With Khan been out in america for years and suffering KO losses in that time. Saturday been fresh in the mind a lot of casuals will now be Brook 'fans'. Fight has to happen over here so for me A side definitely has to be Brook.
One fighter just helped sell over 500,000 PPV buys on sky. Kell agreed to 60-40 last time they had negotiations. I would be shocked of kell conceded to that split again.
Tbh i think the ship has sailed. It's now patently obvious that Brook is several league above Khan. I've always known this but at last it seems the rest of the boxing public has caught up to me. It'd be over in 2 rounds absolute maximum. Sky could probably sell it well and Khan still has his mental fanboys so it'd do well but it just wouldnt capture my interest in the way it would've done if the fight had been made 3 years ago. Brook is the double A-side and Khan is a sub standard demo on the way to the garbage dump.
This A and B side thing is getting a bit silly. Brook certainly looks like the man here, but I really doubt he can get back to 147 without serious issues. And Khan has shown time and time again that he just doesn't want it.
Kell will walk through khans pitter patter flurries, as any top fighter will... It will go longer than a couple of rounds though, while khan jumps in and out with his signature amateur style, runs the ring for a few... until he tires and starts to look poor as he always does...then it's goodnight sweetheart.... It should happen, I think it will eventually.... ✌
This fight should be simple to make. Its still a huge fight regardless of what some people are saying. This could still do wembley no problem and make each fighter their biggest ever payday. 50/50 split is the way to go. Anyone haggling over more doesn't want the fight. On the fight itself; Kell obliterates Khan inside 3 or 4 rounds and that's the way the fight would have always gone. Kell is too powerful and accurate for Khan's glass jaw. And I'll also add I'd thoroughly enjoy watching Kell dismantle considering he covered up his fear of Kell by patronising him. Khan's mouth has been running hus career for many years now, the chap hasn't had an impressive win since he was a light welterweight. Hopefully one more KO by someone in and around his weight class will shut him up for good. He's a disgrace to the sport, all talk and no action!
I see Brook stopping Khan around the middle rounds.Brook's stock has risen now and has no reason to give up any % to Khan split it down the middle 50-50 and both make very good coin,PPV and a spring 2017 stadium fight up North....Sheffield or Bolton.
I personally don't like the whole A side B side rubbish but anyway for the sake of this thread I'll talk in those terms. Khan isn't the A side in most realistic fights available to him now, he is the opponent. Brook took on Golovkin at the full 160 limit and got the boost Khan thought he'd get by fighting Canelo. Khan is basically finished now, he will take fights that will give him most money now but will avoid Brook at all costs.
khan lost the a side as soon as he got ko'd by canelo he was a side after his win over alexander now if he fights danny and beats him then he is the a side
Kell/eddie are bringing sky tv.. kell outsells khan in ticket sales in the uk... kell has been on ppv in the uk .. khan hasnt.. Surely everyone is in agreement kell is the a side here. Khan is the opponent, it was said after the poor canelo ppv number his numbers in america on normal tv arent even great. He isnt the draw he seems to believe, when fighting in the uk he didnt fill out sheffield arena...
Some might argue that Kell taking a fight against GGG at home that he was always going to lose by KO shouldn't get him any more props then Khan for his history of facing top fighters in the states... Khan will not fight Brook unless he gets the higher percentage. Whether he deserves it or not at this point is irrelevant - if Kell wants the fight he will have to take less. If he doesn't then he will have to move elsewhere which would probably suit Khan perfectly.