No, Khan was in exactly the same position as Bradley back in 2011, just before his controversial loss to Peterson. Prior to that, there were talks between the Khan and Bradley camps for a light-welterweight unification bout, but it was Bradley who backed away from it. Bradley himself admitted that he was scared to face Khan:
Default Timothy Bradley "If I Lose To Amir Khan I'm Out Of Mayweather / Pacquiao Sweepstakes"
"At the end of the day, let's say I lose the fight, what happens then? I'm out of the sweepstakes with Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao"
Bradley was worried that a loss to Khan would end his dreams of facing Pacquiao or Mayweather. Bradley himself knew that he wouldn't be able to out-box Khan, and that the only way to beat him is with raw punching power, something a feather-fisted Bradley just doesn't have.
Default Timothy Bradley "If I Lose To Amir Khan I'm Out Of Mayweather / Pacquiao Sweepstakes"
"At the end of the day, let's say I lose the fight, what happens then? I'm out of the sweepstakes with Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao"
Bradley was worried that a loss to Khan would end his dreams of facing Pacquiao or Mayweather. Bradley himself knew that he wouldn't be able to out-box Khan, and that the only way to beat him is with raw punching power, something a feather-fisted Bradley just doesn't have.
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