Khan expects to fight Pacquiao or Mayweather in the next 18 months – News
March 12th, 2010
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) appears to be on the fast track to get big money fights against mega stars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Khan, 23, has a fight coming up against former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) on May 15th, at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. This will be Khan’s debut fight in the United States, and Malignaggi, a fighter popular in the New York area, has been picked to give Khan an opponent that is fairly well known, at least by hardcore boxing fans.
One can’t blame Khan for wanting to fight those guys. After all, most fighters would want to fight Mayweather and Pacquiao because of the huge payday they would get. Never mind actually beating them. Just fighting Mayweather and Pacquiao is a guaranteed huge payday. But the question that has to be asked is who will Khan be fighting in the next 18 months for him to continue winning and moving forward with his career.
Khan has had problems with fighters that good power. He was stopped in the 1st round by Breidis Prescott in 2008. Khan has been carefully managed since then and put in with a variety of fighters, none of which could punch. Khan’s next opponent Malignaggi, a fighter with only five knockouts during his entire nine year pro career, is a prime example of that.
Will Khan continue to be put in with soft opposition so that he can get an eventual big money fight against Mayweather or Pacquiao? I don’t know how Khan can be shielded from the top light welterweights for the next year and half without him taking tremendous criticism from the boxing public. Khan, you would think, would have to step it up at some point and face someone like Timothy Bradley, Marcos Maidana, Victor Ortiz or Devon Alexander.
But he might not. 18 months isn’t that long of a time, and Khan’s handlers could in theory keep him away from Alexander, Bradley and Maidana until after Khan gets his shot against Pacquiao or Mayweather. Bradley and Alexander are both champions and aren’t in the position to force a fight against Khan. If they were highly ranked challengers, then they could become Khan’s mandatory challenger.
He would then have to force them or risk having his title stripped, but that’s not the case. As long as Khan doesn’t have to face them or a big puncher like Maidana or Ortiz, Khan could very hold onto his title for another 18 months until he gets a big money bout against the likes of Mayweather and Pacquiao. I don’t know how much longer he can get away with not fighting Maidana, though, because he’s the WBA light welterweight interim champion.
At some point within the next 18 months, Khan will have to fight him you would think unless Khan maybe gives Maidana a step aside fee to stay out of the way. Hopefully, Khan doesn’t do this and gets the Maidana out of the way as soon as he can. Supposedly, Golden Boy Promotions don’t want Khan to fight Maidana now because Maidana isn’t well known enough in the U.S.
They want to have his name built up more by having him fight more on HBO. However, with Khan looking at big names like Mayweather and Pacquiao, I don’t see it worthwhile to be stringing Maidana along for a fight that will still probably not be a huge money fight even a year from now.
For Maidana to become a big name, he has to fight opponents with a name to them, not fighters that fans have never heard of. Maidana is fighting Victor Cayo on March 27th on HBO. Few people, I’m willing to guess, have heard of Cayo other than hardcore fans. As such, Khan should take on Maidana and get the fight over with because it won’t be any bigger a year from now than it is now. However, I doubt he will, if at all.
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Khan is way way down the list on getting a fight with either Floyd or Pacquiao. Pacquiao has 2 mandatory fights before he fights anybody else. Mayweather and Mosely. Mayweather must face Mosely and Pacquiao.
He should fight that Prescott guy first, the man who humiliated him in his own backyard.
THIS is why we hate Khan! The kid shouldnt give interviews, he just should talk at all!! Everytime he talks he cant help speaking a load of deluded crap.
If he really will be ready to fight pacquiao and mayweather in 18 months, then he should have been ready to fight Bradley, Maidana, alexander, ortiz, cotto and ppl like this TWO YEARTS AGO!!
Exactly its all a load of crap. Wake up Khan and shut your mouth you deluded child
And to all of you people, drop this name calling and arguments about his religion. Don´t let religion interferes with sport, his beliefs has nothing to do with him being a boxer. Don´t be paranoid.
The problem? Pacquiao is already retired by then, but Khan may have a shot against Mayweather jr only not Pacquiao. If Pacquiao wins the congress, I´m pretty sure he´ll run as a governor next election and then senator. That´s always the case in the Philippine politics, so tempting!
@ gio
You definitely speak for me too mate!
HEY I THINK PAULIE IS GONNA BEAT AMIR I HAVE THE PERFECT DIET FOR HIM ALL HE HAS TO DO IS EAT ROMAINIAN LETTUCE ALOT OF IT AND STAY WARM AND NOT TO CATCH A AMMONIA …………….
Khans delusions are the absolute height of good humour.
Kell Brook called him out last night, and id bet my house that Brook would Ko khan is 4 rounds
well khan will never beat these 2 legends…. he really has a big head, just because he sparred with manny doesn’t mean his gonna beat manny… i lost my respect for this guy!
well first off, he has to go through malignaggi and then maidana. if he looks good then off to bradley.
IF he wins… THEN he can challenged an old mayweather or pacquiao.
You’re too late Khan. Manny is about to retire.
KEEP DREAMING!!
khan is a comedian not a boxer…what a bloody joke
Mario you are one stupid fk.If you dont know something ask before you speak.Edwin valero 31 or 32? Even you stupid mother would have helped you with that.
