Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook: Fight prediction, undercard, odds, how to watch, live stream, preview, picks
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The British showdown years in the making finally commences on Saturday in Manchester
For aging, faded fighters, sometimes it just takes finding a spark in the form of a rivalry to bring out one last bit of their former skills. That soft of brief resurrection of talent is what Amir Khan and Kell Brook are hoping to produce when they clash on Saturday at the AO Arena in Manchester, England (1 p.m. ET, ESPN+). Kell Brook -160 Amir Khan +135 Welterweight Natasha Jones -1000 Chris Namus +650 WBO super welterweight title Germaine Brown -450 Charlie Schofield +350 Super middleweight Bradley Rea -1400 Craig McCarthy +800 Middleweight
The fight between Khan and Brook is overdue in the eyes of most, a product of a rivalry dating back to early in the careers of both men. Despite years of trash talk and bad blood, the fight never manifested, with bigger and better things always available. That's no longer true and there's no bigger fight available for either man than to finally step in the ring with each other.
Khan has always faced questions about his chin, a massive liability that has left him on the receiving end of brutal knockouts, sometimes against top names in the sport such as Canelo Alvarez, sometimes against Breidis Prescott-level fighters. At his best, Khan's skills have been enough to overcome his chin's fragility and he was able to produce a tremendous career in spite of it, including a run as a unified champion at super lightweight.
