Comments Thread For: Justifying Amir Khan's 8-Pound, $8,000,000 Gamble

[steeve steel]

weight watchers

Why are there weight classes?

[cork]

Are you sure, that's a lot of money to turn down.

I'm pretty sure it was 8 million gauruntee and an 80/20 split for brooks. Thats why the fight didn't happen with brook because everyone seeing it as he didn't want the fight with that ****** demand.

[thack]

Wise words and I agree...Khan has no chance of winning this fight and it should be barred from happening.....if Khan was dominant as welterweight and was a good champion then I would say ok let's see what he can do with canelo.....but he hasn't been....he hasn't faced a fighter who can punch at welterweight has avoided a puncher at all costs.....surely there was a fighter at 154 or even middleweight that could have made it a more competitive fight ... I think goldenboy are actually at fault here because there desperate for ppvs and there putting numbers in front morality

Yeah it's plain to see that unfortunately Ocar's again off and running !
I take offence that good fighters are being overlooked who are more worthy and more able , all involved here are at fault, nothing died at the WBC when Suliman sr, popped his clogs.....anyway here we go....dancin with the stars!

[Bronx2245]

Freddie Roach

February 3, 2016:

On Marquez-Cotto

"I don't think it's gonna happen. I think it would be a great fight, but Marquez would be a tune-up fight, and there's just no time for a tune-up fight at that weight. So we are looking to fight maybe a little later this year, but there's no opponent yet, and Gaby has given me a couple names, and I've said yes to a couple and no to a couple. I said no to Amir Khan actually. At this point, I don't think we want to fight a guy who's gonna run and try to make us look bad. Miguel coming off a close loss in his last fight, I think we need to be impressive to keep the crowd on our side."



I'm glad Oscar said yes!

[The plunger man]

Yeah it's plain to see that unfortunately Ocar's again off and running !
I take offence that good fighters are being overlooked who are more worthy and more able , all involved here are at fault, nothing died at the WBC when Suliman sr, popped his clogs.....anyway here we go....dancin with the stars!

The only stars Khan will be seeing is the ones circling above his head as he hears the ref counting ...he's deffo reaching for the stars the m8 lol

[Mike_R]

8 million seems lower than I would have guessed.. There is probably more to it. Willing to bet there is some back end money for Khan in this too.

[thack]

The only stars Khan will be seeing is the ones circling above his head as he hears the ref counting ...he's deffo reaching for the stars the m8 lol

What are you saying, fiver says he don't hear the count, I do agree he'll see the stars or something like james 'not so quick' Tillis said after being knocked out by Ernie Shavers , 'Man I was in a dark room with green frogs and they were all smokin cigars'!.....Oscar needs rechaining !

[shutupmeg]

Hopefully after Khan gets KTFO'd by Canelo... ***** becomes president and bans khan and all other ******s from entering the country to put salt on the wounds.... then we never have to hear about this joke of a fighter anymore.

[The Big Dunn]

Hopefully after Khan gets KTFO'd by Canelo... ***** becomes president and bans khan and all other ******s from entering the country to put salt on the wounds.... then we never have to hear about this joke of a fighter anymore.

wouldn't he then send Canelo back to Mexico and build a wall to keep him out?

[rogdogx]

wouldn't he then send Canelo back to Mexico and build a wall to keep him out?

He would actually keep everyone who is here legally. So they would both stay and shutupmeg could have a few more years of entertainment from these foreign born boxing ***els on this grand American stage!