[MENTION=43583]KingKhanWC[/MENTION] I think I owe you an apology my friend, I defended Amir's relationship with Faryal in the past during the family feud but you were right all along. This relationship it seems has been extremely toxic and evidently has affected his boxing career as well.
Also, you should avoid debating about the sport of boxing with absolute clueless noobs; barring you and a few others, the majority clearly do not know sh!t about boxing in the words of Roger Mayweather
so they should stick to the showbiz dirt because that's what they are limited to and revelling in the misery of others, especially certain Indian posters who are not worthy to carry Amir's kit bag and will never amount to success on his level besides defending their undisputed title when it comes to being senile, envious and extremely bitter / jealous due to their lack of masculinity.
Furthermore extremely disappointed in the recent turn of events but at the same time good riddance! good bye Faryal, there are about 30 women on the corners of Bolton just like you so it's not really a loss for Amir but it's incredibly sad that the two of you have a child together who has been caught up in all this mess. Amir Khan certainly has his faults, there's no denying the darkness he indulged in during his past but he got through it so unfair to define him by all the bad. Looks like Faryal may have been acquainted with Anthony Joshua, it's not productive for the marriage and it's sad she made that choice but then again Amir has his own dirt to so in that regard both are as bad as each other and it's only fitting that they have decided to separate when clearly there is no love between them it seems.
I do criticise Amir a little for airing the dirty laundry in public but he's obviously not thinking straight and something definetly happened with regards to Faryal / Joshua not necessarily saying she cheated on him but something did happen or else Amir would not be bringing it up. Amir looked quiet sad and devastated in that video, I hope this doesn't affect him too much mentally but if there's anyone to get through this rough patch it is him; Khan is by far one of the mentally strongest people I've ever seen in the sport of Boxing. Anyhow [MENTION=43583]KingKhanWC[/MENTION] I suppose you were right about fighters keeping the relationships during ones boxing career and maybe even delaying marriage until you are done as a fighter, you simply can not afford any distractions when you put it all on the line stepping in that squared circle because you risk it all and push your prowess mentally and physically; the average person will never quiet understand what fighters go through but are quick to resort to cheap shots due to their own lack of progress, many of the English fans can be excused in a way for their dislike for Amir due to the usual reasons but when his own community disowns a role model yes he is a role model then it's quiet pathetic really because Amir wasn't handed everything on a plate, he's a working class hero who got to the position he's in through immense sacrifice, hard work and a never say die attitude.
With regards to Amir's career he is without a doubt an all time great british fighter and easily ranks in the top 10 of Great Britain's history. Amir Khan began to box from the age of 8 years old and competitively by 11, he was someone who was a little troublesome and his father took him to the gym to burn off all his hyper energy, Khan would fall in love with boxing and he kept at it despite all his external pressures with regards to study and family; recognising his new found passion, Shah and Amir's uncle Taj would take Amir all around the country for amateur fights, they would drive him all around the country and supported him thankfully. During this period Amir would win multiple national championships and he'd then claim the gold medal at the Junior Olympics in 2003.
Then as the SOLE representative of the British Boxing Olympic team Amir as a 17 year old would capture the imagination of the public by putting on a sparkling performance at the 2004 Athens games en-route to winning an Olympic Silver medal losing to the legendary Cuban Mario Kindalen; Amir at the games was Britains youngest boxer since 1976 and one of their youngest medalists in history. Khan would end his amateur career with a stunning 101 wins and just 9 loses.
Many people forget this but prior to Amir Khan's triumph there had been a very tiny number of fighters who managed to win Olympic medals, this was due to the sports board not funding Boxing and having little faith in the grass root talent; Amir Khan's triumph which captured the public's imagination would result in increased funding for Boxing and in the following games a record number of British Boxers qualified for the 2008 games (8) with many citing Khan as their inspiration. Put it this way, since 1948 team GB boxing won a total of 20 medals! after Amir Khan's triumph in 2004 they won 11 ! so lets not excuse this monumental feat because Amir inspired a generation and truly elevated the sport of Boxing in Britain during a very very dry period, were it not for his Triumph perhaps Team GB Boxing would not have received sufficient investment to progress their Olympic ambition.
Moving on, the spotlight was on Amir from day one which is very unique for a pro boxer let alone a 17 year old. There wasn't even as much attention and pressure on Lennox Lewis when he made his pro debut ! As the wold eagerly awaited Amir Khan's pro debut, he decided to wait out a year so he could avenge his Olympic defeat to Mario Kindelan; it speaks volumes of his character, Khan would set up a high profile fight (quite rare for an amateur bout) in his hometown of Bolton which did great numbers on TV and at the live gate, he would then beat Mario and turn pro.
