"Floyd Mayweather is right, man. We want to clean up the sport. Because of Floyd, this has happened, you know. It wouldn't have happened if Floyd didn't push it," stated former jr. welterweight champion Amir Khan, who has now joined Floyd Mayweather's crusade to clean up boxing and rid the sport of performance-enhancing drugs. Originally, it was jr. welterweight champion Lamont Peterson who requested that both he and Khan participate in random blood and urine testing prior to their rematch. Although Khan wasted no time in agreeing, it was not something that he thought was necessary. Ironically, however, it was Peterson who ended up testing positive for synthetic testosterone, forcing next Saturday's anticipated bout to be cancelled. In fact, Peterson admitted to using time-released testosterone pellets prior to their first bout, a fact that now has Khan considering more stringent testing in all of his future bouts.
"Floyd Mayweather does the same thing. He fights all of his fights and wants his fighters to be tested. I agree with what Floyd does and, you know, I'm happy to do that as well," Khan explained in a recent interview. "We can actually look to clean up the sport and people can think twice about taking stuff. You know, it's your ability that's going to win you the fights, your techniques and your skills. It's not things like drugs that are going to help you to win." Having now experienced firsthand what it's like to face someone who allegedly tried to gain an unfair advantage, it's easy to understand why Khan is now eager to follow in the footsteps of Floyd Mayweather.