View Full Version : Khan Vs McCallister for the WBU title
brown bomber
11-15-2007, 09:00 AM
Apparently a good source tells me its in the offing should he come through against Earl - looks like Khan is going to be Britains youngest world champion. :patsch
****** takes the cheap WBU route yet again.
UKITAZ
11-15-2007, 09:20 AM
I just had a look at the WBU website at [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) - look at their list of 'world champions' .. its an absolute joke .... !!
mike464
11-15-2007, 09:35 AM
Shouldn't the British Title come before a world title?! I can see why they want the WBU title. It means you can defend it against whoever you like.
robpalmer135
11-15-2007, 10:10 AM
LOL they are all ****** fighters. I dont think its a bad move though, fight this guy, then the winner of Thaxton vs Murray, then fight Romanov the euro champ, then an eliminator!
Steve Fox
11-15-2007, 10:59 AM
You've got to admire the WBU, they've done the impossible, somehow they are even less credible than the WBO.
kurt2006
11-15-2007, 11:10 AM
Excellent news. He could then go on to unify the WBU, WBF, IBC, IBA, IBO titles and become the undisputed b grade world champion.
Steve Fox
11-15-2007, 11:23 AM
Excellent news. He could then go on to unify the WBU, WBF, IBC, IBA, IBO titles and become the undisputed b grade world champion.That really would amuse me, if some fighter set out to do that.
Big Ears
11-15-2007, 12:04 PM
Wouldn't surpirse me at all , ****** can claim Khan is the 'best Lightweight in Britain' after beating Earl and thus can avoid Thaxton and challenge a very ordinary McCallister for a 'World title' .
Apparently a good source tells me its in the offing should he come through against Earl - looks like Khan is going to be Britains youngest world champion. :patsch
****** takes the cheap WBU route yet again.
If (and its a big if for me) Khan beats Earl I can see this fight happening. No disrespect to McCallister but he fits the bill of Khan's usual suspects - light hitter, low KO rate, etc.
To become the youngest world champion has always been a whim of Khan - more so than ****** so even I can't just blame him if this match up is made.
Would be a self indulgent move by the pair of them in my eyes. Not a credible one but the general public and casual fan may buy it. A lot may hinge on what ITV make of it - I'm convinced they are having a lot more say in Khan's opponents now.
robpalmer135
11-15-2007, 12:51 PM
If Khan beats Earl which he will then hes is the best lightweight in the country. McCalister would be a decent enough fight for him before Murray or Thaxton. McCalister has a decent record.
As highly as i rate Khan can you see him beating Diaz, Katsidis or Pacman if he moves up. They will be the belt holders for the next 2 years!
TBooze
11-15-2007, 01:09 PM
Apparently a good source tells me its in the offing should he come through against Earl - looks like Khan is going to be Britains youngest world champion. :patsch
****** takes the cheap WBU route yet again.
You are just giving credit to alphabet crap by suggesting that is one is better or worse than another. Be it the WBA, WBC, The Ring or the WBU they are all only intrested in one thing....££££££££££££££££
That shaggy beast, history, will dictate whether Amir Khan is Britain's youngest ever World Champion...
But be assured, a victory over McCallister probably is not going to cut it though.
If Khan beats Earl which he will then hes is the best lightweight in the country. McCalister would be a decent enough fight for him before Murray or Thaxton. McCalister has a decent record.
As highly as i rate Khan can you see him beating Diaz, Katsidis or Pacman if he moves up. They will be the belt holders for the next 2 years!
The outcome of Khan v Earl is not a foregone conclusion as you suggest.
Even if Khan beats Earl you may proclaim him to be the best LW in Britain but to earn that right he will need to fight and beat whoever holds the British Title - currently Thaxton.
McAllister may have a decent record (W25-KO5) but it would be a step backwards from the Earl fight in my view.
There is no point in even discussing the likes of Diaz at this stage of Khan's career - he needs to prove himself domestically first.
mike464
11-15-2007, 02:27 PM
Apparently a good source tells me its in the offing should he come through against Earl - looks like Khan is going to be Britains youngest world champion. :patsch
****** takes the cheap WBU route yet again.How old was Hatton when he won the WBU? or Naz when he won the WBO? He was quite young.
TBooze
11-15-2007, 03:07 PM
How old was Hatton when he won the WBU? or Naz when he won the WBO? He was quite young.
But that is the thing: Ricky was not World Champion until he beat Tszyu; Naseem until he beat Vazquez....
I thought naz was twenty when he won the bantamweight title?
The Kurgan
11-15-2007, 03:25 PM
Excellent news. He could then go on to unify the WBU, WBF, IBC, IBA, IBO titles and become the undisputed b grade world champion.
