Good Interview From Wba Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman!

Don't think it was the only viable score, but Brook did win that pretty comfortably. He certainly won all of the last 6 rounds.

 

I think I had 118-110 too, Brook handled him, can't actually recall one clean punch I saw from Porter that night. It was the prefect example of ineffective aggression.

 

Yeah, Brook beat him in second gear due to Porter's inability to adapt.

I always believed Brook's people when they said he has additional gears to go through and he proved that in that fight with Golovkin even it defeat. Shame they eye socket went before it reached it's natural conclusion, because the sense of urgency GGG was going for it after Brook had took it too him the 2nd, if he didn't end it by the mid rounds, it would be interesting to see what he would have left in tank in the latter rounds.

 

Since when are posters doctors?

Brook didn't need immediate surgery which tells me his eye isn't that bad and should see a fine healing process.

 

It's easy to say don't fight GGG when you have no offer on the table.

For the people who say kell should have said no. You same people would have been on here calling him a ducker and a fraud if he turned that fight down.

 

Would Thurman have fought Brook because none of the others would,I've seen loads of posts about Brooks resume etc but the opinions of those in his own division are the ones that matter.

 

They are all qualified doctors. Don't you know most of them have an injury fully examined when a fighter has to pull out of a fight, and they know full well whether it's a duck or not.

 

Thurman himself? I believe he would yes.

Thurman's handlers (i.e. Haymon) very unlikely. If Thurman is to take a risky fight, Haymon would only have it be to one of the PBC guys.

 

the fact that you been saying that for 2 years and he is still yet to face another fighter in the 147lb division that has pulse speaks on its own

 

Maybe, but his point still stands; Brook hasn't faced any real punchers prior to jumping two divisions to face arguably the hardest puncher in the division.

You focus on Ward's face and Keith's voice. Something is wrong with you.

That's not what he said at all. Just that Brook would be better prepared had he faced harder punchers his own size.

Correct.

Irrelevant.

Eh, true... I still feel like Brook did way better.

 

No I don't think Floyd ducked GGG

My point was that the same people who criticize Brook for taking the fight would have criticized him if he turned it down.

These people constantly said Brook won't fight any big name. No chance they would have praised kell for turning down the opportunity to fight GGG.

brook would have been ripped to shreds in here.

 

Thing is though, Thurman is wrong.

As I pointed out Brook's defeat in the manner that he was defeated, raised his profile much higher than facing Vargas and blasting him out in a couple of rounds (and not to mention would have allegedly made less than the Bizier fight for due to the absurd money people want to fight Kell Brook- Vargas wanted at least $2m, which to me is lubricious being that Brook is the one bringing in Box Office revenue and ticket sales, and Vargas wasn't even bringing in guaranteed US TV money).

He's now in demand for HBO to face the likes of Cotto and Canelo- which would be box office events on both sides of the globe- further more they probably now see him as a reasonable opponent now and a reward worth the risk.

Had Brook let the opportunity pass him by, he might find himself 4 years from now, at age 34 still trying to get big fights and having to pay out of his arse hole for lower top 10 guys (like Vargas) , and not made as much money as he did in the Golovkin fight in 8 fights, nor had his profile raised as much in them.

The eye injury aside, which can even happen against none punchers, Brook also seemed to take the shots as well as any middleweight did, in fact, even getting the better of some of the exchanges, so Thurman is talking out of his arse criticizing Brook's mangement, because his career has stagnated under the guidance of uncle Al over the last few years.