Doug Fischer, Editor of ******.com Amir Khan: I think it will be Amir Khan. I don't know for sure, but my guess is that it's almost a done deal. So why did Floyd Mayweather Tweet that Marcos Maidana is also in the running and it's up to the fans choose? That's just Floyd being Floyd. Why did he Tweet that Devon Alexander was in the running to be his opponent last May when everyone knew it would be Robert Guerrero? Mayweather doesn't ever want it to look like anyone is dictating terms to him. Floyd's gotta be the boss, or at least appear so to his fans (who readily believe everything he says and Tweets). As British boxing writer Gareth A. Davies noted in a recent column for The Telegraph, Mayweather is probably pissed that Khan went public with signing his part of the bout agreement. Mayweather does not abide with anyone stealing his thunder. If there's going to be a big fight announcement, he's going to make it, not the opponent. Apart from all the usual ego s__t, Mayweather is an astute boxing businessman. Although Maidana is a more accepted opponent in the U.S. and among Latino fans, Khan is almost a household name in the UK (where the Pound is stronger than the dollar, boxing fans are rabid and boxing events are often sold on a pay-per-view platform). When Mayweather fought Ricky Hatton in 2007, the fight was a pay-per-view event in both the U.S. and the UK. Mayweather didn't get a piece of the UK pay-per-view revenue and Hatton wound up making more money than Floyd. This time, I'm sure Mayweather will be in on the UK pay-per-view pie.
The question i ask is what if Maidana wins the poll and he ends up fighting Khan?? the People will get mad at him for something he could've avoided. I think Mayweather doesnt care who hes gonna fight. Khan- Lots of UK money Maidana - way more mexicans buying the fight on there holiday weekend, just beat his so called little brother, power puncher. Mayweather gonna get paid either way so i think Khan is actually gonna lose this fight and Maidana is gonna get the fight
Or the other way around. I think a lot more people thought Khan beat Peterson than Diaz beating Khan. Diaz, himself, was pretty conciliatory in his post fight interviews.
Khan did beat Peterson, no doubt about it..............Matthysse knocked Peterson out in the 3rd round, yet Pederson is the IBF Champion?! What a disgrace.............
Yeah I don't get how he still holds a belt ..Than he has the nerve to say belts don't mean anything,yeah when your not worthy of it of course it means nothing.
the fight was at a catchweight of 141lbs so the belt wasnt up for grabs.. only reason was matthyse wanted the garcia fight after peterson and apparently the WBC didnt want anything to do with a "unification" so matthyse said hed do a catch weight fight instead..... & obv he KTFO peterson but hes still 'the champ"...such a daft situation
Amir Khan (16213 votes) 54% Marcos Maidana (14023 votes) 46% ... But on ESPN: Which of his two "contenders" should Floyd Mayweather fight next? Amir Khan 38% Marcos Maidana 62% (Total votes: 61,045)