To stop sourgraping? Mayweather offers Amir Khan free tickets to Pacquiao fight

If there is a single person in the world who's not happy about the Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather announcement, it has to be Amir Khan.

 

The former world light welterweight champion spoke his grievances to the media lately, suggesting that Pacquiao-Mayweather might turn out boring, going as far as saying that Mayweather picked an "easier" fight in Pacquiao.

 

Khan was previously in the running to fight either Pacquiao or Mayweather.

 

The unbeaten American champion responded to the British fighter's apparent sourgraping.

 

"I am touched that Amir is concerned about the fight and that it might be boring for the fans. He doesn't need to worry, the fact this has taken so long to happen only makes the anticipation and build up of the fight that much greater," Mayweather told Daily Mail.

 

"I can even get him a ticket if he wants so he can see what the biggest fight in the history of boxing looks like and to appease any fears he might have about a boring fight."

 

For many months, Khan who once served as a sparring partner of Pacquiao had been trying to talk his way to a big money fight against the Filipino ring icon or Mayweather.

 

Mayweather says he understands Khan's attempt to secure a big fight but also iterated the reality that the public is not demanding to see him on May 2.

 

"Of course he wanted to fight me, of course he wanted to fight Manny, I get that, I really do. The reality is that this is only fight the public were demanding and we had no choice but to give it to them," said Mayweather.

 

"The world was not calling for Mayweather vs. Khan or Pacquiao vs. Khan. He knows that, he is a smart kid. He knows this fight had to happen." —JST, GMA News