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Floyd Mayweather is a chicken: Amir Khan

Khan has been trying his best to persuade Mayweather for a face-off, but for reasons unknown, Mayweather has been avoiding it for sometime.

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British boxer Amir Khan has called American rival Floyd Mayweather a “chicken” as the latter has repeatedly backed off from fighting him. Khan has been trying his best to persuade Mayweather for a face-off, but for reasons unknown, Mayweather has been avoiding it for sometime.

Khan will be defending his WBA and IBF world titles in December against Lamont Petersen but is anxious to fight Mayweather, who, at one point, also avoided Manny Pacquiao.

“In my opinion, Mayweather is a chicken. He is doing everything to avoid me just as he did everything to avoid fighting Manny Pacquiao. I don’t want to sound cocky or arrogant but I believe the real reason for Mayweather avoiding me is that he knows I have his number. Mayweather knows if he ever fights me his ‘zero’ will go.

Khan went on. “All Floyd does is pick fights that he knows he will win. I thought world championship boxing was about proving who is the best but if he keeps turning his back on me how can he still say he is the best?” he added.

He further said, “I will fight anyone put in front of me but there seems to be a lot of boxers who talk a good fight but when push comes to shove they won’t get in the ring with me.”

Although Mayweather will be facing WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz in Las Vegas on Saturday, it seems very unlikely that he would face Khan anytime soon. This will be Mayweather’s 40 straight unbeaten bout.

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