eddie hearn "Brook is really a natural light middleweight not a welterweight"

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  1. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    If he has no problem making WW, he's a WW.

    Easy as that. Now, you can make all the excuses that you want to.
     
    chacal, Jul 11, 2016
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Almost every fighter in the world is crammed into the division below the one he is most comfortable in.
     
    McGrain, Jul 11, 2016
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  3. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    Rubio? isn't he the guy who made a great career at super welter and made his "take the money and run" fight vs gg at the very end of his career when he was totally done?

    Murray? who is he? the tennis player?:huh
     
    chacal, Jul 11, 2016
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  4. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bare in mind that Golovkin himself isn't exactly a small MW.

    Hes been 160 his whole career.
    He gets in the ring around 170
     
    Limerickbox, Jul 11, 2016
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  5. james5000

    james5000 2010's poster of the decade Full Member

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    Murray is the biggest guy GGG has fought and he was barely bigger than him.

    Rosado was perhaps the tallest, and Rubio was a little heavy looking I suppose but he looked fat not muscular at all
     
    james5000, Jul 11, 2016
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  6. alspacka

    alspacka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Presumably he means 'cuts more than most'.
     
    alspacka, Jul 11, 2016
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  7. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, I agree with that. I think that he is just a little on the high end at welter and on the low end at 154. He can go either way. Making weight at 147 or 154 won't be a problem, and it don't take anything from him.
     
    Manfred, Jul 11, 2016
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  8. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Brook isn't that big. Compare him to other middleweights ggg has fought.
     
    lepinthehood, Jul 11, 2016
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  9. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Golovkin isn't a small MW. But he's not a big MW either. 170 isn't a big fight night weight at all for a MW. I think that may even be on the small side.
     
    tinman, Jul 11, 2016
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  10. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This. Brook makes welterweight. He fights well at welterweight therefore he is a welterweight.
     
    Gneus7, Jul 11, 2016
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  11. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Strikingly similar to: "Khan is actually a light heavyweight so the 155 weight is good for us."
     
    Nonito Smoak, Jul 11, 2016
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  12. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Damn. Soooooo many people still trying to justify this ***** move from GGG, it's getting pathetic now.:verysad
     
    drenlou, Jul 11, 2016
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  13. Peril

    Peril The Scholar Full Member

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    Weight class depends usually on age. Brook won't be in WW forever and the moment he can't make weight, he is a LMW. Did it happen already? We will know after GGG fight. If Brook goes back to 147, then he is a WW. If he goes to 154, he is a LMW. I am leaning towards the later.
     
    Peril, Jul 11, 2016
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  14. Work the body

    Work the body Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Brook must be absolutely killing himself to make 147 at 30 then.

    Khan before Canelo: 155 my natural weight.

    Khan after Canelo: didn't feel comfortable at the weight. Brook will do exactly the same
     
    Work the body, Jul 11, 2016
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  15. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Could someone please list the last few fights Brook had at Junior Middleweight and who those fights were against.

    Thank you.
     
    Nonito Smoak, Jul 11, 2016
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