Does Kell Brook deserve to be a Box Office star?

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  1. Work The Jab

    Work The Jab Well-Known Member Full Member

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    For people who don't know what I mean:
    Every fight he has will be on sky box office.
    Similar to how hatton was and Haye and Khan for a short time. And also recently froch.
    I think thats hearns plan for him

    Does he deserve it?
     
    Work The Jab, Nov 26, 2014
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  2. joegray

    joegray Active Member Full Member

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    If he fights a top WW - I can see why not.
    Obviously Matchroom have to generate money to get the big names to the UK
     
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  3. Jim Jeffries

    Jim Jeffries Ring General banned Full Member

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    The Shawn Porter fight did bad numbers but it was on the cards.


    If he fought the big names then yes he deserves to be a box office star.


    Brook vs Khan, Brook vs Marquez,...etc... will probably be on box office.
     
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  4. Solaris

    Solaris Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    More so than Amir Khan, that's for sure.
     
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  5. jim jim

    jim jim Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    hes pretty much just got started depends who hes fighting really
     
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  6. Izaak97

    Izaak97 Active Member Full Member

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    If he fights Khan, Marquez, Bradley or Broner then I think it should be.
     
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    Decy Barely Coherent Full Member

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    Brook v Broner would be legalised murder.
     
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  8. Izaak97

    Izaak97 Active Member Full Member

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    People forget how good Broner realistically is because of the one loss to Maidana. The bloke is a 3 weight world champion and has lost to one world class fighter.
     
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  9. Solaris

    Solaris Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Who has he beaten?
     
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  10. Izaak97

    Izaak97 Active Member Full Member

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    Ponce De Leon, Malignaggi, DeMarco and Jason Litzau are all good fighters. Don't forget he's still only young, still a lot of room for improvement.
     
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    Ryan the Liar Active Member Full Member

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    If he fights a good fighter then yes he is.
     
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  12. Stars

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    I like Brook but he's kinda boring to watch at times, don't really has that X factor in him .
     
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    It depends on the opponent, his mandatory against Ion or Biziet clearly isn't PPV, but a fight against a big name WW like JMM would certainly be PPV

    Kell always had good viewing figures on Sky, second only to Froch I think so Sky will defiantly try and push him as a PPV fighter
     
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    likemike31 Active Member Full Member

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    hes a world champ in a division that the other world champs are mayweather and pacman. Deserves to make some money for himself.

    As long as its not a complete fraud of a fight (like the khan vs mccloskey) or an a blatant avoidance of big names and fighting a shot gatekeeper ( judah or someone) I'll happily buy
     
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    The Devil Well-Known Member Full Member

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    As others have rightly said, it depends on whose in the opposite corner. Brook vs Khan/Marquez/Pacquiao/Mayweather is most definitely PPV. Brook vs Gavin/Bundu/Berto/Rios not so much.
     
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