By Mark Vester
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan is convinced that he will end the career of challenger Paulie Malignaggi when the two fighters meet on May 15 at New York's Madison Square Garden. Khan wants to best his domestic buddy, Ricky Hatton, who stopped Malignaggi in eleven rounds in 2008. Khan not only wants to stop Malignaggi, he wants to give him a beating with so much damage that it forces him to retire afterwards.
"Malignaggi can sell a fight. He talks a lot and I need someone like that to get me a name in America. A lot of people want to see him get beat. No one has done a proper job on him so I want to be the first person to do a proper job on him. He'll be hanging up his gloves after this fight," Khan said to the Manchester Evening News. "Ricky stopped him in the 11th, but I want to finish him off cleanly so there are no excuses."
Khan is following in the path of his idol, Naseem Hamed. The young British fighter wants to make a similar splash on America.
"Naseem went to New York when he fought for the first time in America and he became a big attraction," said Khan. "I hope I can go the same way as Naz. I hope the fans are excited to see me. I want it to be perfect."
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