MAYWEATHER AND KHAN EXCHANGE TWITTER BARBS

They might not be fighting each other in the ring any time soon, but the Twitter sparring that has erupted betweenboxing pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather and Amir Khan has been hugely entertaining.

• It looked as if Khan was odds on to face Mayweather on May 3 in Las Vegas, especially after winning a public poll instigated by Mayweather to choose his next opponent. However, Mayweather picked Marcos Maidana instead. Maidana earned the shot by dominating Mayweather-wannabe Adrien Broner in his last fight. Broner had a rematch clause with Maidana, but it looks like Broner's manager Al Haymon (who also manages Maidana) persuaded him to forego that so Maidana could be free to take the Mayweather fight.

Khan wasn't too happy with the snub and accused Mayweather on Twitter of "running scared."

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Amir Khan 

✔@amirkingkhan

Can I apologies to the thousands of people who are let down. You me and everyone wanted the Mayweather fight. He's running scared.

12:11 AM - 22 Feb 2014

 
•  2,8152,815 Retweets
 
•  1,1741,174 likes

Mayweather stirred the pot even more with the following tweets, suggesting that if Khan and Broner fight on the undercard on May 3, then he would fight Khan—but only if the Englishman prevailed.

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Floyd Mayweather 

✔@FloydMayweather

I don't have an easy fight on May 3, 2014, so I can't over look@ChinoMaidana but @AmirKingKhan, if you and@AdrienBroner end up fighting...

8:21 AM - 3 Mar 2014

 
•  3,8533,853 Retweets
 
•  1,5301,530 likes

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Floyd Mayweather 

✔@FloydMayweather

... each other on my show and you win (which you won’t)... I'll fight you.

8:21 AM - 3 Mar 2014

 
•  4,2324,232 Retweets
 
•  2,0152,015 likes

Khan did not mince his words in his reply to Mayweather:

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Amir Khan 

✔@amirkingkhan

FM is full of shit. Just like ' my next opponent ' Poll.

10:15 AM - 3 Mar 2014

 
•  995995 Retweets
 
•  657657 likes

Khan gave up a shot at Devon Alexander's world title belt in December thinking he had landed the big fight against Mayweather. Now, he might just have to consider fighting Broner on the undercard if it places him in the best negotiating position to get at shot at Floyd. In the meantime, Mayweather is having some fun at his expense on social media, and Broner also jumped on that bandwagon with this message for the fighter: "Khan ain't sh-t!!!!!"