By Chris Williams: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan feels that his good friend Manny Pacquiao was lucky to beat challenger Juan Manuel Marquez last weekend by a 12 round decision. However, Khan doesn’t think Pacquiao would beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. and believes he should think seriously about retiring from the sport before his legacy gets further tarnished.
Speaking with the telegraph.co.uk, Khan said “He [Pacquiao] wouldn’t beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. For his sake, we have to be honest. He is my friend…I’m going to tell him to consider retirement and not go on too long. He has some serious thinking to do. He was lucky and he got away with it against Marquez.”
Mayweather would beat the stuffing out of Pacquiao if he were to fight him now. Pacquiao was a much better fighter two years ago in 2009, but he’s not the same guy now. His wheels are totally gone, as he can’t hop around like he did in the past. I think Mayweather would easily beat any version of Pacquiao at any point in his career, but right now it would be way too easy for Pacquiao. Pacquiao can’t move anymore and is more of a slow plodder now that his legs are gone. He gets cramps every time he fights in his lower legs and that’s probably going to continue into the future.
I totally agree with Khan. Pacquiao was very lucky he got the decision, because he appeared to lose that fight. It doesn’t matter that he got the win, though, because the win is tarnished because few boxing fans actually agree with it. Pacquiao might as well have lost the fight because only his loyal fans, two of the judges, and guys like Harold Lederman and Jim Lampley feel he won. Pretty much the rest of the world all saw Pacquiao losing the fight.
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