Roach says Khan vs. Mayweather would be a great fight
May 14th, 2010
By Scott Gilfoid: With Floyd Mayweather Jr. showing little interest at the moment in fighting Manny Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach is now talking of a bout between his other champion WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and the unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the near future. In an article by Gareth Davies of The Telegraph, Roach says “Amir is a great student. He absorbs, he listens and wants to learn. Amir has picked things up quicker than Manny Pacquiao. A fight between Amir and Mayweather would be a year and half away. Style-wise, it would be a great fight and I would like Amir to fight him one day, but let’s take care of the guys at 140 first.”
I still see him flattening Khan in one round. I see Khan as a light welterweight version of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and John Duddy. I think his record is inflated and doesn’t have any real wins yet. And if Khan beats Malignaggi on Saturday night, I still think he wouldn’t have any significant wins. In a year and half, I see Khan having been knocked out by Timothy Bradley, Marcos Maidana and Devon Alexander. There wouldn’t be any need for a fight between Khan and Mayweather. The only way I see Khan fighting Mayweather is if Khan is steered around those guys, and I can see that happening.
My guess is Khan will fight Kevin Mitchell next, and then probably Breidis Prescott, the dude that knocked Khan out in one round in 2008. After that, Roach and Golden Boy Promotions will likely push hard to make a Khan-Mayweather. With fluff wins over Mitchell and Prescott, I predict Khan will be deemed ready to take on Mayweather. Of course, Khan won’t be, but a certain segment of the boxing world will give Khan a chance.
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So munny, floyd is your deity huh? You should be ashamed of yourself for putting him up at that high. Sure he’s a good boxer and all, but he’s only human. You disgust me. Honestly YOU’RE the one showing disrespect, but to the very own being who created you.
Just watched Khan take some serious hits to the chin from a recognised big hitter in Maidana. Khan is looking like the real deal now, and is showing your article up for being the stupid ramblings of an idiot.
khan would get licked up inside of 3 rounds.. if pac-man hasnt been taking roids he would do a drug test n face floyd jr. how about he puts khan in the ring with pac-man? khan is a no1 and always will be a no1 put him in the ring with Floyd and it will prove it. Khan needs a good slapping and the way he is goin he will get 1 soon!
mayweather would kill him with both hands tied behind his back and his eyes closed
MAYWEATHER WILL MURDER HIM WITH ONE HAND JAJA.
U guys u are missing the point here, Roach is trying to divert people,s attention on Pac vs Floyd by suggesting that silly fight. How about Pac and Khan. Roach does not want Pac to fight Floyd and hence the name of Khan
@ Ben
Nice comparison but Vargas was a much better fighter than Khan will ever be and he was fighting all the top boys at the age of 23. Khan at 23 is still making excuses that hes only 23 and will be ready in a few years time,,,,, if you own a belt you should be ready.
freddie likes to hear his own voice
Freddy is spending too much time getting his hair high-lighted.
Khan / Mayweather; not now, not 18 months from now, not ever
amir khan can beat mayweather? its like saying a poodle could beat a pitbull.
All i got to say about this any real boxing fan will remember.
Fernado Vargas vs Felix Trinidad.
If Khan feels like he has eaten enough wheaties, put him in with Maweather. Imagine the damage that that can do to a young fighter? Khan facing Mayweather is like a lobster being put in a pot of boiling hot water.
Roach should know that will ruin him.
TRue roach and ariza said mosley was going ton destroy floyd…roach needs to take his medication and stop coaching he says alot of dum Sh**….just retire and go to a mental home
LOL, exit strategy for pedquiao?
look for pacquiao exposed in youtube since you can’t post direct links to the videos here (which sux).
Roach also thought Mosley would destroy mayweather, so you may as well disregard this and all of the crazy he talks.
Depending on how Khan does against Paulie and if he can impress in a few more fights this may be a good matchup but Khan would lose badly if they fight soon.
its official boxingman y dont have absolutely no knowledge of boxing ur in the wrong site dude SERIESLY, and u need to say now is that julio cezar Chavez jr. is quicker and stronger than floyd as well WOW
wow LMao khan is faster and quicker than floyd….just say his going to knock him out already
are u kiddin me khan is not faster than floyd and doesnt not have more power, WOW that is too much already
roach is trying to move pacman ut of it since he takes roids, and khan doesnt. khan is young and still going to peak in about a year or so but to take on mayweather is probly the hardest task for any boxer.
speed:
i think khan has more speed than mayweather
power:
khan has more than mayweather
reflexes:
mayweather has more
defence:
mayweather has more
footworks:
mayweather by a little more
chin:
mayweather
overall mayweather has more skill and experience
roach was you smokin roach when u said that you think kahn can beat floyd i think you must of got confused with king kong not amature khan.but we are all intitled to our oppinion
What a pity, the medication is getting to Roach. Mayweather would smoke that amateur.
