Hunter: Khan Should Accept Mayweather Shot if Offered
By Rick Reeno
Virgil Hunter, the trainer for former champion Amir Khan (28-3, 19KOs), believes the British superstar should accept an offer, if presented, to face WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26KOs). Khan has been mentioned as a potential Mayweather opponent in the near future.
Khan would be a considerable underdog in the fight, which Hunter admits, but the trainer indicates that Mayweather's advancing age, of 36, makes a potential fight offer nearly impossible to pass up. In other words, Mayweather has stated in several interviews that he plans to hang up his gloves when his exclusive Showtime contract expires. There are five fights remaining on the contract, although Mayweather is not obligated to fight five more times within the deal structure. For Khan, and other potential opponents, it is now or never if they want to get Floyd in the ring.
"He definitely should take that offer. He is not going to be expected to win, so he has nothing to lose. He has no pressure on him. And it's not like Floyd is 30-years-old and [Khan could afford to turn the offer down because] in a year or two he could be facing Mayweather. Time is winding down, so I'm sure that Amir would rather fight him right now so he could say that he was in the ring with him as opposed to never getting the opportunity to fight him," Hunter told BoxingScene.com.
