By Dennis Broadhurst:After looking at some videos of Salita in action, I wonder if Khan will ever step up his opposition. In the eyes of some boxing fans, the ones I mean who sit in their rocking chair with a few beers watching the boxing, this may look like a good fight because Salita is undefeated. Salita is not in the class of Khan, I see Salita as a -B class fighter and to say that he is a number one contender is shocking.
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Froch has made Khan so upset he wants to leave Britain – news
By Liam Santiago: Amir Khan has stated that he is so upset by the bitterness from Carl Froch and hating fans that he might leave Britain to start a permanent life in America. Khan also blames John Murray for upsetting him. Khan believes Froch is jealous of the rich and flamboyant lifestyle Khan is lucky enough to live. Speaking the Daily Mail he said, ”You buy a nice car, live in a nice house and have a lot of money. That’s the reason Froch doesn’t like me.”
Amir Khan will be good not great
By Dennis Broadhurst: WBA light welterweight world champion Amir Khan will develop into a very good fighter. He has extremely fast hands, decent ring movement, has a fighting heart, he can put punches together very well and he ahs the experienced trainer Freddy Roach behind him.
Khan: “After losing to Prescott I fear nothing and no man”
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan sounds fearless as he approaches his December 5th bout against number #1 challenger Dmitri Salita, saying “After losing to Prescott I fear nothing and no man,” according to The Sun. Did you see that? Khan fears no man. Oh, I think the light welterweight division is in trouble now.
News – Hatton predicts Khan Victory over Salita
By Scott Gilfoid: Former International Boxing Federation light welterweight and World Boxing Association welterweight champion Ricky Hatton has really gone out on a limb by picking WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) to beat his mandatory challenger Dmitriy Salita (30-0-1, 16 KO’s) on December 5th, at the Metro Radio Arena, in Newcastle, according to The Bolton News. You really think he’ll win, Ricky? Come on, this fight is something of a joke already.
Amir Khan: Sky’s the limit or limit’s the sky?
By Brinsley Bailey: Call it destiny, good fortune or divine intervention but Amir Khan’s first round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott in September 2008 propelled Khan on the road toward boxing greatness. After his first loss, the British press and many boxing fans were quick to attack the “limited” Khan for his poor defence and tactics. This brutal and perhaps well needed criticism, forced Khan to question his attitude and approach to boxing.
Will Khan ever Be an Elite Fighter?
By Jason Kim: When I say elite, I mean in the class of super star like Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, and Juan Manuel Marquez and to a lesser degree Ricky Hatton. Khan, 22, mentioned recently that he’d like to be at the level of Marquez and Mayweather in a year’s time from now, and that’s really admirable that Khan wants to get to that level, but is it really possible or is this just wishful thinking on Khan’s part.
Khan sees Salita fight as avenue to become popular in America
By Jason Kim: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan’s promoter is reportedly in talk’s number #1 Dmitry Salita’s management about a December 5th fight. Salita, 27, is the mandatory challenger for Khan’s World Boxing Association title. The fight is a necessity for the 22-year-old Khan as he has no option but to take it due to Salita being his mandatory challenger. Khan thinks that the bout will help establish him in the United States because Salita, originally from Odessa, Ukraine, now is an American.
Why does Britain hate Amir Khan
By Alan Francis: For a few years now there has been a growing number of people joining the hate campaign directed at WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan. These are the people that boo Khan when he makes his entrance to the ring, these are the people who boo him again when he wins, these are the people that spend an extraordinary amount of time on boxing forums just to mock him, but most astonishingly, these are the people who cheered him in Athens and made him a national hero at 17. This begs the question why?
News – Pascal vs. Branco tonight; Salita Looking to Stop Khan
By Dave Lahr: World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (23-1, 15 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his WBC title tonight against 43-year-old two-time WBA light heavyweight champion Silvio Branco (59-9-2, 36 KO’s) in a scheduled 12 round bout at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Pascal, 26, captured the WBC title with a 12 round decision over then champion Adrian Diaconu in June.