THERE is something refreshing and unusual about Virgil Hunter’s honesty, particularly when it comes to speaking publicly about Amir Khan.

Never one to hold back, Hunter is the man Khan needs at this stage of his career – an admission Khan made to Boxing News in April – and has long been torn between respecting his charge’s fantastic achievements and feeling he should be getting more out of his skillset.

Now, with a defeat to Terence Crawford still fresh in the memory, Hunter expects Khan to return to the ring but says a change in his approach is require if he’s to fulfil his undoubted potential.