Khan on Pacquiao: If No Floyd, Why Not Fight Each Other?

LONDON - British welterweight Amir Khan revealed a fight against Manny Pacquiao could be on the cards after a meeting with his former sparring partner on Friday.

Khan trained alongside Pacquiao for several years under his old mentor Freddie Roach and had previously maintained they would never fight.

But, despite their warm relationship, both men are now open to a bout following their get-together at the Fitzroy Lodge boxing club in London.

“If Floyd doesn’t take the fight against myself or Pacquiao, why don’t we fight each other?” Khan asked. “I think that would be massive.

“I want the biggest fights in boxing and the biggest names in boxing are Mayweather and Pacquiao. Styles make fights and Pacquiao is a totally different fight to Mayweather.

“Mayweather is more of a technician and throws a lot of single punches whereas Pacquiao throws combination after combination. He has a lot of movement, great footwork and is very explosive.

“I think Pacquiao would probably cause me more problems than Mayweather but it would a very explosive fight and a good one to be in.

“We have also sparred with each other when we trained with Freddie Roach so we have that background together and we would take that into the fight as well.”