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FROCH: ”If Khan got up of the floor and put in a barnstorming comeback and knocked Prescott out in style, then that’s what I would have raved about on ITV at the time – but he didn’t. He was gone in 60 seconds from a jab and then a couple of heavy hooks. It was one of the worse defeats i have ever seen in boxing. Period”.
Khan knocked out.
”I remember Khan’s close friends and family at ringside looked like they were having a heart attack, watching the lad getting hammered like that. It was a very bad defeat indeed and you can tip toe around the event as much as you want but it is what it is. They will read this and they will nod and reflect back to that moment. He was totally gone and I was worried he would be OK.”
”And those questions over his chin have not gone away and before every fight people wonder when he finally does step up in class, will this flaw get exposed again? Maybe the truth I spoke has dented King Khan’s fragile ego and now I’m the focus of his mind – But I’ve got no beef with the guy”.
”Thinking as to why that is (having a go at me)…. he can’t blame himself for the loss and he can’t blame Oliver Harrison or the Cuban either because they have both been sacked. I know if I took a bad defeat, I would walk through fire to get back at the guy. I wouldn’t let it go like that, no way. But that’s me”.
Froch also agrees with me that Salita, who lost to Khan last week, was in no way deserving of a number one mandatory position.
Froch said, ”Khan took him out with some fast, clean shots. But without wanting to upset King Khan again – who is this Salita fella? I’m not being derogatory but honestly, I’ve never heard of the bloke. I’d want to see an opponent at least take a shot and throw some back. I suppose it’s down to the mandatory situation that he fought Amir. Maybe I don’t follow enough boxing, but correct me if wrong, Salita was never regarded as a hot prospect. If he was any good we’d have all heard about him before he’d got to the no1 spot, wouldn’t we?”
”My first defence was Jermain Taylor in America which kinds of gives you an idea of a what a genuine contender should be- and whom can declare themselves ‘world class’ and therefore be qualified to get a shot at the world champion. That guy Salita had no business in there and I’d bet my house on him never getting another shot again at any belt.”
”I’m not the jealous type and am happy with my lot. I’ve never aspired to owning a private jet and am happy with my jacuzzi! But I guess it does bug a few other fighters out there who are taking harder fights and bigger risks, yet still doing the 9-5. But that’s not Amir’s fault. If TV want to pay him large sums for easy fights then fair play to him.”
Khan knocked out.
”I remember Khan’s close friends and family at ringside looked like they were having a heart attack, watching the lad getting hammered like that. It was a very bad defeat indeed and you can tip toe around the event as much as you want but it is what it is. They will read this and they will nod and reflect back to that moment. He was totally gone and I was worried he would be OK.”
”And those questions over his chin have not gone away and before every fight people wonder when he finally does step up in class, will this flaw get exposed again? Maybe the truth I spoke has dented King Khan’s fragile ego and now I’m the focus of his mind – But I’ve got no beef with the guy”.
”Thinking as to why that is (having a go at me)…. he can’t blame himself for the loss and he can’t blame Oliver Harrison or the Cuban either because they have both been sacked. I know if I took a bad defeat, I would walk through fire to get back at the guy. I wouldn’t let it go like that, no way. But that’s me”.
Froch also agrees with me that Salita, who lost to Khan last week, was in no way deserving of a number one mandatory position.
Froch said, ”Khan took him out with some fast, clean shots. But without wanting to upset King Khan again – who is this Salita fella? I’m not being derogatory but honestly, I’ve never heard of the bloke. I’d want to see an opponent at least take a shot and throw some back. I suppose it’s down to the mandatory situation that he fought Amir. Maybe I don’t follow enough boxing, but correct me if wrong, Salita was never regarded as a hot prospect. If he was any good we’d have all heard about him before he’d got to the no1 spot, wouldn’t we?”
”My first defence was Jermain Taylor in America which kinds of gives you an idea of a what a genuine contender should be- and whom can declare themselves ‘world class’ and therefore be qualified to get a shot at the world champion. That guy Salita had no business in there and I’d bet my house on him never getting another shot again at any belt.”
”I’m not the jealous type and am happy with my lot. I’ve never aspired to owning a private jet and am happy with my jacuzzi! But I guess it does bug a few other fighters out there who are taking harder fights and bigger risks, yet still doing the 9-5. But that’s not Amir’s fault. If TV want to pay him large sums for easy fights then fair play to him.”
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