Khan v Kindelan

[Dhondy]

Always thought the kid was a star. He is. Outclassed none other than three time (or is it 4?) Olympic champion Mario Kindelan today, and anounced he is turning pro.

Way to go kid!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4541503.stm

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

there is a thread already on sports forum

[w4s1m786]

he deserves 2 threads

[Geordie Ahmed]

This shud be in the sports corner - regardless of how good he was!

[HAFRIDI]

he ran the show

[w4s1m786]

bet thers alot of jealous british indians ouththere today

[Geordie Ahmed]

bet thers alot of jealous british indians ouththere today

why?

[w4s1m786]

before the fight i have spoken to a few indians and they didnt speak to highly of khan most of them saying hes all hype he wil get knocked.

at the olympics amir khans family had pakistan flags

[Geordie Ahmed]

before the fight i have spoken to a few indians and they didnt speak to highly of khan most of them saying hes all hype he wil get knocked.

at the olympics amir khans family had pakistan flags

His dad was wearing a Union Jack waistcoat


Anyhow who cares what some bitter ppl think. this guy is a talent and one that will go far insha'allah

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

he will go far!!

[Uzi]

Khan performed very well tonight.

He certainly will go a long way.

I was surprised with the way Kindelan performed. He didn't seem too comfortable when making his entrance to the ring and wasn't himself in the ring either.

[Dhondy]

"bet thers alot of jealous british indians ouththere today"

Yes, of course. That's why an Indian started this thread.

[feather]

"bet thers alot of jealous british indians ouththere today"

Yes, of course. That's why an Indian started this thread. :))) :))) :)))

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL

[Geordie Ahmed]

a case of foot in mouth for Wasim

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

indeed

[adi 101]

he did do very well

[karachiite]

He was awesome in the last two rounds. Simply outclassed a double olympic champ.

[w4s1m786]

trust me there is alot of jealous british indians around, most of them wanted him to lose

[HAFRIDI]

i hope he doesnt struggle at pro level, hes chin is a real weakness, will fight on the undercard of matt skelton and danny williams , cant wait..!!!

[SM]

Classy Khan avenges Olympic loss

Amir Khan signed off his amateur career with a superb revenge win over Olympic conqueror Mario Kindelan.
Cuban legend Kindelan had beaten Khan in the lightweight final in Athens, but he had no answer to the Briton in front of a passionate Bolton crowd.

After a cagey opening, Khan exploded on to the offensive and showed brilliant hand speed to prevail 19-13 on points.

Khan, 18, then announced he had agreed a pro deal with promoter Frank Warren, as Kindelan, 33, bowed out of boxing.


"I managed alright," said a modest Khan after the fight.

"This time I knew I was boxing Kindelan and I knew his style - we'd been working on it for a long time.

"I beat the best in the world."

Khan looked composed from the outset, entering to a huge ovation from the crowd who sang "Show me the way to Amir-illo" as an adaptation of the recently re-released Tony Christie song.

Another Warren fighter Ricky Hatton was at ringside with middleweight legend Nigel Benn, cricketer Freddie Flintoff and Bolton boss Sam Allardyce.

And Khan treated them, sizing up the hugely-experienced Kindelan in the first two minutes before taking control of the fight in the following rounds.

He rocked his Cuban rival with a couple of fierce punches and allowed the Olympic champion no way back.

"Amir beat the number one amateur fighter in the world and never looked like he was in any danger," said Warren.

"What else can you do? I will promote him and manage him as of now.

"Composure, confidence, skills - everything's there for him and will stand him in good stead," said Warren, who has called Khan the best Olympic prospect since Sugar Ray Leonard.

[HAFRIDI]

shud be in sports section and theres plenty of threads on amir as it is..!

[adi 101]

too many khan threads!!!!!!!!

[adi 101]

i hope him the best for hs future

[Rob H]

Yeh, far too many khan threads

[AFRIDI 6]

hes a traitor. no place for him on this forum

[Geordie Ahmed]

hes a traitor. no place for him on this forum

how on earth is he a traitor?

