Speaking of British boxer Amir Kahan, whether you like it or not, he always strives to play against his best opponents, from Marcus Medana to Daniel Garcia, and from Canello Avarez to Terence Crawford, Kahan has played against them, but Kahan has never been given the opportunity to challenge Floyd Mayweather throughout his career, which makes him very frustrated and angry.
At the time, Kahan had been chasing the battle with Mayweather, but he never got his wish. Now, Kahan is preparing for next month's match against Kevin Brook, and whether he wins or loses, this campaign may be the last battle of Kahan's career.
This week, Kahan sneaked up on the media and gave an interview to the media about Mayweather and about Avarez. Kahan said that the reason why he chose Avarez in the first place was to prove to Mayweather that he was braver than the other side.
The battle between Kahan vs Avarez was staged in 2016, and the two sides competed for 155 pounds in the agreement. At first, Kahan was able to maneuver in front of Avarez, but as the battle progressed, he became more and more powerless, and eventually was brutally KO By Avarez. Kahan recalled many details of the battle with Avarez, especially the exposé of the opponent's on-field weight, and he revealed that the weight difference between the two on the night of the match was quite large, suggesting that this was one of the important reasons for Avarez's victory.
Kahan said: "When Oscar de la Hoa called me and asked if I would like to challenge Avárez? I couldn't refuse, maybe I was too brave, because Mayweather was an asshole and he didn't want to fight me, so I decided to choose Avarez, and I told Hoya, well, let's do it. ”
Kahan continued: "Avarez's in-court weight is very huge, I weighed 158 pounds on the night of the game, he weighed 187 pounds, more than I weighed 29 pounds, it was crazy, when weighed, Avarez physique does not look so huge, when you see him in the corner, with his back to me, the weight advantage seems quite obvious, so I am asking myself, what are you doing here?" ”
Admittedly, the physical difference can indeed determine the outcome, but since you have agreed to the game and agreed to the requirements of the other party, you should go all out. To that end, Kahan said there was no complaint about losing to Avarez: "On paper, it was a mismatched contest, I was really remarkable in the battle, I earned the respect of Avarez and in the end I was knocked out and he was one of the best boxers in Mexican history. ”
Some people think that although Kahan can be called a "glass jaw", he is very fast, and if he confronted Mayweather that year, he would create some trouble for the other party, which is probably the real reason why Mayweather rejected Kahan. Kahan had won the match by vote before the Mayweather vs. Maidana ii, and at that time won 57% of the vote, surpassing the Medana, but unfortunately was not selected by Mayweather.
For British boxing fans, the battle between Kahan vs Mayweather did not happen, which is one of the biggest disappointments in the past decade, in fact, Mayweather does not need to prove anything through Kahan, but Kahan prefers to get this game, even if he loses, he will get rich overnight, but he is destined not to have this fortune.