[EXCLUSIVE] Amir Khan-Ricky Hatton maybe on Mayweather-Pacquiao Undercard

Amir Khan may fight Ricky Hatton: to be part of Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather ticket. Pride of Bolton Amir Khan retained his World Boxing Association light-welterweight title by blowing away the undefeated-for-long Dimitry Salita in 76 seconds. This was the classic show of the great strength that this twenty something boy possesses. Watching him finish off his opponent in minutes is great delight. But he says he has miles to go and adds that he hasn’t used his full potential yet. So there is already talk of him and Floyd Mayweather Jr facing each other in not so distant future. As far as I am concerned that for Floyd Mayweather Jr he will be too fast. Though Floyd Mayweather Jr has several aces up his sleeves, Amir Khan’s power coupled with his speed will be a great advantage for him. But everything said and done, I still believe that his coach shouldn’t force him in any fight unprepared as at this stage deciding whom to fight and at what time to fight is very important. At the Metro Radio Arena, the 23-year-old boxer finished off Salita in a shocking left hook that followed a classic left-right combination shot and a chopping overhand shot in a neutral corner. With this win, Amir Khan stands to take on the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jr. However his trainer Fredie Roach and advisers didn’t want to highlight such possibilities. Roach said Amir already was 50 per cent of the fighter he wants to become in his career. Khan, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist, may take on Argentine boxer Miadana or Vieta Oritz or Juan Díaz in the next match. Amir Khan’s promoter Frank Warren criticized media persons for being obsessed with the comedians who jeered at Khan’s religion. Amir Khan is now Britain’s third-youngest world champion after Naseem Hamed and Herbie Hide. His family is of Pak origin living in Bolton, Newcastle in England. Dmitry Salita was never defeated in the last 31 fights. He couldn’t pose a serious challenge to Amir Khan beyond one minute and 16 seconds. Amir Khan has amazed many people by his brilliant performance against Dmitriy Salita, the Ukrainian boxer who met his first defeat in years. And that too in flat 80 seconds. Though the performance amazed many including his trainer who could not witness the first knockdown of Dmitriy Salita because it came too fast and he was not able to sit on his chair properly till that time, it did not surprise him. Within ten seconds into fight and Dmitriy Salita was knocked down. Many people who were enjoying the fight were simply overwhelmed by Amir Khan’s power and his timing. The young man who celebrates his twenty third birthday today says he has many more miles to go and he hasn’t reached his peak. He is mechanical said one spectator who was watching the fight. “It is simply the emergence of a great boxer on the world arena. He is the fastest I have ever seen”, says Mark who watched the fight. Another boxing buff John says, “I've enjoyed watching Amir's career to date and will enjoy watching him progress over the coming years. There is already talk of a Khan v Hatton. Personally I am a big Hatton fan, but genuinely feel that Khan would win. Hatton would be a good name on Khan's card, but could it also damage him as Hatton is so inactive, ageing and slowing in boxing terms”. Abe says, “Hatton can still kick someone on the rear, age is not the problem here, it's the training, the right person to train a boxer compensate a good reward. Like Hatton, Mayweather Sr. is not a good trainer, most of his boxer he trained were devastated and lost. Credit goes to Roach and Ariza for Khan's success”. Bernie says, “Amir Khan has speed, strength and is a better all round boxer. If khan was trained by Mayweather Sr I still think he would still be great.” A report on his fighting with Dmitriy Salita says, “From the signing of the contract to the delivery of the punch, boxing was, is and always will be about timing. This is Amir Khan's time. In the space of 76 seconds (only 18 more than he himself lasted against Breidis Prescott 15 months ago) the Bolton superstar – for that is what he surely is at last after quieting the few remaining boo boys on Saturday night – not only erased the memory of that defeat and consigned his shocked New York challenger, Dmitriy Salita, to anonymity but also sent a message around the fight game that he is the coming man at 10 stones”. It was one of the most memorable fight from a boy who had that teenage look when he entered the boxing ring just a couple of years and took on some big names in the UK. Even now he looked amazingly down to earth and doesn’t boast of his prowess or what is going to do in rings. What he does is he allows his punches speak for him, and by the way more powerfully.