If you ask Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, Amir Khan did a number on the Filipino fighter during a sparring session a few weeks back in Baguio City, Philippines.
Roach told Elie Seckbach of FanHouse that Khan (23-1, 17 knockouts) "punched the sh*t out of Manny," but Khan was more diplomatic during a recent conversation.
"Well, you know, the sparring was amazing. You know, people could have paid to watch us spar. When we sparred, we didn't take it easy. It was like a fight. A real fight, because Freddie Roach wanted us to spar really hard," said Khan, the WBA junior welterweight (140 pounds) champion. "Freddie wanted us to approach it like a fight, because you don't know what to expect," said Khan. "And if I can go with Manny like I did, then, then I can catch anyone in the world, because Manny is quick and very durable."
Khan, who is also trained by Roach but promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, the rival to Pacquiao's Top Rank Promotions, is gearing up for an HBO televised, Dec. 11 defense of his belt opposite WBA interim titlist Marcos Rene Maidana (29-1, 27 KOs) of Argentina that is slated for the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.
Meanwhile, Pacquiao, the WBO welterweight (147 pounds) king and seven division titlist, is preparing to meet former world title holder, Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs) in a Nov. 13, HBO pay-per-view televised fight for the WBC's vacant junior middleweight (154 pounds) title at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com
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