Le tiene miedo a maidana y quiere pelear con mayweather ajajaja.
This just in.
Freddie thinks Khan can KO Mike Tyson in his prime.
@ no soup for you cotto was second best ww when manny beat him and clottey fifth
Nobody…ABSOLUTELY nobody, can beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the WW Division. I believe Floyd will even beat Martinez at 154 should they meet.
I hope we get to see Manny Pacquiao fight any and I mean any WW fighter in the top 5. I bet he loses to EVERYONE in the top 5 of the WW Division…hands down!!!
It wouldn’t be a good match, but I wouldn’t mind seeing Khan get his ass beat.
ditto that
oh roach how low your going hes so desperate to make a fight against floyd hes trying to play mind games, again take the test paquiao take the damn test.
You’re all wrong: what Roach is doing is trying to deflate attention from Pac. After Pac said he’d take the tests to win the elections, they’re now backpedaling by bringing in Khan’s name. In the end they’ll call Money a coward for not fighting Khan and Pac will be forgotten, while trying to land a fight with a badly faded fighter at a catch weight, without any tests.
That’s some nice PR job.
if they paid me millions like roach is probably making training khan, id be more than happy to say khan can be the next great p4p. after all he’s not saying khan is the best p4p.
bri…
i didnt say floyd’s legs were gone, roach said it. who said i was listening to him? i didnt, i just said bring it on either way. so whats your problem?
Floyd will not fight Khan!He is younger than what in his picking order right now.More risk than value,Pacquiao is older
and a much bigger name.Do the math.
Khan is so arrogant I hope Pauli shocks him!
Hey Team Khan stop talking S**t & fight Maidana or Bradley
Both will KO Chinny Khan.
Khan will be ruling nothing with that chin he’s got!!!
roach let the cat outta the bag, it shows hes not confident of pacroid beating floyd haha so he suggests waiting 11/2 years for khan to get better lol….i suggest freddie arum and pacroid all retire on the same day after floyd beats mannys punk ass. bye bye
@realist, I agree with you 100% Khan is 23 years old! Mayweather is 33, If it took 10 years for Khan to get to mayweathers level then so be it, hes got a bright future, hes exiting to watch aswell. I do wish he wouldnt go on about fighting Mayweather and Pacman though. But he sure can rule the new generation of boxers, and whats wrong that. If Roach belives that he can rule this division then so be it, the confidense will help Khan aswell.
Scott Gilford forgot to mention Roach quoting 140 is a hard packed devision with five excellent fighters and the winner out of them would be the future P4P, and i think my guy (Khan) is the best at of all of them.
It shows how narrow minded and ignorant you fools are on this site you need to see the full picture and Oli you are one annoying twat who never replies to my posts.
The article is purely suggesting that Khan given another year and a half of Roach’s coaching would be in the position to fight Mayweather.
If Khan fought Floyd now I have no doubt that Khan would get humiliated and beat within 4 or 5 rounds, he needs to control his attacks a hell of a lot more than he is doing at the minute but i also have no doubt with another 18 months of Roach’s guidance and 18 months worth of Floyd ageing this could well be an interesting fight and not go the way a lot of so called experts on this site think
However he needs to take on the big three in his own division first and there lies the tricky point
What a joker! i think the parkinsons has started to take it’s toll on the old fella. Having said that it would be entertaining to see khan get given a boxing lesson.
I wonder what percentage of the purse roach gets?I think pretty good money. I guess i would be promoting too.
So Roach thinks that Amir Khan could do what Dela hoya, Hatton, Marquez and Shane mosley all failed to do. And what Manny Pacquiao doesnt want to try and do??? A kid whos fought nobody??? with a glass jaw??? Astonishing.
freddy the joke coach Roach
hahaha Khan would get destroyed. Did Roach not see what happened to a HOF-er a couple of weekends ago?
Nobody can beat Floyd Mayweather, especially nobody from Top Rank.
