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Amir Khan has done absolutely nothing that indicates he's a world-class fighter.
He's been KOed in the first minute of round one, by a fighter he's not willing to rematch. He's been down several times in other fights, against relatively light punchers. He doesn't appear to have good defensive skills to compensate for his delicate chin, so when he next faces a prime world-class opponent he'll be KOed again.
Even old Barrera, blind in one eye, rocked him a couple of times in Saturday's fight. Before the cut, Barrera was getting the best of him, despite Khan being so much younger and so much bigger.
So why does the UK media hype him?
There are a number of better, more well-rounded young British boxers such as Kevin Mitchell, John Murray and Nathan Cleverly. So why do we never hear much about them, while the mediocre Amir Khan get so much attention?
He's been KOed in the first minute of round one, by a fighter he's not willing to rematch. He's been down several times in other fights, against relatively light punchers. He doesn't appear to have good defensive skills to compensate for his delicate chin, so when he next faces a prime world-class opponent he'll be KOed again.
Even old Barrera, blind in one eye, rocked him a couple of times in Saturday's fight. Before the cut, Barrera was getting the best of him, despite Khan being so much younger and so much bigger.
So why does the UK media hype him?
There are a number of better, more well-rounded young British boxers such as Kevin Mitchell, John Murray and Nathan Cleverly. So why do we never hear much about them, while the mediocre Amir Khan get so much attention?
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