Pinabulaanan ni dating world champion Amir Khan na pinatulog daw ito sa isa sa sparring session nila ni Sen. Manny Pacquiao.
Ayon kay Khan, sa kabuuang 300 hanggang 400 rounds ng sparring nila ni Pacquiao, ni isang beses ay hindi raw ito pinabagsak ng Fighting Senator.
Katunayan aniya, punung-puno ng aksyon ang kanilang mga sparring sessions kung saan nagpapalitan sila ng mga malalakas na suntok.
“I was never put to sleep or put down by Manny Pacquiao, which is quite ridiculous with some of the comments I’ve been reading. Look, no disrespect to Manny, he’s a great fighter, we had some very competitive sparring sessions – toe to toe we were. He would catch me with good shots and I would catch him with good shots,” wika ni Khan.
“To be honest with you, I’ve been put down in fights but I’ve never been put down in sparring by anyone. In sparring I’ve never been put down. You can ask all the guys I’ve sparred with or ask Freddie Roach and other trainers who were there. It’s just funny when you see people making comments and making stuff up.”
Sinabi pa ng British boxer, malaki ang kanyang pasasalamat dahil tinulungan ito ng 8-division world champion na ibalik ang kanyang kumpiyansa sa boxing ring.
Una rito, sa isang panayam, sinabi ni Irish welterweight Dean Byrne na narinig daw nito ang istoryo kung saan na-knock out umano ni Pacquiao si Khan sa isa nilang sparring session.
“I didn’t see it myself,” ani Byrne. “Khan was all over the place on many occasions and everybody at the gym knows it. I heard stories that he was asleep on the floor. I have heard that.”