A fighter's standing means NOTHING without the NBA, the IBU and the WAA.
TBooze
11-15-2007, 03:33 PM
I thought naz was twenty when he won the bantamweight title?
Yes, The EBU (European Boxing Union) championship.
Yes, The EBU (European Boxing Union) championship.
But didnt he win the WBC a few months after that.
nah, even the SN friendly ITV commentators mock the WBU title.
on the other hand, if he beats earl, he'll have to face his mandatory commonwealth challenger...i.e. thaxton. ****** may or may not allow khan to fight thaxton depending on how well he does against earl.
TBooze
11-15-2007, 04:55 PM
But didnt he win the WBC a few months after that.
The WBC international title at 122lbs
mike464
11-15-2007, 05:43 PM
But that is the thing: Ricky was not World Champion until he beat Tszyu; Naseem until he beat Vazquez....I was just saying that Khan might not even be the youngest British Micky Mouse world champion
TBooze
11-15-2007, 05:50 PM
I was just saying that Khan might not even be the youngest British Micky Mouse world champion
I hold that, I won the SHBF title aged 14;)
AllyT
11-15-2007, 09:24 PM
Apparently a good source tells me its in the offing should he come through against Earl - looks like Khan is going to be Britains youngest world champion. :patsch
****** takes the cheap WBU route yet again.
I would'nt write this lad off, he can box. He comes from a boxing family in Aberdeen and they are all good boxers (My son fought his brother Mathew a couple of years ago). His stoppage of Docherty suggests that he could hurt most opponents. I hope it comes off.
Dunky McCafferty
11-15-2007, 10:01 PM
nah, even the SN friendly ITV commentators mock the WBU title.
on the other hand, if he beats earl, he'll have to face his mandatory commonwealth challenger...i.e. thaxton. ****** may or may not allow khan to fight thaxton depending on how well he does against earl.
Its not a question of "if" Rooq, but "when" Khan beats Earl.
& to steal a phrase from Stuey, "Khan is going to beat the granny out of Earl"
& I will be cheering Khan all the way. I cant wait till he shuts Earls big mouth for him.
AllyT
11-15-2007, 10:39 PM
Its not a question of "if" Rooq, but "when" Khan beats Earl.
& to steal a phrase from Stuey, "Khan is going to beat the granny out of Earl"
& I will be cheering Khan all the way. I cant wait till he shuts Earls big mouth for him.
I do not give Earl a chance either, I don't dislike him as he and Khan were both 'upping their anti', but Khan has too much skill for him to cope.
Dunky McCafferty
11-15-2007, 10:56 PM
I do not give Earl a chance either, I don't dislike him as he and Khan were both 'upping their anti', but Khan has too much skill for him to cope.
I dont like Earl. Found a wee interview with him last week & he was slagging off willie Limond, saying, "Limond put Khan down & he couldnt punch his way through a wet paper bag, just wait till Khan feels my power blah blah... Disrespectful comment, from a guy who whinged when Ricky Burns schooled him also. I would take Limond to beat Earl right now, but I am happy for Khan to do the business instead, & show earl just how good Limond was to nearly beat him.
You know me AllyT, theres always a method to my madness:D Any fighter who disrespects a scottish fighter I want to see them lose. No ifs or buts.
AllyT
11-15-2007, 11:14 PM
I dont like Earl. Found a wee interview with him last week & he was slagging off willie Limond, saying, "Limond put Khan down & he couldnt punch his way through a wet paper bag, just wait till Khan feels my power blah blah... Disrespectful comment, from a guy who whinged when Ricky Burns schooled him also. I would take Limond to beat Earl right now, but I am happy for Khan to do the business instead, & show earl just how good Limond was to nearly beat him.
You know me AllyT, theres always a method to my madness:D Any fighter who disrespects a scottish fighter I want to see them lose. No ifs or buts.
And rightly so, I did not know he had had a go at Limond. I agree that Limond would burst his bag.
SevenSamurai
11-16-2007, 02:03 AM
This McCallister fighter has 5 KO's from his 25 wins, the pattern of fighting fighters with a very very LOW KO % continues.
This tells us everything we need to know about Khan.
Dunky McCafferty
11-16-2007, 02:13 AM
This McCallister fighter has 5 KO's from his 25 wins, the pattern of fighting fighters with a very very LOW KO % continues.
This tells us everything we need to know about Khan.
KR, it was obvious from the off that ****** was going to guide Khan to the WBU title sadly enough... Those big World title promises from ****** & Khan were always going to take Khan on the Ricky hatton route to success. ITV will lap up Khan & his WBU title if he wins it, Khan is going to be Ricky Hatton MKII when it comes to career guidance.
