Mayweather Responds To Khan: "I'll Buy You a Ticket!"

By Terence Dooley

Floyd Mayweather, 47-0 (26), has hit out at Amir Khan’s criticism of his bout with Manny Pacquiao, 57-5-2 (38), by mocking the Bolton-based boxer’s failure to secure a megafight.

Khan, 30-3 (19), has claimed that he was close to nailing down a meeting with Pacquiao as well as chasing a fight with Mayweather only to miss out on both.  The 28-year-old welterweight contender also believes that Mayweather-Pacquiao could turn out to be a damp squib if the styles fail to gel.

“We came very close to securing the fight between both Manny and Mayweather—particularly Manny.”  said Khan when speaking to The Sun earlier this week.  “I was in a good position and I could have fought either one of them.  My strong performance against Devon Alexander has made some of the opponents think twice about taking me on.  Mayweather has probably chosen to fight Pacquiao because it's an easier fight.”

Khan argued that both boxers are years past their best going into the May 2nd showdown, but his comments have prompted a short and stinging rebuke from Mayweather.  “I am touched Amir is concerned,” said Mayweather (courtesy of the Independent’s Sport Matrix).  “I can get him a ticket to see what the biggest fight in the history of boxing looks like.”

Mayweather and Manny meet at the MGM Grand in what will be a lucrative showdown.  The fight was announced over the weekend after months of frenzied speculation and the numbers are already starting to rack up.  Whatever happens in the ring, the long-delayed encounter is doing good business already just days after it was finally signed, sealed and delivered.

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