[HAFRIDI]

*** are u on afridi6!!!???

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

***???

[Rob H]

hes a traitor. no place for him on this forum
Just because he boxed for GB doesn't make him a traitor

[waquas_uk]

he was born here he lives here

afridi 6 you seem to be picking petty arguments with everyone

[waquas_uk]

hes a traitor. no place for him on this forum

since when did u decide what and what not theres place for on this forum??

[HAFRIDI]

amir khan wants to retire at the age of 25 and wants to be a legend by then:O

[nufc]

hes a traitor. no place for him on this forum

hes a **** only reason he represented great britain was for the publicity if he got that silver medal as a pakistani he would just be another boxer. His mom always had the pakistan flag when he was fighting and yday when the national anthem came on you didnt see him singing did you!

[Geordie Ahmed]

amir khan wants to retire at the age of 25 and wants to be a legend by then:O

is that true? where did you hear this?

[HAFRIDI]

I KHAN BE A LEGEND AT 25

Amir Khan set himself a seven-year target to become the richest fighter in British boxing history after ending his amateur career with an emphatic revenge win over Mario Kindelan.

Khan announced shortly after his 19-13 victory over the Cuban great at Bolton's Reebok Stadium that he had signed a three-year, seven-figure professional deal with promoter Frank Warren.

And the ambitious 18-year-old said he intended to claim a world title and become a legend before hanging up his gloves at the age of 25.

Khan said: "I want to become a world champion fairly soon - I got to the Olympics quickly so now I want to win a world title quickly too.

"I want to retire from all of boxing by the age of 25, becoming a legend as well at that age. It is a big goal and it is going to be hard to do.

"I don't want to get punched all my life so the best thing is at the age of 25 to stop boxing and look after my family."

Khan's growing public profile and a projected long-term terrestrial television deal are set to send his earnings potential into the stratosphere.

Warren is currently negotiating with ITV in search of a deal and said it was impossible too under-estimate the potential of his latest superstar signing.

"Amir can achieve whatever he wants to achieve and financially his future is secure," said Warren.

"The likes of Nigel Benn, Frank Bruno and Naseem Hamed took time to get crossover appeal outside boxing.

"Amir has already got that and he is going to be huge. He is already known around the world and in America where they know him because of the Olympics.

"But the important thing is that we do not get carried away and take it steady. Amir faces a reality check as he moves on to the next stage of his career."

Khan devoured his Olympic conqueror Kindelan in a manner which dismissed some suggestions that in choosing to stay amateur and seek victory over the Cuban at the third attempt he had taken an unnecessary risk.

Khan had evidently learned from his eight-point defeat in the Olympic final and did not let Kindelan settle for a moment, clearly winning every round according to the ringside.

According to the England amateur coach Terry Edwards, Khan's display on the show which is expected to raise a six-figure sum for his Bury amateur boxing club ranked alongside the greatest in the country's amateur boxing history.

Edwards said: "People ask if Amir is going to go on to become a legend but to me he has already achieved that in the amateur ranks.

"That performance was up there with the very best and we all know his departure is going to leave a huge hole to fill for our sport."

http://www.sportinglife.com/boxing/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=boxing/05/05/15/BOXING_Khan_Nightlead.html

here u go GA

[adi 101]

if he was a traitor his family wont be holding pakistan flag when he was won the semi final i think it was. and he also had little mini pakistani boxing gloves hanging from his cars mirror!!!!

[adi 101]

plus he goes to read namaz every friday.......

[w4s1m786]

hiis gum shields are geen and white aswell

[adi 101]

yup although he could have gone for green and white boxing gloves rather then read.........

[w4s1m786]

he has to wear blue coz he is fighint for britian in amuture level but know he has turned pro he can choose his own style

[waquas_uk]

hes geting ahead of himself thinking he can do it all by 25

[Assara K]

hes geting ahead of himself thinking he can do it all by 25

well he's definately got the potential and oppurtunity so he should just go for it and just follow his heart regardless to what anyone else says, but imo he should of stayed amateur!