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LAS VEGAS -- Amir Khan stood sheepishly Friday in a back corner of the crowded stage as we all awaited Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton to weigh-in. His shyness was understood when his name was called to say a few things about the upcoming fight."Traitor," some of the sauced Brits screamed from the bleachers. "F-off, Khan," a trio of Brits screamed.
If there is a more loathed man among Brits this week than Khan, who, oddly enough, was born amongst them in Manchester, England, I don't know who it would be. He may as well be Salman Rushdie in Mecca.
Here's his problem: He's the current English lightweight champion, the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight champion, and the WBA International lightweight champion. He's the lightweight top contender in the WBO and beat Marco Antonio Barrera. He's professed to be a good friend and fan of Hatton.
But Khan had the temerity to spar with Pacquiao in Pacquiao's preparation for his fight against the Brits' favorite fighter, Hatton.
Khan was clearly aware of his uneasy situation and tried to smooth over any hard feelings with British fight fans, who are said to number 25,000 in Las Vegas this weekend.
"It's a 50-50 fight," Khan told the audience. "It's going to be hard because you've got Ricky Hatton who can punch hard and Pacquiao who is very quick."
His countrymen didn't buy his diplomacy and hooted him back to Pacquiao's corner of the stage.
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