By Mark Vester
Amir Khan plans to bump heads with Prince Naseem Hamed to get strategy advice for the March 14 bout with Marco Antonio Barrera. Hamed was dominated by Barrera for twelve rounds in April of 2001 in Las Vegas. He was never the same after the defeat. Hamed practically walked away from the sport in the aftermath of the loss. Khan, 14-years-old at the time, watched Hamed lose to Barrera on TV.
"Barrera was one of my idols but I am sure Naz knows the mistakes he made and the mistakes he doesn't want me to make. One thing for sure is that I am not going to attempt to knock Barrera out. My boxing ability and my speed are the attributes that will get me the win. I know this can move me closer to a world title shot," Khan told The Guardian .
Freddie Roach, Khan's new trainer, also trains the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Manny Pacquiao. It is being said that Khan will also look to get advice from Pacquiao, who holds two dominating wins over Barrera. Khan sparred and trained with Pacquiao in 2008 at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California as both had fights scheduled for December 6. Roach trained Pacquiao for both Barrera fights and is expected to lay out all of Barrera's weaknesses for Khan.
Send News Tips and Comments To Mark Vester @ boxingvester@gmail.com
