Amir Khan,World class or.......?

[English Nutter]

Will Amir ever hold a world title an defend it successfully? simple yes or no.

[LeedsLad]

Of course he will. Its not much of an achievement to be a "world" champion these days. He'll pick up a WBO belt and defend it a few times. Mr. ****** will be very careful with him from now on:good

[victorhugo4222]

well if you count the WBU as a world title then yes he will but any other sort of recognised world title then no he wont. theres only so long ****** can protect him from fighting against a decent boxer with any sort of punching power. anyway i dont even think he would win never mind defend a british title think your jumping the gun a bit with a world title!!!

[garymcfall]

I voted no, but if he gets in there with a guy in his next few fights who can really punch and does what he did against Limond - gets up off the deck to come back and win then imo he would have shown himself to be well capable of it. Until then i think ill assume he gets ko'd by a good puncher before he gets to world title stage.

[Snorkel]

I'm sure ****** could throw him in with Gavin Rees and then give him a string of easy defences, so I guess the answer is yes.

However, I'm not too sure that he's going to be able to work his way up to that level legitimately despite being more naturally talented than most guys around his weight.

[Claypole]

Some genius matchmaking might see him get some sort of title, but there's only so much protection a fighter can be given. Even hand picking light hitters has seen him badly exposed. He has a huge amount of talent, and if the other guy wasn't allowed to hit back, he would be fantastic.
A proper world title seems a bit far fetched, I would say the British title is beyond his reach as long as Jon Thaxton is the champ.

[BigEars]

I'm sure ****** could throw him in with Gavin Rees and then give him a string of easy defences, so I guess the answer is yes.

However, I'm not too sure that he's going to be able to work his way up to that level legitimately despite being more naturally talented than most guys around his weight.

Rees has to defend against Andreas Kotelnik immediately after his next defence so if that were to be Khan and Khan were to win(no forgone conclusion) then he'd lose in his first defence and ****** can't be having that .

[Brickhaus]

Of course he will. Its not much of an achievement to be a "world" champion these days. He'll pick up a WBO belt and defend it a few times. Mr. ****** will be very careful with him from now on:good

What he said.

[john b]

I would not like to see him in the ring with any of the other champs just yet because I think they will be to strong for him and his chin. Let him conquer the dometsic scene first ie jon thaxton.

[Ilesey]

Yes.

[David UK]

It's almost a forgone conclusion. Khan is a massive talent. All this talk of him being over protected is rather pathetic and shortsighted. He's only 19, most top amateurs don't turn pro until their early 20s

[bumdujour]

he will never hold a real belt. WBU is his alley!

[Nemesis]

How you will all be proved wrong

[BigEars]

It's almost a forgone conclusion. Khan is a massive talent. All this talk of him being over protected is rather pathetic and shortsighted. He's only 19, most top amateurs don't turn pro until their early 20s

He's 21 in less than 3 months , but for some reason most people seem to think he's 19 .

[Nemesis]

He's 21 in less than 3 months , but for some reason most people seem to think he's 19 .

Bigears, are you an absessive compulsive? :huh

[BigEars]

Bigears, are you an absessive compulsive? :huh

No just petty when it comes to fighters I dislike(or more the hype about them I dislike in this case)

[elle]

No, I don't think Khan will win a legitimate world title at lightweight.

[Nemesis]

No, I don't think Khan will win a legitimate world title at lightweight.

define legitimate?

[ferd cloupes]

i'm in the yes camp

[Vantage_West]

define legitimate?fighting the top contenders to earn the shot instead of fighting sub 50 fighters till he is given a shot becuase how many wins he has.

holyfield is getting a rather iffy shot against sultan because he is has not proved he is a top ranked contender.same with ray leonard and oscar de la hoya.


i hope amir does get some big fights becuase he is tall incredibly fast can hit hard and is a british medelist he is a great sports hero for kids who dont know the sport.people say it's hype and yeah your right but if he was not promoted by ****** would he be in the same boat:think im sure he would be called hyped and protected even if ****** didnt give him a contract.

