By Scott Gilfoid: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has big things planned for WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s). Indeed, Schaefer’s plans sound more like an incredible pipe dream rather than one that is reality based on the true picture of Khan’s actual talent and limitations. With Khan facing knockout artist WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) on December 11th at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Schaefer revealed his vision for Khan to Steve Bunce. Schaefer says “The plan as it’s set up, if he wins [against Maidana], to then fight the winner of the Alexander and Bradley, then have another fight before Ramadan, and then another in the winter time. Ideally, one of these fights will take place in the U.K. Then, if all goes to plan, my recommendation, and I have said this to Amir, is for him to fight Floyd Mayweather.”

Boy, that sounds really ambitious of Schaefer to be thinking so highly of Khan. There’s just one problem that immediately gets my attention. Khan is likely going to get knocked out by Maidana on 12/11. That could really mess up Schaefer’s grand dream for Khan, won’t it? I mean, I seriously doubt that Mayweather will want to fight Khan when/if he gets knocked out again.

To humor Schaefer for a minute, let’s say that Khan does beat Maidana. Well, I don’t like Khan’s chances against the winner of the Alexander-Bradley fight. That looks like certain loss for Khan. Bradley appears to be a better fighter overall compared to Khan. You can argue and say it’s not true, but that’s the way I see it. I think Bradley is a lot better than Khan, and I think he’ll beat him. So that’s another loss for Khan and that will ruin Khan’s chances for a Mayweather bout. And if Khan is matched tough in his two fights after fighting the Bradley vs. Alexander winner, I can see Khan getting beaten, especially if he’s put in with Victor Ortiz.

I see Ortiz knocking Khan out cold. I seriously doubt Khan will be matched up against Ortiz, though, but who else are they going to match Khan up against? If they put him in with two scrubs in a row, boxing fans are going to be unhappy and see Khan milking his title. Also, Khan will have to fight his mandatory by then. The last time I checked, Ortiz is ranked number #1 by the WBA. I see Khan getting knocked out by Ortiz. As such, that’s yet another fighter that will stop Schaefer from seeing his grand vision for Khan come true.

This is my vision for Khan: I see him getting knocked out by Maidana in four or five rounds in December. After that, I see Schaefer trying to rebuild Khan by putting him in with nothing but light punchers for the next two to three years. After which point, Schaefer will finally have to put Khan in with a decent puncher like Ortiz. I then see Khan getting knocked out yet again and his career ending up right about where Enzo Maccarinelli’s career is at right now. Freddie Roach will be long gone by then, replaced twice by trainers that have to work in trying to keep Khan from getting knocked out.