Khan is eager to take on the top-ranked welterweight, believing his speed could hurt Mayweather, but fears their differing schedules could scupper hopes of arranging a showdown between the two this year.
"Floyd wants to fight in September but I have Ramadan coming up so I want to take time off for that," Khan told Ringside. "The next fight for me will be either November or December, if Floyd moves to November or December then that fight can happen.
"I want to fight again at the end of the year. I don't want to take a long time out of the ring like I did last time. I want to fight someone in the top 10. There are a few big names out there."
Khan is seventh in the welterweight world rankings and he picked out Robert Guerrero (eighth) Maidana (sixth) and Shawn Porter (fifth) as potential opponents later in the year.
But he ruled out the possibility of facing Manny Pacquaio and the Filipino's fellow Bob Arum stablemates.
"I think Robert Guerrero could be an ideal opponent in the future, even a rematch with Marcos Maidana or Shawn Porter, who just had a great win," Khan said.
"Porter is a great fighter; he is very strong and very quick. I think with Manny Pacquiao, Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez it would be quite hard to make the fight because they are with Bob Arum.
"Alexander is another fight that could be possibly made; we were talking about getting that fight done. But yes, there are a few names there that I am looking at, which could definitely make sense."
Khan's appetite for a scrap with Mayweather has not diminished, though, and the Brit was quick to highlight a few flaws in the American's armoury that he is itching to expose.
And Khan is confident that he has the speed, strength and wits to topple the champ, especially now he is reaping the rewards of his change in division and new-found dedication to his art.
"Everywhere I was walking in Vegas everyone was talking about me fighting Mayweather," Khan said. "They were saying: 'We want to see that fight' and 'you're the only one that can give him problems with that speed, movement and explosiveness'.
"I was watching the fight between him and Maidana and Maidana was getting a lot of shots in. And Maidana is a lot slower than me and his footwork is a lot slower.
"When you fight someone like Floyd Mayweather, you can't respect him. You have to go out all guns blazing. Mayweather is a great fighter but opponents are getting smarter and fighters are getting smarter.
"I think what Floyd Mayweather needs is someone who is not going to stand in front of him with slow feet and slow hands, and that is me. I don't have slow feet or slow hands.
"He is an amazing fighter and the best fighter out there. And to even have your name pulled up by people to fight him next is an achievement on its own."
Khan continued: "Floyd is an amazing fighter and the only people who can give him problems are good boxers, who can move their feet well and who can make opponents miss.
"Floyd is not as quick as he used to be but he is still a great fighter. He times his shots well. If you have your good footwork you can get away from shots and you will cause him a lot of problems."
"I know what mistakes I was making before and the weight-making was one of those mistakes. I should have moved up a long time ago.
"Plus I am taking boxing a lot more seriously now. I have a great team. I am using Al Haymon as my advisor now and things are going really well with Golden Boy as well. It is now all about keeping working hard, getting the right fights and getting the wins."
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Win or lose, Khan is a game guy and will fight anyone.
Agree. Really never understood all the hate for khan. Yes he has tried to prove himself a tough guy which has left him being tko, however he is a real champ. Boxing needs more fighters like Khan not just willing but actually going and fighting the best fighters in their respectable division. Always wished the best for khan. If eh beats guerro then maidana rematch or porter even brook, would be great
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I like Kell but it made me crack up.
titchlar@Titchlar81 1h
@stevie_hazo hey kell how many fights did it take amir khan to make a bigger statement than you at welterweight?
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Guerrero is an alright fight, but him being Southpaw it isn't a good prep for Floyd if he wins.
Porter or Maidana. Porter more so because of the belt.
Yeah, a fight with Porter makes the most sense. If Porter gets a fight with Floyd in September, Guerrero should be the other option.
If he fights Maidana and wins, people will say he was a cherrypick. Khan should move forward and not go over old ground.
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It's hard to respect Brook when he is running around bigging up his Senchenko win.
If Brook is able to beat Porter, I will become an instant fan. However I just don't see that happening.
