Why would Khan want to fight Chris Algieri

[psychod1986]

Rather than fighters that brought enough to the table that wanted to fight him like Timothy Bradley,Kell Brook,Marcos Maidana.Hell i would have been fine with a fight with Broner.Rather then to see him to fight Chris Algieri,a guy who lost ever round to Manny Pacquiao and barely beat Ruslan Provodnikov.A guy who only had to big wins in his career and just coming off a lost. [url][/url]

[ReggieDiggs]

Because any bigger name he can fight today he can fight for more money in a post-MayPac 147lb era. Or there is the longshot possibility Floyd & Manny will fight again & choose to fight Amir. Its just a stay busy fight more than anything else.

Amir gets more press & more people talking about him when he's not fighting then guys considered better or more highly ranked then him get when they are fighting. This is boxing business strategy sh!t. Amir can make a bunch of money as a B side opponent for the biggest names so it makes sense to hold out within reason for them til its a 100% impossibility to get that fight. Its also of lower value to fight those 2nd tier guys, like Kell & Keith, right now as guys in line for Floyd/Manny when Amir can fight them in 6-12 months after Floyd & Manny retire & now be fighting for the future king of the division. More value in fighting to be the king then in fighting to fight the king.

If Floyd & Manny were 31 & 29 right now I think Amir would be making a horrible decision here, but with the coming landscape I think this is a fine decision. Its not gonna get anyone excited mind you & don't get it twisted I'm defending the fight, but I aren't excited for it either. I understand the logic though.

And no one cares about this stuff after another fight or two anyways. Most boxing fans got the memory of a mentally impaired turtle & when he does fight Kell, Keith, Manny or Floyd only the most petty boxing fans will harp on Chris Algieri & hold it against Amir.

[psychod1986]

I guess your right.Khan thinks beating Algieri would get him a fight with Pacquiao.Especially if Pacquiao would loss to Floyd Mayweather,Because Mayweather will not fight Amir Khan.

[psychod1986]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... 3O2ZNz8-Sc Khans Coward ass message to Brook

[Chepppaaa]

shite fight

[Badhusker]

Because any bigger name he can fight today he can fight for more money in a post-MayPac 147lb era. Or there is the longshot possibility Floyd & Manny will fight again & choose to fight Amir. Its just a stay busy fight more than anything else.

Amir gets more press & more people talking about him when he's not fighting then guys considered better or more highly ranked then him get when they are fighting. This is boxing business strategy sh!t. Amir can make a bunch of money as a B side opponent for the biggest names so it makes sense to hold out within reason for them til its a 100% impossibility to get that fight. Its also of lower value to fight those 2nd tier guys, like Kell & Keith, right now as guys in line for Floyd/Manny when Amir can fight them in 6-12 months after Floyd & Manny retire & now be fighting for the future king of the division. More value in fighting to be the king then in fighting to fight the king.

If Floyd & Manny were 31 & 29 right now I think Amir would be making a horrible decision here, but with the coming landscape I think this is a fine decision. Its not gonna get anyone excited mind you & don't get it twisted I'm defending the fight, but I aren't excited for it either. I understand the logic though.

And no one cares about this stuff after another fight or two anyways. Most boxing fans got the memory of a mentally impaired turtle & when he does fight Kell, Keith, Manny or Floyd only the most petty boxing fans will harp on Chris Algieri & hold it against Amir.

You know, if Khan had not said all the shit he did swearing he would only fight the best and the biggest names, I would tend to remotely believe the bs that you are saying. The fact is, he is outright ducking top competition in hopes of preserving himself for a possible but probably mega fight. He isn't getting it! There are several guys better than him at welter, and he does not have the boys to prove otherwise. He has talent yes, but has no balls to back it up!

Making excuses for Khan, or even trying to make sense of his non-sense, makes you look stupid. It is not a good business decision, anyway you look at it, unless you consider Khan's career will still be intact because he is choosing a feather fisted guy at a weight below him good for business! Hello?!

By the way, Khan gets a lot of press, but very, very, little of it is good. For him, no press would be good press.

[Badhusker]

Because any bigger name he can fight today he can fight for more money in a post-MayPac 147lb era. Or there is the longshot possibility Floyd & Manny will fight again & choose to fight Amir. Its just a stay busy fight more than anything else.

Amir gets more press & more people talking about him when he's not fighting then guys considered better or more highly ranked then him get when they are fighting. This is boxing business strategy sh!t. Amir can make a bunch of money as a B side opponent for the biggest names so it makes sense to hold out within reason for them til its a 100% impossibility to get that fight. Its also of lower value to fight those 2nd tier guys, like Kell & Keith, right now as guys in line for Floyd/Manny when Amir can fight them in 6-12 months after Floyd & Manny retire & now be fighting for the future king of the division. More value in fighting to be the king then in fighting to fight the king.

