Amir Khan to fight Saul Alvarez for WBC world title in Las Vegas

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Fat dan on twitter is so excited for this fight and is upset because fans know it's a farce. I only follow him on twitter because he gets news fast. He is a complete idiot though.

It's far from a farce, the fight was announced a few minutes ago an now just about every top several boxing stories on every boxing site and the most popular threads on every boxing forum are about this fight

It's huge news and a big money earner for both

Great fight

Exactly. Boxing is a promotion. Put it in a circus ring and it's still big business.

Khan is high off the smell of his own flatulence though. Hope he wins though (the lineal middleweight title).

Mayweather hopes he doesn't though

Or maybe he does though

[p4pking]

Can only give Khan his props for this really, I like the fight also. Pretty sure he'll get KO'ed, but I can see why he would feel otherwise. It will have to be a really great performance from him to pull this off, and I'm sure he knows that.

[Silkeyjoe]

Can only give Khan his props for this really, I like the fight also. Pretty sure he'll get KO'ed, but I can see why he would feel otherwise. It will have to be a really great performance from him to pull this off, and I'm sure he knows that.

If he wins it may force Floyd out of retirement to face him. Would give Khan a reason to dodge GGG too who would be his mandatory should he beat Alvarez. Imagine that GGG v Khan for the middleweight world title.

[IamInuit]

Why my title was butchered is beyond me but anyway, I cant get over them announcing it at 155. To funny. Maybe they mean Khan cant weigh more then 155 on fight night.

[amat]

I'm surprised people out there think Lara beat Canelo, would love to watch the fight in the same room with someone of that view point, it would be interesting. Canelo landed more than a glove on Lara and when he did, it carried consequence which Lara's shots did not.

Anyways, wow. This fight is umm, I need time hahah

[Gandalf]

Oh dear. I am not sure about this one at all. Khan is not a JMW/MW and he has trouble taking a punch. If Khan can be decked by the likes of Garcia, I don't know what he is doing going up to this division. Canelo isn't great by any stretch, but he is quick and can punch. Khan is not Lara or Mayweather because he has a very low boxing IQ. I am sure he will be able to win rounds based on activity, but is he really going to get through 12 rounds without being tagged by a hard hitting explosive guy that walks around so much heavier?

The fight is a curious one, but it makes little sense from Khan's point of view.