Amir Khan is making himself look silly again. Not many A-list fighters 'boast' 4 defeats on their CV. But oh look he's got a ready made excuse for the weekend because he was stupid enough to think he could step up 2 divisions and win (yes £££). Most big rivals in boxing end up calling each other out and settling disputes, you look around all weight divisions and nearly all the big rivals have either fought each other or it's in the pipeline. To me, Khan's comments about Brook say only one thing - he's scared of a 5th defeat.
How he can make such disrespectful comments about someone with a world title and 100% record staggers me. If you dislike him that much and think you are better than him, there's only one thing to do.
That's the huge problem with boxing. "He's lost so he's not good enough."
Pacquiao has lost 6 fights.
Hopkins has lost 7 fights
I assume them 2 are shit as well? The list goes on. Fighters lose that's the reality, it doesn't make them shit. Khan lost to someone 2 weights bigger than him the other night. His other losses are 1 people thought he won (and he fought a drug cheat so there's more controversy) and the other 2 are fair losses, though 1 was a big step up early in his career.
I think he knew it was a huge challenge at the weekend, you're being naive or just ignoring everything he said BEFORE the fight if you think different. What's wrong with challenging yourself though? Yes he got big money for it as well but that's risk vs. reward. He had a good enough gameplan for the little time the fight was on but he got caught and in the end it doesn't matter.
Disrespectful? If you want disrespectful look at Kell Brook any time a fighter he "Wants" to fight has a fight. He calls them out, did it with Khan, did it with GGG and then he goes quiet again usually and fights the local plumber from down the road, the guys a joke of a champion really. I can't believe people defend him. His 100% world record is mainly fighting no mark fighters. He's got 1 good win on his record and even that was a controversial one that could of gone either way!
Like i said, he was never going to get slated for losing so there was no real risk. Lets get it right, he won maybe 3 rounds, he hasn't outboxed Alvarez for 3/4 of the fight and got caught with a lucky shot in the championship rounds, he's been cleaned up with one punch once Alvarez started cutting off the ring. It was about as routine a defence as i've seen from Canelo. At the time of the stoppage he was well in control, it wasn't some lucky punch that got him out of jail. Khan was handled and dealt with before half way, it's hardly a tale you'll tell your grandkids in years to come.
Saturday was a clever move and i'm not particularly referring to the weekends fight but Khan uses the same rhetoric about Brook 'not being a name' etc but has then faced lesser opponents. You don't 'risk your health' against Algieri who no one had heard of until Pacquiao played yo-yo with him. Aside from Alvarez at the weekend, he's not been in the sort of fight your referring to since Garcia knocked him out.
I know Brook isn't blameless, it's been pretty uninspiring from him in terms of ambition but it should be such an easy fight to make and it has a title on the line. Why would you not want to see a fight that will probably divide opinion over a winner? He won't admit it but Khan knows there's a real chance he can lose.
BTW, Khan can't shift tickets off his own back either. He's hardly the second coming of Hatton.
I'm not disputing that. Find me anywhere where anyone has? All I've said (and others) is he did well in what rounds were on and we are surprised he was down on the scorecards. That "one punch" whilst naive to step into would knock anyone out in that division and below...and probably above as well. It definitely wasn't routine either, he was struggling...watch the fight back. He got more comfortable but you implying it was easy for him is laughable really.
I don't know how people can dispute Khan has fought bigger names, he just has. There's no argument to be had there. Look at the rankings of the fighters. Frankie Gavin is a domestic boxer who got to fight for a world title. Kevin Bizier lost to Jo Jo Dan twice who people said was a joke of an opponent but let Brook off cos it wash is first defence. The fact is he's holding a title hostage because he's not big enough to sell fights on his own back so needs some insurance for it. If you want proof there was an interview with Eddie Hearn who basically admitted Brook is a no name and no one will fight him because he doesn't bring enough interest. I'm not having that Khan and every other welterweight is scared of Kell Brook...he's good but not that good!
And again, find me anywhere where I said Khan is a huge name or the 2nd coming of Hatton? I simply said he's a bigger name than Brook which he is and will be even bigger I'd guess after his last fight.
Exactly this is what I'm saying, Khan and his supporters can bang on all they like about Brook and his 'inferior' opponents faced. The fact is, he's lost zero times, 4 less than Khan.
And as you say, Khan is nowhere near the blockbuster name in boxing he thinks he is. Absolutely spot on - Khan won't fight Brook purely because it would probably end his career.
Kind of proving Khan's point by accident. He's lost 0 times because he's never fought anyone of note. I don't think Khan is a huge name but he is bigger than Brook, it's just a fact really. Dunno why people have got so up in arms about it. IF Brook was bigger why would Hearn offer Khan more of a split for their fight (as Hearn claims....which is usually bollocks I'd admit) kind of throwing his own fighter under the bus there.
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