Amir Khan has been pining for a matchup with Floyd Mayweather Jr. for months now, and did all he could on Mayweather's undercard May 3 but dominating a game and powerful Luis Collazo for a unanimous decision victory. Still, the British fighter is questioning whether or not the pound-for-pound champion is ducking him, and fears Floyd's age will not allow the dream to occur.
"I think time might be running out," Khan said. "You always fear a little bit that the fight may not happen, but then I think to myself that at least the world knows I wanted it to happen.
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"It's a fight I really want and if it never happens I'll be upset because he is the best out there. If he's not ready or confident then the fight isn't going to happen. Even if the world says fight Amir Khan next, if he says 'no' then it won't happen."
Despite Khan's complete performance vs. Collazo, it could be tough to convince "The Money Team" to pass up on a rematch with Marcos Maidana, who gave Floyd his toughest test in years. A re-up of that matchup is far more likely than a date with Khan, and there will always be clamoring for a super fight with Manny Pacquiao.
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Nonetheless, Khan will keep touting his expansive British and Middle Eastern fan base as untapped markets for Mayweather to net, and campaign that his quick hands are the path to beating Floyd, not brute force.
"I really do believe I have the style to beat him. I don't think he is scared of me but he has said he is scared of getting beaten and I think he sees something in my style which would cause him a lot of problems. He's thinking 'Do I really need to fight Amir Khan? No, I can fight someone else.' He's trying to avoid me."
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