You want to know why boxing is dying? The fans are killing it.

[PittyPat]

There comes a point where one just has to ignore the hate, block out the trash and enjoy the sport. I've got into the habit of skipping posts by certain members, simply on the basis that they always chat **** - and why would anyone stop to read or respond to excrement?

And in the end, why on Earth would Khan give a care in the world as to what a bunch of haters think about him on a silly little boxing forum, during their sad and pathetic lives? He's a young world champ making millions. :laff2:

[77Ritchie77]

hes not a champ.
pacquiao is the 140 champ. bradley has the second most legitimate claim to 140 hatton probably the third.
wba is the biggest joke, so is khan. he didnt even earn the title shot he cherry picked the easiest title he could find.
couldn't get one at 135, but figured kotelnik might be beatable at 140. bradley hatton pac werent so he didnt fight them.

[arargh]

its the americans fault, they are the ones ruining boxing with their ultra-nationalistic and xeno phobic attitude. americans will NEVER give respect to brittish or european fighters.

[TredKiller]

hes not a champ.
pacquiao is the 140 champ. bradley has the second most legitimate claim to 140 hatton probably the third.
wba is the biggest joke, so is khan. he didnt even earn the title shot he cherry picked the easiest title he could find.
couldn't get one at 135, but figured kotelnik might be beatable at 140. bradley hatton pac werent so he didnt fight them.

what title do you have? lol
if khan is a joke fighter, then how big of a joke are you? lmao

its the americans fault, they are the ones ruining boxing with their ultra-nationalistic and xeno phobic attitude. americans will NEVER give respect to brittish or european fighters.

can you kill yourself lol

[OnePunch]

It's funny how "disagreeing" automatically makes you a "hater" lol

I for one do not believe Khan had earned a shot at a world title at 140. That's my opinion. And for me, whats even more detrimental to boxing than "hate posts" is the practice of certain fighters getting an undeserved shot at a title, and then most likely only looking to cash out, rather than to fight the fights that would give the title the proper respect. Nothing hurts the credibility of a title more than it not being defended properly. And the WBA played a big part in this. They allowed Khan-Kotelnik for the title, Ortiz-Maidana for an interim title, all the while already having a mandatory challenger in Salita. But Khan and Ortiz represented enough money that the WBA just said to hell with the rules.

If the thread starter really was concerned about boxing's credibility, he would have started a thread about how the WBA should have ordered Kotelnik-Salita, and then made Ortiz-Maidana as a mandatory eliminator, and let Khan wait his turn.

And before anyone starts babbling about Salita not being a worthy #1, maybe thats true. But its no worse than the WBA inserting Khan at #5 without ever fighting at 140, ahead of guys like Holt, Campbell, and Alvarado.........

[Shattered Jaw]

It's funny how "disagreeing" automatically makes you a "hater" lol

I for one do not believe Khan had earned a shot at a world title at 140. That's my opinion. And for me, whats even more detrimental to boxing than "hate posts" is the practice of certain fighters getting an undeserved shot at a title, and then most likely only looking to cash out, rather than to fight the fights that would give the title the proper respect. Nothing hurts the credibility of a title more than it not being defended properly. And the WBA played a big part in this. They allowed Khan-Kotelnik for the title, Ortiz-Maidana for an interim title, all the while already having a mandatory challenger in Salita. But Khan and Ortiz represented enough money that the WBA just said to hell with the rules.

If the thread starter really was concerned about boxing's credibility, he would have started a thread about how the WBA should have ordered Kotelnik-Salita, and then made Ortiz-Maidana as a mandatory eliminator, and let Khan wait his turn.

And before anyone starts babbling about Salita not being a worthy #1, maybe thats true. But its no worse than the WBA inserting Khan at #5 without ever fighting at 140, ahead of guys like Holt, Campbell, and Alvarado.........

Exactly. 100% agree.

[thebowtod]

nooo.... boxing is dying becuz we don't have an american heavyweight champion in shape.

[Shattered Jaw]

nooo.... boxing is dying becuz we don't have an american heavyweight champion in shape.

LMFAO.




LONG MAY THE KOs CONTINUE.


Eddie Chambers is also a very decent boxer who now has a good resume. So there is one.

[R.Winky Wright]

Amir Khan wins a world title last night. He is a WORLD CHAMPION but according to the boxing community he is a "bum", a "fraud" and "sucks".


Why would anybody take this sport seriously when its own fans make great boxers out to be complete bums?

You may think Khan is a weak champion...you may think he wont be champion for long...but the fact of the matter is he has beaten a few good fighters now and a great, genuine world champion in Kotelnik to win the belt.


It just puzzles me why the boxing community now has Floyd Mayweather's "If you aint undefeated you aint ****" mentality. Stop degrading the sport.

I don't get it either it's not like the people who call other fighters ain't **** are no where near these elite tacticians. We have our opinions, that's fine, but check your ego's. YOU/WE are desk jockeys! I have actually boxed for a few years and realized how hard it is, it's a dedicated lifestyle! I have respect for any person who steps into the ring... All i have to say people who are obsessively ripping on a sport on a boxer or just hating on anything they haven't attempted says allot about who they are. i think the old saying goes don't knock it till you try it...


good post bro!

[Bushbaby]

Amir Khan wins a world title last night. He is a WORLD CHAMPION but according to the boxing community he is a "bum", a "fraud" and "sucks".


Why would anybody take this sport seriously when its own fans make great boxers out to be complete bums?

You may think Khan is a weak champion...you may think he wont be champion for long...but the fact of the matter is he has beaten a few good fighters now and a great, genuine world champion in Kotelnik to win the belt.


It just puzzles me why the boxing community now has Floyd Mayweather's "If you aint undefeated you aint ****" mentality. Stop degrading the sport.

I agree,same can be said about the Punisher,people **** on him as he travels across 3 divisions trying to fight the best,while the big stars of the sport cherrypick and look for catchweights and **** to serve as advantages and those are the fighters fans want to support!!An undefeated record don't mean nothing if all u done was dance around the threats to ur 0,fight elite fighters,an if u lose fight em again,show quality by taking risks,not cherrypicking!!Look at Gatti,limited skills but he wasn't scared,name a boxing fan who didn't like him!!!