Mayweather: Khan Should Have Fought Brook, Not Canelo

By Carlos Boogs

Retired former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is still on tour in the UK.

Mayweather is making several stops, where the unbeaten boxer is holding court with the fans and press.

Floyd retired last September after winning a twelve round unanimous decision over Andre Berto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

For the last 2-3 years, British star Amir Khan unsuccessfully pursued a showdown with Mayweather.

Last Tuesday, Khan (31-3, 19KOs) shocked the sport when he announced that he was moving up in weight, to 155-pounds- to challenge WBC middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

A lot of fans, especially in the UK, were expected Khan to face his domestic rival Kell Brook for the IBF welterweight championship on June 4th.

During Mayweather's most recent stop of the UK tour, Brook (35-0, 24KOs) was in attendance.

While on stage, Mayweather praised Brook for his in-ring skills and then told the British fans in attendance that Khan should have fought Brook.

"I want to commend you. You're a true champion. You carry yourself as such. You're a true champion, You're a true professional. I like what he represents in the sport of boxing. He's a very good boxer.... a solid puncher. He always goes out there and gets the job done," Mayweather said. 

"But I think that for the fans, because you UK fans are loyal fans...I think that Amir Khan should have fought Kell Brook. That's just my honest opinion. I think we should have put that fight on an even playing field. He's from Bolton and he's from Sheffield...they could have probably met in the middle, probably in London and made that fight happen....just to put it on an even playing field."