Boxer Amir Khan reveals why he cut off ties from his family

When your money stops coming in, you see everyone's true colours: Amir Khan

When Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez ruthlessly beat Amir Khan in a fight that will remain hooked in our minds, we didn't realise that the adored British-Pakistani boxer has also been battling a bevy of issues within his own family.

His closest friend Saj Mohamed, his uncle Taz and his father Shah have always been his wonderwalls. The three of them, in addition to many others, were always enveloping him during training camps and fight weeks, always ready to discuss how their Amir was getting on.

But following a major feud that left a bad taste in the boxer's mouth - and some astonishing financial revelations, Amir has decided to part ways from them - even his father. He is currently preparing for a 'tune-up' fight next month and a talks of a megafight with Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao are also going on but Amir's old camp will now have no involvement in his fights or his life.



Now 30, the former world champion confessed that an era of his life is over but luckily, a new one is underway, reported The Independent. “After the Canelo fight, my old team thought 'he's had his big fight, he's done now’; I lost in May but by October/November it had all changed. So this is the chance for me now to prove everyone wrong. I'm not done. I've just turned 30, I've still got some good years left in me. It could be my time to shine," asserted Amir. “My old team will think I made the worst choice by letting them go and say 'watch his career go down the drain'. I'm not going to let that happen. I'm looking forward to proving them wrong.”

And what's more - the boxer has no plans of burying the hatchet. “When you start making big money, the people around you should have been looking out for your interests but it didn't seem like that,” he confessed. “They were just saying 'the money is coming in just keep spending it'. When you're making millions, sometimes people forget about the little costs but they add up, man," claimed Amir.



According to Amir, he lost sight and let his family handle everything so that he could sit back and focus on boxing. Sadly, that worked out poorly. "It's funny now, thinking about it. I was young then and I relied on my team, whatever they said went," he stated. “I had property advisers who used to rip me off, I had accountants who ripped me off. I changed everything. With what I've gone through, if I told you everything you would start crying."

Amir has now realised that when large amounts of money come into the picture, everyone becomes good. "But when it stops coming in, you see their true colours. When I lost and everyone thought I was done, that's when I saw everyone's true colours."

But, after more than two decades of concentrating solely on boxing, the changes Amir has made to his life have been overwhelming. “They could have been a bit nicer; showed me what went where. I remember being on the phone because I needed the cooker fixed but I didn't know what to do. I had to make payments but I'd never, ever made a bank payment in my life. I usually bring the money in and everything gets done for me," he said. "I should have got on to things a few years ago, when I was 21 or 22 and made sure everything was right. I didn't want to ever think about that. I just assumed it would be going the right way.”

One payment, in particular, summed it all up for him. “I got a bill for a server for like eight grand," Amir recalled. "I emailed the guy back, asking what the bill was for. He said, 'Oh that's for the server in your office.' I thought to myself, 'Why would I need an office with a server? I'm a fighter. I'm the only person going in the ring but I'm paying server costs and God knows what else for an office that I don't even need. My office is the gym'."



Amir believes he has been a great son and brother all his life and therefore, deserved better. "I've been the best son; I've been the best brother, I've been the best family member anyone could have. I've done everything for my family. I've done more for my family than anyone would," he said. "Now, everything I do is for the benefit of me. One more big title win and I can call it in. Two more years. I'm down but on my way back up. I want to end on top.”

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