Would Amir Khan have been Floyd Mayweather’s toughest fight?

It would have been an annoying first couple of rounds. That's it. If Danny Garcia timed Khan, Floyd certainly would have.

I think Khan had the potential to develop into a fighter to give Floyd problems by sticking to an ambush routine, but the in-camp discipline wasn't there.

 

Not no but **** no. Khan is a boxer a boxer puncher if you want to be specific. He beats guys by outboxing them and you're not outboxing pbf and beat him at his owm game. On top of that khan is chinny a front runner has **** footwork and can't fight on the inside. Khan would probably have some success early maybe the first 3 rounds but after pbf adjusts and figures him out he would start to land regularly with his right hand he would eventually hit khan with a clean counter that khan didn't see he would be shaken up or possibly dropped from that point on the fighr would be over. Pbf would also press the fight on the inside because he knows khan can be had there. He takes khan to slick school and wins by ud or tko

 

Next thing you will say he does not have the power of Prescott, Terence Crawford and Willie Limond.

 

They were probably even faster than Khan at their peak.

 

I stopped reading right here. Danny garcia who's not within the same galaxy of a counter puncher as pbf koed khan with a counter punch. Pbf would counter the **** outta khan all night long. Khan isnt difficult to counter canelo countered him as well. This is nonsense and wishful thinking.

 

Danny is a very heavy handed guy and he's willing to engage in a fire fight to land his counters. Floyd's single shot counters aren't likely to put Khan down or out. But going by your argument, Devon Alexander shut out Maidana, but Maidana took Floyd to the brink.

Maidana improved under Robert Garcia, but it wasn't some kind of amazing transformation.

 

I appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into this post.

I think you need to clarify when this fight would have taken place.

Personally, I’d have favoured Floyd over any version of Khan. But in 2014, when the fight was mentioned due to Floyd’s online poll, I absolutely believe that he’d have caused Floyd a lot of trouble.

Floyd was winding down at that point and he had hand issues. He was also edging closer to 50-0.

Floyd did not want that kind of opponent just before he retired.

There’s a reason he bowed out against Andre Berto.

In 2014-2015, it wouldn’t have been a mismatch.

 

Really don’t think in 2014 Khan would have caused Floyd problems Loudon. I base this on the fact that between 2012 -2015 he was still so quick. I emphasize speed quickness Over being fast on purpose because that is in the mind. Prior to him fighting Pacquiao many people thought Pacquiao’s speed would cause him problems not realizing Floyd was faster and quicker. All Floyd would do to Khan is clock his rhythm then he would adjust and clock him. Khan makes to many mistakes his ring IQ is low. Honestly Floyd was actually going to fight Khan but because he realized how desperate Khan was to cash in on the fight he enjoyed playing with Khan’s mind picking Maidana instead who sells more than Khan in the US. You notice Mayweather’s dates of Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day September 15th sell better ideally with a Mexican or Hispanic boxer. Also don’t forget Maidana was red hot after dethroning Big mouth Broner who was close to Floyd. As for Khan the US audience knew him primarily for being knocked out by Danny Garcia and losing to Lamont Peterson.

 

Pac is a more dangerous styles fight than khan is who's more of a textbook boxer. Pbfs whole defense is designed to shut down orthodox textbook boxers like khan because they throw punches from predictable angles which he can see defend and counter more easily. Hell maidana is more of a stylistic threat to pbf than khan is.

 

Khan’s chin has always been a problem ready to be taken advantage of. Against a skillful sharpshooter like Floyd it’s suicidal. The reason Khan wanted the fight is for money not glory.

 

Floyd takes Khan to sleek school, cooks him up , dices him up, sprinkles some flavors and spice then put his lights out.