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Amir Khan has told Juan Manuel Marquez: Forget about fighting Ricky Hatton next year and face me instead.

Talks have taken place about a Hatton comeback against the Mexican next summer.

However, Khan (pictured), who makes the first defence of his WBA light-welterweight title against Dmitriy Salita in Newcastle next Saturday, wants to take on Marquez as he aims to fulfil his boyhood dream of fighting in America.

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Khan, 22, said: "He is made for my style and, if I beat him, people will start knowing who Amir Khan is in the United States.

"It'd be tough for Ricky to come straight back to fight Marquez, but good luck to him."

Khan has spent much of the last 18 months training at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.

He said: "I don't want to go to fight in America too late. Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton left it a bit late.

"I want to follow in Manny Pacquiao's footsteps."

So full of shite

'Uncle Freddie said I can beat him so I can' D If you think you can beat someone, say it yourself Kiddie Khan:roll:
Anyway Uncle Freddie couldn't get Pacman to beat him so Khan must be on another planet.

G0mez wrote:Amir Khan has told Juan Manuel Marquez: Forget about fighting Ricky Hatton next year and face me instead.

Talks have taken place about a Hatton comeback against the Mexican next summer.

However, Khan (pictured), who makes the first defence of his WBA light-welterweight title against Dmitriy Salita in Newcastle next Saturday, wants to take on Marquez as he aims to fulfil his boyhood dream of fighting in America.

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Khan, 22, said: "He is made for my style and, if I beat him, people will start knowing who Amir Khan is in the United States.

"It'd be tough for Ricky to come straight back to fight Marquez, but good luck to him."

Khan has spent much of the last 18 months training at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.

He said: "I don't want to go to fight in America too late. Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton left it a bit late.

"I want to follow in Manny Pacquiao's footsteps."

So he wants to follow in pac mans footsteps heh, all he needs to do is learn how to fight and fight people either the same size or bigger

should make it at lightweigth then if khan wins he becomes britains youngest ever 2 weight champ and JMM wont be at a weight disadvantage

This would be a tough fight, at 135 in any case. At 140, Marquez would be too small.

be a good fight...and i agree with him that he would have more chance than hatton would

bring it on

So he wants to follow in pac mans footsteps heh, all he needs to do is learn how to fight and fight people either the same size or bigger

There's no rush though. Manny only started fighting people the same size as him in the last year or so.

CheckHook wrote:

So he wants to follow in pac mans footsteps heh, all he needs to do is learn how to fight and fight people either the same size or bigger

There's no rush though. Manny only started fighting people the same size as him in the last year or so.

he's just a big boy

nothing wrong with khan v marquez. early this year it looked a million miles away, with marquez scintillating in a war with juan diaz. and khan was yet to reestablish himself from the prescott defeat.

interesting aggressive approach from khan, post-warren. he obviously wants the big money, roach has got him to believe in, and be realistic regarding, his abilities. and being around the great pacquiao has clearly been a positive influence.

good risk-reward for khan, with marquez eager to blow up himself for the big paydays. at this point does khan's name mean enough at the box office to pull in someone like marquez? i prefer khan-marquez to hatton-marquez as there's at least a title to fight for (khan's WBA 140). but khan doesn't sell as many PPVs as hatton.

how about hatton-khan? it couldn't happen before as hatton wouldn't deal with warren. or how about both, 2 lucrative bouts for khan? obviously he has to get in there, before they fight each other. or maybe he can fight the winner...

coneye wrote:So full of shite

Why?

bigjack wrote:

G0mez wrote:Amir Khan has told Juan Manuel Marquez: Forget about fighting Ricky Hatton next year and face me instead.

Talks have taken place about a Hatton comeback against the Mexican next summer.

However, Khan (pictured), who makes the first defence of his WBA light-welterweight title against Dmitriy Salita in Newcastle next Saturday, wants to take on Marquez as he aims to fulfil his boyhood dream of fighting in America.

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Khan, 22, said: "He is made for my style and, if I beat him, people will start knowing who Amir Khan is in the United States.

"It'd be tough for Ricky to come straight back to fight Marquez, but good luck to him."

Khan has spent much of the last 18 months training at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.

He said: "I don't want to go to fight in America too late. Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton left it a bit late.

"I want to follow in Manny Pacquiao's footsteps."

So he wants to follow in pac mans footsteps heh, all he needs to do is learn how to fight and fight people either the same size or bigger

You mean like he did in his last fight (in fact, stepping UP in weight against a natural LWW), and will do in his next fight?

I love it when fighters are disrepsectful and ignore the immediate fight in front of them......GO ON SALITA!!!

CheckHook wrote:

So he wants to follow in pac mans footsteps heh, all he needs to do is learn how to fight and fight people either the same size or bigger

There's no rush though. Manny only started fighting people the same size as him in the last year or so.

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Nice one -- may I steal that line?

Im sure he isnt looking past Salita.
He would be much to quick for JMM as well.
I'm starting to warm to Khan a bit more these days he has backed his boasts up hasnt he besides Prescott ( warrens mistake).
Hatton is finished and its pointless him fighting JMM.
I would rather see Khan KO hatton and then fight JMM though

oliverfennell wrote:

bigjack wrote:

G0mez wrote:Amir Khan has told Juan Manuel Marquez: Forget about fighting Ricky Hatton next year and face me instead.

Talks have taken place about a Hatton comeback against the Mexican next summer.

However, Khan (pictured), who makes the first defence of his WBA light-welterweight title against Dmitriy Salita in Newcastle next Saturday, wants to take on Marquez as he aims to fulfil his boyhood dream of fighting in America.

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Khan, 22, said: "He is made for my style and, if I beat him, people will start knowing who Amir Khan is in the United States.

"It'd be tough for Ricky to come straight back to fight Marquez, but good luck to him."

Khan has spent much of the last 18 months training at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.

He said: "I don't want to go to fight in America too late. Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton left it a bit late.

"I want to follow in Manny Pacquiao's footsteps."

So he wants to follow in pac mans footsteps heh, all he needs to do is learn how to fight and fight people either the same size or bigger

You mean like he did in his last fight (in fact, stepping UP in weight against a natural LWW), and will do in his next fight?

I said "learn how to fight" not hit and run against a non puncher.

Khan would win!

Spiker wrote:Im sure he isnt looking past Salita.
He would be much to quick for JMM as well.
I'm starting to warm to Khan a bit more these days he has backed his boasts up hasnt he besides Prescott ( warrens mistake).
Hatton is finished and its pointless him fighting JMM.
I would rather see Khan KO hatton and then fight JMM though

It's not really a 'Warren mistake' - if you're 'supposedly' that good, you would expect to win any fight - even if you know next to nothing about the other fighter.
Khan will get sussed out again, he's been down too may times already

CheckHook wrote:

So he wants to follow in pac mans footsteps heh, all he needs to do is learn how to fight and fight people either the same size or bigger

There's no rush though. Manny only started fighting people the same size as him in the last year or so.

I'd love to see JMM-Khan, a true step up for Khan against a Mexican legend and the proven best Lightweight in the world at 140lbs for the WBA strap. What a corker that 1 would be and more meaningful than JMM-Hatton, Hatton could fight the winner anyway

bigjack wrote: I said "learn how to fight" not hit and run against a non puncher.

Yes. God damn him for employing the correct tactics against a counter puncher!!

kevo wrote:

bigjack wrote: I said "learn how to fight" not hit and run against a non puncher.

Yes. God damn him for employing the correct tactics against a counter puncher!!

Correct tactics or not, how many people are buzzing with excitement about his fight with salita,mmmmm