Comments Thread For: HBO Protecting Amir Khan? Industry Chatter is Shocking

[RoyJonesJrp4pno1]

If fighting Marquez is HBO protecting Khan than i hope they keep protecting him. Marquez will school Khan.

[CasperUK]

Going by the comments on this thread, its little wonder that most boxing fans are called idiots. They simply do not have a CLUE how promotional businesses work.

Amir Khan is an asset. He is a PPV attraction in the UK, he is now a world champion. He is a ****** of Pakistani descent and has a MASSIVE UK following. He already earns around $1m per fight (Infact, I think he earned £1.2 against Salita, which is around $2m). Think what his promotional team earns (it was rumoured that Warren earned at least £6,000,000 out of Khan in 4 years; that is over $10,000,000 USD). Now Khan is bigger than ever, has a larger following and is now more known than ever.

It is in Golden Boy's INTERESTS to make as much money from Khan (and he could earn them many millions) so they have to protect him. Why is Mayweather so carefully managed by GBP when Oscar hates the guy? Simple.


Why don't we build the Maidana fight up into something massive instead of demanding it now like we deserve it? Most idio....I mean 'fans' don't deserve the match because they are too dumb to understand what is happening and how and WHY things happen.

Maidana-Khan WILL happen unless Maidana is exposed for the crude slugger he is (like Prescott has been recently).

Khan is here to stay. Like it or lump it.

[wazaa.]

Going by the comments on this thread, its little wonder that most boxing fans are called idiots. They simply do not have a CLUE how promotional businesses work.

Amir Khan is an asset. He is a PPV attraction in the UK, he is now a world champion. He is a ****** of Pakistani descent and has a MASSIVE UK following. He already earns around $1m per fight (Infact, I think he earned £1.2 against Salita, which is around $2m). Think what his promotional team earns (it was rumoured that Warren earned at least £6,000,000 out of Khan in 4 years; that is over $10,000,000 USD). Now Khan is bigger than ever, has a larger following and is now more known than ever.

It is in Golden Boy's INTERESTS to make as much money from Khan (and he could earn them many millions) so they have to protect him. Why is Mayweather so carefully managed by GBP when Oscar hates the guy? Simple.


Why don't we build the Maidana fight up into something massive instead of demanding it now like we deserve it? Most idio....I mean 'fans' don't deserve the match because they are too dumb to understand what is happening and how and WHY things happen.

Maidana-Khan WILL happen unless Maidana is exposed for the crude slugger he is (like Prescott has been recently).

Khan is here to stay. Like it or lump it.

yeahhhhhhh !!

[J.R]

yeahhhhhhh !!

Take the 'z' outta your name and you'll be a bit closer - Waaa, you sound like a god damn baby whenever you post.

[Perroskis]

This is why Khan went with Golden boy.......a guaranteed way of taking the easier route to the top.

i thought it was top rank that took their prospects to the top with out the danger and golden boy didnt know how to do it get it right

[big_james10]

Going by the comments on this thread, its little wonder that most boxing fans are called idiots. They simply do not have a CLUE how promotional businesses work.

Amir Khan is an asset. He is a PPV attraction in the UK, he is now a world champion. He is a ****** of Pakistani descent and has a MASSIVE UK following. He already earns around $1m per fight (Infact, I think he earned £1.2 against Salita, which is around $2m). Think what his promotional team earns (it was rumoured that Warren earned at least £6,000,000 out of Khan in 4 years; that is over $10,000,000 USD). Now Khan is bigger than ever, has a larger following and is now more known than ever.

It is in Golden Boy's INTERESTS to make as much money from Khan (and he could earn them many millions) so they have to protect him. Why is Mayweather so carefully managed by GBP when Oscar hates the guy? Simple.


Why don't we build the Maidana fight up into something massive instead of demanding it now like we deserve it? Most idio....I mean 'fans' don't deserve the match because they are too dumb to understand what is happening and how and WHY things happen.

Maidana-Khan WILL happen unless Maidana is exposed for the crude slugger he is (like Prescott has been recently).

Khan is here to stay. Like it or lump it.

Your comments are out of line and ridiculous. It is not acceptable or standard procedure for a television network to make step-aside deals with fighters. Promoters do that occasionally, but it is a conflict of interest for HBO to do that and the anger of fans and those in the boxing community is totally justified. To call fans "idiots" for criticizing this behavior indicates a total lack of class.

[jkaisen41]

This past Tuesday, I broke the news regarding an agreement being reached for a junior welterweight slugfest between WBA interim-champion Marcos Maidana and unbeaten Victor Cayo, which is scheduled for March 27 on HBO. [Click Here To Read More]

Well, that's sad... and if HBO thinks they doing something good... they are wrong... even though I'm sure Khan has never asked for that it will fall back on him...

If HBO has so less trust in him why they want to make him a big star... nothing against Maidana... dude is a one dimensional slugger... if he can't beat him... he won't get far anyways...

I can understand the critism that Khan is facing... he is champion... ppl simply expect you to step up then... I think he could use probably a year more of solid opponents before steppin' up... but he is a champ now...

Marquez though is no easy pickings here... I give Khan the edge in the fight but Marquez against every opponent made the fight competive... we still don't know what would have happened if Barrera would have gone with him in the deeper rounds... Khan looked gassed to a degree against Kotelnik... so if he can't get Marquez outta there... I think the late rounds will be interesting

[Dave Rado]

Business is business. You protect your assets.

Only an idiot wouldn't understand that.

Sport is sport. Only an idiot wouldn't understand that.

What other sport allows its top athletes to be protected in that way? That's a large part of the reason why boxing is no longer a mainstream sport, and that has damaged boxing as a business.

[MexicanMauler]

I have huge respect and admiration for Khan, but he's a *****.

[ИATAS]

damn that is like the ultimate duck. lmao i never heard of anything like that.

Sadly I'm sure things like that go on more often than any of us would like to think.