Khan vs Pacquiao in a fight at this stage in their lives would be a tragic sight. Increasingly, these spectacles are presented as legitimate fights despite not appearing on either fighter’s official record nor even having an announced result in many cases. That is without getting into the futility of the exhibition model. But even then, having an athlete serving a drugs ban take part in any sort of sporting activity in front of paying spectators treads a fine line. Given the way the tide of boxing is leaning, the latter is more likely. Or, more likely, it will be some form of non-competitive exhibition for which anti-doping rules are not stringently enforced. ![]() This hints that either the fight in question will take place in ten months time. This stems from a failed drug test in the wake of his 2022 defeat to Kell Brook. Interestingly, Khan is banned from active competition until April 2024. It’s not gonna be a small fight, it’ll be like a super fight as well.” I might be coming back in the ring again. Speaking at a boxing event in Dubai, ‘King’ Khan said “I think there’s gonna be a massive announcement in the next week or so. While Pacquiao is yet to break his silence on the potential fight, Khan has hinted towards it indirectly. Arguably, both should be far away from a boxing ring at this stage in their lives. Neither man is even close to their prime. Khan meanwhile was knocked out five times in his career, two of which came in his last three fights. But Pacquiao is a 44-year-old who made his debut in 1995. After all, Khan last fought in 2022 while ‘Pacman’ had his final pro bout in 2021. On the surface, the idea of Khan fighting Pacquiao is less distasteful than some of the fights that have gone before it. ![]() Tyson broke pay-per-view records for his return. In the past three years alone we have seen Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr, Evander Holyfield, David Haye, Floyd Mayweather, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera and Julio Cesar Chavez try to turn back the clock in either exhibitions or pro fights. But try telling that to today’s veterans.
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