What's with the Amir Khan hate?

[Doctor_Tenma]

He is way too overhyped, overated. The dude hasn't avenged his lose to Prescott and I wasn't impressed today. He is talented, fast, really good workrate but his accuracy is bad, really bad, I mean seriously. He won on workrate alone, what he really outboxed was Kotelnik's guard.

[D-MiZe]

He is way too overhyped, overated. The dude hasn't avenged his lose to Prescott and I wasn't impressed today. He is talented, fast, really good workrate but his accuracy is bad, really bad, I mean seriously. He won on workrate only, what he really outboxed was Kotelnik's guard.

He's not overrated and the only people that overhype him is Frank Warren.

Find me on serious post where someone actually thinks that Khan is great.

Guess what, you can't.

[R.Winky Wright]

he's hasnt done enough in boxing to warrant being in ppv & getting title shots in a new division.

He's the european example of making a star before making a fighter.

U.S. versions are berto & gamboa.

This happnes a lot with british fighters due to the fact that sky sports has to make money so they have to hype up fighters so people will buy their product in turn they make money.

if i'm not mistaken he did just win right? did he not just prove he deserved the title shot by winning unanimously??? 120-108 on one card?!?!?!?

[Ray*]

he's hasnt done enough in boxing to warrant being in ppv & getting title shots in a new division.

He's the european example of making a star before making a fighter.

U.S. versions are berto & gamboa.

This happnes a lot with british fighters due to the fact that sky sports has to make money so they have to hype up fighters so people will buy their product in turn they make money.

You dont have to achieve great things in pro-boxing to be on PPV, Khan like De la Hoya had the olympic thing that most casual fans see on TV, They had a story to them, So your arguement isnt right.

And not all british fighters are like that...

[nujabes77]

Am I missing something that I am not watching behind the scenes stuff about this kid?

Is he arrogant? Yeah, to some degree I say. But he is a Pro Athlete. Many are like that and he is young and he does seem to have calmed down a bit after being KTFO.

But he does seem more humble after the KO loss than before. He still hypes himself up a bit but again, he is a Pro Athlete in a sport where confidence is key. That same personality trait has helped him continue on after being KTFO in one of his fights (which could have ruined his confidence and ended his career).

After he was knocked out, he made the decision to not only continue on, but to go out and look for ways to improve...so he hopped on a plane and he came to L.A. to train with a new trainer, Freddie Roach. I haven't heard a bad thing (including any rumors) about Amir's work ethic or attitude in that gym but if anyone has anything on him, share.


And to much is made about his chin. If it is not the best, so what; he can't help it; that's the way he was born. But you are not born a Champion and that takes work and he has reached some level of status as a Pro boxer despite his weaknesses because he allows his strengths to protect his weakness to some degree (since we still have to look at the KTFO loss). Either way, not to bad.


He is very young and it tends to be a "good" thing for young boxers to get on the scene and do well.

But if there is anything I'm missing since I don't stalk the guy, please tell:

yoooooooooooooooo, benny


where you been bro? long time no see

[Ray*]

He is way too overhyped, overated. The dude hasn't avenged his lose to Prescott and I wasn't impressed today. He is talented, fast, really good workrate but his accuracy is bad, really bad, I mean seriously. He won on workrate alone, what he really outboxed was Kotelnik's guard.

Who overrate him??? We the british boxing fan panned the guy at every opportunity we get, Dont mix-up someone been known like Khan to overrated, Because he's well-known doesnt mean he is overrated..

I also wasnt overly impress with him last night because he didnt land alot on Kotelnik but guess what neither did all the guys that fought Kotelnik in the past..

[Peterp]

he's hasnt done enough in boxing to warrant being in ppv & getting title shots in a new division.

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You obviously didn't take Marketing 101 at college did you mate.

PPVs are market driven. If someone has enough market value to sell tickets and PPV buys, then they get on PPV, simple as that

YOu could have paid your dues 10 times over in a sport but if no one will pay to see you fight, whats the point.

Khan has never gone around saying "i better be on PPV, i better get this exposure, i better get that etc". If he had, then he deserves critiscm but he hasn't , the market has allowed him to earn money and that's not his fault.

[D-MiZe]

People are overrating the fact that Khan is overrated.

[nujabes77]

ight, we all know why people hate on amir khan... and it has nothing to do with boxing

[Benny Leonard]

yoooooooooooooooo, benny


where you been bro? long time no see

I've been back for a short-while now. Was gone for some time because of some things I had to take care of...mostly work and travel.