Time has not diminished the animosity between Amir Khan and Kell Brook. After six years of talk, fight fans — specially in the United Kingdom — will finally get to see the welterweights clash on Saturday. From 2016 to 2018 it appeared that the English rivals were on a collision course, but time and again their careers have taken different routes.
A bout between the two has always seemed a natural fight to make. The 35-year-olds live about 50 miles apart, they have operated at the same weight class since 2014 and openly admit their displeasure with the other. But disputes over purse splits, options for bigger fights and egos have gotten in the way.
Khan (34-5, 21 KOs), from Bolton,…
