Khan the king in Vegas classic
Bolton boy keeps his title in a titanic Vegas tussle

By Tim Hobbs Last updated: 12th December 2010


Khan: sensational victory


Amir Khan turned in the performance of his career in the fight of the year to show America he is here. And here to stay.

The boy from Bolton retained his world title after a furious 12 rounds in which he had Marcos Maidana down, was out on his feet himself before somehow digging deep to take a pulsating points win.

In the end the margin - 114-111, 114-111, 113-112 - was almost irrelevant. Few in the Mandalay Bay had got their breath back by the time Khan was confirmed the winner.

If ever there was a way to announce yourself to the watching American public, then Khan found it. It was not perfection by any means and there were alarming flashes of the Breidis Prescott performance as he dabbled with danger time and time again. But he came through it.

He took some horrendous shots from a massive puncher in Maidana. He was out on his feet in the 10th and hanging on. But he showed he has a chin, he showed he has speed that maybe only Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao can match and he proved that he should now be considered one of the sport's leading lights.

From the very first bell, when Khan went to touch gloves only for Maidana to aim a cheeky left hook at his ribs, the night was sensationally surreal. The champion stilll opened up with a flurry of lightning combinations, three, four, even five punches at a time finding the target.

And anyone who thought the boy from Bolton was all flash and no force was made to think again as Maidana went down in the opening session. A crunching right to the ribs forced an opening on the opposite side which Khan found with a searing left, 18 seconds from the bell.

Maidana made the count but was on the back foot again in the second as Khan buzzed about him, his hands a blur, his well-rehearsed combinations successful and after six minutes, you were left wondering whether the Argentinean's renowned power would even come into the equation.

But a right over the top at the end of the round was not just a warning sign, it was a very real sample of what was to come. And come again. And again. And again. Busy banging home his combinations, Khan was caught off guard on the ropes and Maidana walloped the same shot in, stunning the champion.

Momentarily dazed, he was caught again before his footwork got him free, back to the centre of the ring and soon enough, back forcing the issue. Yet whenever he decided - for some reason - to stand and trade, trouble was never far away. Freddie Roach had said he wouldn't stand in the pocket, yet he did - and Maidana cashed in.

The fourth round was faster still and only when referee Joe Cortez did his usual by jumping in too early, was there a break in the action. It might not have been welcome then, but the man who had hardly helped Ricky Hatton against Mayweather, was to come to Khan's rescure on more than one occasion later on.

He was onto Maidana in the fifth, just after he had pinned Khan in a neutral corner and then took a point away for throwing an elbow - although it only connected with the referee himself. If that surprised Maidana, in the next round he was cut over the right eye and given a torrid time by the rapid-fire punches that rained in from all angles.

Weapon
Yet all the while, as we suspected, his big right was lurking. When it landed at the end of the sixth during another of Khan's static moments, it stayed with him until the seventh, his slowest session of the round and the one in which the challenger unleashed another weapon.

Twice the right uppercut smashed through and had Khan in trouble. As he tried to hold on and tie his man up, he left the same right free and Maidana hammered home three of them to the side of the head. It was the first time on the night Khan's legs left him and when he needed to back-pedal he found himself rooted to the spot, relying on instinct to survive.

His senses may have deserted him once or twice, but the speed was always there and one of the most admirable features of a performance that had everything was that Khan usually responded. Sometimes recklessly, sometimes raggedly, but usually rapidly. He did that in the eighth when the pace finally dropped and at that point, you expected him to close the show.

He then produced an uppercut of his own and a dazzling left-right-left flourish, ending with a sharp, short hook to the head that brought gasps from the crowd, not least David Haye at ringside. Even if Maidana grimly shook them off, the accumulative effect was taking its toll.

Indeed, by the ninth the challenger was sagging. His marches forward had become stumbles, the right hand still came over the top, but so much slower and when he slumped onto his stool and then took an eternity to leave it for the 10th, the boy from Bolton was well on his way.


Wobbled
Then though, the mood changed and the momentum shifted. The right landed, Khan cowered and as Maidana moved in, only another Cortez intervention saved him from serious punishment.

Even then, he took shot after shot and had to cling on desperately and, as is his wont, swing back dangerously. After an explosive round in which he admitted he was hurt, he wobbled and weaved back to his stool like a young man who had won big in the casinos and cashed in on liquor, not a boxer in Vegas to make America sit up and take notice.

He was still struggling in the 11th but then, like Maidana had done before him, he found a shot that brought another twist. It was his uppercut and his straight right that had landed to redress the balance, but as the pair were caught in a rare clinch, a look to Roach in the corner and then the clock overhead suggested that maybe Khan wanted to get out of there. And quick.

Maidana knew he needed a knockout in the last and came out looking for it. Khan knew he needed to steer clear of danger and did his best to. But be it brave or barmy, he is drawn towards the spectacular and was soon taking away Maidana's sting with three stiff jabs and snappy combination. Why free-wheel when there is a rollercoaster ride to be had?

Khan kept that up for the final three minutes and when the final bell sounded threw his arms into the air in triumph. He had proved he could get hit and come through, he had proved he could perform on the biggest stage and just as importantly, he had been part of a fight that will live long in the memory.

