
Haye: Khan Becomes Pound For Pound #1 After Beating Canelo
Former two division champion David Haye believes Amir Khan will solidify his position as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world by overcoming Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.
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Former two division champion David Haye believes Amir Khan will solidify his position as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world by overcoming Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.

Former two division champion David Haye believes his friend Amir Khan is actually the bigger fighter when compared to Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. On May 7th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Khan (31-3, 19KOs) will move up by eight pounds to face Canelo (46-1-1, 32KOs) for the WBC middleweight title.

Boxingscene can confirm that BoxNation will show Saul Alvarez's linear middleweight title defence against Amir Khan live and exclusive on May 7. They clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas at a catchweight of 155lbs as each vies to take Floyd Mayweather's mantle as the sport's premium Cinco de Mayo attraction. Mexico's Canelo (46-1-1, 32 early) won the title by beating Miguel Cotto last year, the fight against Khan came out of the blue and took many by surprise. Khan (31-3, 19 early), though, has vowed to pull off the upset win to bring the title home to Bolton.

Former eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao is also on board with fighters like Andre Ward and David Haye, who both believe that Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) has a shot at pulling off the upset on May 7th, when he faces WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs).

Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum told media members on Wednesday that he would entertain a future fight between Manny Pacquiao and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez - if the Filipino star would continue his career beyond a planned retirement bout next month with Timothy Bradley.

Light heavyweight contender Andre Ward (29-0, 15KOs) has a lot of respect for Amir Khan's decision to face WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) on May 7th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Floyd Mayweather Sr., father and trainer of retired pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., is expecting WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) to demolish British star Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs).

Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif. - Amir 'King' Khan (31-3) met with BoxingScene.com and other members of the media shortly before Andre Ward's unanimous decision victory over Sullivan Barrera. The Bolton, UK native spoke about his upcoming pay-per-view clash against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and several other topics.

Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif. - Former super lightweight champion Amir Khan is in the middle of his training camp for his May 7th HBO pay-per-view showdown against WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. The fight will be contested at a catchweight of 155 pounds.

IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook is hoping Amir Khan is able to pull off an upset on May 7th, when he moves up by eight pounds to challenge WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez at a catch-weight of 155-pounds.