How can this be serious...
Khan has speed, he's not a great fighter... he's not a power puncher...
and if floyd the most accurate puncher in boxing lands a flush right on him, surely the fight is over?
Who cares? Nobody is beating Floyd. He should just cash out against the 4 most popular opponents left since that's all fans care about anyway:
Khan
Cotto II
Canelo II
Pacquiao
There you go.
If Amir spent as much time in the gym as he does flashing his pencil dick on Skype, he might cause Floyd a few problems but he doesn't. Dude doesn't deserve a Floyd payday like he doesn't deserve his wife.
Khan had a moment, before the Peterson fight, where I was ready to consider him a legit contender for a Mayweather fight. I went into the Peterson fight, thinking that was a perfect fight to find out whether Khan could be taken seriously for a Mayweather fight.
He proved then, and in every fight since, that he is not going to give Floyd the least bit of trouble. His speed and combinations will mean nothing because far lesser fighters than Floyd Mayweather have been able to deal with it.
All that being said, if he beats Alexander he will get the fight.
Nobody thinks Khan will beat Mayweather, there isn't a fighter in the world who can in and around his weight class. However, Khan's style will offer a new look and present Mayweather a new puzzle that will make the fight an interesting spectacle while it lasts. I'm tired of boring Mayweather fights, Khan will make the fight exciting and his speedy jab and left hook will land a lot more than people think.
I believe GGG would consider fighting him at 152 as well, but I thought Floyd may give him a little bit of break since he is older than Canelo and has never even fought at 154 to begin with. It's an unlikely fight though.
I just think he poses the biggest challenge available to Floyd. Floyd definitely isn't going to fight someone bigger than him since all of the best in Super Middleweight likely wouldn't come down to even 160.
Why did Canelo make sense from a competitive standpoint then? His career has been built on beating up smaller guys. The Trout win was nice, but Trout's best win in the division was against Cotto who was coming off a loss and was never a true JMW to begin with. Golovkin with his amateur background, stellar power, and great timing is likely a bigger challenge. He also weighed less on fight night against Macklin than Canelo did against Trout.
Floyd is obviously great and nothing is going to change that, but if he fights guys at WW within the next two years he is likely going to dominate them all. I, for one, would like to see Floyd challenged a little bit.
I think GGG will soon challenge the top Super MWs if Quillin (Showtime fighter, do makes it harder) and Martinez don't bite. HBO also apparently wants to wait on a Ward fight, so they can build some hype. Who knows maybe he will try to go down to JMW and coax Floyd into a fight? That's unlikely, but could be interesting.
I am not bashing on Golovkin, right now I'd favor him against Martinez. Chavez jr's size might cause him some issue, but I believe he'd outsmart junior.
What I am saying is that Floyd is 37, and is a welterweight. At this stage all he has to prove in my opinion is to be the best in his weight class in spite of his age.
Golovkin would probably try to make 150 or 152 to get a Floyd fight, I agree, but that doesn't make it any better. GGG would fight at a weight that is not natural for him, while the other will be forced to stick and move given the power and size disadvantage.
Personally I don't think Canelo really deserved the fight, I'm not even convinced about the Trout bout to be honest. The open scorecards were ridicolous.
I'm not saying he is a bum, he's a very good fighter, but was hyped to be something he is not, or not yet at least.
As for natural ww's , I understand what you're saying, but nothing is eternal, not even Floyd. His carreer is almost over, I'd rather see him prove to be still the best at his own weight class than chase glory fighting at catchweights like SRL at the end of his carreer (think of Lalonde).
I think Floyd would fight GGG at 154
Mayweather didn't fight Canelo at 154, you expect him to fight a MW at 154?.
Besides, in my opinion that fight makes no sense whatsoever.
If GGG needs some big name in his resume, he should fight guys his size or bigger, not a 37 years old welterweight.
Quillin and Martinez are both good fights if they can be made and GGG would become linear champion by beating Sergio.
Or you have Chavez jr who only recently moved up, Ward is looking for an opponent, nothing to do?. Call out Froch, or go get Bikia's belt and then challenge Ward again.
These are good fights for GGG to prove himself as the real deal, not another welterweight.
At this stage, GGG is the one who needs to prove himself, not Mayweather, who is 3 (or is it 4?) fights away from retirement.
It's a good fight, it's not about khan deserving it or having a chance.
It's about him being able to match Floyd for speed and he will cause Floyd some issues before he is most likely brutally knocked out.
Khan rarely loses a round that he doesn't get hurt in, of course he gets hurt every second round or so.
Ahah, brilliant way to put it and very true!,
I wouldn't say it's a good fight though, entertaining and fan friendly? yes.
Now, Mayweather keeps on talking about "going for the K.O. " , if he fights Khan he might keep his word, for once... or well, maybe a KD or two? :D
Not interested if Floyd is hurting Canelo, he's putting Khan into a coma......
Honestly Im not too interested in seeing Floyd at 147 even thou thats his weight, aside from Garcia he has no challenges
His dormant power was also very visible Saturday just as it was vs Cotto as a Floyd fan Im wondering is 147 and 8 0z gloves killing his hands and power, he let his hands go with no regards at 154
GGG is around the same size as Canelo. Canelo was actually heavier against Trout than Golovkin was when he fought Macklin.
Floyd is too good for any fighters his size at the moment. There is no drama. Pacquiao is probably the only one I would like to see in the next year.
As B-hop said when your that skillful the weight dont matter floyd mayweather could beat anyone at 140 147 154 160 no question the only problem with 160 is its way to much weight for floyd to put on it might even take a whole year to achieve a walk around weight of 157 regardless if he could train eat sleep good at 158 the Sergio martinez is the route to go he called money out now money should cash that cheque NEW MIDDLE WEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD as for pacquiao lol
See how Canelo won cards by almost doing nothing? If the fight is in Wembley, a couple of Khan flurries can get him a SD
Doesnt matter Khan won't see round 12
It's a good fight, it's not about khan deserving it or having a chance.
It's about him being able to match Floyd for speed and he will cause Floyd some issues before he is most likely brutally knocked out.
Khan rarely loses a round that he doesn't get hurt in, of course he gets hurt every second round or so.
This fight should not happen. Does anybody actually believe Khan has any chance at all? To be fair, the vast majority of guys at 140-154 look to have no shot, but there are more deserving fighters than Khan at the moment.
There will be little to no drama unless Floyd fights the likes of Pacquiao, Lara, or Golovkin. Guys like Thurman and Garcia may be ready in a few years, but it doesn't look like they are yet.
How can you ask Floyd to fight GGG when he looked like a little pre-pubescent against Canelo, size wise... it was ridiculous.
I think Garcia's style plays right into mayweathers hands.. garcia needs a fighter to rush him to have any real success... Matthysse, Khan... he had trouble against an old overweight boxer like Morales...
Garcia is a top fighter, and would beat most though.
Floyd should be fighting fighters his own size. the GGG and even the Martinez fights are ridiculous.