Mayweather disregards poll results, selects Maidana over Khan
After a long wait, Floyd Mayweather has finally named his next opponent. Mayweather tweeted a selfie while saying that he will fight Marcos Maidana of Argentina on May 3 (May 4, PHL time).
I will be fighting Marcos Maidana May 3rd on Pay-per-view Showtime/CBS http://t.co/mtj7H8WVxu pic.twitter.com/Rc2N87zcjP
— Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) February 25, 2014
Weeks ago, Mayweather started a poll to ask the fans to vote for his next opponent. British fighter Amir Khan won the poll but it proved to be nothing else but a marketing ploy as Mayweather selected the puncher from Argentina who’s fresh off a win against Adrien Broner.
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The fight will be a unification for Mayweather's WBC title and Maidana's WBA belt.
Mayweather, whose record stands at 46 wins without a loss or a draw, will be fighting after seven months of inactivity. He last defeated Saul Alvarez by majority decision. Maidana on the other hand defeated Broner via unanimous decision last December.
Back in December, Khan announced that he already signed a contract to fight Mayweather and that he was only waiting for the undefeated American to sign his part of the contract. Mayweather was quoted in saying that a fight against Khan made sense as he brought in a lot of fans.
However, Maidana crept into the scene after his dominant win over Mayweather's protege Broner. Maidana was supposed to have a rematch with him but Broner will now step aside for Mayweather.
@FloydMayweather Then, see you in the ring champ. / Entonces, nos vemos en el ring.
— Marcos René Maidana (@ChinoMaidana) February 25, 2014
After the poll closed, Maidana questioned the result as many other polls saw him winning but the official poll had Khan with the edge. Apparently, it all didn't matter.
Two days ago, Khan already said he won't be fighting Mayweather. He announced on Twitter that Mayweather's team has not gotten back to him regarding the contract. All he could do was to wish Maidana, a fighter he defeated, some luck against Mayweather.
Good luck to Maidana, against mayweather.
— Amir Khan (@AmirKingKhan) February 21, 2014