Haroon Khan beats Selby and puts the cat among the pigeons

[charlieb]

The last time I heard anything about the younger Khan (prior to the CW), was about him getting sparked in some amateur contest, did I imagine that? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.

no that was overhand right spreading lies after Khan got sparked by Prescott

Seem to remember reading it at Dog*house, so yeah, could well be funny buggers.

[Smigga]

If you look at most number 2's and the ones that didn't get to go the games.... The ones with facebook and twitter accounts are constantly going on about how poor the games are, how they didn't get there through politics and how they'd have won gold. It's embarrassing. You didn't get there because you wasn't selected on the recommendation of Robert McCracken(TOP trainer) and every other GB/England selector through either:
A. Not having the results.
B. Not performing on squads.
C. Not being as good as the kid already selected or
D. Not performing in GB/England bouts.

All the embarrassing shouts are ridiculous. Like that Harry Enfield character: "Didn't like yer anyway ye lesbo!"
Personally I'm a bit pissed off that Kahn is constantly on the tv when good, hard working boxers from the home nations aren't getting the precious airtime. They're latching on to a line based on a false sob story.
Yafai is the daddy at the weight and would school Kahn.

There's a story there that will never be repeated(sorry to sound biased and big headed)in my brother winning at least silver - becoming the 3rd successive brother at consecutive games to do so. The pressure on him going to these games has been unreal and he has performed brilliantly, mentally as strong as anyone I know, handling the pressure like it's nothing.

Clare Balding should stop scratching his town halls and try reporting on that

[whiteboy]

Personally I'm a bit pissed off that Kahn is constantly on the tv when good, hard working boxers from the home nations aren't getting the precious airtime.

fornicating Damn right...but this is the BBC we're talking about

[Nightmare Roy]

harrykingkhan: @amirkingkhan that mcracken or what ever his name is needs pull his finger out never seen this guy but ad love to see him and just abuse him

What is with these Khan kids? First Amir wants to torture girls now Harry wants to abuse Mcracken.

These two need watching

Thats Bolton for you, they still throw rocks at airplanes and the sun up there.

[Tommy Gunn13]

If you look at most number 2's and the ones that didn't get to go the games.... The ones with facebook and twitter accounts are constantly going on about how poor the games are, how they didn't get there through politics and how they'd have won gold. It's embarrassing. You didn't get there because you wasn't selected on the recommendation of Robert McCracken(TOP trainer) and every other GB/England selector through either:
A. Not having the results.
B. Not performing on squads.
C. Not being as good as the kid already selected or
D. Not performing in GB/England bouts.

All the embarrassing shouts are ridiculous. Like that Harry Enfield character: "Didn't like yer anyway ye lesbo!"
Personally I'm a bit pissed off that Kahn is constantly on the tv when good, hard working boxers from the home nations aren't getting the precious airtime. They're latching on to a line based on a false sob story.
Yafai is the daddy at the weight and would school Kahn.

There's a story there that will never be repeated(sorry to sound biased and big headed)in my brother winning at least silver - becoming the 3rd successive brother at consecutive games to do so. The pressure on him going to these games has been unreal and he has performed brilliantly, mentally as strong as anyone I know, handling the pressure like it's nothing.

Clare Balding should stop scratching his town halls and try reporting on that

Good post Smigga..Wish your Brother the best off luck from us on boxrec

[Counter-puncher]

If you look at most number 2's and the ones that didn't get to go the games.... The ones with facebook and twitter accounts are constantly going on about how poor the games are, how they didn't get there through politics and how they'd have won gold. It's embarrassing. You didn't get there because you wasn't selected on the recommendation of Robert McCracken(TOP trainer) and every other GB/England selector through either:
A. Not having the results.
B. Not performing on squads.
C. Not being as good as the kid already selected or
D. Not performing in GB/England bouts.

All the embarrassing shouts are ridiculous. Like that Harry Enfield character: "Didn't like yer anyway ye lesbo!"
Personally I'm a bit pissed off that Kahn is constantly on the tv when good, hard working boxers from the home nations aren't getting the precious airtime. They're latching on to a line based on a false sob story.
Yafai is the daddy at the weight and would school Kahn.

