Khan and Brook will finally face off in their long-awaited grudge bout next month at the AO Arena in Manchester on February 19. In April 2019, the Bolton fighter bravely entered the ring to challenge Crawford for the WBO welterweight world title.
Despite losing that high-stakes bout, Khan has reunited with McIntyre after parting ways with former coach Virgil Hunter, and the American is certain that he can learn from Crawford’s approach to defeating Brook.
Amir Khan vs Kell Brook
Crawford, 34, defeated Brook, 35, to reclaim the title in November 2020. “Oh yeah, I believe he can,” McIntyre, a former journeyman who quit from boxing with a 7-14 record, told Sky Sports.
“After seeing what Crawford did to Kill, I believe that Amir can do the same thing.”
He added: “The thing is you want to teach them all the way round, make sure he has it in the bank, just in case he’s got to go and cash that cheque.
“That’s what we say in America, it’s in the bank, it’s in the memory bank.
“So if Kell Brook does try to stay on top of him, and does have the fight on his side, he’s already ready for it, because he’s trained for it during camp, and I won’t have to say anything new to him in the corner, because we’ve already worked on it.”
Khan has been training at a high altitude in preparation for his potentially life-or-death fight with Brook.
In an interview with Sky Sports, he said: “We’re up here in Colorado Springs, at about 6,500 feet high in terms of altitude, and I think this altitude training helps especially when it gets to the later rounds in a fight.
“It’s tough, obviously the air is a lot thinner when you’re in the ring and on the pads, but it’s only my first week here and hopefully I’ll get used to it and by the time it comes to fight night, I’ll be ready for the full 12 rounds.
“Kell is the only thing on my mind. This fight is such a big fight for me.
“It just shows the interest. First of all, it’s amazing we’ve got it on Sky, but then to have the fight in Manchester which is quite local to me and Kell, makes the fight even bigger.
“I’m really looking forward to it. I just want to put in a good performance and this is a big fight for me where I’m going to show what I’ve got.”
