“Boxing is the hardest sport in the world. “I’m trying to do it the way where people will want to be like me. “I want that to be always mentioned … whenever there’s up-and-coming fighters, I want them to think, ‘We can follow in Amir’s footsteps … ,’” he said. The cynic would note the toll of Khan’s bravery - he was horrifically knocked out by the heavier Alvarez in the sixth round of the first boxing main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.īut, rightfully so, Khan sees the courageous undertaking as a legacy move, given that he’s defeated the likes of Marcos Maidana (2010 fight of the year), Zab Judah, Marco Antonio Barrera and Paulie Malignaggi and lost to Alvarez, former two-division world champion Danny Garcia and former 140-pound champion Lamont Peterson. “I made this fight with Crawford and it was quite easy to do, and that’s what boxing should be doing – the best fighting the best and not letting promotional companies get in the way of making the best fights happen.” Sometimes being too brave can be bad, but it’s also about challenging yourself, making sure that I don’t want to leave the sport thinking, ‘I could’ve done this, I could’ve done that, and I left without fully reaching my abilities.’ “For example, when I was asked to fight Canelo, there were people in his own division who didn’t want to fight him. When it came down to the biggest fights in my career, I’m going to take that opportunity to go take them. “I never wanted to be known as one of those guys who ducked all the big fights. “A lot of fighters have fights they’re supposed to take or can’t take,” Khan said. appears bound to become a Mayweather-Pacquiao-like drawn-out affair, Khan both exposes and advises. While heavyweights Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder seem to have insurmountable walls between them and the concept of a Crawford fight against Haymon-fighter Errol Spence Jr. He fought for Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions while defeating former 140-pound champion Chris Algieri in 2015, then took on the massive challenge of meeting Oscar De La Hoya’s star fighter, Canelo Alvarez, in 2016, before connecting with England’s Eddie Hearn, then meeting veteran promoter Bob Arum’s champion Crawford later this month.
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