM is a much harder fight than Maidana for Khan. JMM has the power to knock Khan out and the skills to outbox him. Maidana only has a punchers chance of beating Khan. Plus Maidana isn't a big fight, Marquez is. If Khan's next 5 fights resemble Marquez, Mallignaggi, Judah, Hatton, and Mayweather, then I have a lot of respect for him. However I would still love to see him fight Maidana and Bradley. Mitchell is Warren's only chance of being a relative cash cow at the moment. As soon as he get's a title shot and maybe wins, he won't go near a top fighter again.

Fair enough. Mitchell is a good fighter. And I'm sorry about Danny lol. Khan vs Mitchell at middleweight...I wanna see!!! Khan will probably end up at 154 if his career is a long one. I just have a feeling Khan will be out of the game in about five years when he is only 27. That would have been the motive behind leaving a safe promoter in Warren whom actually would have made Khan a very rich man and built him up a nice record but it would have been a long career. Golden boy = big money, big fights, high intensity. Shorter career. Check out how Warren matches Mitchell. It will be textbook.

Lol cos i like Mitchell, and wanted to see Danny's last fight. Lol, he ain't yet, want a bet that he doesn't fight at 160 before the end of his career?? PM me and i'll sig it. Fair enough. Mitchell is a good fighter. And I'm sorry about Danny lol. Khan vs Mitchell at middleweight...I wanna see!!!

Khan isn't a middleweight. I have a friend who boxes with me. He is 6'2 and weighs less than 12 stone. He is naturally slim. Khan doesn't boil down dramatically. He is at a comfortable weight. Being tall doesn't make you big. Khan is on a steady road, and is being built up to fight the big names in boxing. He is only 23 and could have fights with Marquez, Judah, and Mayweather on his resume by the time he is 24. I would like him to fight Maidana, but hey boxing is a business, we all have to deal with it. Plus, if you are that against fighters like Khan, why are you going to the Night Of Champions? Frank Warren is the engine behind hyped and protected fighters like Hatton, Calzaghe, Khan and now Brook, Mitchell, and the Olympians. Why fuel the fire? Lol cos i like Mitchell, and wanted to see Danny's last fight. its funny how a good poster like you john can post something so ridiculous khan isnt a middleweight and you know this,i know you dont like the guy and thats cool,but dont let your hate for him create these crazy claims about him Lol, he ain't yet, want a bet that he doesn't fight at 160 before the end of his career?? PM me and i'll sig it.

its funny how a good poster like you john can post something so ridiculous khan isnt a middleweight and you know this,i know you dont like the guy and thats cool,but dont let your hate for him create these crazy claims about him

Natrually he is a lightweight, Khan is a fukking Middleweight. Khan isn't a middleweight. I have a friend who boxes with me. He is 6'2 and weighs less than 12 stone. He is naturally slim. Khan doesn't boil down dramatically. He is at a comfortable weight. Being tall doesn't make you big. Khan is on a steady road, and is being built up to fight the big names in boxing. He is only 23 and could have fights with Marquez, Judah, and Mayweather on his resume by the time he is 24. I would like him to fight Maidana, but hey boxing is a business, we all have to deal with it. Plus, if you are that against fighters like Khan, why are you going to the Night Of Champions? Frank Warren is the engine behind hyped and protected fighters like Hatton, Calzaghe, Khan and now Brook, Mitchell, and the Olympians. Why fuel the fire?

The **** are you talking about? Khan has just moved up to Light Welter... do you even watch boxing? And marquez beat the best lightweight in the world....yet you still class him as a featherweight? fuk off lol Natrually he is a lightweight, Khan is a fukking Middleweight.

He has gone from fighting blown up superfeathers and a shot superbantam (Barrera) now he is fighting Marquez!!? Marquez is a god damn featherweight!! Why isn't he fighting guys his own size for once like Welterweights or Light Middles??!!!! He is a champion now, not a green contender!!! You wanna be a champion, fight like one you pussy!!!!!!!!!! The **** are you talking about? Khan has just moved up to Light Welter... do you even watch boxing? And marquez beat the best lightweight in the world....yet you still class him as a featherweight? fuk off lol

I think they want to build his resume with marquee names first and hype him up the easy way rather then put him in their with the lions (which i believe he is one to) and then possibly put him in a mega fight u guys saw what happened to ortiz and arreola(is he a gpb fighter?) when they were thrown in with lions so they might be preserving young khan for the moment I think your wrong about building his resume, the amerians know who he is, he said himself they love him in the states, he wanted to be a world champ, well he got his wish, being a world champ means you have to go in with the lions, surely that’s what a world champ does, if he's a lion as you seem to think, why did he bottle it against maidana, no he has a fear of punchers, he'll fight any one who he thinks can't knock him out, now before I get all the crap about being a khan hater, I (don't) hate khan, I just think he's vastly over rated Whole point of thread. I thank you.

I think they want to build his resume with marquee names first and hype him up the easy way rather then put him in their with the lions (which i believe he is one to) and then possibly put him in a mega fight u guys saw what happened to ortiz and arreola(is he a gpb fighter?) when they were thrown in with lions so they might be preserving young khan for the moment I think your wrong about building his resume, the amerians know who he is, he said himself they love him in the states, he wanted to be a world champ, well he got his wish, being a world champ means you have to go in with the lions, surely that’s what a world champ does, if he's a lion as you seem to think, why did he bottle it against maidana, no he has a fear of punchers, he'll fight any one who he thinks can't knock him out, now before I get all the crap about being a khan hater, I (don't) hate khan, I just think he's vastly over rated

He has gone from fighting blown up superfeathers and a shot superbantam (Barrera) now he is fighting Marquez!!? Marquez is a god damn featherweight!! Why isn't he fighting guys his own size for once like Welterweights or Light Middles??!!!! He is a champion now, not a green contender!!! You wanna be a champion, fight like one you pussy!!!!!!!!!! i kinda agree, he's been circling a little around the top contenders. i think him and Bradley would be good.. but Marquez is gonna be a good fight though, ppl shouldnt underestimate him.