ITV would be waiting for him with a lucrative contract and Amir under the guidance of Oliver Harison and Frank Warren accumulated quite the reputation on the domestic circuit, he was rarely involved in a dull fight and whether you loved or hated him Khan entertained, his overconfidence with regards to his ambitions and goals would often rub people the wrong way but that was just Khan's character, Olympians are a unique breed when it comes to their relentlessness. The mistake on Khan's part during this phase was that he did not have a professional team around him to truly guide his career and as a young man you can understand the naivety, Khan a boxer whom Barry Mcguin once claimed to have as much ability / talent as Sugar Ray Leonard would be a victim of short term thrills at the expense of long term gains, it would have been wiser for Khan to have enlisted the services of Emanuel Steward and Jimmy Tibs to develop his in-ring IQ and make smarter choices on the way up with regards to his career; while Amir has done exceptionally well, we'd not be advocating his greatness as a Great British Fighter but an all time great fighter.
Anyhow Khan would win again and again before getting rid of Harrison and signing with a Cuban coach named Rubio on short notice who also recommended Khan should take on undefeated Prescott who was a young prospect at the time just like Khan. Now the casual observer just look at the defeat because that's what they are limited to but never analyse the external factors, for one Khan had the worst training camp up until that point leading up the Prescott fight, he was in no shape or form and had not trained adequately given the shenanigans amongst his team.
Prescott would then blow Amir Khan away in 60 seconds and amidst the immense pressure of the spot light which we often overlook Amir Khan was labelled a Fraud, Chinny! he is done! career is over! and for many that may have been the case, please see the career of Audley Harrison. Khan suffered a devastating KO but people forget how he still got up after taking that shot, he did not quit and he certainly did not quit in defeat, Imran Khan once said that it's not defeat which is your end but it's being demoralised by defeat, Khan a year later would defeat the exceptional and incredibly underrated Andreas Kotelnik to become World Champion ! the second youngest in Britains history!
Thus would begin the greatest spell in Amir Khan's career, during this time he'd switch to the Wild Card and Freddie Roach would guide him during this golden period, for all the hate Amir got in the UK he wasn't even there during his prime! it was actually great to move away from that toxic environment to a country which is a lot more knowledgeable and appreciative when it comes to Boxing. Khan would then defeat everyone at 140 literally from the likes of Paulie Malignaggi to Zab Juda to the dangerous Marcos Maidana who had life and death with the legendary Floyd Mayweather and Amir Khan almost knocked him out in 1 round were it not for his opponent being saved by the bell.
As a world champion khan did not hold his world title hostage or hide at home, he gave his title immense respect and avoided nobody; many expected him to duck Maidana given that he was 10x more ferocious and talented then Prescott was and they also labelled him a chinny fighter who'd most definitely get savagely Knocked Out. It's also worth pointing out that Marcos was Amir's mandatory and he earned that title with a devastating KO over Victor Ortiz which Khan watched while he was ring side ! am pretty sure he didn't find that too pleasing on the eye yet his fighting spirit and big heart proved to be pivotal in a monumental points victory over Maidana in a fight for the ages.
Khan would then lose to a roided up Lamont Peterson controversially on points before challenging Danny Garcia for the lineal 140 Welterweight world unification championship in what should have been a career defining victory over an opponent tailor made for his style, Khan at this point was also in the official top 10 P4P ranking in the world. In the lead up to this fight an old boogeyman would once again show up ! turmoil in the camp ! it's never simple is it when it comes to Pakistani's ! there were rifts with Asif Vali and the fitness coach Alex Ariza, Freddie Roach was in his own world and not dedicating enough time to Amir and there are actually videos online of Amir getting involved in brainless sparring wars like days before a high profile fight, amidst the camp shenanigans Danny Garcia's father would also manage to get under Amir's skin with racist remarks and then on fight night Amir would come out like a bull in a china shop with no real game plan or support from his team trying to KO Garcia, he had the worst camp of his career and ultimately paid the price in a KO defeat but Amir would once again get up each time and while I won't argue with the stoppage it was premature in my eyes.
