AMIR KHAN insists he is being used as a cash cow by Marcos Maidana — who is demanding around £1million to fight him on December 11.
WBA light-welterweight champion Khan has been stunned at Maidana's attempts to get three times his usual purse for their proposed showdown.
Maidana, 27, can normally expect to pick up about £350,000 for bouts but has staggered Team Khan by demanding the massive payday.
Khan's business manager Asif Vali fumed: "Amir is just being used as a cash cow. Mention his name and the money goes through the roof.
"As promoters we have got to make the figures work and that means Maidana has to come down.
"I'm sick that every time Amir's name is mentioned everything is doubled, quadrupled or multiplied by six times.
"It's crazy. Where do they think the money is coming from? They seem to think Amir Khan has a bottomless pit to pay out stupid money.
"He doesn't have a bottomless pit and that is why these fights are not being made.
"Amir will fight anybody, he wants to get this fight on but how can you when the demands from an opponent are so high?
"Do they realise what has to be paid for? There's the undercard, hotels, flights around the world, marketing, the hire of venues.
"People in this country and every country around the world are all watching the pennies. There's a recession on and to ask fight fans to come up with an extra £30 £40 or £50 for a ticket is just not on, the fight won't sell.
"You have got to make the figures work and you can't do that if people keep pulling figures out of the sky, you have got to get real.
"Sometimes it can be better not to fight. We are all in this business together but people must be realistic. Maidana's demands are very high."
Golden Boy, who represent Khan in America, are pushing for the fight to take place in Detroit once the purse row has been settled.
But the Bolton stylist could still end up boxing on home soil in England, despite both Manchester's MEN Arena and London's O2 Arena being booked for concerts.
Vali added: "We have to see if it's feasible to do it in the UK. There are still a few venues we could stage the fight at in England."
Purse bid is the way forward, No excuses can be made in a purse bid.
Both fighters are signed to Golden Boy. I'm not sure if purse bids can be made in those situations? Correct me if I'm wrong.
sooner or later when maidana takes his head out of his ass he will realise how much he is worth and this fight will get made, thats when we will finally see his ass get handed to him, u.k or u.s i dont care were its made, its gunna be a great fight.
BULL****. Khan just dont wanna face Maidana. Not because Maidana is a great boxer but because if Maidana hits Khan with ONE punch then Khans lights are out.. He's scared.. Check his record. Look at the KO percentages of his opponents. The last time he fought someone who could punch a little he got knocked out in the 1s round! And Prescott isnt even good.
Same goes for Khan. If I ask my neighbors who Amir Khan they're gonna guess its the latest suicide bomber.
They won't know he's a boxer. I don't know if he deserves a million, but he needs to get paid proper for a big fight like this.
well if thats what ur neighbours think ur probably one of these hillbillies
knowing "team maidana" they probably havnt even told there fighter that there in negotiations with khan....... get ready for another broken back story
maidana: "I broke my back"
I understand but i thought everything is now in other from Maidana's side, I just dont like hearing one side of the story, Am not sugesting the story was false but if its indeed true then Maidana or his team are idiots.
He deserves that money on account of being the more exciting guy who has the better resume.
Khan is just being a tight cunt making excuses.
We all know he's being bankrolled by HBO and the Swiss bankers.
Make w/ the dough and quit ducking.
he aint being tight, hes giving most of his winnings to the pakistani flood victims, i doubt ur boy would give a penny to anyone, hell whenever i c him on youtube hes always reppin that big ass yellow everlast bomber jacket....... he's dying for this payday so he can move out of his momma's house.
Khan is just being a tight cunt making excuses./QUOTE]
Dont really see how he is being tight seen as he has come out in the press stating he is going to donate his procceds.
But anyway hardly anyone has heard of Maidana outside proper boxing fans, how does he deserve a million.
Have we heard anything that confirm this from Team maidana? Hearing just one side of the story is not good.
knowing "team maidana" they probably havnt even told there fighter that there in negotiations with khan....... get ready for another broken back story
maidana: "I broke my back"
The fight will still happen, just the Khan team will let it go and Maidanna will end up with 25% as per the regultions..
Maidanna wants 1million pounds? around 1.6mil dollars?? is this guy for real or what?? he's not the champion, he's a challenger who brings a lot of risk and very little money.
Maidana is an interim champ so he gets more than 25%..
If this is true, Maidiana is being a tight bastard, seen as Khan has already released in the press that he is donating his proceeds of this fight to the Pakitsan aid.
Therefore this gives Khan less to donate unless Khan already has a fixed fee from Golden Boy.
I doubt this Peterson is a dog and is tall..I say he gives Khan a hard time..We will never see this fight to dangerous for Con...Judah would not beat Peterson which is why he is fighting Matthyse,Peterson would be a better opponent for Judah being the fact he fought Bradley..Ortiz IMO beats them all...
Lol QUITor Ortiz beats them all??? LMAO!!!!!! Maidana was enough for that quitter!!! Quitor Ortiz got no heart and showed his true colours in the maidana ortiz post interview!!!!
The fight will still happen, just the Khan team will let it go and Maidanna will end up with 25% as per the regultions..
Maidanna wants 1million pounds? around 1.6mil dollars?? is this guy for real or what?? he's not the champion, he's a challenger who brings a lot of risk and very little money.