If Floyd & Manny were 31 & 29 right now I think Amir would be making a horrible decision here, but with the coming landscape I think this is a fine decision. Its not gonna get anyone excited mind you & don't get it twisted I'm defending the fight, but I aren't excited for it either. I understand the logic though.

And no one cares about this stuff after another fight or two anyways. Most boxing fans got the memory of a mentally impaired turtle & when he does fight Kell, Keith, Manny or Floyd only the most petty boxing fans will harp on Chris Algieri & hold it against Amir.

You know, if Khan had not said all the poo he did swearing he would only fight the best and the biggest names, I would tend to remotely believe the bs that you are saying. The fact is, he is outright ducking top competition in hopes of preserving himself for a possible but not probably mega fight. He isn't getting it! There are several guys better than him at welter, and he does not have the boys to prove otherwise. He has talent yes, but has no balls to back it up!

Making excuses for Khan, or even trying to make sense of his non-sense, makes you look stupid. It is not a good business decision, anyway you look at it, unless you consider Khan's career will still be intact because he is choosing a feather fisted guy at a weight below him good for business! Hello?!

By the way, Khan gets a lot of press, but very, very, little of it is good. For him, no press would be good press.

[ReggieDiggs]

You know, if Khan had not said all the poo he did swearing he would only fight the best and the biggest names, I would tend to remotely believe the bs that you are saying. The fact is, he is outright ducking top competition in hopes of preserving himself for a possible but probably mega fight. He isn't getting it! There are several guys better than him at welter, and he does not have the boys to prove otherwise. He has talent yes, but has no balls to back it up!

Making excuses for Khan, or even trying to make sense of his non-sense, makes you look stupid. It is not a good business decision, anyway you look at it, unless you consider Khan's career will still be intact because he is choosing a feather fisted guy at a weight below him good for business! Hello?!

By the way, Khan gets a lot of press, but very, very, little of it is good. For him, no press would be good press.

This is mostly silly playground talk. Boxing is a business that just so happens to be a sport. To discuss it like most fans do is stupid & short sighted. Granted Amir is a f#cking moron. No debating that one, but I believe the course of action he is taking is one that'll be the most profitable for him, his future & his loved ones while also lining up some huge fights that'll garner fans watching him vs top guys.

Boxing fans try to act like boxing is some mystical or mythical thing. Its the hitting people in the head business. People get f#cked up. People get killed. You only got so many fights in you before your body says f#ck that. I can't blame any fighter for thinking about every fight they take & how that goes with their end goal in the near future or distant future.

And good press, bad press. It isn't really important. In fact its probably better if you get bad press. Floyd has shown bad press is more profitable than good press & people will come with the hopes to see you get KTFO more than they'll come to see you win. A ton of people wanna see Amir get KTFO & he'll get paid because of it & its silly for him not to take advantage of that reality.

[digzee]

As a massive Brook fan I am disappointed he's aiming for Rios for his big fight this summer, Rios is massively overrated (I would back Alexander to outbox him) especially at WW, He should be fighting a Bradley or Maidana. If Algieri can beat Prov its not out of the question he can beat Rios, so I cant hate Khan so much as I'd probably do the same (smart) thing too.

[mullenman]

I'm disgusted with this fight but..

amir wins and pac loses

khan v pacquioa in winter

this is a logical fight then and has to be the only reason

[N2 Shape]

Chris is also feather fisted so with khans chin being suspect or at least in the past he's a very safe opponent !

Although having said hay wouldn't it be funny to see Chris cause the upset

[sucracristo]

khan v pacquioa in winter

philippine senate elections are in may 2016, so manny will be campaigning this winter
through the spring. november could be manny's last elite level fight.

[tanibanana]

absolutely not a great fight, but a good one. bot fighters like fighting from a range.

[Perseus]

Regardless of who wins the 5-2-15 event that person will hold the WBC, WBA and WBO belts.

In the post fight interview I hope that person announces that they are going take a few months off then come back for one last fight in September for a unification bout with whomever happens to be holding IBF belt at that time

That would leave Khan on the outside while Brook could sit out the summer waiting for the phone call EVERYBODY in the near weight range wants.

[Badhusker]

If this was a good fight, Showtime wouldn't be refusing to broadcast it. It is obviously a fight that will enable Khan to continue his quest for Manny or Floyd without getting KTFO while he chases his pipe dream.

So anyway, I am guessing Haymon told him if you want to keep your winning streak intact, fight someone like CA, not real welterweights that have a legit chance to beat you.

[handsofstone]

You would have thought Khan would have learned his lesson after getting his fingers burned when he refused a world title fight with Alexander in the hope of fighting Mayweather but clearly not

Equally Brook and Eddie need to stop worrying about Amir,he's refused,lost a lot of respect in the process so there's plenty of other worthy challengers out there,they sound desperate and are doing nothing but feed Khan's already massive ego

[Badhusker]

lmao - apparently, the Algieri fight has not been confirmed. Anything to do with the backlash Khan is getting I wonder?

http://www.BS.com/khan-algieri ... ght--89368


Maybe Khan should do another Twitter poll to see who the public wants him to fight. :idea: I am confused as to why he can't fight on June 6th (why he can't fight Cotto), but guess he says he needs two weeks to prepare for Ramadan, which goes from mid June to mid July. I know he has fought several times in the past during June and July. Is this a new religion for him or something he is starting to do?

