Mayweather Sr: Win or Lose, Khan Beats Up Pacquiao

By Edward Chaykovsky

Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has named Amir Khan as a possible 2016 opponent for eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, who aims to return in the early part of next year.

Khan and Pacquiao were former sparring partners when they were both trained by Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach. Khan left Roach in 2012 and hired Virgil Hunter. Khan has won his last five fights, but Pacquiao has gone 3-3 in his last six and the last defeat coming on May 2nd to Mayweather.

Floyd Mayweather Sr., father and trainer of WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., says Khan would cause Pacquiao a lot of problems if the two of them faced each other.

"Anybody that can box is gonna cause Pacquiao a problem. Even if Pacquiao beats him, Pacquiao’s gonna get beat up before he lands the big punch anyways. Pacquiao’s gonna get beat up even if he wins the fight, if it goes beyond six to eight rounds," Mayweather Sr. told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.

Even if Khan gained a victory over Pacquiao, Mayweather Sr. would still refuse to grant him a fight with Floyd Jr.

"I already told him anyways, he doesn’t deserve no fight. I told him, 'I’ve seen your ass get whooped by bums, you don’t need no fight,'" Mayweather Sr. said. "He don’t need no fight, and if there’s any kind of way that he thinks he’s gonna get a fight — because that’s all he wants. Then he’s gonna put his damn ragly ass daddy on the phone."