The match between Terrence Crawford and Amir Khan did not live to the expectations of many after it ended dramatically on a blow Amir received fro his rival Crawford.
He has since come out has pointing the finger of blame at his corner after the bizarre end to his New York showdown against Terence Crawford.
An accidental shot to Khan’s groin in the sixth round saw trainer Virgil Hunter pull the Brit, with Khan in “too much” pain.
WBO welterweight champion Crawford had dominated the fight until that point, flooring Khan in the opening round.
After the low blow, Khan was allowed five minutes to recover. However, after a minute of discussions with his corner, the bell sounded.
Post-fight, Khan declared: “Virgil said I could not continue, he asked how I felt and I could feel it in my stomach, I was caught with good shots but did not recover from that last one.
“I take nothing away from Terence he is a great fighter, now I have spent time with him he is a very good fighter. “I would never quit, I would rather be knocked out. I have been knocked out.”
Khan also added: “I must have been in pain, I need to watch it back.“I would not have come here if I had quit, I wanted to come here to explain to you guys. I’m not a quitter.”
But now Khan has taken to Twitter to state that he did not intend to quit – and that his corner pulled him out of the bout when he wanted to continue.
“I have never quit a fight in my life, my understanding was that Virgil asked me if the low blow still hurt and I said yes.
“My intention was to wait it out and continue like always.”
Crawford declared that he “outboxed” Khan throughout their Madison Square Garden showdown.
The 31-year-old was leading 49-45 50-44 49-45 on the cards and when Khan responded to claims he had quit in their post-fight press conference, Crawford interrupted: “Did you quit? Tell the truth.”
Crawford, who boasts a 35-0 professional record after his latest title defence, believes Khan never had any intention of continuing after the sixth round incident.
“I saw Amir Khan’s face change and he was shaking his head,” said Crawford. “I was disappointed the whole time because I thought he was looking for a way out.
“He and Virgil were having a conversation, I don’t know what the conversation was, but Amir just kept shaking his head and I was ‘aah nah, he’s going to quit’.
“I was right, that’s what happened. Not the way I would have liked to have finished the fight.”