Roach needs to shut up! he sounds stupid lately, Freddie & The scumbag Arum want nothing to do with Floyd Mayweather because they both know their little cash cow Pacman will be schooled by him.
@ leanne ***** what fight did you see on may 1st. mosley could not land anything after the secound round. and floyd totaly destroyed him and unlike pacman after every fight showed no blemish on his face. floyd stopped backing up during hatton fight a while ago. roger has told him to stand there and hold his ground since he has evolved and figured out how to stand hit and still not get hit. he is a lot stronger then he was a few years ago and completely comfortable at 147 too fast,smart and strong for anyone 147 and under. and anyone that listens to anything roach sais has issues.
Khan vs any elite fighter is quite a rediculous notion
He really is Freddie the joke coach Roach
Amir Khan should focus on his generation of fighters. By the time Khans ‘ready’ Mayweather would of retired long time. Same For Pacman.
roach is on video saying mayweathers legs have gone. so this is why roach now says khan might fight him.
roach looks out for signs of wear and tear in great fighters and then lets his guy fight them. however legs or not mayweather would knock khan flying which would be very entertaining so i say go for it amir. less talk more action, no use bumming yourself saying i can fight all these fighters then taking lame fights, its boring us to death.
lmaoooo. wel khan needs to fight maidana. bradley n maybe berto. n he wud loose to all 3 of them. if he has a chance to hold floyds jock strap
mark fletcher… frankie gavin hahahaha i fell of my chair reading tht
now here this : fredie roach just said that bob arum is going to fight don king at madison sq. garden.. the winner of the fight will be the biggest crook or the last 40n years !!
the fighrt beetwin one is undefeated, another is excelent ofcouse it is a mega fight. Boxing fans are waiting this fight for long time. the unbeaten will have a loss and hero will be more popular.
Yes folks its official Roach has finally lost his marble
Amir should just worry about paulie
Dont think it’ll happen but would prob go like Mayweather vs Corrales. Mayweather is too good for Mosely and Marquez both of which are better than Khan
I think the parkinsons is finally starting to take over the logic part of Roach’s brain.
Agree with RJT, and it wasn’t too long ago that even Bradley could only manage a split decision win over Junior Witter and lets face it he’s not that good.
Roach is saying this fight would take place in 18months time… NOT NOW. Course Khan would lose now but in 18months, after a couple of big victories and simply spending time with Roach and learning from him, i dont think a 35yr old Mayweather vs a peaking Amir Khan would be such a big mismatch
ur rite mark fletcher
Im British but believe me it would only take a hard counter punch from Mayweather and it would be over, the thing is it would be a dull fight as since the prescott loss Khan has become a back foot fighter. The thing Roach dont realise is thet in a year and a half time Khan is gooing to have Frankie Gavin knocking on his door, a natural light-welter.
khan is not impossible to hit
mayweather has power and skill and speed
khan would not last 4 rounds, no matter how long he trains with roach.
khan would need to wait like 10 years until mayweather is super slow and already beaten, altho we know he isnt going to fight that long
come on mayweather
I agree that Mayweather would win! He is the best by a long way! But one thing, if anything, that would trouble Mayweather is speed and Kahn is the fastest out there!! Mayweather doesn’t have a KO punch to speak of either! If this fight happened tomorrow it would be very one sided, if the fight happens in a year and half, it would be close!!
roach knows khan cant beat mayweather. thats why hes saying the fight is a year and half away. hoping mayweather will have slowed down and grown old over that time!! and as for lets take care of the guys @ 140 well for god sake roach get khan to fight the best @ 140 now!!!
for once gilford is right, khan mayweather would be a complete mismatch mayweather is the ultimate boxer, it would be funny to watch though (:
People will continue to underestimate Khan but I’ve always known that he is a winner. It’ll be great to see all the miserable doubters silenced for good.
wot a joke mayweather would smash khans glass jaw to pieces roach ur having a laugh he wont get past bradley or alexsander maidana never mind mayweather ul never find a boxer tht will beat floyd so no point trying
Who has Devon Alexander and Maidana fought? No one. Maidana got beat by Kotelnik, Khan victim. Khan would have beaten Ortiz and Urango, which people would have still moaned about as being second rate fighters. For me, the only props go to Bradley in this divison for fighting Holt, Campbell, Peterson. Bradley vs Khan is the ultimate fight at 140lbs!
He will lose to all elite boxers.