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Floyd Mayweather Snr believes Amir Khan has a chance of fighting his son next year - but has ruled out bouts against Sergio Martinez and Manny Pacquiao.
Floyd Mayweather Jnr has put the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on hold for May 5, and it was expected he would face Pacquiao on that date. However, Pacquiao now looks set for a rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez after their controversial meeting last weekend, which Pacquiao won on a widely-disputed points decision.
So Mayweather Jnr, the WBC welterweight champion, is looking for an opponent if he decides to fulfil the May date. Victor Ortiz, Timothy Bradley, Amir Khan and Sergio Martinez are the names that have been mentioned - and while Mayweather Snr can see merit in the first three, he feels middleweight champion Martinez should off limits.
Asked about Martinez, Mayweather Snr told **********.com: "No, man. That's crazy. Not that Little Floyd couldn't beat him, but Little Floyd ain't [as] big as you guys think he is. Little Floyd walks around at about 152 or 153 pounds [147 is the welterweight limit]. He's not a big welterweight. Even myself, when I was fighting at welterweight, I had to take off 15 pounds to make weight.
"There's a lot of guys that Little Floyd can fight. He can fight Timothy Bradley. Timothy Bradley said he wanted to fight. He can fight Amir Khan. Amir Khan said he can whoop Little Floyd, but you know what Amir Khan ain't ready for him."
On Pacquiao, he said: "The fans can forget about it. The fans can forget about it now. The only chance that the fans can see this fight is if Pacquiao wants to take that money, and get what he has coming to him. He didn't even drop Marquez. He didn't even come close to dropping him. As a matter of fact, Marquez made him miss almost everything."
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Floyd Mayweather Jnr has put the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on hold for May 5, and it was expected he would face Pacquiao on that date. However, Pacquiao now looks set for a rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez after their controversial meeting last weekend, which Pacquiao won on a widely-disputed points decision.
So Mayweather Jnr, the WBC welterweight champion, is looking for an opponent if he decides to fulfil the May date. Victor Ortiz, Timothy Bradley, Amir Khan and Sergio Martinez are the names that have been mentioned - and while Mayweather Snr can see merit in the first three, he feels middleweight champion Martinez should off limits.
Asked about Martinez, Mayweather Snr told **********.com: "No, man. That's crazy. Not that Little Floyd couldn't beat him, but Little Floyd ain't [as] big as you guys think he is. Little Floyd walks around at about 152 or 153 pounds [147 is the welterweight limit]. He's not a big welterweight. Even myself, when I was fighting at welterweight, I had to take off 15 pounds to make weight.
"There's a lot of guys that Little Floyd can fight. He can fight Timothy Bradley. Timothy Bradley said he wanted to fight. He can fight Amir Khan. Amir Khan said he can whoop Little Floyd, but you know what Amir Khan ain't ready for him."
On Pacquiao, he said: "The fans can forget about it. The fans can forget about it now. The only chance that the fans can see this fight is if Pacquiao wants to take that money, and get what he has coming to him. He didn't even drop Marquez. He didn't even come close to dropping him. As a matter of fact, Marquez made him miss almost everything."
http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/121852.html
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