By Tim Fletcher: Amir Khan is expecting big things with his upcoming title shot against WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on HBO PPV on May 7th. Khan has been overwhelmed by the attention the fight has received from the media and the fans from around the world.
The attention the fight has attracted isn’t just isolated to the United States and the UK. It’s worldwide. Khan believes that the attention his fight against Canelo is receiving is more than the notoriety the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight gained last year in May. That fight brought in 4.6 million pay-per-view buys.
If Canelo vs. Khan could bring in even half that number, it would give both fighters a tremendous payday. It’s unknown what the money split is for Khan. But even if he got the low end on a 70-30 split of the revenue, he would stand to make a great deal of money if the fight generates over 2 million pay-per-view buys.
(Photo credit: World Boxing Council) By Dan Ambrose: What remains to be seen later this year is whether the World Boxing Council will force their WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to face his #1 WBC challenger Gennady Golovkin at the full weight of 160lbs for their fight? 
By Dan Ambrose: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn thinks Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) made a mistake in agreeing to fight WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) without a rehydration clause in the contract to limit how much weight the 25-year-old Canelo can gain back for their May 7 fight on HBO pay-per-view. 
By Dan Ambrose: Amir Khan sees himself as being on the verge of replacing Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao as the top fighter in the sport of boxing. Khan says that someone has to replace Mayweather and Pacquiao as the top, and he believes it’ll be him that takes over once he beats WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) in their fight on May 7 on HBO PPV. 
By Dan Ambrose: Since the Amir Khan vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight was first announced earlier this past week, few boxing fans have been giving the 29-year-old Khan much of any chance to beat the hard hitting Mexican star Canelo in their scheduled fight on HBO pay-per-view on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) will get a nice payday and a lot of attention for his fight against Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on May 7, but the clash will not get Canelo ready in any way for his tougher and more important fight against Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs). 
By Scott Gilfoid: Mayweather Promotions fighter Ashley Theophane thinks former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) has a chance of getting the better of the bigger and stronger WBC 160lb champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) if he uses his superior hand speed and footwork in their fight on May 7. 
By Allan Fox: Trainer Kenny Porter thinks Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) has an opportunity to outbox the bigger WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) in their mega-fight on May 7 on HBO pay-per-view. 
By Tim Fletcher: Former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi doesn’t like the recently announced fight between WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Amir Khan. Malignaggi sees the contest as a mismatch due to Canelo’s huge weight and punching power advantage. Malignaggi sees it as a waste of time for the fight to take place because he doesn’t think Khan will be able to make it past the sixth round due to Canelo’s advantage in size and power. 
By Dan Ambrose: Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) says he initially was hesitant to take the fight with the much bigger WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs), but after sitting down and watching tape of some of his fights, he realized that Canelo is a flat-footed fighter that he believes he can beat.