By Edward Chaykovsky

British superstar Amir Khan has lashed out at the critics who jumped on him after he decided to pass over a domestic cracker with IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook in favor of facing once-beaten Chris Algieri. After Brook's destruction last week of mandatory challenger Jo Jo Dan in four rounds, the Sheffield fighter called for a June 13th showdown with Khan.

But yesterday Khan announced that he was going to face Algieri, likely in New York on May 30. Algieri is coming off a twelve round decision loss to Manny Pacquiao, who scored six knockdowns in the fight.

Khan justified his decision on the social networks:

"Can everyone please wake up. I said the fight between me and Kell Brook will happen. When I think it's right. Look at who Kell fought last. [I] proved myself so many times fighting A class opponents. Seems to me Kell Brook is dying to fight me for the big pay day before he faces a half decent opponent and loses that IBF title. If it is Algieri, only beaten once by Pacquiao at 147 and still 140 WBO world champion, he's still a better opponent than No No Dan."