Comments Thread For: Amir Khan Believes He Can Replace Hatton's Position

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

AMIR KHAN believes he can replace Ricky Hatton by becoming Britain’s top box office draw.

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[Ray*]

Good luck with that mate!

[number1983]

AMIR KHAN believes he can replace Ricky Hatton by becoming Britain’s top box office draw.

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its not the amount a supporters you pull in the UK, in order replace Hatton (most top British fighters can pull 20K), he'll need to pull the same amount or more that travelled with Ricky when he fought in the US.

[badteef]

If he starts being honest and humble, maybe he will. Saying crap like “He hit me with his best shot and it didn’t hurt me. ” after the Maidana fight will make him a BS merchant and not very popular.

[El Fenomeno]

He could become the biggest in the UK, but there's NO chance he'll ever bring 30k+ travelling support with him to Vegas.

[Uncle Rodge]

He could become the biggest in the UK, but there's NO chance he'll ever bring 30k+ travelling support with him to Vegas.

Totally agree. What Hatton bought in way of support was truly unique. I respect Amir and his achievements a great deal, he has the potential to go way further than Hatton in the ring but I can’t see him recreating the same droves of beloved fans that will go way half way across the world as Hatton enjoyed.

[wazaa.]

If you don't like Amir, you don't like sex.

[PrinceNaz88]

He could become the biggest in the UK, but there's NO chance he'll ever bring 30k+ travelling support with him to Vegas.

True. I'm not sure any british fighter will have that type of support again.

[number1983]

to me there is a "enormous" Elephant in the room

Hate to say it (hate to come over as a racist), but Hatton got most of his support from the white working class, who saw him as an aspiration to follow (despite his background, this kid of working class parents, was able to get this successful.

Amir Khan is a success of the "multicultural society", but even though he's born and bred in UK, for him to garner the support Hatton had accumulated, he would need the loyalty of that white working class folks. Unfortunately, to some, they also view Amir Khan as a Pakistani lad, and in the North, where he grew up, they don't hold a favourable view of Pakistanis (with what happened in Oldham).

For that reason Khan will never achieve the cult-status Hatton had, cause he'l never be seen as One of their own"

Lets be realistic folks, Khan will be very successful in UK and the rest of the world, but in the UK, he'll never achieve what Hatton did (supporters-wise), it just won't happen

[BesWorldChamp]

If you don't like Amir, you don't like sex.

This quote right here is an INSTANT CLASSIC lol