Khan: I’m a boxer ...get me in there
Amir ready for big comeback thanks to his Jungle pal Wise
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future – what to do and what not to do. So I want to thank Dennis for being there. As someone who has been there and done it, he gave me some good advice about how to come back from injuries.
“For example, I had the hand injury and he was telling me he had a big operation as well when he was in football.
“He retired when he was a lot older than I am now and he was saying, ‘Follow what your body feels. If your body is okay, keep going’.
“At the moment my body feels great, I’ve only had that one hand operation in my career. Other than that, I’ve had no other worries, I’ve always been fit and strong.”
The main concern about Khan, voiced by Ricky Hatton last week, is the punishment he suffered in knockouts against Breidis Prescott, Danny Garcia and, in his last fight, against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in May 2016.
But Khan added: “Having that knockout against Canelo, it made me a serious fighter, a fighter who wants to make things better and finish on a high. “I’m 31, at the peak of my career, and I feel better than I did when I was 28.
“I don’t think those knockouts are going to be really bad. “I jumped back from being knocked out by Prescott to win a world title, I jumped back with good performances against Luis Collazo and Devon Alexander after getting beaten by Garcia.
“I have had my best performances after getting beaten.
“I go back to the drawing board and work on my skills and become a better fighter. I’d rather get knocked out by one punch by Canelo than take numerous punches.
“The shots I’ve taken when I’ve been knocked out, there haven’t been that many really.”
Khan insists his focus is only on boxing now and not on reality TV – although he wouldn’t totally rule out having a go at the BBC’S Strictly Come Dancing.
Khan said: “The jungle was different. I needed to get away from everything and be isolated.
“Strictly might one day be something I will do but at the moment it isn’t.
“I’m not really a dancer. I can only dance when I’m in the ring.
“But look at Floyd Mayweather – if he can do it, I can maybe give it a go one day.”
Dennis Wise gave me advice in the jungle about how to be smart