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I like Khan as a fighter, some of his actions in his personal life aren't too clever but thats irrelevant to his fighting career. To be fair I didn't like him when he first turned pro and found it quite funny when he was knocked out by Prescott however he has grown on me. A good, brave fighter with a suspect chin and fast hands.

Fights Khan could have went for at 140/147 since losing to Garcia over 5 years ago....

Thurman
Garcia
Brook
Spence
Porter
Broner
Peterson
Matthysse
Bradley

Fights Khan chased during this time....

Mayweather
Pacquiao

All about the cash and fame for this guy!

I've said for years that Khan has overachieved. His chin is appalling, it's amazing he got as far as he did considering how weak it is.

A very talented boxer who achieved a ton with a weak chin.
But also a man who had an over inflated sense of self entitlement.
A man who believed his own hype.

Coco wrote:I don't see how Khan has ever been unlikable?

Mowing down pedestrians in a flash car?
His shameless ducking of Kell Brook over several years?
Contradictory, uneducated smack-talk?
Comments on Freddie Roach's speech?
Religious hypocrisy?

BigDoofus wrote:

Coco wrote:I don't see how Khan has ever been unlikable?

Mowing down pedestrians in a flash car?
His shameless ducking of Kell Brook over several years?
Contradictory, uneducated smack-talk?
Comments on Freddie Roach's speech?
Religious hypocrisy?

Obv the car accident was an accident, Brook was always small potato, look at Khans record, he ducked no one, boxers a bit uneducated!! Roach gives it much more than he takes it, and Khan has never been sanctimonious about his religion.
I am not trying to say he is the perfect person, but he if not a boxer who will go to his deathbed thinking what if....? He left it all in the ring. Many fighters go gun shy when they lose confidence in their chin, Khan no, he has balls as big as they come, always in good fights, which ultimately is why he earned the big money.
It doesn't look like he has the best taste in women though!

BigDoofus wrote:

Coco wrote:I don't see how Khan has ever been unlikable?

Mowing down pedestrians in a flash car?

Is the mowing down of pedestrians more acceptable to you if done in a cheap car?

cocka09 wrote:Fights Khan could have went for at 140/147 since losing to Garcia over 5 years ago....

Thurman
Garcia
Brook
Spence
Porter
Broner
Peterson
Matthysse
Bradley

Fights Khan chased during this time....

Mayweather
Pacquiao


All about the cash and fame for this guy!

Prob because everyone in both lists would've chin checked the paper whiskers, but only those on list 2 would provide a career payday than would've made it worthwhile (and in terms of being Kod Merriweather (sic) would be the favourite to win NOT by ko.)

As a brave but vulnerable boxer who came across as fairly dim

For me, he also stands out as having some of the fastest hands I've ever seen

Courageous, game, thick as mince.

Roach had him focussed - his best nights were under Roach.

crusader wrote:As a brave but vulnerable boxer who came across as fairly dim

For me, he also stands out as having some of the fastest hands I've ever seen

in a nut shell mate

although this made me lol

Sklar wrote:Courageous, game, thick as mince.

I actually feel a little bit sorry for him as I get the impression he's an ok sort of bloke beneath all the bullshit and bravado, he's been badly advised and badly steered throughout much of his career it would seem. I still can't decide whether going in with Canelo was stupidity, bravery, or a sound financial investment. I hope he was well paid though and I hope he's looked after his cash because he's taken some big knocks and is as brave as they come, given us some very entertaining nights.

If Ricky Burns can become a 3 weight champ then Khan should've at least equalled that, no disrespect to Burns but he doesn't have nearly the talent Amir had/has, Khan didn't have Ricky's chin, durability, dedication and desire though and that's the difference

I'd say Khan defeated better opposition than Burns. Burns getting Di Rocco for a vacant belt to become a 3 division champ would be like Khan facing van Heerden for a 147 pound title. I also dont think the Katsidis who Burns defeated for the vacant interim 135 belt (later upgraded) was any better than a guy like Collazo.

Burns has done well, but I find the 3 division champ thing to be a bit superficial. I think Rocky Martinez is still his best win...

crusader wrote:I'd say Khan defeated better opposition than Burns. Burns getting Di Rocco for a vacant belt to become a 3 division champ would be like Khan facing van Heerden for a 147 pound title. I also dont think the Katsidis who Burns defeated for the vacant interim 135 belt (later upgraded) was any better than a guy like Collazo.

Burns has done well, but I find the 3 division champ thing to be a bit superficial. I think Rocky Martinez is still his best win...

Yeah i'd agree with that, Khan was always a bigger star in boxing and probably wouldn't have been allowed to fight some of the opponents Burns did, although there weren't as many marquee names in the SFW or LW divisions at the time, I quite liked the win over Moses at Lightweight, if your a SLW or WW, losing your title isn't a total disaster, there's plenty of talent there to get big non title fights worthy of earning another title shot

Funny poll.

Khan has had an entertaining career.

Someone who avoided John Murray back in the day aswell as Kell brook - 2 fighters who he could have beaten.

As someone who didn't test his coaches with ant respect - posting a letter through the door of his first coach to tell him.hes sacked. Making vague comments about Freddies Alzheimer's being a reason he lost a fight (or something along those lines)

As someone who is surrounded by yes men, all his family on the payroll etc including some goon called saj who gave it big licks on Twitter but reality is he just carries Khans bag!

In the ring a vulnerable, but exciting fighter to watch

Someone who believed his own hype too much and let himself down in the end by failing to secure any meaningful legacy at all.

Breidis Prescott sparking him is still funny to this day - up to then he'd been getting built as the best around.

Willie Limond had him in bother and he survived with a dodgy count.

crusader wrote:I'd say Khan defeated better opposition than Burns. Burns getting Di Rocco for a vacant belt to become a 3 division champ would be like Khan facing van Heerden for a 147 pound title. I also dont think the Katsidis who Burns defeated for the vacant interim 135 belt (later upgraded) was any better than a guy like Collazo.

Burns has done well, but I find the 3 division champ thing to be a bit superficial. I think Rocky Martinez is still his best win...

Title counting in this era is laughable. Khan laps Broner's resume many times over.

The guy to end Maywether's unbeaten run (TBA)

£23+m.!

josco wrote:£23+m.!

Be interesting to see what he has left of that. There are other fighters who have blown their fortune too but they actually leave a legacy in the ring

handsofstone wrote:If Ricky Burns can become a 3 weight champ then Khan should've at least equalled that, no disrespect to Burns but he doesn't have nearly the talent Amir had/has, Khan didn't have Ricky's chin, durability, dedication and desire though and that's the difference

If Khan had even half of Burns' chin and durability, he'd be incredible.