Stupid motherfr this is unreal.this web should take first grade quizes be4 letting retarts post comments
Kahn is so far ahead of himself, he sounds a little crazy to me; Him and Haye are gonna do this they’re gonna do that…..at what point does reality set inn.
heh, he ducked maidana because of fear of ‘power meets rice krispies chin’ and now he’s talking pacquiao? gimme a break.
In 18 months? LoL….Khan will never be a star in boxing, because he is under Goldenboy promotion..we know that khan needs more experience to be on top but, they(GBP)will push khan to fight big fighters right away so they could get a huge payday for themselves not for him… That’s how Goldenboy promotion handle their figthers.. they(GBP) will put their figthers career in risks just for the money..LoL!
look what happen to Hatton and Marquez, they’re already forgotten by GBP right after their lost..LoL
WTF!!! MAKES ME LAUGH!!!
Edwin Valero Birth date December 3, 1981 (age 28)
Khan is a clown Pacquiao what planet is he on!!!! Also he on bout shuting up malignaggi because he said khan was ducking him, thats bull khan fighting malignaggi because he cant punch to save his life. hatton won every round apart from the first against this guy and hatton isnt exactly renowned for outboxing oponent. malignaggi is a bumb wonder what bumb khan will fight next actually i dont care hav no interest in the fool. Pacquiao lol
He should fight Bradley or Valero first. I doubt the Pacquiao would even have a chance to fight him. Probably Mayweather because that guy is going broke will all his court problem. He need that money to finance his lawyer. Malignaggi sucks. There’s nothing to prove to that fight. That’s good for Khan to shut that big mouth Paul. It’s going to be easy fight for Khan.
Edwin valero is not young he is 31 o 32
This guy should be the underdog against paulie!! N I don’t even like paulie but he has chin n heart
devon alexander has got balls hes hasnt shyed away from no one id like c him an bradley fight .amir khan is overhyped an hes got abit ov speed lol but wait till he gets in with a good technician .light welter is one the best divisions an rite now im sayin alexander is the one 2 watch he same age as khan 21or 22 he knocked out urango lol
There’s an interview floating around in youtube. Freddie allowed Pacquiao and Khan to train together. Freddie let them both go at it. In Freddie’s own words… Manny “knocked out” Khan so fast.. that was it… Period…
I would love to see Amir Khan fight Edwin Valero.. Now thats a match!!! Both are young and hungry to get to the top. Both need to pay their dues and “earn” a fight with elite Pound for Pound champions..
lololololol im in bham england and had a st day read the article pure comedy gold!!!
Nothing is impossible, until this article came.
All boxers have plans even if they seem dream-like. Audley Harrison saying he won’t bother with Haye but will fight Vitali. You don’t know the context of the conversation, what will be will be.
I like you Amir, but you’re acting like that Toyota Prius caught uncontrollably accelerating to 100 mi/hr on a California highway, in danger of running into a 6 wheeler.
Please think first before you say anything. But I think you’ll win against Paulina. I’ll give you that. But against Monter Pac and Slick May? C’mon. Let’s do a little recall of that faulty accelerator and have it calibrated to acceptable standards. Just being real!
As soon as Amir Khan is mentioned everyone always goes on about Prescott, what they dont talk about is how he has improved under Freddie Roach, his ring movement, defence and boxing mentality are all 10x better.
Please this guy doesn’t stand a chance against paulie he shouldn’t even be thinking about guys of that caliber
he doesnt deserve 2 fight paquiao or mayweather in 18 months unless he beats alaxander,maidina, ortiz or bradley.by that time pacman+mayweather may hav had a couple more super fights+called it a day from the sport.very funny bloody article
Haha this kid is complitly nuts!!
first he thinks he can ko marquez now he thinks he can beat mayweather beating a washed up barerra and salita don’t make u a good fighter getting rocked by willie lemond and ko’d by prescott in 50secs would make u realistic u would think but no the guy is deluded he should shut up and beat maidana alexander and bradley before even talking about pacquiao and mayweather
amir khan will win no matter what.he his to quick.
Oh my god… for the millionth time – Khan was caught cold by Prescott, now he has a good trainer albeit the best out there, he is a world champion and has beaten a legend and his mandatory. Pacquiao was KO’d (out cold) twice in his early days, pre-roach. This Khan bashing is really annoying.
I think Khan has a great chance against Mayweather and Pacquiao but he needs a few more big names first. If he KO’s Malignaggi then he will be the first to do that. Then he fights Alexander and/or Bradley, if he beats those guys then he is ready for a shot at the big boys.
He has the speed to deal with both of them. He has the height, reach and power to deal with them too. Khan is the closest thing to either of them out there and if you cannot see that then your just a hater.
khan hahaha you might not even beat malinaggi how you gonna take on mayweather? what a douche
Who is this bum to expect these type of fights when he ducks any fighters with power. This psy has to prove himself first against fighters like Maidana, Bradley, Alexander and if he wants to move up to 147, against Saul Alvarez but i dont think he would even watch a fight with Alvarez. And yes Alvarez isnt proven yet but at least he doest avoid any big punchers, and i can guarantee he wouldnt knockout khan in one round worst than Prescott.
antes tenes q pelear con EL CHINO MAIDANA
Khan dont need a big payday he is mega rich already
i think the young khan can beat mayweather by decison
even mayweather would knock him out.
Paq will be retired by then lol
lol, well if he gets pacquiao first then he will need a vice grip to open up his mouth again lol. One of the funniest articles i have read yet. NO CHANCE!