May 5th, 2008
Mayweather Session Leaves Khan Looking For Fresh Directions Ricky Hatton’s nemesis, Floyd Mayweather, has an ominous message for the Hitman. “Tell him I went easy on him because I kinda like the guy, but if we fight again at Wembley, which is what he wants, I’ll really turn it on. There’ll be no mercy this time.” The chilling warning was delivered in Las Vegas to Amir Khan, when the Commonwealth lightweight champion spent an educational hour in Mayweather’s flamboyant company before the Calzaghe-Hopkins fight. • Khan was invited to Mayweather’s gym for a workout and was surprised when the welterweight champ, recognised as the world’s supreme fighting machine, offered advice. “I couldn’t believe it,” Khan says. “He seemed to know everything about me, where I came from, who I’d fought, how many knock-outs I’ve had. —Alan Hubbard, www.independent.co.uk
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