Manny Pacquiao News: Floyd Mayweather's Uncle Jeff Believes Fighting Khan An Easy Win For 'Pacman'
The uncle of retired undefeated fighter Floyd Mayweather, Jeff, believes that former world champion Amir Khan would have been easily knocked out if his fight against Manny Pacquiao had pushed through.
"King Khan," who is a former sparring partner of the Filipino boxing icon, was one of the fighters on the shortlist slated to face Pacquiao on April 9 for the latter's 66th and final bout.
Unfortunately for him and undefeated WBO light welterweight champion Terence Crawford, Pacquiao opted for the rubber match with WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley instead. Khan had been campaigning for a fight against Pacquiao since 2014, as he feels it would elevate his status as one of the best in boxing today.
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But for Jeff Mayweather, that said match-up would have been a terrible idea, particularly on Khan's part.
In a report by Edward Chaykovsky for Boxingscene, Jeff says Khan's chin was "made of china", alluding that he would not be able to absorb Pacquiao's punches that well.
"If he gets hit, he's going out," Jeff said.
The 29-year-old professional boxer currently holds a record of 31-3, with 19 victories by knockout. Currently holding the WBC silver welterweight title, Khan previously had the unified WBA and IBF light welterweight world titles in his possession. Out of Khan's three defeats, two ended in a stoppage.
The first one came in 2008, against Colombia's Breidis Prescott, who ended the fight via a first round knockout. The second one happened during his fight against undefeated WBA and WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia in 2008. The fight ended in the fourth round, in a highlight reel finish.
Jeff noted how Khan was hurt during his most recent fight against Chris Algieri in May 2015, and against Julio Diaz in April 2013. This is one of the reasons why he thinks Khan would not stand a chance against Pacquiao, who packs more power in his punches compared to the two aforementioned fighters.
"The thing is that every time he gets hit with a clean shot – even against weaker opposition – he still wobbles like he's about to go," Jeff observed.
