Amir Khan tonite on BBC Radio 5Live

[Frutos]

If he was considered to be a threat his management team wouldnt have hand picked him for his first defence. I think the first defence should be a mandatory defence with the highest ranked challenger as defined by the boxing governing body.

Worth noting that apparently Salita IS the mandatory challenger.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Easy Easy Easy

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Not going to last the first round!

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Well done Amir, but as above an easy first opponent

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Over and out. Glad I didn't pay to watch that one!

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Glad i didn't pay for that!

 

[biggles]

khan in 30 secs i reckon

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Khan's corner looks like a bloody Indian takeaway convention!

 

[The Wizard]

WOW

 

[Beach Hut]

Bit of a walkover

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Minute and 16, including a mandatory 10 count and a good 20 seconds apart from that on his arse....fast, accurate and aggressive.

 

[Chazza12]

Paid for it
Kahn was always gonna win against him , he's too fast for anyone in that weight

And one question for his dad , his son is minted why don't he sort his f***ing teeth out :L

 

[BensGrandad]

Will Manny come down to Light Welter and fight him or what about all of the speculation about a defence against Ricky Hatton who I think he would now beat.

 

[WhingForPresident]

I really don't like Khan as a bloke, but he is a bloody good boxer.
He'd beat the shit out of Hatton no question.

 

[Jim D]

He probably wouldnt but there is no denying that Khan is an arrogant obnoxious arsehole or appears to be on all of his TV in the run up to and after a fight. It is this that makes people want to see a lttle Mexican or Peurto Rican slaughter him.

People will always pay money to see the hero triumph or the villain get beaten. Khan's comments this week are setting him up nicely as the guy that everyone wants to see get beaten. But the point is that they will want to see it - and pay for it too. Ali started off like this - he was joking that lots of white boxing fans were going up to Liston and telling him to 'give that mouthy n***** a good beating' - I guess white US boxing fans don't do irony.