*10. KING KHAN *

Getting a handle on the striations in professional boxing—the weight classes, the limitless title fights—requires one to take up arms with a weathered and withering cult. So for the more casually curious among you, let Britain's Amir Khan clarify his place in that world: "Well, I'd say I'm basically the future of boxing."

After storming through the ragtag ranks of the UK circuit, Khan, 25, was extruded as a national protector of the sport, worthy of Stateside prizefights and the tutelage of legendary trainer Freddie Roach. But after a shocking defeat last December to Lamont Peterson, Khan relinquished his titles. First step to recovery? Pop the question to a winsome Rutgers undergrad. ("I've got my American side now.") Second step: Shovel a quarter-million dollars into an engagement party in the soccer stadium of your hometown, Bolton. ("An occasion for the supercars—Lambos, Phantoms, and Ferraris.") And third: Train like hell for this month's rematch with Peterson—a regimen that includes trading punches with Manny Pacquiao, arguably the world's top pound-for-pound fighter. "We'll spar up to three times a week," says Khan. "Some days he gets the best of me, some days I get the best of him. It's even."—Daniel Riley

_Shirt, $225, and pants, $395, by Emporio Armani. Tie, $185 by Thom Browne New York. Watch by Movado. Ring by Audemars Piguet. Handwraps by Everlast. _