Some good news for Saturday night.....

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 08 Dec 2006, 04:34

stujones wrote:Not criticising Khan at all, but the IBF should be investigated. How can they all of a sudden vacate and sanction this fight.

Since when has I/C title fights been over 10 rounds. Making up the rules as they go along.

All the sanctioning bodies need investigating. It's not as if the IBF is alone in this kind of thing.

Phenomenal-Nutrition · Post by **Phenomenal-Nutrition** » 08 Dec 2006, 06:18

emma wrote:
topper123 wrote:
livingstone cole wrote:Why would you want to see that? Why do so many rub their hands with glee at the prospect of Kahn being beaten? What is it?
I could understand if he was a sod like Audley or Naz or even Eubanks, but Kahn is a decent little kid. Stop wanting to see lose, he's the best prospect we've got.
I'm the same, Khan is still a kid, i would like to see him step up in class next year, but a 10 rounder is good enough for Saturday.
Amir Khan is one of the reasons that amatuer boxing clubs are getting busier, he's an excellent role model for youngsters as well.
Yeah running people over and beating up girls great role model

You used to really like Amir when you were on ESB Emma, what happened? And where did the beating up girls come from I never heard that? Surely thats a step up in level of opposition that the lad should be commended for.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 08 Dec 2006, 06:31

Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote:
emma wrote:
topper123 wrote: I'm the same, Khan is still a kid, i would like to see him step up in class next year, but a 10 rounder is good enough for Saturday.
Amir Khan is one of the reasons that amatuer boxing clubs are getting busier, he's an excellent role model for youngsters as well.
Yeah running people over and beating up girls great role model
You used to really like Amir when you were on ESB Emma, what happened? And where did the beating up girls come from I never heard that? Surely thats a step up in level of opposition that the lad should be commended for.

Depends, what did they weigh?

I've never heard anything about him beating women up, where on earth has this sprung from?

emma · Post by **emma** » 08 Dec 2006, 07:15

jamesmcdonnell wrote:
Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote:
emma wrote: Yeah running people over and beating up girls great role model
You used to really like Amir when you were on ESB Emma, what happened? And where did the beating up girls come from I never heard that? Surely thats a step up in level of opposition that the lad should be commended for.
Depends, what did they weigh?

I've never heard anything about him beating women up, where on earth has this sprung from?

It was in his book him and his mates chased theses girls and threw eggs at her etc.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 08 Dec 2006, 07:25

Warren's got Khan this to help save the show.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 08 Dec 2006, 07:27

emma wrote:
jamesmcdonnell wrote:
Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote: You used to really like Amir when you were on ESB Emma, what happened? And where did the beating up girls come from I never heard that? Surely thats a step up in level of opposition that the lad should be commended for.
Depends, what did they weigh?

I've never heard anything about him beating women up, where on earth has this sprung from?

It was in his book him and his mates chased theses girls and threw eggs at her etc.

Very classy, I take it that she was a light puncher otherwise our hero wouldnt have gone anywhere near her!...

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 08 Dec 2006, 08:21

Max Molyneux wrote:Warren's got Khan this to help save the show.

d'ya think?

I wonder whether it is also to meet the terms specified in his agreement for the ITV contract for this particular show. If they are advertising it on their schedules as world championship boxing, and there's no world title fight, then it's surely false advertising on their part.

An IBF intercontinental belt is stretching the credulity of the term world title showdown however.

These belts are a farce.

Loftgroov · Post by **Loftgroov** » 08 Dec 2006, 08:54

livingstone cole wrote:Why would you want to see that? Why do so many rub their hands with glee at the prospect of Kahn being beaten? What is it?
I could understand if he was a sod like Audley or Naz or even Eubanks, but Kahn is a decent little kid. Stop wanting to see lose, he's the best prospect we've got.

Its the British mentality. We don't handle being winners very well, so don't support them. We're more comfortable supporting plucky losers like Tim Henman or Tony Dodson.

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 08 Dec 2006, 08:55

livingstone cole wrote:Why would you want to see that? Why do so many rub their hands with glee at the prospect of Kahn being beaten? What is it?
I could understand if he was a sod like Audley or Naz or even Eubanks, but Kahn is a decent little kid. Stop wanting to see lose, he's the best prospect we've got.

F#ck that.

I hate the Khan media hype machine, his pathetic opponents and any untested teenager telling everyone he can be champ in a year when his own camp wont let him near anyone even on the British scene.

I also hate the millions of Khan fans who know absolutely f#ck all about boxing and try tell me how good he is in bars and pubs.

I will love it when some broke hardened journeyman takes his head off & exposes this amateur for what he really is.

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 08 Dec 2006, 08:58

Mattyp151 wrote: I'm not saying it should, or that I'd want to see it, but with 140 being emptied out a bit, Khan with a few IC defenses would climb up the IBF rankings quickly. There are numerous fighters who receive high rankings just for keeping lower belts.

Go tell that to Henry Akinwande.

He had the same belt and was fighting regularly on high profile German cards beating up recognisable names like Ed Mahone and Cisse Salif and his IBF Intercontinental belt couldn't even get him in their own top 12! What a rip off!

Complete waste of money and excludes you from the WBA and WBC rankings.

TheRock · Post by **TheRock** » 08 Dec 2006, 08:59

jamesmcdonnell wrote:
Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote:
emma wrote: Yeah running people over and beating up girls great role model
You used to really like Amir when you were on ESB Emma, what happened? And where did the beating up girls come from I never heard that? Surely thats a step up in level of opposition that the lad should be commended for.
Depends, what did they weigh?

I've never heard anything about him beating women up, where on earth has this sprung from?

I never heard it as well..

Just forget it, pretty much she make thing up.

TheRock · Post by **TheRock** » 08 Dec 2006, 09:00

emma wrote:
It was in his book him and his mates chased theses girls and threw eggs at her etc.

As he was a kid. Just before the oympic he done that. SO WHAT!!!! I have threw an eggs at girls before at the school,,,

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 08 Dec 2006, 09:04

livingstone cole wrote:The casual boxing fans are confused by all these meaningless titles, it's what turns them off from the sport. Just what are they gonna think when Kahn wins one of these 'world' titles?

Awful idea, shouldn't they have had a back up plan better than this?

WBU, WBF even WBO very bad for boxings image in the public eye.

People watched Audley Harrison fight Hersisia, Jules, and Tomas Bonin thinking these drab slogs were WORLD title fights.

Terrestrial TV need some boss running the boxing coverage who really knows his sh#t, and wont accept these nonsense title fights that do not benefit boxings image at all.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 08 Dec 2006, 09:37

Loftgroov wrote:
livingstone cole wrote:Why would you want to see that? Why do so many rub their hands with glee at the prospect of Kahn being beaten? What is it?
I could understand if he was a sod like Audley or Naz or even Eubanks, but Kahn is a decent little kid. Stop wanting to see lose, he's the best prospect we've got.
Its the British mentality. We don't handle being winners very well, so don't support them. We're more comfortable supporting plucky losers like Tim Henman or Tony Dodson.

Seem to recall that Barry McGuigan, Lloyd Honeyghan, Nigel Benn, John Conteh and Hamed and Eubank were all popular.

I think what is turning people off Khan is the fact that his early fights are being given big billing, and even ending up as star billing. Every fighter needs to learn the ropes, but unfortunately, the public are witnessing the early career fights which don't exactly make for thrilling viewing.