[Nemesis]

I was more referring to the classification of a world champion (i.e. Hatton) over a titlist such as Junior Witter or Clinton Woods

[stake501]

woods and witter have as much right as hatton to call themselves world champs.

ppl forget how many bums hatton has fought, i like the guy but his resume with a bit of good analysis is shocking, old zoo apart, if compared to some atg like say barerra.

[Nemesis]

woods and witter have as much right as hatton to call themselves world champs.

ppl forget how many bums hatton has fought, i like the guy but his resume with a bit of good analysis is shocking, old zoo apart, if compared to some atg like say barerra.

completely immaterial!

regardless who Hatton fought before he had the title shot, Tzszu was the UNDISPUTED 140 champ after defeating WBA "titlist" Mitchell and IBF "titlist" Judah, to become the lineal champion at 140. Hatton went onto soundly defeat Kostya. Just out of curiosity which of Kostya's fights before he fought Hatton led you to beleive he was shot?

KO3 Mitchell
KO6 Leija
UD Tackie
KO2 Judah.
yeah definetly shot :huh

There is a massive difference between titlist and undisputed/lineal champion

[brown bomber]

woods and witter have as much right as hatton to call themselves world champs.

ppl forget how many bums hatton has fought, i like the guy but his resume with a bit of good analysis is shocking, old zoo apart, if compared to some atg like say barerra. ??? Barrera has no 'bums' on his record? lol go to boxrec and have a proper look at who he has fought- especially on the way up.

[Nemesis]

the guy was 63yrs old when he fought Hatton and he hadnt fought in 2yrs.He went for hatton the easier option and never wanted to see Mayweather.Hatton has made a career of fighting has been,geriatrics,pensioners and tomato cans
you been watching Coming to America

[stake501]

completely immaterial!

regardless who Hatton fought before he had the title shot, Tzszu was the UNDISPUTED 140 champ after defeating WBA "titlist" Mitchell and IBF "titlist" Judah, to become the lineal champion at 140. Hatton went onto soundly defeat Kostya. Just out of curiosity which of Kostya's fights before he fought Hatton led you to beleive he was shot?

KO3 Mitchell
KO6 Leija
UD Tackie
KO2 Judah.
yeah definetly shot :huh


There is a massive difference between titlist and undisputed/lineal champion

when did i say zoo was shot. I said that Zoo was old and was/is ricky's best win. If zoo was so prime why has he not fought again since.

Btw the fights of kostya you mentioned was over 3 years. (2001-2004). He used to fight that many times in one year in his PRIME.

i am not denying Hatton his world champ status, I am saying thay woods an witter have equal right to call themselves world champs as well.

[China_hand_Joe]

Put is this way, Khan has basically zero chance of ever becoming a true top 10 P4Per.

Anyone can become a World Champion these days, especially ones getting the Khan treatment.

[Bigcat]

Yes , Amir is young and talented enough to holdone of the many alphabetic titles that are around today. Amir is intelligent , dedicated, talented, and has great conections. He showed immense power and guts in his win over Limond. He will grab a belt and is on corse to do so, I say in 2009 he will be in high contention for world honours. It will be because of a massive derailment against a lesser man if he doesn't even so he still could getto where he needs to be maybee a year later. Lennox had a similar path.. He grabbed the domestic titles in often unimpressive fashion but improved through slow progress.. His name speaks for itself, You always learn more in fights where you get beaten or struggle.. Limond was the perfect experience.

[kerrminator]

I voted no (unless its a very carefully selected fight organised by ******)

He showed heart against Limond but he also showed he has a very suspect chin and lets not forget that Limond is a joiner by day and is not a full time fighter.

Khan will be protected from anyone with any kind of power for the foreseeable future (Lawton is another light puncher). Khan needs to lose the 'im a celebrity' image and get back to basics. He needs more time in the gym and less time doing interviews claiming he is ready to beat Mayweather etc etc (I know, not even his division)