Khan open to fighting Judah next if Bradley fight doesn’t take place

By Sean McDaniel: If WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) has his way he’d be fighting WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) next on July 23rd. This is the fight that Khan wants, boxing fans want and Bradley wants. However, Bradley reportedly isn’t jumping for joy over the offer that was made to him for the Khan fight. If Khan wants the Bradley fight, it’s going to take more money to get Bradley to take the fight.

You can’t blame Bradley for not being eager to jump at the chance to face Khan if the money isn’t right, because this is the biggest fight out there in the light welterweight division and Bradley doesn’t want to sell himself short. Khan is ready to face another opponent if the Bradley fight can’t be made. Khan mentioned IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) as someone he would be agreeable to fighting.

In an article at eastsideboxing.com, Khan said he wants to unify all the titles at light welterweight before moving up in weight. The fight against Judah would be giving Khan an opportunity to add a second title before taking on Bradley for a bout that would be even bigger at that point with both fighters holding down two titles a piece.

Khan sees himself facing one of the top stars next year in the sport, saying “By this time next year I’ll be in the mix fighting
the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.”

Khan, of course, is talking about Floyd Mayweather Jr., who he’s hoping he can get a fight against when he moves up to the welterweight division. Mayweather is the only one that is a pound-for-pound fighter at welterweight other than Manny Pacquiao. Khan said that he won’t ever fight him, so it’s really only Mayweather that Khan is talking about. Shane Mosley isn’t a pound-for-pound fighter anymore and hopefully Khan isn’t referring to him when he’s talking about taking on the best.