By Jim Dower: It was commonly believed that this Saturday’s winner between Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana would wind up facing the winner of next months’ bout between Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley on January 28th. However, that may not be the case. Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, said that Khan or Maidana could be facing the winner of the Lamont Peterson vs. Victor Ortiz bout this weekend or Alexander-Bradley winner or even possibly Zab Judah.
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Roach says Khan has “greater potential” than Pacquiao
By Chris Williams: This may be upsetting news for Manny Pacquiao fans, but his trainer Freddie Roach thinks Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) has a chance to be better than Pacquiao in the future. Wow! That’s kind of a shock, because Khan is seen as a protected fighter and a product of hype by many fans. What does that say about Pacquiao if Roach thinks Khan is going to be better than him in the future?
Amir Khan v Marcos Rene Maidana – Can he do it, yes he Khan
By Punching Publican: The long anticipated fight between WBA Light Welterweight Champion Amir Khan and WBA Interim Champion Marcos Rene Maidana takes place this coming weekend at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Maidana: “I don’t know how long Khan can stay away from my right hand”
By William Mackay: It’s no secret that World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) has one of the best right hands in the division. Indeed, Maidana appears to be the hardest puncher in the entire division, although Khan says that he punches as hard as Maidana. I would believe that if I hadn’t seen Khan fight before and if Khan wasn’t known for complimenting himself so much. Maidana has done a number on two big prospects Victor Cayo and Victor Ortiz in the past year, stopping both of them in fights that people thought Maidana would lose.
Khan-Maidana: Don’t blink or you might miss it
By William Mackay: It’s never a good idea to match the division’s hardest puncher Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) against a fighter with a known problem with taking hard shots without going down like WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s). This fight has been waiting for an entire year to happen because Khan and his team hadn’t been eager to get this fight over with. On Saturday night when Maidana and Khan meet up at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Khan’s team might wish that they had persuaded him to vacate the title instead of going out and getting knocked cold.
Roach hopes Mayweather will fight Khan, takes for granted that Amir will beat Maidana
By Scott Gilfoid: Freddie Roach, like his fighter WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s), has a bad habit of looking ahead for his fighters and taking for granted that they’ll beat such and such fighters. In this case, Roach is assuming that Khan will beat Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) this Saturday night in Las Vegas. Not only that. Roach is also taking for granted that Khan will beat the winner of the Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander bout next year.
Roach: Khan is mentally recovered from loss to Prescott
By Dan Ambrose: Freddie Roach thinks his fighter WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) is free of the mental baggage from his 1st round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott two years ago in 2008. Roach doesn’t see that loss as an indication that Khan has a weak chin, and feels that Khan has learned from the mistakes that led to him being knocked out by Prescott. Having seen that fight many times, it didn’t look like Khan made too many mistakes in that fight.
Roach says Khan kicked Pacquiao’s backside in sparring
By Dave Lahr: Trainer Freddie Roach is bragging about how Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) beat up Manny Pacquiao in their last sparring session together before the Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito bout last month. I can’t believe this. Pacquiao getting his backside handed to him by a fighter like Khan? Oh this is bad. I thought Pacquiao was supposed to be the best fighter in boxing?
Roach says it’s only a matter of time before Khan gets to Pacquiao’s level
By William Mackay: Freddie Roach probably doesn’t have more than a couple years left with his number #1 gravy trainer fighter Manny Pacquiao. Once Pacquiao is gone, there’s going to be a huge void left behind from which Roach is going to likely have problems finding anyone nearly as good. Roach is really hoping that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) can fill Pacquiao’s shoes once he’s gone.
Khan says he’s “One to two fights away” from Mayweather bout
By William Mackay: Freddie Roach and WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) are supremely confident that this Saturday’s opponent Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) won’t be good enough and will be stopped at some point in the fight. In fact, Khan, 24, is so confident about his chances in this fight that he can’t stop talking about a dream fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Khan not only thinks he’ll beat Maidana, but he’s under the impression that Mayweather will come out of the woodwork to fight him of all people. I don’t see it.