Warren: I told Kell I didnt want to promote him anymore

bam bam · Apr 15, 2011

AMIR KHAN'S preparations for tonight's fight could not have been any worse this week - with the distractions going on behind the scenes with his finances and the broadcasting of his bout.

Sky Sports decided that Khan's light-welterweight defence against Paul McCloskey at the MEN was not worthy of pay-per-view and would only broadcast the bout on Sky Sports 3 at short notice.

This caused Team Khan to walk away and do a deal for pay-per-view on Primetime.

Amir and one of his spokesmen have said he is "a pay-per-view fighter". He may be, but the fact is him against McCloskey with a poor undercard is not a pay-per-view event - that's what the issue is and the problem Team Khan do not seem to understand.

If the main event isn't so strong then you have to beef the card up with quality fights.

I had the same problem when Khan had his last fight with me, his mandatory defence against the out-of-depth Dmitriy Salita.

I argued with Team Khan the amount of money that needed to be spent to ensure a competitive undercard. They disagreed but I insisted and it was a good job I did.

After Salita folded in the first round, the top-quality undercard saved the show.

Why argue the point? Simple, because when boxers promote themselves they cut corners, try and save every penny they can to boost their end of the cut.

It's understandable, but it does nothing for the development of future stars and short changes the public.

I've been asked if James DeGale and George Groves is worthy of a PPV.

They are both unbeaten and I think their intense rivalry sells the fight, but don't forget the main event is a cracking world title showdown between Nathan Cleverly and Jurgen Braehmer with other title bouts.

Pay-per-view was the only way to put this show together. And tickets are going like hot cakes!

Khan's purse will now be a fraction of what he expected. He has lost his Sky guarantee, his Primetime deal is a 50 per cent split of the pay-per-view revenue.

The official line is that ticket sales have been fantastic. But with Man U, Man City and Bolton in FA Cup ties at Wembley this weekend I'd be surprised if they get more than 8,000 at the MEN.

It will be a far cry from the 18,000 fans I got in for Khan's fight with Marco Antonio Barrera there.

I'm sure his purses have been less than I offered him the last three times he has fought. And I can't see things getting much better for him in the summer.

Sky won't be pleased. After all, McCloskey was supposed to be a warm-up fight. Khan was banking on them to show his proposed match-up with Timothy Bradley on PPV in July.

There's now a good chance it will wind up on Primetime again, especially as Sky already have one PPV show late June/early July, with David Haye set to take on Wladimir Klitschko.

The problem here is fighters promoting themselves.

Obviously I would say that. But the common theme with shows put on by the likes of David Haye in his last show, Audley Harrison driving the Beeb out of boxing and now Khan, is that the fans are the ones who miss out on quality undercards.

This week, head of Sky Sports Barney Francis told me boxing was a "headache" to deal with. But the broadcasters should take some responsibility too. They chose to deal direct, in some cases, with unlicensed operators.

And the British Boxing Board of Control should be doing more to prevent unlicensed people getting involved.

In the last week or so, I told Kell Brook I did not want to promote him any more. I was fed up with constantly dealing with his father, rather than Kell himself.

It felt like the situation that led to the breakdown of my relationship with Ricky Hatton.

All the fallout from this week is bound to have had some effect on Khan. But he has operated several levels up from McCloskey for some time now and it would be a major shock if he didn't beat him.

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I love Franks lies

GazOC · Apr 15, 2011

Wouldn't surprise me if it were true.

Scotty321 · Apr 15, 2011

I hate to think how Frank suffered all those years promoting Brook.

Big Dunk · Apr 15, 2011

lol Kells dad is the only reason he signed with warren instead of hayemaker 3 years ago.

brown bomber · Apr 15, 2011

I'm glad matchroom have got him - their an exciting outfit

sidthehat · Apr 15, 2011

Yeah cos it was Kell's dad who stopped him fighting more than twice a year. Who wanted him buried on undercards.

