Khan v Brook betting tips: Where will the fight be won and lost?

Defence

Khan was renowned for leaving himself wide open in the first half of his career but his work with ex-trainer Virgil Hunter brought out a more pragmatic side. Still, Khan remains vulnerable to being clipped.

Brook, the bigger of the two fighters, arguably has the sharper ring IQ and a more varied set of skills. But this is the bout he has coveted most for a while now so when the sell-out crowd are cheering and the blood is pumping, will he be drawn into a war?

For Khan v Brook betting tips, Coral have a market on either fighter to get knocked down but recover to win, with Khan 13/2 and Brook 7/1.

Conditioning

Khan’s swiftness has meant he has been able to set a high tempo and he has rarely shown signs of gassing as a fight wears on.

Of the two, Bolton-born Khan is more committed to staying on top of his fitness, with Brook often ballooning in weight between fights.

Boiling down to welterweight has proved difficult in the past for the Yorkshireman and, while he has two extra pounds to play with, how he gets down to the weight could be instructive.

Khan is 8/1 to win in the second half of the fight and 28/1 to do so in the last two rounds.

Chin

Khan has suffered some devastating knockout defeats, most notably against Breidis Prescott early on in his career and then Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez following an ill-advised leap to middleweight.

Brook’s three losses have all been inside the distance. Setbacks against Gennady Golovkin and Errol Spence Jr necessitated surgery and metal plates to fix breaks in both eye sockets while he was stopped on his feet by Crawford in his last outing.

In terms of Khan v Brook betting tips, that brings 8/13 for the fight not to go the distance into play. The fight is 2/1 to be won inside the first six rounds, the same price for rounds 6-12 and 6/5 to go the distance.

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Overall

There is a reason why fans have been clamouring for this fight for several years: no-one can say with any degree of certainty who will come out on top.

Looking at the Khan v Brook odds, Brook is the 8/13 favourite while Khan is the 5/4 underdog.

This fight may not have the prestige it undoubtedly would have had when Brook ruled as a 147lb world champion from 2014 to 2017 but both fighters being shop-worn adds an element of intrigue to proceedings.

The victor could receive one more world title shot but there is nowhere for the loser to turn.

Fight night info

Date: 10pm, 19/02/2022

Venue: AO Arena, Manchester

TV: Sky Sports Box Office

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All odds and markets are correct at the time of publication