[ajwesty13]

You would have thought Khan would have learned his lesson after getting his fingers burned when he refused a world title fight with Alexander in the hope of fighting Mayweather but clearly not

Equally Brook and Eddie need to stop worrying about Amir,he's refused,lost a lot of respect in the process so there's plenty of other worthy challengers out there,they sound desperate and are doing nothing but feed Khan's already massive ego

Ive tried countless times to make this point but you Nailed It for me hands .

[Badhusker]

Why would Khan want to fight Chris Algieri

The boxing media has consistently reported than Khan has ambitions of facing either Mayweather or Pacquiao, so most reliable boxing sources have claimed that Amir was always likely to prefer to engage in a low-key bout in May or June in order to keep himself in the frame to face either man in the Autumn.

Anyway, if you’re Amir Khan, you have to the risk versus return ratio:

Where: (Khan + Brook) < Khan + (Mayweather + Algieri) = NO FIGHT!

As a purely selfish fight fan, I’d love to see a Summer Wembley Stadium showdown between Khan & Brook, but from a business perspective, I can understand the reasons for Khan's preferred career path.

Put it this way, a fight between Khan and Brook would be much bigger next year, when both men have competed in a couple of high profile bouts. There’s no shame for Khan to take a loss against someone like Mayweather, so a defeat of this nature won’t have a detrimental impact on the intrigue a Brook vs. Khan bout would have for British fight fans, as the contest would be equally commercially viable (if not even moreso).

In stark contrast, if Khan faces Brook now and loses, the Mayweather fight goes away forever.

Therefore, I don’t really understand all the so-called outrage and accusations of Khan being a proverbial “duck”, when most of us would almost certainly make the very same decision if we were in his shoes? :??

Because, beating an undefeated Brook and having a belt would give him the best chance to fight Mayweather. Fighting a little known light welter coming off a recent one-sided embarrassing defeat will not. It may get him a Pac fight, but definitely not Mayweather. At least make it a true welterweight opponent.

[Noxy]

lmao - apparently, the Algieri fight has not been confirmed. Anything to do with the backlash Khan is getting I wonder?

http://www.BS.com/khan-algieri ... ght--89368


Maybe Khan should do another Twitter poll to see who the public wants him to fight. :idea: I am confused as to why he can't fight on June 6th (why he can't fight Cotto), but guess he says he needs two weeks to prepare for Ramadan, which goes from mid June to mid July. I know he has fought several times in the past during June and July. Is this a new religion for him or something he is starting to do?

No Badhusker, Ramadan goes by the Islamic calendar so it's at a different time every year (in terms of the solar year).

[ReggieDiggs]

if Amir Khan has been told to bide his time and avoid taking unnecessary risks, because a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is almost certainly going to take place, then it’s entirely reasonable that he avoids Kell Brook for the time being.

I mean yea, but no. It not just about Floyd I guess is where I'm swaying from your viewpoint. There's Manny. There's Miguel apparently. There's Keith. All those fights could be nice $ fights to varying degrees for Amir to.

And they'd more than likely take place in the US. Kell vs Amir is viable in the UK today or in a year after Amir has a L to Keith or whoever. Thats a fight that has world implications, but its gonna be profitable domestically no matter what. I think thats basically whats going on here.

The other big thing that I don't understand how people don't see it is that in 12 months when Manny & Floyd aren't likely to be around there is gonna be more money & importance at stake for Amir vs any of these top guys cuz they will be fighting for the 147 throne. Amir may not deserve to be in the fight for the 147 throne, but due to his name value I'm confident he'll be involved.

So basically if Floyd or Manny fights are there next year that'd be great for Amir, but even if they aren't he's getting paid more for the same fights cuz those fights will have more importance in the division cuz Floyd & Manny won't be around. And Kell will always be there. The Kell & Amir situation is pretty much like the Saul & Miguel situation & like Miguel needs only to say yes at his leisure so does Amir.

[Badhusker]

I thought Khan couldn't fight in September due to Ramadan, which effectively means he will not get a fight with Floyd, or am I missing something?

[Badhusker]

I wonder what Khan will do if Floyd and Pac both retire? No one will be left on his level. I guess he may as well retire too since he has reached the pinnacle of the sport.

[5burowz]

Because he's a giant mangina

[man]

I wonder what Khan will do if Floyd and Pac both retire? No one will be left on his level. I guess he may as well retire too since he has reached the pinnacle of the sport.

nothing wrong with a fighter being confident.