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Trainer Naazim Richardson has refused to confirm whether or not he has been the subject of an approach from Amir Khan.
Khan is expected to leave Freddie Roach, his current coach, in the near future - and Richardson is the man heavily tipped to replace him.
Former light-welterweight world champion Khan has revealed he is looking for a trainer who will sharpen up his defence, following a devastating stoppage loss to Danny Garcia in July, which saw him surrender the WBA crown.
However, Richardson thinks the problem is not with Khan's elusiveness, but instead with the division he is competing in.
"At the end of the day, Amir has to pick someone who is going to get him comfortable in his own skin," Richardson told fighthype.com. "I don't think he should compete at 140lbs anymore. They have to get him in a comfortable place.
"It's not just about defence with Amir - it has to do with who he's fighting. When you're fighting a guy [Garcia] that walks around at Lucian Bute's [the former IBF super-middleweight champion] size and they sweat down to 140, and you get hit with a clean shot, that has nothing to do with defence.
"Garcia wins fights at the scale and as long as he can make 140, he's going to be a problem for a lot of guys. That's the thing people have to understand. But Amir needs to be at a comfortable weight and when you look at his shoulders and things of that nature, he doesn't have the easiest cut to 140. Danny has it down to a science."
Richardson has trained, among others, Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins - both of whom are expected to act as a mentor to Khan in future.
Read more at http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/s...m7j3IcQX4mS.99
I said this months ago and the thread i posted was deleted!
Khan is expected to leave Freddie Roach, his current coach, in the near future - and Richardson is the man heavily tipped to replace him.
Former light-welterweight world champion Khan has revealed he is looking for a trainer who will sharpen up his defence, following a devastating stoppage loss to Danny Garcia in July, which saw him surrender the WBA crown.
However, Richardson thinks the problem is not with Khan's elusiveness, but instead with the division he is competing in.
"At the end of the day, Amir has to pick someone who is going to get him comfortable in his own skin," Richardson told fighthype.com. "I don't think he should compete at 140lbs anymore. They have to get him in a comfortable place.
"It's not just about defence with Amir - it has to do with who he's fighting. When you're fighting a guy [Garcia] that walks around at Lucian Bute's [the former IBF super-middleweight champion] size and they sweat down to 140, and you get hit with a clean shot, that has nothing to do with defence.
"Garcia wins fights at the scale and as long as he can make 140, he's going to be a problem for a lot of guys. That's the thing people have to understand. But Amir needs to be at a comfortable weight and when you look at his shoulders and things of that nature, he doesn't have the easiest cut to 140. Danny has it down to a science."
Richardson has trained, among others, Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins - both of whom are expected to act as a mentor to Khan in future.
Read more at http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/s...m7j3IcQX4mS.99
I said this months ago and the thread i posted was deleted!
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