Billy Dib promises to ‘ice’ Amir Khan and says Brit is only bothered about money
AMIR KHAN'S opponent Billy Dib has blasted the Brit as only staying in boxing for the money and says he will "ice him" when they fight on Friday.
The Australian stepped in as a late replacement for Neeraj Goyat who was forced to pull out after being injured in a car crash.
And despite Dib being the 14/1 outsider to win the bout in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the 33-year-old believes he can bag a KO win.
He said: "The only way I win is to lay him out. I’m gonna ice him.
"Look, Amir definitely WAS a great champion, a proven warrior who’s made his mark on the game.
"He could be a future Hall of Famer. In time, I hope the boxing world will fully appreciate his skillset.
"But in the past few years there’s been a major decline, a lot of chinks have emerged.
Amir Khan is absolutely the right guy for me to fight
Billy Dib
"He’s no longer the fighter who schooled the likes of Devon Alexander and Marcos Maidana.
"Today, he’s fighting for different reasons…. money!"
Khan, 32, has talked up the prospect of fighting Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao - but Dib believes the two boxers simply don't compare.
He added: ‘This is a one-off fight at welterweight for me and Amir Khan is absolutely the right guy for me to fight.
"Put it this way, you’d have to offer me a ridiculous amount, well into eight figures, to step into a ring with Manny Pacquiao.
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"Your health is everything. But Amir Khan certainly isn’t Manny Pacquiao."
Dib has the experience to pose a threat to the bookies' odds - he has had 50 fights, losing only five and KO'd his last opponent, Surachet Tongmala, in the first round.
Khan has the same number of defeats from 38 bouts.
