When [b]Amir Khan[/b] steps into the ring this weekend to face the heavy handed and largely unheralded South American [b]Marcos Maidana[/b], fight fans can be forgiven a twitch of the punting finger as well as a heavy sense of Déjà Vu. We have indeed been here before.
It seems a lifetime ago that Khan was wrecked inside a round by the mysterious Columbian Breidis Prescott, a defeat that eventually led Khan to change trainer, promoter and to an extent, country too. Two years on the Bolton boy has gone from exposed 'would-be' to defending World Champion. So apparently complete has his transformation been that he shares not just a gym with [b]Manny Pacquiao[/b] but, according to some, his potential and prospects too. Yet the lingering questions raised by the ghost of Prescott remain;...