See the common factor in his defeats? god awful training camp and a shambles of a team, the only fighter to beat him clean was Canelo because Amir did have some issues behind the scenes as we all know but he trained exceptionally well but in the end lost to a man who had rehydrated and was around 30lb heavier then him on fight night and even then Khan made him look out of his depth with his superior boxing ability ! Khan out of desperation and insane courage decided to move up two weights to get a big super fight when the likes of Manny and Floyd kept on ducking him. Manny admittedly was overly protective by Bob Arum and he has the Pac-Man in a slave contract unfortunately having learned from Floyd one upping Top Rank years ago.
And Floyd when it made all the sense in the world decided not to face Amir after watching him make a highly rated former World Champion in Devon Alexander look like a rank amateur ! Amir Khan is a stylistic nightmare for Floyd as he tends to struggle with fighters who are quick (See Castillo and Oscar De La Hoya fights) which is why he refused to face him on two occasions when it made sense and more recently when he decided to take on Andre Berto when it made zero financial sense, Amir was the bigger draw but Floyd happily protected his 0 and did a mediocre 500K PPV buy rate.
In the aftermath of the Garcia defeat, Khan obviously has had many problems which we've been aware of with regards to his team and personal life; he also made some bad career moves thanks to poor advice and did not know where his money was going after all these years having not paid a single bill trusting various people and while it's regrettable he wasted some of his best years chasing cowards like Floyd he remains undefeated at 147 pounds.
So perhaps this separation may be a blessing in disguise for Amir Khan, the goal for him now will be to sort this divorce out ASAP and pay Faryal off and just 100% focus on Boxing; surely it's easier said then done but if anyone is the man it's Amir Khan given his incredible resilience and mental strength; not denying he is past his peak and is battle scarred being in the game since the age of 17 and while it will be challenging; winning another world title will be his ultimate redemption.
But no one can dispute his accomplishments, many don't really have a clue so unless you know what you're talking about you shouldn't talk absolute nonsense with regards to his career but feel free to revel in his personal misery to feel better. Khan yes has underperformed and should have done so much better but under immense scrunity from day one as a young man and you look at all the turmoil and devastating KO defeats he has done quiet well for himself, they call him chinny but he took the best from Maidana and got up each time he was put down besides the Canelo fight who was 2 weights above him; his biggest weakness for me has been a poor in-ring IQ and knack for big lapses in concentration when it comes to his defence, he tends to stay in the pocket longer then he should but still has done really well as a multi weight champion on pure heart, hard work, resilience and his raw talent.
These days you have fighters like Joshua who are glorified after beating Tomato Cans like Charles Martin for a dummy world title before beating a 41 year old grandad who was inactive for almost 2 years yet Khan has always fought the best, Britain has around 12 world champion and they have fought a combined total of 18 world champions; Amir Khan, meanwhile, has fought 12 world champions in a great career.
Like I said not denying that I dislike what he did in the past with regards to his personal life but there's a lot of good to, he helps our community so much in Britain and not just Pakistani origin folk but all British citizens and whenever there's a crisis at home he is there or even abroad he's always on a plane to go and help, am not saying it's a bad thing but I hate it from the perspective of a fight fan because Amir has been behaving like a retired fighter and he has had a lot going on as well I suppose but Boxing is his bread and butter; being someone who is still keen on being active he should abandon all external duties and just focus on fighting. But his philanthropy has been exceptional and I know KingKhanWC you have mixed feelings with regards to him speaking out against various individuals when it comes to our faith but he never means no harm and has always tried his best to bury all the bad publicity.
Khan had always supported Faryal and even distanced himself from his family at one point, he remained neutral during the initial spat and now has had enough after whatever it is which inspired his tweets and the inevitable separation and I have said already the past stuff he did was wrong but to label him a really bad person or one who is a failure etc is uncalled for and people need to seriously take a loot at themselves in the mirror because Amir whether you like it or not for many in fact is and will remain a role model whom is flawed but not defined by the bad in his life because there's so much good the man has done for the sport of boxing, his country, his people and those in need.
So say what you like because as much as it will hate a lot of people, Amir Khan will do what Amir Khan does best; he will not quit on his stool whatever it is he pursues in life unlike all the mini Kell Brooks out there.
And I agree with you KingKhanWC there are many options out there for him; especially being managed by Al Haymon helps who manages the best at 147, Lamont Peteson could be likely some time next year. Will Khan be successful ? hard to say and sure it will be a challenge but it's not far off to the point where I will say he is done for sure, at the same age Linares has done quiet well for himself and has suffered similar obstacles so it's all about Amir just focusing on his career from now on.
I have said all anyhow regarding his career and what happened, no justifications but just some facts in general
