Khan: People Keep Having a Go at Me. Is it Jealousy?
Posted by: Edward Chaykovsky on 12/24/2014 .
By Edward Chaykovsky
British star Amir Khan (30-3, 19KOs) says the haters continue going after him despite his best efforts in the ring. Khan, an Olympic silver medal winner, has a love-hate relationship with the boxing public in the UK. The fan tension has led him to train primarily in the United States with American trainer Virgil Hunter of California.
Coming off one of his career best ins, where he dominated Devon Alexander over twelve rounds, Khan is now hunting for the opportunity to face WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May.
"There have been doubters from the beginning. I don’t really know why. Perhaps it’s because I was successful so early. Maybe they don’t like that I got so much so young. But do they think it comes easy? Don’t they realise all the hard work that goes into this? I’ve been under pressure to prove myself ever since day one as a teenager when I won my medal at the Athens Olympics. Yet people keep having a go at me. Is it jealousy?," Khan told Daily Mail.
"That helped make up my mind to train in America. I couldn’t work in that environment of hate. This is a tough job and I need positive energy around me, not negative. It is important for my self-belief going into a fight to be confident and to show it. When people get to know me their view changes. I’ve met so many on holiday or at events. I always give time to everyone. And they always end up saying that I’m very different from the way they imagined. They say I’m humble. A nice person."
http://www.boxingscene.com/khan-people-keep-having-go-me-it-jealousy--85671
UK brehs aint got no love for #KhansArmy?
Posted by: Edward Chaykovsky on 12/24/2014 .
By Edward Chaykovsky
British star Amir Khan (30-3, 19KOs) says the haters continue going after him despite his best efforts in the ring. Khan, an Olympic silver medal winner, has a love-hate relationship with the boxing public in the UK. The fan tension has led him to train primarily in the United States with American trainer Virgil Hunter of California.
Coming off one of his career best ins, where he dominated Devon Alexander over twelve rounds, Khan is now hunting for the opportunity to face WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May.
"There have been doubters from the beginning. I don’t really know why. Perhaps it’s because I was successful so early. Maybe they don’t like that I got so much so young. But do they think it comes easy? Don’t they realise all the hard work that goes into this? I’ve been under pressure to prove myself ever since day one as a teenager when I won my medal at the Athens Olympics. Yet people keep having a go at me. Is it jealousy?," Khan told Daily Mail.
"That helped make up my mind to train in America. I couldn’t work in that environment of hate. This is a tough job and I need positive energy around me, not negative. It is important for my self-belief going into a fight to be confident and to show it. When people get to know me their view changes. I’ve met so many on holiday or at events. I always give time to everyone. And they always end up saying that I’m very different from the way they imagined. They say I’m humble. A nice person."
http://www.boxingscene.com/khan-people-keep-having-go-me-it-jealousy--85671
UK brehs aint got no love for #KhansArmy?
..haters
