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Amir Khan: Manny Pacquiao will dismantle Cotto like De La Hoya
Amir Khan: Manny Pacquiao will dismantle Cotto like De La Hoya
By Gareth A Davies Boxing and MMA Last updated: November 13th, 2009
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Amir Khan has told Telegraph Sport that he believes Manny Pacquiao will have too much speed and will dismantle Miguel Cotto and stop him in the late rounds, much as the Filipino did against Oscar De La Hoya.
I caught up with Amir Khan in Los Angeles, where he was in training for his WBA light-welterweight defence against Dimitriy Salita in Newcastle 0n Dec 5.
In two separate videos, Khan insists that Pacquiao is his inspiration, and rubbing shoulders with him has given him the desire to follow in his footsteps with great fights in Las Vegas.
In the second video Khan also looks ahead in the event of a Pacquiao-Mayweather contest down the line, and finds it hard to select a winner. Khan, who had a training session with the Mayweathers before joining Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club gym, said: “Manny hasn’t ever fought anyone with Mayweather’s skill; Mayweather hasn’t met anyone with the speed of Manny. I couldn’t pick a winner. But what a fight…”
By Gareth A Davies Boxing and MMA Last updated: November 13th, 2009
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Amir Khan has told Telegraph Sport that he believes Manny Pacquiao will have too much speed and will dismantle Miguel Cotto and stop him in the late rounds, much as the Filipino did against Oscar De La Hoya.
I caught up with Amir Khan in Los Angeles, where he was in training for his WBA light-welterweight defence against Dimitriy Salita in Newcastle 0n Dec 5.
In two separate videos, Khan insists that Pacquiao is his inspiration, and rubbing shoulders with him has given him the desire to follow in his footsteps with great fights in Las Vegas.
In the second video Khan also looks ahead in the event of a Pacquiao-Mayweather contest down the line, and finds it hard to select a winner. Khan, who had a training session with the Mayweathers before joining Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club gym, said: “Manny hasn’t ever fought anyone with Mayweather’s skill; Mayweather hasn’t met anyone with the speed of Manny. I couldn’t pick a winner. But what a fight…”
sure.... amir!
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