Khan Jabs Alexander: Even Mayweather Said Kotelnik Won
By Lem Satterfield
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan has issued a response to WBC king Devon Alexander, who recently called Amir an "overrated fighter." Khan defends his title against interim-champion Marcos Maidana on December 11 in Las Vegas. Alexander is scheduled for a unification bout with WBO champion Timothy Bradley on January 29 in St. Louis. Khan would like to fight Alexander, if both of them come out victorious in their respective bouts.
"I'm sure he wants to do what I've done. He hasn't done what I've done. He hasn't been to the Olympic games," Khan told FanHouse. "He's got a big fight himself. For him to win that fight, and if he wants to face me. When I beat Maidana, and if he wins that fight, then winner fights the winner. Time will tell. I think it will be nice to shut people up."
Khan thought Alexander looked ordinary and struggled in his August clash with former champion Andreas Kotelnik. For his part, Khan won a dominating decision over Kotelnik in July of 2009.
"Devon is not a bad fighter but he looked very ordinary against Kotelnik, a guy that I ouboxed and Devon was having a lot of problems with. Even Floyd Mayweather thought Devon got beat in that fight. But you know, different styles make different fights, but he's one guy that I'd like to fight," Khan said.
Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.
