Amir Khan Ready to Be Floyd Mayweather's Nightmare After Beating Devon ...

In boxing, the man with the fastest hands, quickest feet and sharpest mind is more often than not the winner on any given night.Speed kills. And, against highly regarded Devon Alexander, British sensation Amir Khan (30-3, 19 KO) once again proved he might just be the fastest draw in the sport, winning a unanimous decision (119-109, 118-110, 120-108) in front of a partisan crowd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Saturday night.

Khan, using his height (5'9"), boxingacumenand pure physical gifts, dominated a fight many expected to be close, beating Alexander to the punch and re-staking his claim to the greatest prize in all of boxinga potential bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

"I really believe I've earned my shot against the best boxer in the world, and that's Floyd Mayweather. We will come back here and take the belt. I want my chance," Khan said after the fight. "... Floyd Mayweather is the ideal fight for me. I think he is the best pound-for-pound boxer, and it would be a game of chess, but against Mayweather I would be too skillful. I have the skill and movement to beat him."

By the Numbers: Khan vs. Alexander Fighter Landed Thrown Percentage Khan 243 563 43% Alexander 91 461 20%

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Just last week, the thought of Mayweather vs. Khan would have been distinctly disappointinga letdown after continued discussion of a possible match between the pound-for-pound king and Manny Pacquiao. It would be less of a disappointment now. With his dismantling of Alexander, Khan reminded the boxing world exactly why he was considered a potential opponent for Mayweather in the first place.

It's not because he's an unbeatable boxing machine. Far from it. In fact, it's easy to see Khan losing to any number of fighters in or around welterweight. His jaw remains too fragile to imagine a Mayweather-esque string of victories.

But in boxing, styles make fights. Mayweather is unarguably the best fighter in the world. However, he's far from being a strong puncher. Against Money, Khan could afford to make the occasional mistake and really let the leather fly, confident any misstep wouldn't be punished with a one-punch knockout.

Mayweather's vaunted shoulder-roll defense can, theoretically, be beaten with a combination of hand speed and work rate. Those are Khan's calling cards, which make this fight, athletically, perhaps the best possible bout for Floyd. Khan's former trainer, the legendary Freddie Roach, believes the Brit has a chance to shock the world.

"I always thought Amir had the talent to maybe beat someone like Mayweather. I think its a very good fight for Amir. I give him a very good chance to win that fight," Roach told Ryan Songalia ofThe Ring. "Hes fast, hes athletic. Hes a pretty good puncher, not a great puncher. He has all the abilities in the world."

What happens in the boardroom with Pacquiao, more than anything that happens in the ring, will decide Khan's fate in the Mayweather sweepstakes. The champ made clear he finally wants to enter the ring with his greatest rival.

"Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum, you guys have been ducking us for years," Mayweather told Showtime's Steve Farhood in a televised interview Friday. "We're tired of you guys fooling the public, fooling the critics. You guys didn't want to take random blood and urine testing, so that's why it didn't happen.

"Then I offered you $40 million, then you didn't want to make the fight happen. You lost twice, now you coming back begging for the same money. That's not gonna happen. Let's make the fight happen for the people and the fans. Mayweather versus Pacquiao, May 2, Cinco de Mayweather."

Who's Next for Floyd Mayweather?

As Mayweather made clear, there are millions of potential reasons a fight with Pacquiao won't happen. Percentage points, guarantees and revenue splits are the language of this particular battlemuch more important than hooks or jabs.

Now, thanks to Khan, Mayweather has an additional card in his deck. If Pacquiao doesn't agree to his terms, Floyd has a perfectly appropriate fallback plan.

But it's a playing card that comes with razor-sharp edges.

Because it's entirely possible, after seeing the fight, that Pacquiao suddenly looks awfully appealing to Mayweather. Compared to the surging British sensation, almost anyone would.

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2299297-amir-khan-ready-to-be-floyd-mayweathers-nightmare-after-beating-devon-alexander