“Look man, it’s obvious that Team Khan is looking to duck Devon, and I don’t blame them, because if I was them, I’d duck him too. But don’t try to trick the fans with these lame excuses and acting as if you really wanted to fight Devon, when all the time, your team is out searching for some bum opponent for you to get a win over and get you to the Mayweather fight. That’s the real deal,” stated world-class trainer Kevin Cunningham, who strongly believes that recent comments made by former jr. welterweight champion Amir Khan are a clear indication that he has no intention of facing IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander in December. Over the past few days, Khan has repeatedly suggested that he’s eager to make the fight, but for whatever reason, he seems to think that Alexander is reluctant to agree. On the contrary, both Alexander and trainer Cunningham have repeatedly stated their own eagerness for the fight, but they have yet to receive any type of offer or contract for it, which makes sense considering that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has been in Dubai for the past two weeks, reportedly meeting with investors to discuss the staging of the event.
Nevertheless, Khan has continued to make seemingly unfounded statements suggesting that Alexander does not want to fight. As far as Team Alexander is concerned, they’re more than willing to give him a shot at the title, but he seems more interested in getting out of the fight in hopes of finding an easier path to a 2014 showdown with Floyd Mayweather. “As far as we’re concerned, Devon’s the champ and he’s willing to fight anybody and everybody in the division that makes sense. It ain’t no big deal, you know. We wasn’t chasing Khan; Khan called us out. He called us out and Devon was ready to oblige him with a title shot, but it’s obvious him and his team came to their senses and realized they better go find some old washed-up, bum opponent and get a win and try to go make the Mayweather fight,” Cunningham explained.
“That’s exactly what it looks like they’re doing, and if that’s the case, go ahead and handle your business and we’re going to move on because the welterweight division is the hottest division in boxing and there’s several big fights to be made,” he added. “If that’s what the deal is, keep it real; don’t try to lie and trick the fans because we ain’t into that. We don’t talk about fights, we make fights. We have never turned down a fight with anybody!”
