Amir Khan has established for the first time that he wants a "tear-up" with Ricky Hatton, having recently denied he had any intention of fighting the 30-year-old former two-weight world champion.
Khan, who makes a first challenge for a world title when he fights Andreas Kotelnik for his WBA light-welterweight belt on 27 June at the O2 Arena, London, said last month that he would rather have Hatton "in my corner supporting me than being in the opposite corner", adding: "I don't want to separate the friendship we have had for years."
"It'd be a brilliant fight for the British fans to see," said Khan. "Our styles would make a brilliant fight – I'm a mover, I'm a boxer whereas he [Hatton] is a pressure fighter. No matter what, if we do the fight it's going to be a tear-up, it's going to be brilliant.
"But we leave picking the fights and everything to the promoters. If the fight does come up one day then it comes. But if not, it doesn't really bother me 'cos there will be huge fights in the future."
Those, according to Khan, include a gathering with Floyd Mayweather Jr, who is making a comeback on 18 July against the Mexican Juan Manuel Márquez.
Those two men will meet at a catchweight of 143lbs, just three pounds heavier than Khan's square-up with Kotelnik.
"These guys already know who I am," he added. "I haven't hit my zenith yet but in a couple more combats I believe I'll be at my peak and I'll be getting practice. I'm in the right camp, the right gym where I can pick that up from. So it'd be great to fight these tradition in the game."
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