Floyd Mayweather Sr. Believes Peterson was afraid that Khan might use PEDs – Boxing News
Floyd Mayweather Sr., father of the current WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., believes Lamont Peterson took PEDs because he thought Khan would do it as well. In his recent interview, Mayweather said that nearly all boxers take PEDs but this
time Peterson got in the loop.
When asked his views regarding Peterson’s failed drug test, Mayweather said, “Yeah what’s his name? Peterson! Peterson is the one who tested positive. Like I said all this does is pull the covers off of him, too. Whether he’s scared or whatever the case
may be, I don’t know. My thing is that I believe that Peterson figured that Amir Khan was going to be that way, and hey! What can I say! It wasn’t Amir Khan. It just shows. Hey! All of them are doing it. That’s all I can tell you. All of them are doing it.”
He was then asked if he sees his son clashing with Khan soon. Mayweather replied that his son (Floyd Mayweather jr.) would whip Khan easily. According to him, Khan’s choice of taking on his son is a bad one and it could bring him down in an instance. He
added that if Khan is in the ring against his son, Khan would be the victim definitely.
Khan was scheduled to face Peterson but due to Peterson’s failed drug test, the rematch was cancelled. Khan was so upset about this that he called Peterson a ‘cheat’ at several platforms. On the other hand, Peterson pledged that he did not take PEDs intentionally,
and that they were by mistake since he was not aware of it.
For now, Khan is finding his new opponent for a bout that might happen somewhere in June or July. However, Khan has stated that he wants to take on Floyd Mayweather Jr. soon. Even Mayweather jr. has responded positively towards Khan’s challenge. Floyd will
be going to jail to serve his 90-day sentence. Once he is done, he will probably fight Khan next year, if his mega-bout against Manny Pacquiao does not happen. If Khan gets his hands on Mayweather, he will have the chance of his life to prove his capabilities
by being the first one to bring Mayweather down.
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