Britain’s former two-time light-welterweight world
champion Amir Khan has said he wants to be the next
opponent for Floyd Mayweather after watching ringside
as the American outpointed Manny Pacquiao in the Las
Vegas superfight on Saturday.
Mayweather kept his unbeaten record with a unanimous
points victory over Pacquiao in a welterweight unification
showdown that failed to live up to all the pre-match
hype, but fully highlighted the winner’s superb defensive
skills.
Mayweather said after the fight that he would only get
in the ring once more – in September – and Khan, 10
years younger at 28, believes he is ideally placed to be
the American’s final opponent.
“I think the fight is there,” Khan told the BBC .
“I spoke to Len Ellerbe, his manager, I saw him in the
media room and he came over to say ‘hi…he’s ready
when you are’.
“I think Mayweather’s team want the fight. But then –
on the other hand – I’ve even spoken to Manny’s team
and they said the same thing. (They said), ‘Look Amir, I
think it’d be good to have the fight between you and
Manny next’.
“So, I’m in a position where I could fight either guy but I
think Mayweather’s the one I want, because I really
believe I have his number.”
The Bolton boxer, with 30 wins and three losses to date
in his career, is in action later this month in New York
taking on Chris Algieri, but he hopes to get in the ring
with Mayweather later this year or early in 2016.
“I think it would be an amazing fight, one that boxing
fans all around are talking about because I really believe
size is a big factor between me and him and the speed
and the power as well. I really believe I have his
number.”
Early reactions to the richest fight in boxing history were
mixed with Oscar de la Hoya, a former rival of both
Mayweather and Pacquiao saying on Twitter : “Sorry
boxing fans” and “call me old school but I like the fans
getting their money’s worth by watching an action
packed fight.”
Former Irish champion Barry McGuigan agreed saying
on his Twitter site “boringly one-sided”
Others though praised the boxing skills of Mayweather as
he took his unbeaten streak to 48 wins over 19 years.
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who
had picked Pacquiao to win told Sky Sports, “It’s him.
It’s who he is. It’s just his time at the moment.”
Britain’s Lennox Lewis on Twitter said, “If U can’t catch
it you can’t hit it #Maypac that pretty much sums up
the fight.”


http://www.punchng.com/sports/khan-wants-mayweather-fight/

Way Bash Ali?

jascon1:
Way Bash Ali?

u mean?

Waiting for him to square up against any of the Klitschko brothers... I'll prolly trek to see it live!



NB prolly

ok

lalasticala , maclatunji, Seun, can this...?