EXCLUSIVE: ‘He’s a cloud chaser who’s achieved his whole career’: Floyd Mayweather shuts down claims of an exhibition fight with Amir Khan and claims the British star was never a ‘top’ boxer
- Mayweather has described Amir Khan as “a cloud chaser who always achieves”.
- He said Khan needed to look in the mirror and realize he wasn’t one of the greats
- He also said that people in the US have never heard of Khan unless they are boxing fans
- When asked, Mayweather said he was “not concerned about showing Khan.”
Floyd Mayweather has said he is not interested in fighting Amir Khan in an exhibition bout as he claims the British boxer is a “cloud chaser” who has to realize he was never “one of the greats”.
The two fighters, who nearly clashed in 2015 before Mayweather opted to face Marcos Maidana instead, have been linked with an exhibition fight following her retirement from professional boxing.
However, Mayweather has denied claims he will face Khan – claiming the 35-year-old has “achieved his entire career”. Mayweather has also slammed the British boxer by saying he is unknown in the US.
Floyd Mayweather (above) has criticized Amir Khan, calling the British boxer a “cloud chaser”.
Khan, who called Mayweather to an exhibition bout two weeks after retiring, recently said he had beaten the American boxer when they were both in their prime.
Sportsmail sat down with Mayweather and asked him what he thought of Khan’s comments. The retired boxer said Khan needed to “look in the mirror” and stop chasing “clouds”.
Only speak to sports mailMayweather said: It’s great that he [Amir Khan] feels like this. But you have to look in the mirror Khan vs Canelo and look at me vs Canelo. That’s your answer right there.
Mayweather has said that Khan (above) needs to realize he was never “one of the greats”.
Khan resigned in May this year after a KO loss to longtime rival Kell Brook
“I’m not even worried about Amir Khan. I want to go out and have fun in Tokyo this weekend [against Mikuru Asakura].
“Then I have another exhibition in Dubai in November and me and Conor McGregor in 2023.
‘Amir Khan reached and reached and reached. He’s achieved and achieved and achieved throughout his career.
“He was a pretty cool fighter, but he wasn’t Floyd Mayweather or any of the other top guys. He did what he had to do. He’s a cloud chaser.”
Mayweather continued: “Look, it’s crazy you mentioned Amir Khan’s name. I think he’s big in the UK but no one in the US really knows him unless you’re really into boxing.
The 35-year-old has insisted he would have beaten Mayweather in their prime
Mayweather (R) has said Khan needs to compare their performances to Cenlo (L) to see the difference in their skills
Mayweather’s comments come shortly after Khan said he could have “outboxed” the American when they were both in their prime.
‘You know what? I would hit him. Honestly, I’d beat him,” said Khan, who resigned earlier this year after losing to longtime rival Kell Brook.
Khan added: “If I was in my prime and he was in his prime, I feel very confident. I’ll get a lot of hate for that.
“I’m sorry guys but you have to believe in yourself and I’ve always done that throughout my career.”
During his career, Khan lost six of his professional fights. One of those losses came against Lamont Peterson. With the controversial point decision, Khan’s World Cup reign came to an end.
Khan lost six of his professional fights. One of those losses came against Lamont Peterson (L)
Khan next faced Danny Garcia to claim the WBC and WBA belts. However, he was knocked out in the fourth round after being surprised with a powerful left hook.
Khan then made the decision to move up to middleweight to challenge Canelo for the WBC belt. It was an ambitious move that ended badly for the British boxer. He was eliminated in the sixth round of their duel in May 2016.
Khan was also stopped by Terence Crawford in the sixth round of their WBO title fight in April 2019 before losing to longtime rival Brook during their duel earlier this year.
However, Khan has had periods of success throughout his career as well. When he became world champion between 2009 and 2012, he managed to beat the likes of Paul Malignaggi and Zab Judah. He also racked up 32 other wins and knocked out 21 of those opponents throughout his career.
Meanwhile, Mayweather (L) finished his career with a perfect 50-0 record – beating the likes of Ricky Hatton, Manny Pacquiao (R) and Conor McGregor to become a household name
Mayweather (L) is back in the ring this weekend to face Mikuru Asakura (R) in an exhibition
Meanwhile, Mayweather ended his career with a perfect 50-0 record – beating the likes of Ricky Hatton, Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor and becoming a household name in boxing.
Still, Khan is convinced he could have beaten Mayweather when they were both in their prime. He believes he could have “outwitted” the American thanks to his “speed” and “movement”.
Khan said: “I think stylistically when Mayweather was a lot younger he had a lot of speed, a lot of movement. But I feel like my speed would have beat his speed, my movement would have beat his movement and he really wasn’t the biggest puncher in the game so it would have been like a game of chess but I would have passed him.
