Porter Hopes Pacquiao Retires, Says Khan Has Skills To Beat Anyone

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"Porter Hopes Pacquiao Retires, Says Khan Has Skills To Beat Anyone"

May 20th was the last date mentioned for a possible welterweight showdown between WBO champion Manny Pacquiao and British superstar Amir Khan.

Last month, the former sparring partners took to their verified Twitter accounts to confirm that a deal had been reached to face each other, but when investors in the UAE failed to come up with the $38 million that was promised to stage the event - the fight fell apart.

Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, had recently stated that WBO/WBC super lightweight champion Terence Crawford and former four-division champion Adrien Broner bring more to the table than Khan - which makes the likelihood of Pacquiao-Khan coming to fruition very remote.

If the fight were to come together, former welterweight champion Shawn Porter believes that it would be a tough fight for Pacquiao.

"I heard the fight was canceled but if that fight happens I think it would be a good fight," said Porter. "Amir has what it takes to beat anyone. He has the speed and the range. It's just a matter of him not getting caught."

"I don't know who wins (a Pacquiao-Khan fight). Honesty, I thought Manny was done [when he retired last April]. I would like Manny to be done, I really would," Porter told BS.com.

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Crawford is a guy there on merit and a boxer taking care of business.

I'm not sure broener brings anything different to Khan in terms of interest or money