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Video: Amir Khan mimicks Judah’s ‘chicken dance’

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on September 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Seeing Amir Khan laid out like a flat-packed bookcase on Saturday, with his head propped against the ring post in the style of a teenager watching Batman re-runs on the portable reminded me of one of the first times he came to the public’s attention. Coincidentally, he was mimicking the Zab Judah inspired ‘chicken’ dance [...]

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Jamie Moore’s big fight was an urban myth after all

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Poor old Jamie Moore, one of the most likable characters and down to earth punchers on the circuit has once more been robbed of the opportunity to win the European belt following the withdrawal of champion Zaurbek Baysangurov. It is another frustrating chapter in a career blighted by injuries and one which finally appeared to [...]

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“Nobody is invisible”, Amir Khan explains

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , , , on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It is hard to know where to begin a review of the shattered remnants of Amir Khan’s fastidiously constructed repute. Following 4 years of painfully cautious match-making, three trainers and a deluge of column inches, platitudes, award ceremonies and celebrity television appearances the 21-year old demonstrated holes in his fistic education large enough to drive [...]

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Monday digest: Khan, Diaz and all that

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »

An amazing weekend of action, nothing like a good upset to stir boxing fan’s interest. Pampered protege Amir Khan was unceremoniously exposed as a chinny, naive pretender, while there were good wins for Nicky Cook, American heavyweight Kevin Johnson and Juan Diaz among others.

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