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    #1

    Why has Amir gone from fighting bums to future ATGs?

    I don't know who said it but it got me thinking... Frank Warrens gets 5 decent british prospects, he can make amazing money on them... Now this Barrera fight is a hit or miss, if he wins he gets the jackpots, if he loses... oh well, 5 prospects he can over-hype including James DeGale, the gold olympic champion.

    Thoughts?
    #2
    Barrera might be an all-time great, but he's also a featherweight who Khan has substantial physical advantages over. He's years past his prime too with a million wars behind him, so it's questionable how much he has left.

    I see it as a smart move by Warren. If Khan wins, he's beaten a boxing legend. If he loses, he's lost to a boxing legend, so not much disgrace there, and as you say, he now has the new crop of Olympians to fall back on anyway.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Kid McCoy View Post
      Barrera might be an all-time great, but he's also a featherweight who Khan has substantial physical advantages over. He's years past his prime too with a million wars behind him, so it's questionable how much he has left.

      I see it as a smart move by Warren. If Khan wins, he's beaten a boxing legend. If he loses, he's lost to a boxing legend, so not much disgrace there, and as you say, he now has the new crop of Olympians to fall back on anyway.
      That about covers it. Warren only cares about where his next quid is coming from. If Khan loses he will be pushed aside for the next lot of talented prospects to be milked and ruined.

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        #4
        The new Olympic hopefuls won't make the same amount of money Khan makes for Warren.

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          #5
          Originally posted by thedon2006 View Post
          The new Olympic hopefuls won't make the same amount of money Khan makes for Warren.
          Not right away they won't but given Warren's flair for hype, they can be headlining a PPV in a non title fight against a school teacher in a couple of years. The UK public in general is obsessed with celebrity and will buy into anyone and anything with some carefully planned publicity. Warren knows this and has such disregard for boxing that he's more than happy to serve up mismatch after mismatch.

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            #6
            It's just typical Wank Warren hype.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Roger Yomama View Post
              Not right away they won't but given Warren's flair for hype, they can be headlining a PPV in a non title fight against a school teacher in a couple of years. The UK public in general is obsessed with celebrity and will buy into anyone and anything with some carefully planned publicity. Warren knows this and has such disregard for boxing that he's more than happy to serve up mismatch after mismatch.
              that is exactly it... the british public is something.

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                #8
                Cant see Khan doing this. Goin from havin his chin exposed by a nobody columbian, to fighting a P.E teacher who broke an ankle during the fight, to fighting a seasoned vet like Barrera. As much as i have faith in Freddie Roach as a trainer you cant train a glass jaw! Bad decision on Khans part, he`ll be exposed and loose all credability.
                Last edited by Jeups; 01-26-2009, 07:05 AM.

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                  #9
                  The more I think about it the more I believe Khan will get murdered.

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                    #10
                    I would like to see Khan win, but Barrera is going favourite imo.

                    He may be on the decline, but Khan is no where near his peak even.

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