Amir Khan boxing news
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By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan is now talking a bout against Ricky Hatton in the future. Khan recently mentioned wanting to fight Juan Manuel Marquez after Khan’s fight on December 5th against Ukrainian transplant Dmitriy Salita. In an interview with the BBC, Khan said:
By Dennis Broadhurst: After hearing that Amir Khan wanted to fight Juan Manuel Marquez it made me think. I know that Amir is a very good fighter, he has very quick hands, ok power and good general movement also with the great trainer Freddy Roach in his corner he can be built into a force to be reckoned with. In a fight against Marquez, Khan would sure have the advantage in youth, size and speed but Marquez would have advantages in power, experience, ring intelligence and chin.
By William Mackay: If World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan gets his way, he’ll be the one fighting Juan Manuel Marquez in the near future, not former light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. Khan said in an article with the Daily Star “He [Juan Manuel Marquez] is made for my style and, if I beat him, people will start knowing who Amir Khan is in the United States.” Khan is hoping that a victory over a big named star like Marquez will be just what is needed to put Khan in the category of huge mega PPV stars like Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Peter Wells: Amir Khan defends his WBA Light Welterweight title next weekend I Newcastle against unbeaten but untested Dmitriy Salita. Salita has only been 12 rounds once and has no punch, so won’t trouble Khan’s suspect chin. You can see it was a clever defence by Amir, don’t dive in the deep end straight away, and he could be saved from Maidana as he has been linked with a fight against WBC titleholder Devon Alexander.
By Liam Santiago: I have tried time and time again to try and figure out why Dmitriy Salita is the number one contender for Amir Khan’s World Boxing Association title but I can not, for the life of me come up with any reason. Boxrec have him ranked 60th in the light welterweight class. Yes, 60th! This guy does not stand a chance against Amir Khan. Not because Khan is great, because Salita is way below average. He has been dropped more times than Khan and that is saying something!
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan makes his first defense of his title on December 5th at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, against number challenger Dmitry Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s. This is a fight that few boxing fans are giving Salita much if any chance at winning.
by Daniel Ciminera: In my mind, boxing as lost a lot of it’s excitement and romance of late. The event that prompted this article is that of the Khan v Salita undercard. Firstly, the fighters on the undercard are at a disadvantage as Khan is not a big-name fighter yet, and what’s more, not many people like him. I’d bet that more people will buy the fight in order to see if he will get knocked out, than to cheer him on. The worst part is that most of the fighters are Britain’s new wave of talent, the Olympic lads. How on earth are these guys fighting on pay per view already? They don’t have a fan-base yet, and can’t expect to build one if we cant watch them fight regularly on free TV.
By Liam Santiago: Dmitry Salita wants to follow in the footsteps of Breidis Prescott by knocking Amir Khan out when they meet in Newcastle on December 5th. There is a huge blue print on how to knock Khan down as it has been done on more than a couple of occasions. Is Salita a power puncher? No. Can Salita knock out Khan? Yes. If Khan runs away like we expect, then expect a points win for Khan. If he stands and fights, expect a KO win for Salita.
By Scott Gilfoid: I got a few chuckles reading the latest boxing news quotes on Amir Khan at The Guardian where Khan says “What happened to me against [Breidis] Prescott didn’t make Prescott a better fighter than me. It was a little mistake I made.” A little mistake? Yeah, I guess you could call being knocked damn near unconscious a little mistake, but the way that Prescott had Khan flopping around on the canvas like a fish out of water, I think Khan might be in denial.