Amir Khan makes knockout prediction for Conor McGregor v Logan Paul
McGregor announced on Tuesday that he intends to return to the boxing ring to face YouTube star Paul
Former world boxing champion Amir Khan thinks a match-up between Conor McGregor and Logan Paul makes sense.
McGregor announced on Tuesday that he intends to return to the boxing ring to face YouTube star Paul.
The fight is set to be backed by businessman Mukesh Ambani, who is Asia's richest man.
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Khan thinks global fame makes him an ideal opponent for Paul—at least if money is key.
“I think Conor McGregor. His only options now are Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, or myself.
"You can also only sell these four big names that can sell, who else is there?I don’t really know any other big names that can pull in people.
“I hit the Asian market, I hit the Middle East market, I hit the America and the UK market, and the European market.
"Well, the same with Conor, same with Manny Pacquiao. I think there’s only a very few names for them to pick for those big numbers that they want again.”
Khan thinks McGregor will have an easier time of things against Logan Paul than his younger brother Jake, who he rates higher.
He told The Sports Daily: "That’s not a bad fight for Conor because Conor is actually a big guy.
"When I stood against him, he’s only 10 pounds heavier than me normally, not fighting weight. But he is massive, he’s thick.
"So I think he must walk into the ring around about 175, anyway. So if that fight's made at heavyweight, I think Conor could be fine.
"If you look at Logan’s Mayweather fight, he went into the ring and beat him, so I'm sure Conor could do the same. I don't think Logan is as good as Jake. I think Jake’s the better one out of them two.
“Even though he’s a little bit heavier, I still think he’s very, very beatable. Conor McGregor by knockout because Logan is very limited as a boxer.
"He doesn’t punch as hard as Jake, and his skills are not as good as Jake’s. But It’d be massive.
"But I do think if it was with Jake, it’d be much bigger. Because if you look at Logan, he’s had losses, and he’s not really looked that great in fights. Jake is commercially a bigger fight.
“I think what’ll do better is Conor and Jake because they both can speak well, and they both work hard when they are in a press conference.
"That would be amazing. The amount of shit they’d be talking to each other would be massive. Whereas, Logan is on the quiet side. The quiet kid.”
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