TSS EXCLUSIVE: Amir Khan Talks About The Poll, and Why He'd Beat Floyd

BY Raymond Markarian ON February 16, 2014 You might have heard that Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana are the two fighters thought to be the two possibilities for Floyd Mayweather to fight in his next bout, which will unfold on May 3 in Las Vegas. I had the opportunity to talk at length with Khan, who resides in England and also in the US, where he does much of his training. We talked about Mayweather’s fan poll, Khan’s credentials to fight Mayweather, the media, Khan’s Army and Khan’s Army of haters. We also touched on Khan’s fight with Marcos Maidana and his drawing power with people outside of boxing. Over the course of the chat, it became clear to me that Khan idolized Floyd Mayweather. But today is a new day; Khan believes he has more boxing skills than Floyd Mayweather, and if he gets the chance to fight Floyd, it goes without saying, in my mind, that his idolatry of Money will go out the window. I sense that he would force more of a fight than recent foes have, and with his penchant for trading, would give fans who buy the PPV better bang for the buck than they got in the Robert Guerrero and Canelo Alvarez fights. Read on as I pick the brain of the man that is ready to perhaps sign on for the biggest fight of his life. Ray Markarian: What do you say to the people that say you don’t deserve the Floyd Mayweather fight? Amir Khan: Well, styles make fights. People can say he has beaten guys with speed and power. He has done a great job against everyone. He has beaten guys with decent footwork. Well, we bring all of those ingredients to the table. http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/18018-tss-exclusive-amir-khan-talks-about-the-poll-and-why-hed-beat-floyd Click the link to read the rest of the interview