Brit boxer Amir Khan hates his 'kid-glove' champion tag
London: WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan, has said that he wants to drop his image as a kid from the Athens Olympics and be recognized as a proper champion. Khan said he has matured as a boxer since he joined boxing trainer and
former boxer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles last year. "In many ways I was still
a boy in boxing terms when I went over and began with Freddie," The Mirror quoted
Khan, as saying. "I had to learn fast and that is the way Freddie does his business
- thankfully, it worked for me. In his gym I was just another fighter and had
to prove I was good every day against hard fighters in the ring," he added. The
22-yesr-old further said that he hates to see himself being portrayed as a baby
in the boxing world. "I get a bit annoyed when I keep reading that people think
I'm a baby and that I've had it easy. It was not easy getting to the Olympic final
and I've had to come back from a big defeat as a pro," Khan said. "I don't want
a special treatment, but I deserve respect for what I've done so far," he added.
