Mayweather/Khan May 3rd looks like

[IamInuit]

Not sure how reliable these sources are but...

World Boxing News - Report: Floyd Mayweather v Amir Khan 'finalised' for May 3

[jehoshaphat]

I saw it on another site so maybe its true. I don't know how I feel about this. Khan definitely doesn't deserve it so I know its a business move. I guess I don't know who should be the one to fight him at 147. Showtime is going to want to make their money so I understand it because Khan does have a following. But what does this do for Mayweather? Its purely no reward except the money. Not that that should be overlooked. I guess I would do the same. I guess I would be okay with it if they are just waiting for a developing and we get something megafight like in September. Kind of like Guerrero then Canelo. Maybe Khan then Garcia.

[Freedom]

Mismatch.

Floyd will win by KO.

[beenKOed]

I saw it on another site so maybe its true. I don't know how I feel about this. Khan definitely doesn't deserve it so I know its a business move. I guess I don't know who should be the one to fight him at 147. Showtime is going to want to make their money so I understand it because Khan does have a following. But what does this do for Mayweather? Its purely no reward except the money. Not that that should be overlooked. I guess I would do the same. I guess I would be okay with it if they are just waiting for a developing and we get something megafight like in September. Kind of like Guerrero then Canelo. Maybe Khan then Garcia.

Has to keep working on those six fights. Floyd is working hard these days.

[p4pking]

Not at all surprised, it's a mismatch but will be interesting to watch for a bit. Khan has as big a profile as anyone Floyd hasn't already beat below 160, Garcia could use another fight or two to build himself up and that's about all she wrote.

[IamInuit]

Not at all surprised, it's a mismatch but will be interesting to watch for a bit. Khan has as big a profile as anyone Floyd hasn't already beat below 160, Garcia could use another fight or two to build himself up and that's about all she wrote.

Not surprised either. Mismatch is a little strong my friend imo for this particular encounter if you consider the strong points of each guy. Sure Khan has a dodgy chin but so did Hearns and Ray never ran out there and tried to plug it and I dont see Floyd being overly aggressive either. I think it could resemble that fight a little over the first few rounds.

[Beanflicker]

Ugh. What a fucking waste.

The P4P #1 should be fighting higher ranked opposition than Mr. Khan.

This would have been a great fight a few years back, before Khan hit his skid.

[p4pking]

Not at all surprised, it's a mismatch but will be interesting to watch for a bit. Khan has as big a profile as anyone Floyd hasn't already beat below 160, Garcia could use another fight or two to build himself up and that's about all she wrote.

Not surprised either. Mismatch is a little strong my friend imo for this particular encounter if you consider the strong points of each guy. Sure Khan has a dodgy chin but so did Hearns and Ray never ran out there and tried to plug it and I dont see Floyd being overly aggressive either. I think it could resemble that fight a little over the first few rounds.

I agree that in theory it's a bad style for Floyd, but Khan is no Tommy Hearns. It doesn't look like he can take a punch from anyone these days, and he doesn't really fight smart enough to be effective for very long here imo. He's pretty inaccurate with the jab against sitting targets, Floyd will counter the hell out of him over it.

[jehoshaphat]

I saw it on another site so maybe its true. I don't know how I feel about this. Khan definitely doesn't deserve it so I know its a business move. I guess I don't know who should be the one to fight him at 147. Showtime is going to want to make their money so I understand it because Khan does have a following. But what does this do for Mayweather? Its purely no reward except the money. Not that that should be overlooked. I guess I would do the same. I guess I would be okay with it if they are just waiting for a developing and we get something megafight like in September. Kind of like Guerrero then Canelo. Maybe Khan then Garcia.

Has to keep working on those six fights. Floyd is working hard these days.

Yeah, and who is there left that can help carry a million plus PPV? They have to build Danny up or look up in weight. I really want to see who is going to develop in these last few fights. If Cotto beats Canelo then we have a worthy rematch available. Especially if its a clear victory.

[IamInuit]

Agreed. @jehoshaphat The interesting thing about this fight is that for once in his career Khan is not fighting a puncher/brawler type. Judah was long past it. Its a perfect fight for his attributes to shine. I thought Floyd might go to England for this which would have been great. I'm not saying he's going to win or anything but its a nice style mix if you enjoy a boxing match every now and then.

[Spicoli]

May is a long way away? Do they plan on something before that. I just don't see the waiting helping Khan let alone what he'll face in the ring. A big case of whatever you can do I can do better and I'll be shocked if Khan makes it to the late rounds. He's not 'out boxing or out speeding' Mayweather, he's just not. Fast accurate punching will do a number on Khans circuits and psyche.

[jehoshaphat]

Agreed. @jehoshaphat The interesting thing about this fight is that for once in his career Khan is not fighting a puncher/brawler type. Judah was long past it. Its a perfect fight for his attributes to shine. I thought Floyd might go to England for this which would have been great. I'm not saying he's going to win or anything but its a nice style mix if you enjoy a boxing match every now and then.

I actually think this is a dangerous fight because Khan has nothing to lose and Mayweather can only gain money from this. The match up isn't a walk in the park. Mayweather is going to have to hurt Khan so he has to sit down on his punches at least in good spots. But I do enjoy a pure boxing match so either way I myself will like it but I understand I'm not in the majority.

[Vendettos]

I saw it on another site so maybe its true. I don't know how I feel about this. Khan definitely doesn't deserve it so I know its a business move. I guess I don't know who should be the one to fight him at 147. Showtime is going to want to make their money so I understand it because Khan does have a following. But what does this do for Mayweather? Its purely no reward except the money. Not that that should be overlooked. I guess I would do the same. I guess I would be okay with it if they are just waiting for a developing and we get something megafight like in September. Kind of like Guerrero then Canelo. Maybe Khan then Garcia.

I disagree that Khan doesn't deserve it.

Depends how you look at it.

From a skill standpoint he definitely deserves it.
From a results standpoint he doesn't.

Most importantly, from an excitement standpoint he's 100% box office gold, he is exciting to watch, which is partly why his current form isn't great, he gets involved in brawls, which is brave for a guy with a questionable chin.

Look at the Klitschkos fighting guys like Pianeta and stuff, who clearly doesn't deserve it, but Khan is a few times world champion so it's not the most far fetched fight.

[g3org3]

This is a great fight and I can't wait to see it. Will khan win no chance but he will do better than Canelo and Guerrero that's for sure. Khans hands are faster and he's going to land shots on floyd, I expect khan to take a few rounds early on. I also expect to see floyd stop khan but it will pretty even I think up to the half way point. Also everyone saying this fight is shit who else under 154 is going to do shit against floyd ? No one only pacman and khan have a chance with floyd only people who can trouble floyd is people with speed.

[imp]

Garcia or cotto rematch.
Bradley deserves floyd but with top rank.
Khan barely beat an 8 years out of prime lightweight.
Khan does have speed and uk fans so perhaps from a business side thats why this fight will happen if it does happen.