Khan ‘ready for Mayweather fight’

Ricky Hatton believes a time is right for Amir Khan to face undefeated Floyd Mayweather.

Two-time universe champion Hatton mislaid usually dual of his 47 fights before timid – one as a welterweight opposite Mayweather in 2007

But he believes IBF and WBA light-welterweight champion Khan, 24, is improved versed to exam a American.

“I can see a quarrel happening. Amir is looking marvellous during a moment,” Hatton told BBC Radio 5 live.

“It’s usually a matter of time, like any warrior who has been series one, before he wants to pierce adult a weight division, and see if he can win a universe pretension in another weight division.

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“I was advantageous adequate to do that and we consider Amir is on march to do that too.”

And Hatton pronounced he had been tender with how Khan had progressed given pang his solitary veteran better in being stopped by Breidis Prescott 3 years ago.

“A few years ago, we would have pronounced Floyd Mayweather was a step too far, though a approach he is behaving now, it positively isn’t.

“Amir’s character would substantially fit opposite Mayweather some-more than my style.

“I was always 100mph and in your face, and that’s substantially tailor-made for Mayweather, since Amir has good tallness and reach, good palm speed, and is good on a behind foot.

“Mayweather likes people to come during him so it competence be formidable opposite someone like Amir who backs off.”

Last month, Mayweather extended his dominant record to 42 fights with a fourth-round knockout of Victor Ortiz.

Bolton-born Khan’s subsequent quarrel will be on 10 Dec opposite American Lamont Peterson in Washington.

He pronounced final month: “I know I’m dual or 3 fights divided from fighting Mayweather – and that within a subsequent 9 months we will quarrel him.”

You can hear some-more of this talk on BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast on Friday, 30 Sep 2011.