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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Amir Khan has been here before.
While preparing to meet former welterweight title claimant Luis Collazo a year ago in Las Vegas, he spent much of his pre-fight media time answering questions about Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Lest anyone forget, it was Khan who “won” a Mayweather-orchestrated fan poll to determine “Money’s” May 2014 opponent, but he was ultimately snubbed in favor of Argentine roughneck Marcos Maidana. And when the prevailing perception out of that main event was that “Chino” had done enough to warrant a second shot – the Englishman with Pakistani roots was forced to wait again.
Mayweather immediately began calling Khan’s name after vanquishing Maidana for the second time, but the surprise agreement with generational rival Manny Pacquiao set the match aside once again.
Fast-forward to spring 2015 and the storyline remains similar.
Mayweather is biding his time before going public with his choice for what could be a career swan song in September, and Khan can take a giant step toward securing that match with a victory against another former world champion – albeit at 140 pounds, not 147 – when he meets Chris Algieri on Friday night. [Click Here To Read More]
While preparing to meet former welterweight title claimant Luis Collazo a year ago in Las Vegas, he spent much of his pre-fight media time answering questions about Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Lest anyone forget, it was Khan who “won” a Mayweather-orchestrated fan poll to determine “Money’s” May 2014 opponent, but he was ultimately snubbed in favor of Argentine roughneck Marcos Maidana. And when the prevailing perception out of that main event was that “Chino” had done enough to warrant a second shot – the Englishman with Pakistani roots was forced to wait again.
Mayweather immediately began calling Khan’s name after vanquishing Maidana for the second time, but the surprise agreement with generational rival Manny Pacquiao set the match aside once again.
Fast-forward to spring 2015 and the storyline remains similar.
Mayweather is biding his time before going public with his choice for what could be a career swan song in September, and Khan can take a giant step toward securing that match with a victory against another former world champion – albeit at 140 pounds, not 147 – when he meets Chris Algieri on Friday night. [Click Here To Read More]
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