The fact that he ended the last round on top should tell America all it needs to know about Britain's longest-reigning world champion and what we have known all along; Amir Khan is fast, he is fit, he flirts with danger and he has furious fists.

But for the first time under the Las Vegas lights, he showed us all he can take a shot. Surely the boy from Bolton is now the complete package?

that paki lookign like ****** is not trained in pakistan and neither play for pakistan.. he is british

where as




olympic gold medal winner vijender singh



akhil kumar

Champions of Champion tournament February 2009, China Bronze

World Amateur Men Boxing Championship Milan, Italy, September 2009 Participation

World Cup 2008 Moscow Bronze

Beijing Olympic Boxing 2008 China Quarter Finalist

Beijing olympic Boxing Qualifyng feb. 2008 Bangkok Gold ( Best Boxer )

24th Sr. Asian Boxing championship June 2007 Mongolia Bronze

15th Asian Games Dec. 2006 Doha Participate

SAF Games Dec. 2006 colombo gold

18th commonwealth Games march 2006 melbourne gold

13th world boxing championship nov. 2005 china Participate

4th commonwealth boxing championship Aug. 2005 Scotland gold

Athens olympic Aug. 2004 Athens Participate

Pre, olympic Aug. May 2004 athens Bronze

"china Unicom" March 2004 ( Athens olympic boxing Qualifing ) china silver

1st AFRO- Asian games nov. 2003 Hyderabad gold

3rd commonwealth boxing championship Sep. 2003 Malaysia Bronze


12th world boxing championship July 2003 Thailand participate


Sr.International Boxing Championship Uzbekistan gold

2nd Eduardo Garcia International Tournament June 2003 Cuba gold (Best boxer)

36th Geraldo cordova cardin boxing Tournament May 2003 Cuba participate

Felicia stamm International Tournament April 2002 Poland participate

Regatta boxing championship Sep.2002 Seychelles gold (Best boxer )

21st Asian boxing championship June 2002 Malaysia participate

25th kings cup April 2002 Thailand participate

Prof. Dr. Anwar chaudhary cup March 2002 Azerbaijan participate

11th International boxing tournament Sep. 2002 Russia gold

4th Brandenburg cup Aug. 1999 Germany Bronze

6th Y. M. C. A. International boxing championship March 1999. Delhi Gold

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d1ckhead do nt pos ssome inferior amateur ****


WE ARE TAKING ABOUT AAAMIR KHAN.... ON THE WORLD BOXING STAGE

show me on skinny indian proffesional boxing champ


YOUR ALL JUST VEG CURRY FARTERS

olympic gold medal ist world stage ?

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lol packees specially prado the chut got owned beyond recognition

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Shuja Khan..there was a time when Amir Khan was also an Amateur. He also became famous after an Olympic gold. He is British. He is trained and coached for them and when he fights under a flag is British. Your country however is so desperate for any kind of positives (in any stream of life) that i can understand your hard on i mean you have NOT ONE SINGLE thing good going for your. No economy, no idustry, bombs going out every second day, floodings, incompetent army , heck even your cricket team are a bunch of loosers.


The Indians however fight under their own flag were trained in villages ,sometimes by themselves..with a budget that you couldtn live on in a month sometimes.. And we have won at the Olympics, CWGs, Asian Games. Not one guy but 3-4 of them consistently.



R.K. Laxman, India's renowned cartoonist, honours the hardy & humble Indian Jawan

AKA KRONICFEVER

veg curry farters

olympics is amateur

Aamir Khan is a proud British PAKISTAN WORLD CHAMPION His brother boxes for Pakistan

you skinny 1 billion indians wont PRODUCE ONE WORLD BOXING CHAMP

BOW TO THE POWER OF THE KHAN:)





Pakistan colour shorts^


WORLD champion Amir Khan was left stunned at the scale of devastation in flood stricken Pakistan.

The Bolton boxer flew out to the country with aid agency Oxfam to witness first hand the damage caused by the countrys worst flooding in 80 years.

Over a thousand people were killed and an estimated 18 million affected.

Amir has been appealing for help since the outbreak of the floods over a month ago but nothing prepared him for what he witnessed while visiting the town of Charsadda, in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where millions of lives have been devastated.

You dont realise the reality of this disaster until youre here talking to people who have been left with nothing, said Amir. Its really upsetting to see the extent of the devastation but the people Im meeting are extremely tough and are finding ways to survive against the odds. They need our help as they start rebuilding their lives.

Over £20billion of damage has been caused to infrastructure and agriculture throughout the affected regions, with water born diseases set to claim many more lives over the coming months unless clean drinking water and supplies reach those suffering.

When youre living in a tent or a school, the importance of clean drinking water cannot be underestimated. Providing people affected with clean water is crucial if they are to avoid disease, Amir said.

I saw myself that money is reaching people who really need it but they will need help for some time to come. I plan to dedicate my next fight to the victims of the Pakistan flood, he said.

Oxfam, who have been one of the front-running charities in raising awareness about the floods, were also quick to praise Amir for the work he has undertaken in helping them to do that.

