By Edward Chaykovsky
Former champion Amir Khan feels confident that a victory over ex-stablemate Manny Pacquiao could lure Floyd Mayweather Jr. out of retirement.
Khan (31-3, 19KOs) has been inactive since winning a twelve round unanimous decision over Chris Algieri in May. He was trying to secure Mayweather for a showdown on September 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather passed him over and instead selected Andre Berto.
The Bolton fighter is now in talks to face Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38KOs), and feels a victory will be enough to get Mayweather Jr (49-0, 26KOs) in the ring.
Khan and Pacquiao once trained together, and sparred often, under the wings of trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood. Khan left Roach in 2012 and hired Virgil Hunter.
Khan told Sky Sports: "I think Floyd Mayweather will have one more fight. He's on 49-0 and he knows that. He's got one more fight left in him. At the moment he's matching Rocky Marciano's record but he can beat him and get to 50. I'm there ready and waiting for him."
"I think he thinks I'm too dangerous for him. I don't think he'll ever want to fight me. I bring too much to the table and would cause him a lot of problems. I want to fight Manny Pacquiao next because if I beat him, maybe that will make Floyd Mayweather come out of retirement to fight me. The public demand would be huge."
