The British superstar boxer, Amir Khan, amazed the boxing fans with his speed punching skills. He recently announced his retirement, which led the fans to share their views on ‘King’ on his farewell.
It’s time to hang up my gloves.
I feel blessed to have had such an amazing career that has spanned over 27 years.
I want to say a heartfelt thanks and to the incredible teams I have worked with and to my family, friends and fans for the love and support they have shown me. pic.twitter.com/VTk0oxVjp2— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) May 13, 2022
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Khan has a good professional boxing record and has defeated some notable boxers of his era like Marcos Maidana and Marco Antonio Barrera.
Consequently, he reigned as a world champion for quite a long period.
His achievements and memories in the ring are unforgettable. Hence, the fans reacted to his retirement.
Fan reactions to the farewell of Amir Khan
There were several reactions of the fans which discussed Khan’s prime career and his other attributes.
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One of the fans described Amir Khan’s Special ability, which was his swift punching ability due to which he dominated his opponents in the ring. Moreover, the tweet suggested Amir Khan challenge the current heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, and dominate him with speedy combinations.
The fan wrote, “ I think you got one more left in you King Khan. Speed kills and you’re improving all the time. You should go after usyk bro I don’t think he could take a 37 punch combo from the king”
I think you got one more left in you King Khan. Speed kills and you’re improving all the time. You should go after usyk bro I don’t think he could take a 37 punch combo from the king
— Rab 4 Indy 🏴 (@BigMacleod) May 13, 2022
A fan narrated a nostalgic victory of Amir Khan over Marcos Maidana, which was appreciated by most of the boxing fraternity.
The fan tweeted, “The win over Maidana will go down as one of the best performances from a British fighter overseas in modern times. Voted fight of the year by American writers. An iconic career that hopefully now in retirement gets the respect it deserves.”
The win over Maidana will go down as one of the best performances from a British fighter overseas in modern times.
Voted fight of the year by American writers.
An iconic career that hopefully now in retirement gets the respect it deserves.
— Dev Sahni (@DevSahni_) May 13, 2022
Subsequently, A hardcore Khan fan bid a cherishing farewell to the King. The fan wrote, “Thank You Amir! Happy Retirement Champ! You will be missed! 🥊”
Thank You Amir! Happy Retirement Champ! You will be missed! 🥊
— D4NNY (@D4nnyMusic) May 13, 2022
While the fans praised for the British boxer, a fan stated some facts about Khan’s iconic career which proved Amir Khan’s greatness.
only counted out twice to big punchers (Canelo much bigger too)…maybe check how many KO losses other world champions have suffered…W. Klitschko, Roy Jones, Tommy Hearns, Mike Tyson, Nigel Benn, Deontay Wilder etc. Outboxed all he fought, beat 10 world champs.
— Zayd Depaor (@Zayd_Depaor) May 13, 2022
The tweet quoted, “only counted out twice to big punchers (Canelo much bigger too)…maybe check how many KO losses other world champions have suffered…W. Klitschko, Roy Jones, Tommy Hearns, Mike Tyson, Nigel Benn, Deontay Wilder etc. Outboxed all he fought, beat 10 world champs.”
Some other reactions
The fans appreciated and wish Khan a good farewell. Meanwhile, some of the boxing fans came out with some mockery and criticism of Amir Khan.
A fan sarcastically tweeted, “thanks for the memories 🧏🏾♂️.” With this tweet, the fan added a photo of Khan getting knocked out by Canelo Alvarez.
thanks for the memories 🧏🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/6JYWlPq1Gf
— BOXING24S (@Football11x11) May 13, 2022
It was one of the most memorable knockouts by Alvarez, which is frequently remembered by the fans.
Similarly, a fan wrote, “Goodnight”. The fan tweeted a photo of Khan getting knocked out by Breidis Prescott, which was one of the greatest upsets for Khan as he went on the floor in the first round of the match.
Goodnight pic.twitter.com/yQOayWeihD
— simon hill (@S_HILL1988) May 13, 2022
On the other hand, a fan gave a genuine review of Khan’s career. Moreover, the fan also pointed out Khan’s weakness, due to which he lost most of his fights.
Fair play. You were a good fighter, not scared to fight in America. It’s a shame you didn’t have a better jaw because you would’ve won a lot more belts
— David (@supersonickck) May 13, 2022
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The fan tweeted, “ Fair play. You were a good fighter, not scared to fight in America. It’s a shame you didn’t have a better jaw because you would’ve won a lot more belts”
Well, the above reactions from fans about Khan’s retirement indicated that ‘King’ Khan has left a great impact of him on the boxing fraternity.
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