"Well, I don't really know what was told to the world about what happened, but it was just fun and games. You know, no hard feelings. No disrespect. I just shot a couple of jabs at him to let him know that there's only one king. That was it basically. Nothing really more than that," stated retired undefeated former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, who recalled his verbal exchange with former world champion Amir Khan during last Saturday's clash between Danny Garcia and Robert Guerrero. Although their encounter was brief, Mayweather made it clear to Khan that he's wasting his time if he's still chasing after a lucrative payday and his pound-for-pound throne.
"I just let him basically know that there's only one king. The only Amir I know is my son, you know, Koraun Amir Mayweather. My son's a young king on the rise. Right now, he's a prince because the king is still here. The king is still on the throne and he's still dictating and moving the way that he wants to move. He's still helping people and supporting people and that's what a king does. He helps his team grow and get to a certain point. I basically just told Amir Khan, 'You know, when you can make $300 million in one night, get in touch with Al and then we can talk. Until then, PYP! Play your position!'," Mayweather explained before landing one more jab on Khan during a recent conversation with FightHype.com.
"It's crazy how fighters seem to forget. This is the same fighter that was working in the boxing gym with my uncle Roger some years back and I was trying to help give him some pointers. I think he was sponsored by Reebok at that particular time. Then I think he lost a couple bouts and Reebok said they had to move on in another direction, and you know which way they came," he added. "I think he's a really, really good fighter. I think Danny Garcia is a very good fighter. I think right now for boxing, for the UK fans, Kell Brook and Amir Khan would be a good fight. Kell Brook, he's a guy that everyone is sleeping on."
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