Should Brook drop the belt and move to the states?

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  1. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Or should he stick with Hearn and hope Amir accepts a fight with them (sometime 2018 by the looks of it :lol::lol:)?

    Kell is massively gullible, IMO. Hearn is pulling the wool over his eyes big time. It's always "after this one there will be a big one", when exactly will this big fight be happening?

    Khan will never face him due to hating the Hearns (remember Baz and Eddie's antics at the McCloskey presser?)

    Meanwhile, Kell is facing nobodies and wasting prime years doing so! Khan is doing the same but he does have a big fight in the pipeline.

    What does Kell have? Rematch with Dan, perhaps?

    The belt is holding back his career. It's in no way, shape or form a bargaining chip. What's it got him so far?

    Said it ages ago that Kell should sign with Top Rank. He'd have some good fights with them AND a higher chance of landing big fights with other top WW's.

    So should Kell waste ANOTHER YEAR or so waiting on a fight that will never happen or does he bite the bullet and move to the states (he's had success there before)?
     
  2. nick1204

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    THey shouldnt try and get khan this year, he will be occupied with Garcia, just move on and if the fight is what they say it is then they will still be winning this time next year and the fight will be even bigger.

    Maybe Brook should take a fight out in the states though. Thurman or Bradley should they win. The UK is his market but getting out there again beating a top 5 guy would raise his stock in a big way.

    He just needs to keep fight regulary, hopefullly get 4 in this year and hopefully at least 2 oif thise will be decent fights if not a top 10 guy.

    The fights will happen, they just need to keep pushing and keep winning.
     
  3. ryuken87

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    I think he needs to fight in the states if not move there, but why does he need to drop the belt? He becomes less relevant without a belt.
     
  4. sy king

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    I can understand Kells Predicament, he wants to fight in the UK, and be the biggest UK fighter around (along with AJ) but is notoriously difficult to get the world elite Fighters (especially Americans) willing to fight in the UK, so what does he do, i mean Diego Chaves wasnt a bad opponent but Kell got injured?

    who in the Top 10 would realistically travel? maybe Jessie Vargas?

    IMO Kell should think about moving up to Light Middle if the Khan fight doesnt happen.....
     
  5. Dirt99

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    I know the Khan fight would sell here but why not get another decent name on Kell's record so its actually a relevant fight in terms of importance to the division.

    It seems Hearn is willing to just wait around for Khan because of the prospect of another wembley. The Brook vs Khan fight is becoming more and more irrelevant.
     
  6. Dragon Punch

    Dragon Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Brook would be lost in America without Hearn.
    He doesn't have the attitude or team around him like a Degale and certainly not Khan to operate under Haymon.

    As for signing with Top Rank I doubt Bob would see Kell as an investment- he's never going to be marketable in the US belt or no belt plus they don't really have much to match him with.

    I think the Khan fight will happen personally - Im sure sky are trying to intervene in the situation especially as they flew Amir out to Germany for the Fury fight it would have been an ideal time for big Barney Francis etc to have his ear. I doubt deep down that Khan really wants to get back in there with Garcia again after he beats up Guerrero on saturday.
     
  7. ashishwarrior

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    said a couple of years back he should already be trawling them American gyms
     
  8. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The problem is two-fold.Fast Car continues to bull sh.it the fans with "big" fight news for Kell and Kell is so fragile or accident prone that he hurts his own career.
    This is not going to end well.
     
  9. Brixton Bomber

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    :good
     
  10. likemike31

    likemike31 Active Member Full Member

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    I don't know why you are questioning Hearn,

    From a business point of view ... Brook was PPV vs Frankie Gavin. God oh mighty i'd be loving Hearn.

    Khan aint really doing himself no favours so I wouldn't be too upset with fast car on that. Khan is truly a chump. Pacman confirmed his people are idiots to deal with.

    If Brooks wants a legacy, then maybe go to america look for another promotion. but really hayman, top rank, golden boy - all the same really