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Khan "I have one of the best chins in Boxing"
WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan has roared back at his critics by claiming that he possesses one of the best chins in boxing.
Khan's boast comes after sparring sessions with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao who, he says, failed to floor him with his best shots. Earlier this year, celebrated veteran Shane Mosley claimed he had never felt power as ferocious as Pacquiao's.
The Brit's punch resistance has been questioned ever since he was sparked in one round by Breidis Prescott in 2008, having already been to the canvas against Willie Limond and Michael Gomez.
But he is yet to hit the floor since teaming up with master trainer Freddie Roach, the man credited with turning his career around.
"Freddie has to tell me to calm down in training," said Khan. "In sparring when I get hit with a clean shot by big guys who are 154 pounds, I get straight back at them. That's my style.
"I want to show them they haven't hurt me and if they do catch me, it's the worst thing they could do because that's when I turn on. Sparring at the Wildcard is like a fight, it's not a spar. We throw full-on power shots.
"I pay my sparring partners a lot of money and because they're in Freddie Roach's gym, they're out to prove how good they are. I've proved I've probably got one of the best chins in the boxing business. I've been hit with huge shots in sparring.
"Manny's hit me with a clean back hand, his hardest shot, and I walked straight onto it and still stood there. He was asked if I have a glass jaw and he said 'what are you talking about, I spar with him and he's knocked lots of sparring partners out who are heavier'.
"And we fight hard in sparring with 12 or 14 ounce gloves, not big, big gloves."
Khan defends the WBA title against IBF champion Zab Judah at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Khan's boast comes after sparring sessions with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao who, he says, failed to floor him with his best shots. Earlier this year, celebrated veteran Shane Mosley claimed he had never felt power as ferocious as Pacquiao's.
The Brit's punch resistance has been questioned ever since he was sparked in one round by Breidis Prescott in 2008, having already been to the canvas against Willie Limond and Michael Gomez.
But he is yet to hit the floor since teaming up with master trainer Freddie Roach, the man credited with turning his career around.
"Freddie has to tell me to calm down in training," said Khan. "In sparring when I get hit with a clean shot by big guys who are 154 pounds, I get straight back at them. That's my style.
"I want to show them they haven't hurt me and if they do catch me, it's the worst thing they could do because that's when I turn on. Sparring at the Wildcard is like a fight, it's not a spar. We throw full-on power shots.
"I pay my sparring partners a lot of money and because they're in Freddie Roach's gym, they're out to prove how good they are. I've proved I've probably got one of the best chins in the boxing business. I've been hit with huge shots in sparring.
"Manny's hit me with a clean back hand, his hardest shot, and I walked straight onto it and still stood there. He was asked if I have a glass jaw and he said 'what are you talking about, I spar with him and he's knocked lots of sparring partners out who are heavier'.
"And we fight hard in sparring with 12 or 14 ounce gloves, not big, big gloves."
Khan defends the WBA title against IBF champion Zab Judah at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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