Kell Brook "only wants the big fights"

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  1. Badda Badda

    Badda Badda New Member banned Full Member

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    He needs to stop claiming he can kill himself to make 147 and just concentrate on 154. And never even utter that ducking clowns name Khan again.

    Him vs Liam Smith would be a good, quite big fight -I'd like that. And I'm sure Eddie could land a fight against one of the 154 champs - Jaime Munguai,Tony Harrison, Julian Williams which are all winnable fights.
     
  2. zulander

    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Brook V smith is a good fight and would sell well and be entertaining all round. Smith wins for me though and think that's Kells problem.
    He wants a winnable big money fight - and that's Khan. I think he struggles with the best at 154
     
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  3. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Agree. The GGG fiasco completely ruined Kell. The plan I believe going into that fight was for KB to go in and 'give it a go' for a few rounds and if it was apparent he had no chance and was taking a beating then pull him out and live to fight another day at 147, Kell's reputation wouldn't be damaged because of the size difference and of course KB would have an even healthier bank balance.
    In a sense the plan played out as expected however the big problem was the beating Kell took from GGG did permanent, irreparable damage. A completely unnecessary fight that made no sense that ruined a fighter who at the time was one of the UK's rising stars. Cheers Eddie.
     
  4. jcairns1

    jcairns1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Brook can be wrote off as a waste of talent at this point, his career should have exploded after the win over Shawn Porter with unification fights in America with the likes of Garcia, Thurman, Pacquiao etc.

    Instead he fights Jo Jo Dan, Frankie Gavin and Kevin Bizier ‍♂️ he’s then fed to Golovkin and comes back down for Spence, losing both fights and ending up in the wilderness, a shame really because it could have been so different, Brook definitely had talent when in his prime, but decided to waste it by chasing Amir Khan ‍♂️
     
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  5. brown-bomber

    brown-bomber Member Full Member

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    Hearn has stated that Brook wanted it.
    Brook wanted it as he had just fought Gavin, Bizier and JoJo Dan and wanted to compensate for that and he couldn’t land any other credible lucrative fights.
     
  6. Hattonmad

    Hattonmad Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hearn set up GGG/Eubank Jr after the Eubanks begged for the Golovkin fight. When the contract was sent to the Eubanks, they lost their pen. Eddie was left looking silly after offering GGG PPV loot, and suddenly had a wild idea about GGG/Brook. He rang Brook and said Golovkin was available for a blockbuster PPV, pretty much chancing his arm, not thinking Brook would take it. This is Eddie's exact version of events during the build up to GGG/Brook.

    It's true that Kell wanted the fight. Who doesn't want several million pounds when it's waved in front of them? He's a fighter and fighters generally don't fear anybody. But it's not like Kell went looking for the GGG fight. It was Eddie's idea and it was beyond reckless, ruining Kell's career.
     
  7. Oreet Cha!

    Oreet Cha! I know what I like and I like what I know. Full Member

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    His biggest fight right now is trying to save both his career and his credibility.

    Could - and should - have been so much more.
     
  8. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Of course Kell wanted it, most fighters overrate their own ability but Eddie should have been clever enough to realise what a dangerous and ultimately pointless fight it was and not given it the go ahead. A little patience and Kell could have landed fights with Spence, Crawford, Thurman or even Khan minus the beating GGG gave him, in that scenario KB would have had a better chance and even if he lost could have continued competing at the highest level but instead he was ruined by GGG and his days as a top welter/LMW were over and now he's basically lost in the wilderness.