There’s a likelihood that Amir Khan won’t last past the sixth round when he faces Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on HBO pay-per-view on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. There’s an even greater chance his career may make a sizable detour if things go the way they’re to go.
Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) does deserve credit for this: He’s willing to step into the ring with WBC middleweight champ, though the fight is at a catchweight of 155 pounds, which both fighters made at Friday’s weigh-in; and Khan does have one advantage over Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs), and that’s speed.