Khan: I'm Fighting Big Names, Look Who Brook Fought
By Edward Chaykovsky
Former champion Amir Khan (28-3, 19KOs) is not even considering the possibility of a fight with domestic rival Kell Brook (32-0, 22KOs) - unless Brook captures a world title or beats a high level opponent at welterweight. Khan makes his welterweight debut on May 3rd against former WBA champion Luis Collazo, as part of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In his last contest, Brook, the IBF's mandatory challenger, stopped overmatched opponent Alvaro Robles.
"Kell Brook is a name that keeps getting mentioned to me, but to tell you the truth I'm fighting the biggest names in boxing at the moment. I'm fighting Luis Collazo, a former world champion, and I'm fighting these big names. Look at Kell's last fight. He didn't even face anyone decent. He didn't face a big name. If I faced someone of that caliber, I would got killed by people," Khan told Sky Sports.
"To be honest, I'm fighting the top guys in the world. If Kell Brook wants to fight with me, he needs to prove himself by fighting the top names at 147 and winning those fight. I heard he's been offered fights with Maidana, Bradley and turned those fights down. If that was me, I'd take that fight in a heartbeat and I have fought most of those guys as well.
