But Khan says he would love to take on Manny Pacquiao because he would get the better of him. Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao who recently lost Welterweight World Championship fight against world’s best American boxer Floyd Mayweather.
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Mayweather, unbeaten over 48 fights, revealed his reasons as he collected his gong
. ” 50-50, they used to be. I’d like to do Pacquiao against Amir Khan but they’ll take Manny against any decent guy”. “Obviously, me and Manny are former stable mates and sparring partners and friends”, he added.
Khan also highlighted the link between him and Pacquiao as a massive draw-the pair used to train together under Freddie Roach-along with the large English, Pakistani and Filipino populations in the United Arab Emirates
. “Manny frequently put Amir on the floor, knocking him cold four or five times”, said Roach in November.
“Having a change of trainers is not a bad thing”. We both like to fight, move and both have tremendous hand speed. Brook is slated to return in October.
In the recent interview with Fightnews, the 36-year-old Filipino boxer talked about his shoulder injury, the way his last fight with Mayweather went, and that he wants a rematch
. If it makes sense financially for both of us, then I think the fight will definitely take place…. Hopefully, that fight can be made next year in the summer at a stadium, maybe Wembley Stadium.
Now Top Rank CEO Arum says Pacquiao and Khan could fight in early 2016, with Abu Dhabi the favourite to act as host
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An MRI exam subsequently showed a rotator cuff tear on Pacquiao’s shoulder, but his camp opted to proceed with the fight since he made good progress in the gym and looked like he could still compete
. “I believe Mayweather thinks I will beat him”, Khan said.
While Mayweather landed 148 of 435 punches during the 12-round title unification tussle, Pacquiao connected with just 81 of 429 as his aggressive style was neutralized by his opponent’s flashy defense and ring generalship
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