"He walk around heavy. He walk around like 165, so I'm just saying, what you have to realize is this, you know, with going into that fight, anything can happen. You can never overlook anyone, but, I must say, judging from how Canelo has been looking, you know, and I know Amir Khan has been on a winning streak, so we can't really say," stated retired undefeated former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, who shared his quick analysis of the intriguing May 7 showdown between middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and former world champion Amir Khan. Check it out!
BT: Floyd, what were your initial thoughts when you first heard that Amir Khan was going to fight Canelo Alvarez at 155 pounds?
FM: I always believe in speaking from the heart and speaking the truth. It's no different from the Amir Khan fight. The question that keeps being asked is who made the fight happen? Who do you think made the fight happen? On this tour, people are constantly asking, "Who made this fight happen?" My honest opinion, I just don't think that was an Al Haymon move. That's just what I honestly feel in my heart. I think that was someone from Amir Khan's camp; could be his father.
BT: Are you implying that Khan might be biting off more than he can chew by jumping in weight like that?
FM: Well, we gotta look at how Shane Mosley was at 135, jumped over 140, and went right to 147. You know, I just feel like this, high risk, big reward. It's obvious he walks around kind of heavy, you know, kind of big. It's obvious he put a lot of weight. Actually, hold on, let me ask my videographer a question. Hey, JD, Amir Khan walk around kind of heavy?
JD: [Heard in background] He walks around maybe 165. I've been around him in other camps and [inaudible]. About 170. [Note: Mayweather's videographer, James Dayap, was in camp with Amir Khan for several fights when Alex Ariza was still working as his strength & conditioning coach.]
FM: Oh, he walk around heavy. He walk around like 165, so I'm just saying, what you have to realize is this, you know, with going into that fight, anything can happen. You can never overlook anyone, but, I must say, judging from how Canelo has been looking, you know, and I know Amir Khan has been on a winning streak, so we can't really say. I was about to say something, but you can't really say how a fight is going to play out because styles make fights. But Canelo, I mean, he's looking better. He's looking a lot better.
BT: In your last fight, you faced Andre Berto, who is also trained by Virgil Hunter. Do you think Virgil can maybe be the x-factor in this fight?
FM: I think that Virgil Hunter, as far as communicating with fighters, I think he's one of the best guys in boxing as far as communication with guys right in their corner. He's very, very smooth and mellow. I think he gave Berto great advice; go out there and put it all on the line. If he did get a little mad or a little pushy, he's supposed to, but most of the time, he's going to keep his composure. We just have to see.
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