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Muslim boxers don't fight each other??

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  • 09-11-2005 11:43am
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    LegacyUser
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    Reported today on Ireland.com
    ireland.com wrote:
    09/11/2005: Boxing: Naseem Hamed says he wont fight rising British boxing star Amir Khan because of a vow never to fight another Muslim.

    The 31-year-old former world featherweight champion is planning a comeback after a three-year absence.

    Hamed has been offered a six-fight deal by an American TV network but he insists he will not fight light-welterweight Khan (18) for religious reasons.

    Hamed said: "Amir Khan is a different weight to me and I think he is going to get bigger but there is one thing that I have always stuck to and I always will do, I will never fight another Muslim.

    "I might spar with him, or teach him a few tricks but, even if there was a billion dollars on the line, I would never get in the ring with another Muslim. It is against my principles."

    Hamed won the WBO featherweight title in 1995 and added the IBF crown two years later and the WBC version in 1999.

    Two years later his undefeated run ended against Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera and his last fight was an unconvincing points victory against Spain's Manuel Calvo more than three years ago.

    What does it matter what his opponents religion is. Either he's against boxing for religious reasons, which I would respect, or he's not against boxing, full-stop. His opponent’s religion should be irrelevant. Imagine he said he would never fight a black fighter, because "It is against my principles." There would be uproar!

    This is completely hypocritical? Maybe someone with a better understanding can shed some light on it...

    bru


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