As was said earlier, this is Khan's acid test. This is the fight that will tell ALL. For me to be convinced by him then winning will not be enough. He has to win IMPRESSIVELY. He has to DOMINATE Earl from the opening bell and look like he is in a different league to him. He talks big about wanting to be a world champ by 21, well, ok, son now here's you chance against a decent lightweight. If it's a skin of the teeth victory like the Limond fight then he's just a talented Olympian who may win a WBU title or may sneak a proper world title (WBC, IBF, WBA) if it is held by an average world champion but he won't trouble the cream of the lightweights and don't even mention the P4P lists.

However if he does outclass Earl then I may start to be convinced by this guy. My opinion is that this is a 50/50 fight. I would like Khan to win and in terms of talent there is no contest but I just see Earl being like a little irritant, a nuisance, a pest who just won’t go away with him still being there firing heavy punches by the 8th and 9th rounds of a hard fight where both men are tired, but Earl’s ring experience and manliness brings him to a late stoppage. I hope I'm wrong but Khan has fragility look about him and plus even if Khan does get beat it will not be the end of the world. He will still be a 20 year old Olympic silver medallist with a 15-1 which is not a bad.