Kell Brook vs. Kevin Bizier

Five days out. Sheffield Arena.

IBF welterweight title at stake (3rd defense of Kell Brook)

 

My thoughts on this one:

 

A bit like Kovalev vs. Mohammedi, in that respect. Bizier earned & deserves his shot & payday, but from Brook's perspective this is a pain-in-the-ass waste-of-time obligation.

Now that would be great. :good

 

Biz sitting @ just shy of being a 15/1 underdog.

If the Canadian pulls off the upset something is VERY wrong in Team Brook.

I don't think Bizier even stands as much chance as Carson Jones had in the rematch. (and doesn't pose the same kind of stylistic worries or threat of physicality that Kid did...)

 

Ironically, my gut feeling is that Brook would struggle a lot more with Jo-Jo Dan (against whom Bizier went life & death, and suffered both of his career defeats heretofore by split decision) than with Bizier himself.

...but even Dan would end up losing a 116-112 sort of decision to Brook.

 

:nod

...like I said above, if anything other than a Brook domination occurs here, it should be taken as signifying there is something very wrong. (like he got stabbed in the leg again during camp but didn't tell anybody )