“Here Comes Fake Love”: Amir Khan’s Praises to Chris Eubank Jr. During Their Meet Causes a Stir Among Boxing World

Amir Khan is one of those fighters that has been on the receiving end of major flak. From his fights to his opinions and now even the support he shows to younger fighters, Khan has always been on the receiving end of scrutiny. However, as he still stands tall as a boxing enthusiast, his opinions have gone on to make history. The recent rematch between Chris Eubank Jr. and Liam Smith was an event wherein Khan not only was in attendance, but the legendary boxer came out of the arena making big headlines.

First things first,  the fighter embraced his long rival Kell Brooke at ringside. The fighters for major chunks of their career showed immense hostility toward each other. Now, they seem to have put their differences behind them. Water under the bridge, perhaps? This was the first time the fighters came face-to-face after their fight last year. Second, it was Khan’s statements that he made on Chris Eubank Jr. The latter won his rematch against Smith in a 10th-round knockout. However, his statements were not received kindly by folks.

“Great performance”, says Amir Khan in praise of Next Gen

‘Next Gen’ Eubank Jr. properly leveraged the opportunity he had to redeem himself for the devastating loss he incurred in January against ‘Beefy’. His impressive performance in the ring has prompted boxing enthusiasts to give him due credit. One among these enthusiasts is legendary boxer, Amir Khan. 

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Heavily coming out in support of Next Gen, ‘King’ Khan said, “Good to see the champ in the airport. @ChrisEubankJr proved me and a lot of people wrong on Saturday. Great performance .” However, folks did not take kindly to his words.

One user went on to claim that such praises from another fighter like Amir Khan looked fake.

Legitimizing Ebunk Jr.’s efforts, a user said that the latter looked impressive in both fights except for the fact that he got “caught” in the first fight against Smith.

Further, a fan rightly mentioned that Eubank Jr. did not have anything to prove to start with. The fighter has time and again proven his worth in the boxing realm by defeating big fighters like James DeGale and Liam Williams.

Commenting on the way Khan looked, a fan said that Khan seemed to be putting on some weight.

A user spoke about the sheer prowess Next Gen had shown in his fight against Beefy. The user said Eubank was totally in form the night of the fight.

The anticipation for the fight on 2nd September paid off after a long wait of about nine months. The quality of the match met the expectations.  However, will there be a trilogy fight?

Let us know in the comments section below.

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