Amir Khan knows have dangerous Manny Pacquiao can be when he wants to prove something, and the British boxing icon believes that his former sparring partner will win in his next fight.
Khan said that boxing fans should expect an action-packed showdown between Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley on April 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas because both fighters have interesting styles centered on their quickness and explosiveness.
"I think it's going to be a good fight for fans to watch," Khan said in an interview. "Manny is a quick fighter and explosive, then you got a Tim Bradley who is quick and explosive as well and when you think about it, when people are talking about the fight they say that Bradley doesn't have a chance against Pacquiao, but styles make fights."
But when pressed to give a prediction for the highly-anticipated rematch, Khan said that Pacquiao will have the advantage since the former pound-for-pound king is aching to prove that he is still on top of his game.
Khan pointed out that Pacquiao is also itching to prove that he is better than Bradley unlike what their first showdown suggested.
Pacquiao looked on his way to another successful defense of his WBO welterweight title in June 2012, but Timothy Bradley escaped with a controversial split decision win - a decision that was highly criticized by a huge number of boxing experts.
"In the end I believe Manny will take it," Khan said. "I think Pacquiao has something to prove. The thing about these fighters, when you have something to prove, you're hungrier. You're going to give it your all. Pacquiao will come in and do everything to win this fight, especially since he lost the first one."
However, Khan also warned Pacquiao not to be complacent in their upcoming rematch despite being a heavy favorite to win because Bradley is also confident that he can beat the Filipino boxing icon again, especially after defeating Pacquiao's nemesis, Juan Manuel Marquez, in October last year.
"The good win Bradley had against Marquez can give him more confidence since Marquez knocked out Pacquiao, and also beating Pacquiao the first time," Khan stressed.
© 2017 Jobs & Hire All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
