Mayor of London

[thegimble]

I think it was actually very clever from Khan. His stock was falling due to inactivity and chasing super fights with pac-man and PBF that were never realistically going to materialise.

He knew if he fought Brook or Garcia and lost that would pretty much be it for him. He took this fight and it's done a lot for his stock value as Canelo is a big name, so he's got a big pay day in a fight no-one expected him to him and by not winning hasn't lost any of his marketability but is now in the frame again.

It was actually (barring him winning) the best result he could of hoped for, if he lost on points it would of been a bigger blow but being knocked out by a much bigger guy was bound to happen.

He's now free to cash in on a big fight at his own weight because his name is back in the front of people's mind

I agree I am in the USA ATM waiting flight home and the fight was good for both boxers reputation.

Groves took a similar strength punch from Froch and right on the button too. Groves size, strength and fitness allowed him to start recovering within 20 seconds of being knocked out. Poor Khan having to step up 2 weight divisions has no such chance, plus his weaker jaw gave him little to no chance of winning the fight.
Where does Amir Khan go from here?

Kel Brook after an easy win according to ESPN commentators. His reputation in the states has gone up. As for Canelo he looks to be fighting GGG either September this year or middle next year.

[josie andrews]

Is the new Mayor of London a boxer?? If not, why has this thread deteriorated to one about boxing!!

Please keep on topic or the thread will be locked!

Thank you

[Owd Codger]

Is the new Mayor of London a boxer?? If not, why has this thread deteriorated to one about boxing!!

Please keep on topic or the thread will be locked!

Thank you

Correct Josie, but perhaps its because many can't tell one Khan from another with so many having the same name!

[Wandering Warrior]

Is the new Mayor of London a boxer?? If not, why has this thread deteriorated to one about boxing!!

Please keep on topic or the thread will be locked!

Thank you

Correct Josie, but perhaps its because many can't tell one Khan from another with so many having the same name!

You mean a bit like Smith and Jones?

[SJ]

Is the new Mayor of London a boxer?? If not, why has this thread deteriorated to one about boxing!!

Please keep on topic or the thread will be locked!

Thank you

Correct Josie, but perhaps its because many can't tell one Khan from another with so many having the same name!

Brilliant WW

[OAMJSONA]

it is only going to get worse


This country is dead in the water

[Wiganer Ted]

He will be successful.
Livingstone and Johnson were successful and no wonder considering the amount of money given to London compared to the rest of the country.
Re transport, Londoners, I think, get around £800 per person spent on them transport wise.
The rest of the country gets about £120 per person.

No wonder we've still got clapped out Pacer Trains and only one Pennine motorway. The plans of Highways England (London based) for the 2nd Pennine motorway are a joke.

[Owd Codger]

He will be successful.
Livingstone and Johnson were successful and no wonder considering the amount of money given to London compared to the rest of the country.
Re transport, Londoners, I think, get around £800 per person spent on them transport wise.
The rest of the country gets about £120 per person.

No wonder we've still got clapped out Pacer Trains and only one Pennine motorway. The plans of Highways England (London based) for the 2nd Pennine motorway are a joke.

Exactly, Wiganer Ted, the London area gets a first class modern transport system with brand new trains and buses etc in order to get all the foreigners now living there around the city, while we in the industrial area's of the North West, North East, West Yorkshire and South Wales etc who are helping to pay for it have to put up with all the old and out of date trains and buses and less new road building.

And what are our local elected politicians doing to improve our lot?

Nothing, because like the Euro MPs, they are too busy feathering their own personal nests to care about us the public who pay their salaries and expenses.

Khan has been elected as Mayor of London simply because he is of foreign origin and the fact that more people now living in inner London are like him are of foreign origin.

Hardly surprising he won, when his Tory opponent had a name like Goldsmith!

[medlocke]

He will be successful.
Livingstone and Johnson were successful and no wonder considering the amount of money given to London compared to the rest of the country.
Re transport, Londoners, I think, get around £800 per person spent on them transport wise.
The rest of the country gets about £120 per person.

No wonder we've still got clapped out Pacer Trains and only one Pennine motorway. The plans of Highways England (London based) for the 2nd Pennine motorway are a joke.

Exactly, Wiganer Ted, the London area gets a first class modern transport system with brand new trains and buses etc in order to get all the foreigners now living there around the city, while we in the industrial area's of the North West, North East, West Yorkshire and South Wales etc who are helping to pay for it have to put up with all the old and out of date trains and buses and less new road building.

And what are our local elected politicians doing to improve our lot?

Nothing, because like the Euro MPs, they are too busy feathering their own personal nests to care about us the public who pay their salaries and expenses.

Khan has been elected as Mayor of London simply because he is of foreign origin and the fact that more people now living in inner London are like him are of foreign origin.

Hardly surprising he won, when his Tory opponent had a name like Goldsmith!

We currently have a mix of 90's sprinter trains and several 37 class diesel locos pulling early 90's intercity carriages travelling between Whitehaven and Barrow, i got on one coming back from Barrow just before christmas, being cold it had the heater on, all you could smell was burning diesel, utter piss take, the South get's everything where as the North makes do

[Wigan_forever1985]

First world problems