If Brook reckons he's better at middleweight than welterweight..

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  1. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    The money isn't there for Brook anymore. The fight is still there but even Eddie has stated that the commercial value of the fight has diminished now and making money is his sole interest. People don't care about the fight anymore. Khan's purse for that fight has fallen significantly so if all Khan cares about is money, it wasn't a smart move was it?
     
  2. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Brook fight is defo a cash out
     
  3. Blobby Nelson

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    Khan has hardly demonstrated himself to be a clever individual throughout his career has he?

    Of course Eddie would state the commercial value has diminished, he wants to be in the driving seat for the negotiations.
     
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    Do you agree that Khan's prospective purse against Brook has gone down significantly?
     
  5. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think you have a point with McGregor but every boxer around that weight is chasing Pac and Floyd. Most boxers try to get the fights that will pay the most, that's just standard practice imo and part of fighting for a living.
     
  6. Proud Warrior

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    Brook is still earning enough to take your mum out for a good steak meal AND desert then describe to her where she went wrong in conceiving a top boxing promoter and pundit like you.
     
  7. Blobby Nelson

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    Definite significantly?
     
  8. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Regardless of whether Brook performs well or gets brutally brushed aside Brook v Khan is still a massive British fight.

    Whether Khan wants Brook to end his career is another matter.
     
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    Sort your reading comprehension out, I wasn't referring to Brook's earning potential. IQ of a potato.

    I'd say at least 10/15%. Due to Khan's ego he would have been the A-side in that fight with the lion's share of the purse but now Eddie and Brook would surely demand nothing less than an equal split.

    Public demand has definitely decreased for that fight too, and I'm sure Brook won't come down to 147 again. Let's see.
     
  10. Blobby Nelson

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    Well Khan was offered $5m and turned it down so even if you go to your top estimate and say he "only" makes $3.5m that's still more than his Canelo purse.

    I just can't see how you think it wasn't a cash out. It was a smart move to make good money with no major downside and at the same time keep big fights at 147 available.
     
  11. lepinthehood

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    hes a bit simple, if he thinks being stronger when your 15lbs heavier means you are ready to take on a deadly middleweight.
     
  12. Proud Warrior

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    I was not on about earning potential either. Im on about Brook slipping her a length after the steak meal so she can appreciate good genes instead of bringing up the afterbirth like you. By the way my iq is not to bad and it measures logic not reading or writing.
     
  13. DON1

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    Brook is a fool
     
  14. Darni187

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    Khan said that Eddie offered him £10m at ringside for one of Eddie's boxing shows when they were sitting together, and then backed off from that figure when talks were taking place.
     
  15. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Like Khan, 3 times the powah and so on :yep