When the WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan meets with the FBI Zab Judah this weekend in a unification bout in Las Vegas will be much more at stake than belts brilliant winner takes home. The deeper reality: This Saturday will be a turning point in every race of the combatants.
At 24, Khan (25-1, 17 KOs) is the possibility of the need for the next boxing star. His physical gifts are hand in hand with his charisma. It 'an exciting style and is associated with the fraternity's most popular sports-car, and Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao.
What he needs now is a signature victory, especially in the eyes of U.S. fans. (Star English has fought only twice in the middle.) Final Appearance, a unanimous decision to win power puncher Marcos Maidana, Khan has proved that he could get punched. Judah, he tries to prove that he can hang with the technician, experienced opponent.
Just as the talented 140-pound weight division, Khan was run out of interesting options, and chapters 147 to move within the next 12 months. Each fight against WBO / WBC junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr. will remain, but lost its luster after Bradley inexplicably rejected the offer and is now contested by the leader.
Dynamic win a quick lefty hand Judas - Marble Khan reveals his critics say - should be adopted in send-off of the junior welterweight division. And because of the visibility it would bring a name Judah could be convincing enough to catch a big fish welterweight, as Floyd Mayweather Jr.
On the other hand is Judah (41-6, 28 KOs), 33, champion to win the goal of recent developments by dropping high-profile fights.
Five-time world champion, Judah, however, is frozen against the likes of Joshua Clottey, Miguel Cotto and Mayweather in 2006 - everything from welterweight.
And even with two suspensions during his hunting license and a tumultuous life outside the ring behind him, Judah was recently approved in a possible opponent for Pacquiao Juan Manuel Marquez. The loss of him on the fine line of appropriateness. A victory in the Philippine team could start with a salary of several million dollars.
A hunter in the process of recording the biggest win of his career, fighting against each other to remain relevant - and hope to mutually benefit from two or sweepstakes Mayweather Pacquiao. Therefore Khan and Judah on Saturday, is just an important crossroads.