Amir Khan: America? Timothy Bradley?

WBA junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan is looking toward the next step in his career, and thinks that coming to America is the right move. He's probably correct. Maybe. I don't know.

But Khan insists his priority is to fight in America, so it appears an all-British clash with Hatton may be unlikely.

"A lot of people have said Ricky Hatton or Morales, but I'm having a break at the moment," he said.

"Let the venue be set so we can then talk about the opponent. There's a few opponents in mind. We are going to sit down with my promotion team and go through it."

If we don't stop hearing about Khan fighting Erik Morales, something is seriously wrong with Freddie Roach and Frank Warren, and even Amir Khan. There is nothing in the world that Khan proves by beating up an old, shot, bloated Morales. It's not a contest and Roach knows it. Considering Freddie is one of those guys who has preached fighter safety to an almost absurd degree at some points (calling for just about everyone to retire after they lose a fight or hit 30), it truly bugs me that he wants Morales in there with Khan. He knows, absolutely, 100% for certain that Morales is a shot fighter and presents his man no challenge. He's looking for a name they can steamroll. That's carny promoter bulls**t. As much as we'd like to think Freddie is "better" than that, it appears he is not.

Frank Warren is indicating that he'd like to see Khan fight Timothy Bradley sometime. Instinct is to go, "Bad idea," and I know what people mean when they (and I) say that, but we say "bad idea" about fights like we want Khan to take on cans and Morales. I don't. I'd rather he go out there and probably get drilled by Bradley than walk over Morales. Bradley-Khan might be more competitive than some people think, too. Both are really fast, and Khan is the faster of the two. Bradley's got a better killer instinct and underrated power, but Khan is long, tall, and has improved by leaps and bounds under Roach. I'd favor Bradley, but Khan sticking and moving and winning a decision wouldn't be the most shocking thing in the world.