By Allan Fox: Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) is saying that he’s already signed the contract to fight superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. (45-0, 26 KO’s) on May 3rd, and he’s just waiting for Mayweather to sign his part of the contract. Khan is reportedly frustrated that Mayweather hasn’t already signed because he wants to get ready for the Las Vegas based fight.
The fact that Mayweather hasn’t signed the contract yet suggests that he may be having second thoughts about fighting Khan now that Marcos Maidana has emerged as an appealing option for Mayweather’s next fight following his victory over the fighter that emulated Mayweather, Adrien Broner.
“I am the one who signed the contract, I’ve signed my part of the contract, they’ve not signed theirs,” Khan said to the Dailymail. “If he wants to fight Amir Khan then he should sign it. If he wants to face someone I’ve beaten [Marcos Maidana] then so be it. He wants to fight someone who makes him look good but styles make fights.”
A lot of boxing fans will feel disappointed and let down if Mayweather fights Khan because it’s a fight that would be considered a straight up mismatch due to Khan’s recent struggles in the ring with him going 2-2 in his last four fights. That’s not the type of opponent that Mayweather typically fights. He would be taking a step backwards if he were to fight Khan at this point with him still not having redeemed himself following his losses to Breidis Prescott, Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia in the past. Khan did himself no favors by not fighting those guys again because enough time has gone by to where he would very well have faced each one of them.
Mayweather vs. Maidana is a fight that would likely interest a lot of fans in the U.S, as well as other parts of the World. Maidana has captured a lot of boxing fans with his win over Broner, and Mayweather would be able to take advantage of Maidana’s new surge of popularity.
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