Khan will be fighting for the first time in the middleweight limit of 160 pounds where Alvarez is the current champion. It will be Alvarez’s first defense of his lineal and WBC middleweight titles.
Khan is a distant underdog in his upcoming title fight.
“I’m up against a very big middleweight fighter, which Canelo, he’s a middleweight world champion. We’re doing everything right. I mean, look, my skills are what’s going to win me this fight. I know I’m not going to be stronger than Canelo in any way. I’m not going to be thinking I’m stronger than Canelo, but I’m going to stand with him and fight with him,” said Khan, who is jumping two weight classes to face Alvarez at middleweight limit.
“I think my skills in this fight will win me the fight, and I don’t know if the speed I have is something that — I don’t think that Canelo’s experienced speed with combinations and speed with power. I think there will be a lot of people who will be — I would say I will definitely shock the world come May 7th, otherwise I wouldn’t take the fight,” he added.
Khan said he has reviewed Alvarez’s past fight records against mobile fighters and found out that the Mexican fighter had difficulty with guys that move well in the ring.
“I’m very big at my weight [147lb], he’s not a big middleweight [160lb], but nobody will know when I get into the ring with him how I will do. I’ve seen his fights and guys who move well give him big problems. If I was a flat‑footed fighter and just standing there, that would be the worst style for me [to employ]. Because I’m a mover, I think it’s one of the best fights out there for me,” Khan said
Khan has been fighting as a betting favorite but this time he will take the role of an underdog.
“For the first time I’m fighting someone who is heavier and also a bigger name, but that will bring the best out in me,” said Khan.