Raakhi Shah, Oxfams UK artist liaison manager, said: Oxfam is really grateful to Amir Khan for being so dedicated to raising the awareness of the plight of the people affected by the floods in Pakistan. He has worked tireless over the last month to raise awareness of the situation and call for more funds to support the relief effort.

During his recent trip to the flood areas with Oxfam he was visibly moved by what he saw. He has shown genuine commitment to not only raising awareness of the floods but also to supporting those affected to rebuild their lives over the long-term.

Amir is keen to keep supporting appeals for the victims and is adamant that this will continue for as long as it takes to restore the country back to its previous state.



Picture Gallery: See Amir Khan in Pakistan

shuja khan congrats on amir khans performense, cheers to him.

amir khan is 1 lucky bastard, good for him he fled breeding ground for flees , that is pigistan.

otherwise he would have by now become a master bacha to some horny pathan.

he would have been gangraped and molested and would have developed an arse like buffalo or shuja khan if he would have stayed in pigistan.

 

Frontline: The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan, a show that aired in PBS recently, explored the horrific tradition of the bacha  bazi, or the boys play when it is translated from Urdu. The show explored the horrors faced by the boys involved in one of the dirtiest of businesses in the country, in which young boys, some as young as 11, are sold for sex and entertainment of the rich and the powerful in the country.

 

^ I think that is jaelousy


STICK to kabbadi lil indian

Pakis have a world boxing champ

like other muslims... Muhammad Ali, Nassem hamed


lil indian/sikhs/hindus will NEVER produce one

He is from Bolton you mental midget..and the only reason he is pro because Britian has a very flourishing Pro Boxing circut and now he has moved to America. He would NEVER have gotten that chance as a paki. HE would have ended up a terrorist. Thats the only PRO circut you have,



R.K. Laxman, India's renowned cartoonist, honours the hardy & humble Indian Jawan

AKA KRONICFEVER

hes a British PAKISTANI...ETHNICITY PAKISTANI .. muppet...his brother boxes for paksitan.

Amir Iqbal Khan (Urdu: ÇãÑ ÇÞÈÇá ÎÇä) (born 8 December 1986 in Bolton, Greater Manchester[1]) is a British boxer of Pakistani origin, and currently the WBA World light welterweight champion. Khan won the belt at the age of 22, making him Britain's third-youngest world champion after Naseem Hamed and Herbie Hide.


YOU INDIANS cant take it that A PAKI is world champion... thyats why indian girls suck paki cock in england... pakis are bigger IN EVERY WAY:)


NO INDIAN would ever become a world champ... you have indians in britain.. indians dont have the build or HEART for it

ANOTHER REASON why Paksitan is the only sub continent country to consistantly produce FAST bowlers in cricket


as Nasser Hussain said when asked why do Pakistan produce Fast bowlers and indians dont "Paksitanis are genetically bigger and stronger"


so stick to kabadi you lil hairy monkey lil penis monkeys

The reason his brother haroon khan competed for pakistan in CWG was because he wasnt good enough to represent england and this shows how bad pakistans boxers are that rejects from other countries can easily get selected for pakistan and even in CWG he lost to an INDIAN boxer suranjoy singh.

And if amateur boxing is so easy compared to pro boxing then the "genetically bigger and stronger" pakis should do better than indians in amateur boxing, in the recent asian games where many olympic and world champions competed india won 9 medals in boxing and pakistan couldnt even win one medal.

In commonwealth games wrestling india won medals in 19 out of 21 weight catagories including 10 golds whereas pakistan only won 3.

Amir Khan the same guy who now and then wears a British flag boxing shorts and sings god save the queen at every match?

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2 nations that suck at sports are trying to determine who's the absolute sucker, rofl



An unavoidable war is called justice.
When brutality is the only option left,
it is holy.
Machiavelli - The Prince 1513.

shuja khan is pating his back for some british guy.lol

while forgeting that the sports which are popular in pakistan are cricket, kabbadi and hockey. in those sports pakis always loose to india.

especially kabbadi which is mans game in which only powerful and big win, and pakis suck in kabbadi.

@shuja....in order to win in kabbadi you need strong arms ,chest,and lots of strength and stamina, why pakis suck big time in kabbadi lad????

 

let me enlighten you monkeys

here in england we have the following ethnic groups

british pakistani
british indian
british bangaldeshi
british afro/carribeans

guess which one aamir belongs to... yup you guessed it... british pakistani... like naseem hamed used to fight for britain but was proud he was yemeni aamir khan is same... hes proud to be British pakistani...

now i thought you lil veg monkeys never produce a world champ BUT I WAS WRONG... YOU HAVE... YOU HAVE PRODUCED THE WORLDS SMALLEST BODY BUILDER!!!! ROMEO DEV,




A tiny Indian bodybuilder who is less than 3 feet tall and deemed the world's smallest is causing a huge stir in his hometown and gaining international recognition, according to the British press.

Aditya "Romeo" Dev of Phagwara, India, is a little person who is only 2 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs not even 20 pounds, the Daily Mail reported.

^ ther guy u are mocking is way batter than faggots like you .

now enjoy the reality of pathans





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