By Edward Chaykovsky
Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. would like to see his son, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26KOs), do some damage to British superstar Amir Khan (29-3, 19KOs). Khan is being mentioned as a potential opponent for Mayweather's return, targeted for May 2 of next year. Before that, Khan is looking to take an interim fight on a date in December.
Khan, who beat Marcos Maidana several years ago, was ringside for Mayweather's rematch victory over the Argentinian last month at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Khan wasn't impressed, telling media members that Mayweather looked old and very vulnerable.
"Well as I’ve mentioned to you before, Amir Khan would be a good fight. Being that he’s talking so much, running his mouth so much, and he once beat Maidana but they say he barely beat Maidana. I think Floyd will outsmart him, I don’t care what shape he gets in or whatever," Mayweather Sr. told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.
"When I tell you about the fight, it will pretty much be the way I tell you. Those people don’t know nothing about what Floyd’s doing. Floyd’s working with his brain, not with his body. Amir Khan, he’ll be the next one I want to see get his butt whooped."