AMIR KHAN CLAIMS MAYWEATHER IS MESSING UP WITHHIS OWN LEGACY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
Repeatedly frustrated over his failure to lure undefeated pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr to fight him, WBC welterweight Silver champion Amir Khan claims that by picking up comparatively easy opponents for his September 12 farewell title defense instead of facing him, Khan believes Mayweather Jr is in danger of ?messing his own legacy up?.
Mayweather who beat eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao in a clash hyped as ?The Fight of the Century? announced he would fight for the final time on September 12 - naming Andre Berto and Karim Mayfield as the leading candidates for his ring farewell.
Khan has consistently projected his desire to secure a big-money clash with 38-year-old Mayweather and claims he could be the first to beat him, has often been rebuffed, although two weeks ago, the Bolton fighter revealed he had been involved in a heated exchange with Floyd Mayweather Sr.
Speaking to Ringcast.net, Khan said: "We've been talking to Al Haymon and hopefully we'll find out in a week what's going to happen. Mayweather wants to fight on September 12 and I'll be ready for that date.?
Khan said "Floyd says he thinks he needs an easy fight now because he's proved himself by beating Pacquiao. He wants to fight Andre Berto and Karim Mayfield. No disrespect to those two because they're good fighters and good friends of mine too. But he needs to finish on a high. What he?s probably going to do is leave the game on a low and I think that?s the worst thing to do.?
The former 2004 Olympic silver medalist recalled his conversation with Floyd?s father/trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr who told Khan ?it will be an easy fight if Mayweather fought me. If it'd be so easy then why not do it??
While he noted that Mayweather Jr has ?mentioned a few names but mine should've been in there because it's a fight that the fans want and it's a fight that would make big money."
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