One Punch and My $100m Dreams Will All Be Over ; Amir Khan Is Taking Nothing for Granted As He Pursues a Place in the Fight of the Century [Scot Region]

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AMIR KHAN'S workplace is just a 10-minute walk from his rented apartment in the heart of Hollywood. But on most days at the Wild Card Boxing Club, the glitz and glamour of Tinseltown seem like a world away.

Freddie Roach's famous establishment is reached via a concrete staircase at the rear of a laundry, situated at the wrong end of Vine Street, a few doors down from Nat's Thai Food diner and the tattoo and merchandise parlour owned by Roach's most famous pupil, Manny Pacquiao.

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One Punch and My $100m Dreams Will All Be Over ; Amir Khan Is Taking Nothing for Granted As He Pursues a Place in the Fight of the Century [Scot Region]

In the gym, men of all shapes and ages sweat and wince as they pound a collection of punchbags and convince themselves they are working towards a chance for stardom that, in all likelihood, will never come. It is the dream Roach sells for a $5 entrance fee.

Khan is serenely untroubled by the fading decor and the threadbare blue carpet. He has travelled from his home in Bolton not to be pampered, but to absorb the wisdom of Roa...

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