Two of Frank's quality PPV's:

Amir Khan W Oisin ***an TKO 2 12x3
Audley Harrison L Martin Rogan PTS 10 10x3
Enzo Maccarinelli W Mathew Ellis TKO 2 10x3
Souleymane M'baye W Barrie Jones PTS 8 8x3
Anthony Small W Steve Conway TKO 2 8x3
Dereck Chisora W Neil Simpson RTD 2 8x3
Jamie Cox W Ernie Smith KO 1 6x3
Liam Walsh W Youssef Al Hamidi PTS 4 4x3
Michael Walsh W Delroy Spencer RTD 2 4x3
Ryan Walsh W Johnny Greaves PTS 4 4x3

Amir Khan L Breidis Prescott KO 1 12x3
Alex Arthur L Nicky Cook UD 12 12x3
Matthew Macklin W Francis Cheka PTS 10 10x3
Audley Harrison W George Arias PTS 10 10x3
Nick Okoth L Denis Lebedev TKO 2 8x3
Matthew Hall W Taz Jones TKO 5 8x3
Stevie Bell W Anthony Hanna PTS 8 8x3
Paul Smith W Danny Thornton KO 6 8x3
Denton Vassell W Jimmy Beech PTS 6 6x3
Tony Bellew W Hastings Rasani TKO 1 4x3
Stephen Smith W Wladimir Borov TKO 1 4x3
Anthony Crolla W Robin Deakin PTS 4 4x3

GazOC · Apr 15, 2011

Surely Brook could have fought more often than twice a year if he'd have really wanted to?

Earl-hickey · Apr 15, 2011

I love how Warren knows best about everything, nothing is ever his fault and everyone would be much better off if he promoted their careers

Flemo83 · Apr 16, 2011

sidthehat said: ↑

Yeah cos it was Kell's dad who stopped him fighting more than twice a year. Who wanted him buried on undercards.

Two of Frank's quality PPV's:

Amir Khan W Oisin ***an TKO 2 12x3
Audley Harrison L Martin Rogan PTS 10 10x3
Enzo Maccarinelli W Mathew Ellis TKO 2 10x3
Souleymane M'baye W Barrie Jones PTS 8 8x3
Anthony Small W Steve Conway TKO 2 8x3
Dereck Chisora W Neil Simpson RTD 2 8x3
Jamie Cox W Ernie Smith KO 1 6x3
Liam Walsh W Youssef Al Hamidi PTS 4 4x3
Michael Walsh W Delroy Spencer RTD 2 4x3
Ryan Walsh W Johnny Greaves PTS 4 4x3

Amir Khan L Breidis Prescott KO 1 12x3
Alex Arthur L Nicky Cook UD 12 12x3
Matthew Macklin W Francis Cheka PTS 10 10x3
Audley Harrison W George Arias PTS 10 10x3
Nick Okoth L Denis Lebedev TKO 2 8x3
Matthew Hall W Taz Jones TKO 5 8x3
Stevie Bell W Anthony Hanna PTS 8 8x3
Paul Smith W Danny Thornton KO 6 8x3
Denton Vassell W Jimmy Beech PTS 6 6x3
Tony Bellew W Hastings Rasani TKO 1 4x3
Stephen Smith W Wladimir Borov TKO 1 4x3
Anthony Crolla W Robin Deakin PTS 4 4x3
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I'd have paid 50 just to see kahn get chinned

boxing4eva · Apr 16, 2011

Bam bam you need to learn to ****ing read

LP_1985 · Apr 16, 2011

Maybe Frank values brook less than wat brook thinks:think

boxing4eva · Apr 16, 2011

Frank isn't saying that he terminated the deal. He's just playing on words.

This situation is like my wife saying "We are not having sex tonight" and then me saying "That's fine, I had no intention of ****ing you anyway"

Big Dunk · Apr 16, 2011

franks talking **** end off.

pretty sure DeGales dad is heavily involved in his career same with all the Smith brothers.

UndisputedUK · Apr 16, 2011

Let's watch the WBO rankings from now on!!

EcosseBox · Apr 16, 2011

I just wish McGuigan would stop calling him Kell Brooks.

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