Khan: Any guy that hates would die to be me

By Boxing News - 08/16/2012 - Comments

Image: Khan: Any guy that hates would die to be meBy Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan is at it again discussing his haters and saying how they’d be happy to trade shoes with him.

Khan said on his twitter “Any guy that hates (including friends) would die to be me in my position in a heart beat.”

Wow, I wonder what Khan’s friends are thinking after reading that comment? Sounds kind arrogant of Khan if you ask me.

Khan doesn’t have a title and has lost his two fights, one of them by a vicious knockout. Who on earth would die to beat him? Why would they? For all we know Khan could be finished as a serious fighter. Oh, I believe he’ll still have success with his promoters at Golden Boy carefully picking each opponent out to avoid him getting knocked out or out-pointed again, but I don’t see Khan being a serious threat to any of the real champions. Maybe Golden Boy can spot a paper champion and aim Khan at him, kind of like how Khan was able to pick up the WBA title off of what many boxing fans saw as the weakest 140 pound champions Andriy Kotelnik at the time Khan fought him. But a serious champion like Danny Garcia, forget it. Khan will probably get knocked out every time.

Another knockout loss for Khan at this point and it’ll be almost impossible for him do dig his way out of that hole. Khan is quickly becoming another Zab Judah, I hate to say. It would be great if Khan could find success because boxing needs stars, but it’s just not happening. Khan got to a certain level and he’s finding his ceiling. He can’t get past the level that he’s failing at now.

I can see some people wanting to have cash like Khan, but I don’t see them so envious that they’d die for it. Khan isn’t taking criticism because of haters, he’s taking criticism because boxing fans are noting that the hype about him isn’t matching reality. If there was nothing expected of him then none of this would be no big deal. It’s precisely because networks like HBO built him up to be a fighter that was too good to be true that he’s now taking the heat from fans.



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