Earl got offered £40.000 to fight khan. Is that bad?.Big Pussy wrote:How about asking your promoter to stop offering opponents pittance to fight you? Then maybe we could see you in a competitive fight.
KHAN: MY RIVALS RUNNING SCARED OF ME
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Phenomenal-Nutrition
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Depends how much he usually gets, Earl is a bit of a draw believe it or not. 40ks a nice shed of money if trueemma wrote:Earl got offered £40.000 to fight khan. Is that bad?.Big Pussy wrote:How about asking your promoter to stop offering opponents pittance to fight you? Then maybe we could see you in a competitive fight.
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Re: KHAN: MY RIVALS RUNNING SCARED OF ME
i DID like Amir as a fighter and as a person but i'm going off him RAPIDEMENT as the french may say.overhand_right wrote:Pardon me whilst i yawn.
Amir Khan says his domestic rivals are "running scared" - and he'll fight any of them.
The 20-year-old takes on Willie Limond in a challenge for the Commonwealth lightweight title on July 14 at the O2 Arena in London's East End.
And if he comes through the fight, he'll have plenty of options open to him, with the likes of Graham Earl, John Murray, Kevin Mitchell and Jon Thaxton all potential opponents.
But Khan claims that despite some big words, the majority of his domestic foes don't fancy climbing through the ropes with him.
"If they want to fight me I will fight them - I am not scared of anybody," Khan told PA sport.
"I think they're scared the way they use words more than action and just keep talking instead of going and asking my promoter allegedly allegedly to make the fight.
"It is not nice when people say stuff about wanting to beat me. I know my big chance will come and when it comes I will prove I am one of the best fighters in the world."
its crap like this which shows him up, he clearly already thinks he's the top-dog who everyone wants a shot at, when he's in reality just a nother boy with no more than novice credentials.
Why does he slag off his potential opponents for saying they want to fight him, when in that very interview he's doing the same thing?!?!!?! SURELY its tit-for-tat!!
Why should people run to allegedly begging for a fight? As if he's the world champ that everyone wants a shot at
why can't he say who he wants or ask Frank or Jono's promotor for the fight to be made, or doesn't he have the balls to take his career out of Fwankie's hands and into his own?Jog on amir, u r talking like a fornicating prat.
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What a cliff hanger!!! so what happened next.overhand_right wrote:Your talking outside of Amirs limited powers of comprehension.
BIG PUSSY: How about asking your promoter to stop offering opponents pittance to fight you? Then maybe we could see you in a competitive fight?
KHAN: (scratching self, drool leaking out of mouth) duhhhhh... ere av u seen ma new 90 grand watch? sparkley, innit...
(Khan stops mid-sentence and is distracted by diamonds in watch, cousin wipes drool from Khans mouth)
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The problem is FW feeds Khan with over a dozen fighters who he knows Khan can beat, to gain the lad experiance in the pro game and also to give him a reasonable unbeaten record, and that leads Khan to believe he can beat anybody - Also being young with all the media hype surrounding him he has lost his humble ways, thinks he is a big star, which I suppose he is now, and has become very arrogant as a result of all this attention - The same is happening in formular 1 with young Lewis Hamilton - Only last week he referred to the back runners as "the monkeys at the back" not a nice comment - Young, rich, and famous is bound to go to the heads of these young men and had I been gifted as they are at their age, I would have probably been the same - Khan needs a really tough fight to bring him down to earth which may help him to respect the domestic opposition a bit more - Lets face it he still has to fight the best in Britain and Europe so talk about world titles is not only premature but rediculous also - Quite honestly I dont fancy his chances against Jon Thaxton who can definately bang a bit and has good boxing skills also - It will be interesting to see how well he does against Limond - I think he will win but I cant see it being that easy.
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His business advisor, who is both his cousin & brother-in-law, held his hand and led him away to a family shindig, where they could try locate him a potential future wife.wildwaylon wrote:What a cliff hanger!!! so what happened next?overhand_right wrote:Your talking outside of Amirs limited powers of comprehension.
BIG PUSSY: How about asking your promoter to stop offering opponents pittance to fight you? Then maybe we could see you in a competitive fight?
KHAN: (scratching self, drool leaking out of mouth) duhhhhh... ere av u seen ma new 90 grand watch? sparkley, innit...
(Khan stops mid-sentence and is distracted by diamonds in watch, cousin wipes drool from Khans mouth)
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As a fighter I'd never hate on him, and he'd deserve full credit for beating those quality of opponents, especially Thaxton, so early in his career.terminator wrote:if Khan goes on to beat Earl and Thaxton convincingly would you guys still hate on Khan?
As a person though, he's coming over as a bit of a twat. You need to differentiate between Khan the fighter and Khan the media personality to gauge people's feeling I think.
The article was in a newspaper.beagleboy wrote:Where did this come from Emma?emma wrote:Earl got offered £40.000 to fight khan. Is that bad?.Big Pussy wrote:How about asking your promoter to stop offering opponents pittance to fight you? Then maybe we could see you in a competitive fight.
GRAHAM EARL has blasted wonderkid Amir Khan for trying to get a crack at his British lightweight title on the cheap.
The Luton banger turned down £40,000 to face Khan but is now involved in a new ‘super-series’ which promoter allegedly insists will see them meet.
Earl, 28, who recently lost a sensational scrap against Aussie Michael Katsidis for the WBO interim world title, said: “I know they are looking at me as a name to put on Khan’s record and I’m a shot fighter after losing to Katsidis but I am proud enough to make sure I won’t get beat by Khan.
“I’ve already had one offer to face him but it was nowhere near what it should have been.
“I am the British champion, a world-ranked fighter and as such I don’t come cheap.
“I have had to work hard to get where I am, my profile has been built inside, not outside the ring.
“My value as an entertainer has gone up because of my record and as such I want paying for it. I love boxing but at 28 I must put my business head on to make sure I provide properly for my family.
“No more cheap fights for me just hoping that it will lead me somewhere better.”
Warren hopes he can repeat the series of super fights involving Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank and Steve Collins that once made the supermiddleweight division one of the most exciting in the world.
He plans a series of showdowns between Nicky Cook, Kevin Mitchell, Derry Matthews, Alex Arthur, Khan and Earl to find the best of British.
Khan, 20, attempts to land his first major title when he boxes Scotsman Willie Limond, 28, for the Commonwealth light weight title at O2 Arena on July 14.
Earl warned: “Amir will be stronger but technically Limond is far better. Khan is still making the transition from amateur and it shows.”
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