Ward does possess some serious skills but comes across as a bit of a twat when he opens his mouth Looking forward to the fight Pricey same night aswell I think
That would mean that basically no one can ever step up to the top table because they've never fought at that level, therefore they will lose. Thankfully it's never worked that way, a record no matter how well stacked never decides a fight.
True I agree, but people saying "Alexander is crap, and Brook is going to blow him out".......based on what though? If Brook beats Alexander, I'd go as far to say that he has caused a shock and an upset, purely because Brook aint fought anyone compared to what Alexander has been in with. Brook is the underdog, Brook is the nobody looking to make a name for himself. If he struggled against Carson Jones, then IMO, this is a step to far, a bit to soon. If Brook had 1 more, maybe 2 more fights against credible opposition and came through with flying colors, I'd be picking Brook in this fight. :good Hope you can see where I'm coming from :good
Tell me one Brook fight against top opposition where it shows Brook can beat Alexander? The fact is, there aint one. He aint fought even half the class of what Alexander has faced, not even a couple of fights before going into this fight against credible world level fighters. Not one prep fight. Its like going from the slots, to the main casino table and thinking you know whats up like John Wayne. With the swag to match for all to see. Its a huge step, the great unknown, we dont know, not even Kell Brook knows, do not underestimate this step for Brook. It's like going from fighting Audley Harrison and Matt Skelton to fighting Tony Thompson. Mind the gap! If Brook does not establish control on the front foot in the first couple of rounds, where he walks Alexander down and backs him up, and makes Alexander respect him, this fight will be a shutout for Alexander. Alexander looks busier, AND WE KNOW in the US, Judges like a fighter that looks busy. Brook doesnt look busy. Brook looks like he is carefully selecting each and every one of his punches. They are few and far between, and even rounds where he lands more than Alexander, the judges will be swayed just by the busy movement of Alexander, regardless if Alexander is landing much or not. We saw this in the Bradley-Pacquiao fight, sometimes just looking busy wins you rounds, even if you land less than your opponent in the round. Alexander has a busy style, Brook doesnt. Its foreign ground for Brook, its in the US. The more I think of this fight. Its just got Alexander UD written all over it. No wonder Dwyer on youtube is so convinced.
craney you make some good points but a couple of issues you're overstating a hell of a lot. - Carson Jones fight. Means jack **** really for this fight. There ain't too much to be drawn from that, its not like Carson is a low level version of Alexander. It's like chalk and cheese, there is no point in reading anything into it particularly in its proper context. It doesn't even matter if Brook + Teams excuses are meaningful. - The competition. Yes Devon's fought a lot of good opposition but he ain't beat that many of them convincingly. Plus if we were all to be this headstrong about competition no fighter would ever make a breakthrough and George Foreman would still be dominating the heavyweight division and you may as well not fight Bernard Hopkins or James Toney.
No traps, weak pecs, arms bigger than delts, underwhelming lats considering his profession and who was legs? It's a good thing this is a boxing match and not a bodybuilding competition, he looks like ****.