The most annoying thing will be when Khan is defending his WBU title & hordes of newbies appear here talking about Khan like hes achieved it all... Man, Im NOT looking forward to that! The place is jam packed full of newbie morons as it is just now hanging around in the hope of hogging some glory if Hatton beats Mayweather. I mean, the general forum is FULL of hatton fans I have never even heard of, all with under 200 posts... It will be funny to see them disappear.
Strike
11-16-2007, 05:25 AM
Excellent news. He could then go on to unify the WBU, WBF, IBC, IBA, IBO titles and become the undisputed b grade world champion.
:lol::lol:
brown bomber
11-16-2007, 05:45 AM
I would'nt write this lad off, he can box. He comes from a boxing family in Aberdeen and they are all good boxers (My son fought his brother Mathew a couple of years ago). His stoppage of Docherty suggests that he could hurt most opponents. I hope it comes off. I really had no idea... ;)
Hardly surprising news. McAllister is, imo, shite. Well maybe not shite, but I'd certainly rate him below Willie Limond and by a fair bit at that.
achillesthegreat
11-16-2007, 12:58 PM
Please do not even joke this. After Earl, Khan should ONLY face Thaxton before moving onto Europe.
robpalmer135
11-16-2007, 01:21 PM
I generally think Khan is really ambitious and as soon as he wins the WBU he will be onto bigger and better things. It isnt that bad to have on your resume. I can see Khan and ****** splitting in the next few years as Kahn will want to face guys like Diaz, Katsidis, Pacquiou (who will be at L/W soon) and ****** wont make the fights.
Khan to be signed to Goldenboy by december 2009!
kerrminator
11-16-2007, 02:04 PM
The ****** Boxing Union belt doesnt constitute a real world title in the eyes of most fans.
robpalmer135
11-16-2007, 02:59 PM
The ****** Boxing Union belt doesnt constitute a real world title in the eyes of most fans.
or fighters!
unitas
11-16-2007, 03:13 PM
The ****** Boxing Union belt doesnt constitute a real world title in the eyes of most fans.
most fans??? are there any out there who think this WBU is a legit belt:huh
but to be honest: WBUlike belts are the only "world titles" that khan will ever hold imo.
Smith
11-16-2007, 04:41 PM
I really had no idea... ;):lol: :good
scurlaruntings
11-16-2007, 05:17 PM
I just had a look at the WBU website at [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) - look at their list of 'world champions' .. its an absolute joke .... !!That looks like a website a child put together.If Khan is going down this route he may aswell call it a day now.
SevenSamurai
11-16-2007, 06:18 PM
That looks like a website a child put together.If Khan is going down this route he may aswell call it a day now.
He is calling it a ****** cash cow.:D
IronBull
11-17-2007, 10:47 AM
Show me the source Khan gonna fight for the WBU
I found nothing on the net, sound like you made this up.
kurt2006
11-17-2007, 02:45 PM
Show me the source Khan gonna fight for the WBU
I found nothing on the net, sound like you made this up.
:lol: Well he is not going to put him in there with either of the Diaz's for the proper LW titles :nut .
I suppose he could move up to SLW and face Witter if he has grown muscles on his chin.
stake501
11-17-2007, 04:41 PM
i would rather face any diaz (apart from baby bull) than witter, especially with Khans size and speed advantage
Big Ears
11-17-2007, 08:45 PM
21 is the min age to fight for the lonsdale belt
and Khan turns 21 on the night he fights Earl , meaning there should be no problems fighting Thaxton after that fight .
brown bomber
11-19-2007, 09:02 AM
Show me the source Khan gonna fight for the WBU
I found nothing on the net, sound like you made this up. :lol: Yes I made it up because I thought it would be awesome to make something up on a boxing forum so people would think i'm in there with the homies- you got me. :roll:
brown bomber
11-19-2007, 09:07 AM
Current WBU World Champions
Division: Name:
Heavyweight Under Contract
Super Cruiserweight Vacant
Cruiserweight Vacant
Light Heavyweight Vacant
Super Middleweight Under Contract
Middleweight Gary Lockett (UK)
Light Middleweight Vacant
Welterweight Michael Jennings (UK)
Light Welterweight Vacant
Lightweight Lee McAllister (UK)
Super Featherweight Vacant
Featherweight Derry Mathews (UK)
Super Bantamweight Vacant
Bantamweight Vacant
Super Flyweight Vacant
Flyweight Vacant
Light Flyweight Vacant
Paperweight Vacant Looks a bit like Blackpool in the winter.
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