
Amir Khan and Kell Brook are approaching senior citizen status in the boxing world, yet the build-up to their long-awaited grudge match this weekend has been built on the rivals bickering like children.
That is not to say their interactions would have been dissimilar had the 35-year-olds clashed seven years ago, when a bout between the Britons would have brought a much greater degree of competition and anticipation – though no more animosity than appears to still exist between the old nemeses.