Khan frustrated by enforced lay-off

Amir Khan has expressed his frustration at being forced into a seven-month lay-off which has seen his boxing career hit the brakes. The WBA light-welterweight champion stopped Paulie Malignaggi on his US debut in May but the Bolton fighter had to shelve plans for a follow-up fight due to time constraints. The 23-year-old had earmarked July for a return to the ring but the fact that his training camp would have been too short coupled with Khan's desire to fast for Ramadan meant any potential match-up was scrapped. "It's a long break," he said. "My team thought it best for me not to fight. But I'm a born fighter and I don't want to take time off because I'm in my prime. "I could have got an opponent, but we would have been rushing it with Ramadan coming up. There were only four or five weeks of training which was too short notice. "I don't think it will happen again. Hopefully we will learn and not stay out of the game so long." The former Olympic silver medallist now looks likely to meet the winner of Juan Diaz's showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez. Khan is heading ringside in Las Vegas for their July 31 WBO lightweight clash and if a deal can be reached, he is hoping the bout can take place in December in Britain. "It's nearly agreed that I will fight the winner and I would like it to be over here next time. It depends on the opponent and the broadcasters," he said. haha immediately thought of Floyd Mayweather while reading this. :D

Comments (8)

Benny_Leonard

PBF takes so long to arrange a fight and dont seem to mind. But PBFs trick is to get his opponent to be rusty come fight night as well. People like Pac have been busy so are in fighting shape, but the problem is they take punishment and clock up miles on the mileage clock of damage. As well as being rusty on fight night with PBF. THats how PBFs has got success. SSM was rusty waiting to fight PBF, but being active didnt do SSM any favours because its wear and tear because come fight night he hadnt fought for ages as well just like PBF. But PBF didnt have many fights so has the advantage if you get what i mean. That would make Floyd a part-time fighter as well. He is 33 years old and past his best physically. Wear and tear affects Floyd as well. He has a lot of miles on that body. Good activity according to one of the old-timers is to fight at least 1 fight every 3 months minimum. But few do that anymore. And fighters that are over 30, it just might be different because you don't recover as fast. Well, at least most of the fighters since some have proven that they are still youthful. Today's athletes can take advantage of nutrition, science, etc. to help them out. SSM wouldn't have been "rusty" as you say/think if Pac would have stepped up to the plate and fought him all of last year when Shane wanted it after he destroyed Margarito. Instead, your "busy" Pac fought the likes of Post-KO'd Hatton, and Post-KO'd Cotto. Good job.

15y ago

Vadrigar

He claims to be a virgin but he blatantly isnt. ....How so?

15y ago

hugh_grant

15y ago

SimonTemplar

This is such a shame, this could have been a great, breakthrough year for Khan. As it is he will look back and have fought one weight-drained former champ without a punch and a badly faded champion from a smaller weight category. When he left Frank Warren for GBP it was allegedly because he 'wanted to crack America'. If this is Khan cracking America it is deeply disappointing.

15y ago

Vadrigar

I too would be frustrated if I wasn't getting punani. :boobies: I thought Khan was a virgin (recent thread)?

15y ago

Neutral_Corner

I too would be frustrated if I wasn't getting punani. :boobies:

15y ago

Vadrigar

why mayweather? in his prime bit was funny You know why. LMAO at khan being in his prime.

15y ago

Sam_Donald

why mayweather? in his prime bit was funny