By Edward Chaykovsky

As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) still believes a showdown is possible with his former sparring partner, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao.

The two camps were in talks earlier this year to face each other for Pacquiao's presumed final fight in April. That didn't happen when Khan was passed over in favor of a trilogy fight with Timothy Bradley.

Once Pacquiao was out of the picture, Khan went in a totally different direction when he agreed to face WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez at a catch-weight of 155-pounds. That fight took place last Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with Khan suffering a brutal knockout in the sixth round.

This past Tuesday Pacquiao won a senate seat in the Philippines, but Khan feels he will fight again. Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, also believes his boxer will return again for at least one more fight.

“That fight [with Pacquiao] is definitely a possibility,” Khan said. “We are just going to sit down with the team. For sure I think he will fight again. I can go straight into another big fight. I was winning the fight (against Canelo). The skill, fitness and strength was there - I just got caught by a big shot. These are the last few years of my career now. I want to maximize it and fight the biggest names in boxing a leave a great legacy behind."

Roach does not want to see his former student get hurt. He would rather see Khan take a break from the ring and look in another direction.

"That was a real bad knockout. After that kind of knockout.... honestly I don't know about that [when it comes to fighting Pacquiao]. That was a bad knockout. He's going to be under a medical suspension for a couple months, so I don't care what he says about Pacquiao right now. After that [knockout], I think he should take a break. Pacquiao is a senator now. I think he has one more fight in him, but I haven't spoken to him [about fighting one more time]," said Roach.