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I like Kell but it made me crack up.
titchlar@Titchlar81 1h
@stevie_hazo hey kell how many fights did it take amir khan to make a bigger statement than you at welterweight?
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A rematch is pointless, Khan's detractors will find a way to discredit him if he beat him again. Porter or Guerrero.
Guerrero is an alright fight, but him being Southpaw it isn't a good prep for Floyd if he wins. It is very winnable because Khan's speed allows his right hand to find Southpaws and so far been 3-0 vs lefties.
Porter-Brook winner or Maidana. The former more so because of the belt.
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It's hard to respect Brook when he is running around bigging up his Senchenko win.
If Brook is able to beat Porter, I will become an instant fan. However I just don't see that happening.
I wouldn't become a fan if he wins because he is Khan's rival, but like Danny I will most certainly respect him and give him credit.
Let's see how it goes although I and anyone would agree it's hard to see Porter losing this one.
Someone tweeted after Khan-Collazo something like "how many fights did it take Khan to make a bigger statement than Brook at 147". :lol1:
To be fair Brook is mandatory and even though I have made fun of him at the end I respect all fighters and its a hard sport and I believe he should get his crack after all those years. Regardless of who wins in Porter-Brook that is a darn good fight for Khan mainly because either will be prime young lion with an IBF belt to further Khan's position at 147 as a challenger to Floyd. That is IF Khan can win of course.
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It's hard to respect Brook when he is running around bigging up his Senchenko win.
If Brook is able to beat Porter, I will become an instant fan. However I just don't see that happening.
Porter is a mean dude, I'll give you that. Malignaggi is shot to hell but the way Porter dispatched him was impressive.
Brook doesn't have a prayer against Porter but Khan certainly does.
Someone tweeted after Khan-Collazo something like "how many fights did it take Khan to make a bigger statement than Brook at 147". :lol1:
To be fair Brook is mandatory and even though I have made fun of him at the end I respect all fighters and its a hard sport and I believe he should get his crack after all those years. Regardless of who wins in Porter-Brook that is a darn good fight for Khan mainly because either will be prime young lion with an IBF belt to further Khan's position at 147 as a challenger to Floyd. That is IF Khan can win of course.
I don't understand...Khan was just about to be gifted a shot for Floyd but was struck down by the public.
He is still on the fast track for that fight but now seems to be saying 'you know what, **** Floyd i will fight THREE other good WW fights instead and stake my own claim' and he spoiled now? This is the best thing 'i've heard from Amir in years
Yea I read that same thing too today bout Khan wanting to fight other fighters. I don't know if its true but if is I commend him on his choices. All 3 could give him problems IF he doesn't know the answer to all 3 BEFORE he steps into the ring.
Collazo's a bum because he fought like a bum.
So, now apparently Donaire is a bum because of his performance vs Rigondeaux and Mosley with his against Forrest (twice), so twice the bum.
I was also confident that Collazo would win based on Khan's awful performance against Diaz. There's no contradiction in what I said.
Rrrrright!! No contradiction.
my man collazo ready to take khan's head off. he has nothing but evil intentions on his mind. retirement awaits for khan.
Oh great, now he's going to go on & on about how he deserves to fight Mayweather now because he beat bum Collazo.
None?
Try harder
You should take your own advice.
I had to since Brook is Porter's mandatory :(
Khan can get it doe
Porter is a mean dude, I'll give you that. Malignaggi is shot to hell but the way Porter dispatched him was impressive.
Brook doesn't have a prayer against Porter but Khan certainly does.
There's nothing to expose. Khan gets destroyed by Thurman and that's all there is to it.
And if he doesn't it's because Thurman was a bum amirite?
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Based on Khan's performance against Diaz. He looked awful, and in combination of moving up to WW, I thought it'd be too much for him.
Collazo's a bum because he fought like a bum. I was also confident that Collazo would win based on Khan's awful performance against Diaz. There's no contradiction in what I said. Try harder.
You've been exposed son.
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