Amir Khan signed a 3 fight deal with Golden Boy Promotions on Thursday and announced it officially today. The merger between Khan Promotions and Golden Boy will set Amir up nicely for big fights in the US. Frank Warren who had been Khan's lifetime promoter had an offer on the table to fight Marcos Maidana. However, that fight is too dangerous at this early point in Khan's career and certainly not worth as much financially as other fights he can make. Remember, Khan just turned 23 years old and is still learning since teaming with Freddie Roach. He has huge potential and needs to develop it fully before tackling the best and most dangerous fighters. Golden Boy will probably set him up with Paulie Malignaggi or Victor Ortiz. Both are interesting fights and bigger than the Maidana fight but safer for Khan to develop. Khan's speed is incredible and his boxing talent is phenomenal. Oscar De La Hoya recently stated that he sees Khan as the future face of boxing. No arguments here - as long as the young fighter is allowed to develop before being thrown into the limelight too fast. All of Khan's fights from now on should be on PPV in the US and possibly on HBO.
Of course, the side note to all this is how Freddie Roach and Khan stablemate Manny Pacquiao will approach Khan's signing with Golden Boy. As we all know, Golden Boy was promoting Floyd Mayweather and there is a Pacquiao defamation lawsuit outstanding against De La Hoya (see previous posts for details). It was Roach who introduced Khan to Golden Boy CEO, Richard Schaefer, so I have to assume things are okay on that front for now.
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