WBA junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan has kept his word by pushing hard to ink a contract to face hard-punching slugger Marcos Maidana on December 11.
Khan regularly updates his Twitter account on the potential clash. Both Maidana and Khan have kept up back and forth taunts over the last several weeks regarding who is “ducking” the other.
“What if I knock out Maidana in five rounds? People will still hate and say he is also shit,” said Khan, referring to critics who believe he is afraid to get in the ring with another puncher due to his 2008 loss to Breidis Prescott. “I jus make fighters ordinary. For those haters Prescott is long gone. He won’t fight me. I’m past that level. But what a great learning curve the defeat was, the defeat came from god to show me I was slacking. It makes me think no wonder it finished so quick and I was not hurt only my pride was hurt. Look at me now!”
Earlier today, websites began to list the Khan-Maidana fight as on due to a Tweet from Khan. However, it was later determined the post was simply a fan retweet. According to Boxing Scene, the fight is still in talks but a signing is very close.
Maidana is coming off a difficult 12 round decision win over DeMarcus Corley last month. Khan made his U.S. debut in May with an easy 11th round TKO of Paulie Malignaggi. The WBA champ is already looking past Maidana to a unification match with the winner of Devon Alexander (IBF/WBC) vs. Timothy Bradley (WBO) next year.
“After Maidana I want the winner of Bradley vs Alexander,” Khan detailed over the weekend. “I promise by end of next year I will be [the] unified champ inshallah (“God willing”), in the most exciting division. Hold me to it and if I don’t someone remind me please because I know nobody will need to.”
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Very happy to see Khan and Golden Boy promotions pushing to make this fight. Last week, I penned an article stating that Khan would answer a lot of questions by defeating Marcos Maidana.
There’s no question which fighter has the better technical skills. But Maidana’s power is the great equalizer that’ll keep him in the hunt for however long the fight lasts.
And just think, by this time next year the division will have a champion that’s unified all four major titles. Outside of the Super Six up at 168 pounds, the junior welterweight class is making the fights that fans wants to see.
Beats, Boxing and Mayhem 
I do love boxing, besides I am following all boxing news and updates. I like the last fight of Pacquiao and Margarito.