"Zero doubt. I mean, we're being honest, you know, and I love Amir [Khan] as a person, but as a fighter, he hasn't really done what I thought he should be able to do and that he still can be able to do," stated world-class Strength & Conditioning Coach Alex Ariza, who shared his thoughts on the recent announcement that his fighter, WBA welterweight champion Marcos Maidana, has been chosen by undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather as his opponent when he makes his return to the ring on May 3. Long before the official announcement was made, several members of the media were erroneously reporting that former jr. welterweight champion Amir Khan was the likely candidate to land the assignment. To their surprise, however, Mayweather announced that he would let fans decide who he would face next: Khan or Maidana. After weeks of voting, the results were tabulated and Maidana was the clear winner in multiple online polls, though Mayweather took his time in making his official announcement.
"You know, he had a bad fight against smaller fighters that were moving up in weight. He didn't look great against Julio Diaz; I thought it was very close and he got hurt and dropped with some shots that I personally don't think would've ever dropped him in the past," Ariza continued as he explained why he didn't think Khan was more deserving of the opportunity than Maidana. "But then to see what Robert and Maidana have done over the past year, I mean, how can you argue the two. Maidana's blasting everybody out there. He's a 5 to 1 dog, you know. I mean, he doesn't just beat the dude; he gave the dude a beating and he never took it easy. He took chances every round. He never backed off. He put himself in harms way every minute of every round and Broner's not an easy dude to hit."
"You have to work, man, and he worked for that win and he worked for that victory. He worked and Maidana won that spot to fight Floyd. You gotta earn that spot, man. You really do. The fans aren't stupid. The fans want what the fans want and the fans want that. We know that Maidana's got power, so knowing that he's got power and he's got pop, anything can happen," Ariza continued. "It'll be good though to sit across from Floyd again since I did it when I first started out so long ago. It's kind of funny how things come full circle again. To be in the opposite corner against him again will be something. I think it brings out the best in everybody."
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