There's a story there that will never be repeated(sorry to sound biased and big headed)in my brother winning at least silver - becoming the 3rd successive brother at consecutive games to do so. The pressure on him going to these games has been unreal and he has performed brilliantly, mentally as strong as anyone I know, handling the pressure like it's nothing.

Clare Balding should stop scratching his town halls and try reporting on that

Good post Smigga..Wish your Brother the best off luck from us on boxrec

x2 good post mate

[hitman_hatton1]

he's 19 haroon.

thought he was a couple of years younger than that.

time flies. :>

anyone reckon he'll qualify for the olympic games?

[Glyn Leach]

Clare Balding should stop scratching his town halls and try reporting on that

PMSL, cracker Paul

[Tommy Gunn13]

he's 19 haroon.

thought he was a couple of years younger than that.

time flies. :>

anyone reckon he'll qualify for the olympic games?

he should do,id imagein the qualifiers are fairly easy compared to the GB team who have it hard just to qualify thru the european block....

[greenyox3]

Big Bro's latest effort on Twitter: "yo check this out, rob mc cracken is the trainer of Carl froch.. some1 jus told me that. well now everything makes sense...."

So now McCracken is conspiring against the Khan family because Amir had a row with one of his guys.

This gets more embarrassing by the day.

[jonp]

Big Bro's latest effort on Twitter: "yo check this out, rob mc cracken is the trainer of Carl froch.. some1 jus told me that. well now everything makes sense...."

So now McCracken is conspiring against the Khan family because Amir had a row with one of his guys.

This gets more embarrassing by the day.

Whats even more amazing someone whos into boxing is this poorly read and informed.

[crusader]

he's 19 haroon.

thought he was a couple of years younger than that.

time flies. :>

anyone reckon he'll qualify for the olympic games?

he should do,id imagein the qualifiers are fairly easy compared to the GB team who have it hard just to qualify thru the european block....

That is probably the case, but the Asian qualifier can still be pretty tough. There are a lot of good smaller fighters from China, Mongolia, India, and the 'Stans'.

[dondada]

Big Bro's latest effort on Twitter: "yo check this out, rob mc cracken is the trainer of Carl froch.. some1 jus told me that. well now everything makes sense...."

So now McCracken is conspiring against the Khan family because Amir had a row with one of his guys.

This gets more embarrassing by the day.

Whats even more amazing someone whos into boxing is this poorly read and informed.

I know, I'm always amazed by this. I've spoken to guys going into big, big title fights who know literally NOTHING about the bloke in the opposite corner, literally down to not even knowing the bloke's name, never mind their trainer.

[THEBUTCH]

Excellent post Smigga. It's just sour grapes from the Khan's

[overhand_right]

The last time I heard anything about the younger Khan (prior to the CW), was about him getting sparked in some amateur contest, did I imagine that? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.

no that was overhand right spreading lies after Khan got sparked by Prescott

Oi steady on! Not on purpose! Some pi$$ed up Irish bloke told me the tale in a pub and it sounded hilarious. At least the way he told it. As it turned out it probably wasn't true.

But it was still funny.

Anyway I was nice about Haroon in the other thread, he looks a really good boxer. I know nothing of him as a person though, other than the comments he's made that I'm reading here. Sounds like he has the same personality defects as big bro but we'll see.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Big Bro's latest effort on Twitter: "yo check this out, rob mc cracken is the trainer of Carl froch.. some1 jus told me that. well now everything makes sense...."

So now McCracken is conspiring against the Khan family because Amir had a row with one of his guys.

This gets more embarrassing by the day.

Whats even more amazing someone whos into boxing is this poorly read and informed.

I know, I'm always amazed by this. I've spoken to guys going into big, big title fights who know literally NOTHING about the bloke in the opposite corner, literally down to not even knowing the bloke's name, never mind their trainer.

James Toney once said in an interview 'I never study tapes of my opponents, I'm not worried about what they are going to do, but what I'm going to do.'

Now that may have been pre fight bluster, but also, not many fighters had the repetoire of skills Toney had.