Put it this way, if Khan really wants to fight Maidana that bad as you say, then why not offer a little more to fight him? As of this time he needs Maidana more than Maidana needs him. Because the boxing world still wants to see Khan in with a puncher that's a top 5 fighter in the division. I'm not the only one that has been saying Khan is cherry picking his fights to avoid big punchers since the Presscot lost. A lot of fans, fighters, and boxing writers are saying the same thing.

And about Pac, no he was not mainstream especially in the USA. Mainstream athletes are the American football ones and basketball ones mostly. Boxing is just a niche sport in this country now.

I remember Jazmerkin put it best about Pac, when he was talking about Duran a few months back, in that Duran before his victory over Leonard was very well known only in the boxing community, but exploded into the mainstream when he beat Leonard, just like Pac beating De La Hoya.