Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao is one of the most highly anticipated fights in boxing history. Just about everyone is looking forward to the mega fight, well except Amir Khan. The British boxer called out both Mayweather and Pacquiao, wanting to fight both of them. Well since they’ve decided to fight each other, that leaves Khan out in the cold yet again. Khan fired off about the fight saying it will be dull and “boring” and of course Mayweather fired back.
Khan told The Sun:
‘The thing is when they were both at their peak – which was six years ago – this fight was talked about then and it should have happened then.
‘That’s when it would have been a great fight because they were both explosive. They were both at their peak and the fight would have been massive. They both seemed unbeatable back then.
‘Six years later Manny Pacquiao has had two defeats and been knocked out. Mayweather has had some good fights but he is getting old and he’s showing signs of aging now. He is getting caught a lot more frequently.
‘For me, this fight isn’t going to be as explosive or as good as it would have been five or six years ago. Who knows, styles make fights.
‘They’re both very experienced but it could turn out to be a boring fight because there is just so much expectation on it.’
Mayweather fired back saying:
‘I am touched that Amir is concerned about the fight, and that it might be boring for the fans,’ said Mayweather.
‘He doesn’t need to worry, the fact this has taken so long to happen only makes the anticipation and build up of the fight that much greater.
‘I can even get him a ticket if he wants – so he can see what the biggest fight in the history of boxing looks like – and to appease any fears he might have about a boring fight.’
‘Of course he wanted to fight me, of course he wanted to fight Manny, I get that, I really do,’ added Mayweather.
‘The reality is that this is only fight the public were demanding and we had no choice but to give it to them.
‘The world was not calling for Mayweather vs Khan or Pacquiao vs Khan. He knows that, he is a smart kid. He knows this fight had to happen.
