Amir Khan signs with sky box office

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Originally Posted by WHISTLED

Money well spent

I think there's a fair few that will say that it was money well spent to see Khan get beaten like that. (Myself for one).

At least he did own up to his mistakes that cost him the fight rather than saying he [Prescott] got lucky, which is something.

Still, what a way to lose though. Those saying it's a rip off to see a 1 round fight on PPV, then imagine how those that paid £30 -£200+ to see it live feel. At least they had the consulation prize of seeing him KO'd but it would have been a whole lot different if he'd won within that same time.

[Osem]

This was an accident waiting to happen. Khan has been put down before by very ordinary fighters and didn't learn the appropriate lesson. Let this be a warning to the money men and the like of James Degale who want to be celebrity multimilliionaires before they've put in the really hard graft.

He's been exposed now and since his type rely so much on self-confidence verging on arrogance, I don't think Khan will recover from this.

Murdoch's crew won't be too pleased either of course.

[sir_drinks_alot]

the only ones who will be happy with that are $ky ! thay must of made bundles of cash from that fight

[Osem]

Won't that be more than offset by the bundles of cash they won't be making from the bigger fights which would've come Khan's way had his glass chin been so brutally exposed? Apparently there were only 8,000 or so fans at the fight and the whole top tier of the arena was curtained off so as to hide all the empty seats. That level of public interest doesn't bode well for Khan or Sky.

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

There are two reasons, why l won't be watching the Khan fight, firstly it is going to cost £14.99, and the other, his fights normally last about 30 secs, l beleive he has only gone the distance in one fight, so that is too me is a waste of money for the sub, and also, it should be on ITV, where it would have been free, l have never liked Khan, every fight he has, seems to be a tester, and l think most of the boxers, and there must be some powerful boxers out there, are boxers, that are just on the ladder in there career, don't get me wrong, l am a great boxing fan, and seen some great fights, but l am not a great fan of Amir Khan.

Hey! You were right

[WHISTLED]

I think there's a fair few that will say that it was money well spent to see Khan get beaten like that. (Myself for one).

You seem put out that he sgned with Sky?

Do you think any boxer fights for their fans? Its a tough sport and they can get damaged early on in their career.

Personally If I was putting myself in that position I would want to guarantee I make as much money as quickly as possible, which is all Amir has done.

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Originally Posted by WHISTLED

You seem put out that he sgned with Sky?

Do you think any boxer fights for their fans? Its a tough sport and they can get damaged early on in their career.

Personally If I was putting myself in that position I would want to guarantee I make as much money as quickly as possible, which is all Amir has done.

Khan wasn't PPV material, well not yet anyway and he's now proven that himself, at least what happened was good for PPV in general for all the wrong reasons.

And as do I really care if they do it for money or for fans is irrelevant, but personally I'd prefer to see his fights free on normal TV, there's nothing more in it. I don't see the point in paying for PPV unless it's a proper fighter or something that you know will be worth it.

So now what's next for Khan, another PPV event? I think I now feel sorry for SKY now more than anything.

[SMG]

I certainly wouldn't pay to watch the fight, but I must admit, the minute I did see was worth it.

Khan was dropped by a superb left from Prescot, no doubts whatsoever. Khans chin shook right down to his boots.

Khan talks a good fight, but when the chips are down, talking goes out of the window. Now he must realise he`s been fed on a diet of second stringers all his career. This time, he met a decent opponent, & paid the price.

Better get some padding for his backside, this won`t be the last time he bounces.

[Charlie_Bubble]

Khan has a glass jaw, plain and simple. He can't get over that. The only way he can carry on is to learn to defend. His defence at the moment is to attack. His new coach won't be able to help him either as Cuban's are not know for defensive fighting. Maybe if his family hadn't thought a cash cow had been born and had let him have a few more years of amatuer fighting to learn a bit more he might be ok, but now he's faced with everyone knowing he has a chin made of fine china and his career in limbo at 21. Too much belief in their own hype in his camp.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Lets put it this way, Khan is a very nice guy outside the ring, but in the ring, he is being hyped up by the Warren camp, and even big Frank, is blaming himself for the defeat, 'why', he wasn't in the ring, and this is the very reason, he won't be a good boxer, every fight, l have seen him in, the opponent, has been weak, and for odvious reason Khan comes out like a bull and bang, he wins in seconds, the guy on Saturday, proved to me, that Khan would not be able to withstand a stronger fighter, and therefore needs more time, before getting any bigger, than what the Warren camp want, and it is about money, as l have said, l have seen some good boxers, and l love watching it, but you have to have a long grooming session, before going for the big one.

[Osem]

To be fair, another factor to be taken into account is the amount of non-boxing activities 'celebrities' like Khan get pushed into in the pursuit of good PR and of course £££££s. Possibly if they concentrated totally on boxing, Khan and his ilk would do better.

[tweetypie/8]

Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

Well, Khan got absoloutley slaughtered, first round knock out - 54 seconds

i forecast this months ago,i said the first good mexican or someone of that calibre would go through him like a dose of salts,case proven he is now up for grabs,fighters now realise that he is chinny and the aura has vanished but they will probably start feeding him bums of the month and that will do him a lot of good.

[TheDaddy]

What's the difference between Amir Khan and a Rustler's burger?

About seven seconds