Oscar De La Hoya, Khan?s US promoter, believes the 25-year-old British has the skills to challenge Mayweather for the No 1 pound for pound title, but his CEO Schaefer insisted yesterday that the British fighter must temper his ?warrior spirit? in the ring and become ?more clinical?.
Schaefer was speaking at the announcement of a long-term deal that will see BoxNation, the boxing-only channel on the Sky satellite platform, screen two live Golden Boy Promotions shows from America each month, starting with Mayweather’s May 5 superfight against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto.
After the controversy in the aftermath of Khan last world title fight against Lamont Peterson goes into his rematch against the American, on May 19 in Las Vegas.
?It is still a dangerous fight for Amir, who insisted on and fought for the rematch. He has the chance to prove that he has the skills to outbox the guy who took the IBF and WBA light-welterweight belts,? said Schaefer.
The first fight saw Khan relieved of his WBA and IBF belts on a split points decision in controversial circumstances with referee Jo Cooper deducting him two points for ?pushing?.
