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KO’d by Pacquiao? Ex-sparmate, champ Amir Khan hits back at ‘ridiculous’ talk

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Former world champion Amir Khan again denied talk he was knocked down by Manny Pacquiao when they were still training partners at coach Freddie Roach&#x27;s Wild Card Gym in California.Khan spoke out after Irish welterweight Dean Byrne said talk was widespread among boxers at Wild Card that Khan was put to sleep during a sparring session.&quot;Khan was all over the place on many occasions and everybody at the gym knows it. I heard stories that he was asleep on the floor. I have heard that,&quot; Byrne said in an article posted on <a href="https://www.boxingscene.com/khan-denies-claims-i-never-dropped-put-sleep-by-pacquiao--149778?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">BoxingScene.com</a>, although he acknowledged never seeing the scene first hand.Khan said such talk was &quot;ridiculous.&quot;“I’ve been seeing reports that I was put down by Manny Pacquiao in sparring, which is not true. I have never been put down by Manny Pacquiao,&quot; he said.“We must have done 300 or 400 rounds of sparring in total, and never was I ever put down by him or hurt by him in any way. We had some great sparring sessions.“Look, no disrespect to Manny, he&#x27;s a great fighter, we had some very competitive sparring sessions, toe to toe we were. He would catch me with good shots and I would catch him with good shots.&quot;Khan joined Roach and Pacquiao at Wild Card in 2008 to build himself up from his knockout loss to Breidis Prescott. They parted ways 4 years later after failing to get a more exclusive training time with Roach.Khan, who has held titles in the junior welterweight division, is known for his fast, accurate power punches. But his weakness mainly is his reported glass chin.Four of his 5 losses were from stoppages, which included his knockout defeat to middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez.&quot;Khan&#x27;s chin is just like that. He is a great fighter, a great athlete, a super boxer, his hand speed is so fast,&quot; said Byrne.&quot;But his chin? He hasn&#x27;t got a good chin. You can&#x27;t put muscles on your chin,&quot; he added. &quot;Khan stays in the pocket for too long to please the crowd, then he comes unstuck because of his chin.&quot;<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

Amir Khan denied talk he was knocked down by Pacquiao when they were still training partners at coach Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym in California.

Amir Khan denied talk he was knocked down by Pacquiao when they were still training partners at coach Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym in California.