By Edward Chaykovsky
Veteran trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. is siding with Manny Pacquiao to defeat his former sparring partner Amir Khan.
The ex-training mates announced two weeks ago that a deal was reached to fight each other in the coming months. Their teams are now in the process of finalizing a date and location. Initially it was announced for April 23, but they needed more time to properly promote the fight and pushed everything back to late May - but even that date is possibly getting pushed back.
Most fans would like to see Pacquiao defend his belt against Terence Crawford, who currently holds the WBC, WBO junior welterweight world titles.
The father and trainer of retired former five division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., believes Pacquiao made the right decision in selecting a fight with Khan over Crawford.
Mayweather Sr. is a big fan of Crawford and he doesn't believe that Pacquiao is physically capable of beating him at this point.
"I’m not saying that Pacquiao’s done but I don’t think he can beat Terence Crawford. I think he may beat Amir Khan though. It depends on what Amir Khan is right now, everybody is getting old up there. I don’t really even know that much about Terence Crawford, only little things that I’ve seen, that’s all. He looks to be a very good fighter to me. I looked at Terence Crawford and I think he does a lot of things in there and I think he’s kind patented himself after Floyd a little bit," Mayweather Sr. told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.
Mayweather Sr. expects Khan's chin to be a big factor in the fight with Pacquiao. If Pacquiao lands flush, Mayweather Sr. predicts a knockout. Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) has been stopped three times in his career and went down several times throughout his career.
"Amir Khan has a glass jaw, if you look at him too long, he’s going to fall down. We’ll see, but if Pacquiao hits Amir Khan good, Amir Khan is gone," Mayweather Sr. said.