if had 8 man tournament(like the super 6 )I know wont happen but if did where top 8 welterweights would actually fight each other no politics etc who would come out on top who beats who say 8 guys r in no particular order 1-brook 2-thurman 3-khan 4-maidana 5-bradley 6-porter 7-rios 8-broner u could even have backups like sadim ali or Garcia , matthesse or Crawford moving up would be class some great fights in there
Yeah iv been saying this for about 2/3 years now that that weight division is ready and primed for a super 6 like comp with the winner/runner up baying for a Floyd/Manny fight. the viewing figures, interest and buzz that a comp like that would bring in would be 1st class
Dunno Sol Thurman and Bradley would be thone ones i expect to give him the most problems from the above list. Dont know if Thurman could take a clean shot from Kell tho? Bradley if he fought to a smart gameplan could defo make a it a hard night for Kell. If he remains cautious and boxes and stays out the Provo mode then i might fancy him to beat Kell. Everyone else there i think he beats.
Who has Thurman actually beat? He makes a lot of noise and then fights Collazo? Pointless. Bradley is looking progressively worse. Would be a tough fight for Kell, but still fancy him.
It doesnt always matter who someone has beat, I dont always need to see the opposition to tell if someone is skilled or not. I dont need to see GGG in with Canelo to know if he is any good GGG CV is pretty jobbies regardless of why but you still rate him as does everyone else. Kell would need to KO Bradley as it hink Bradley can outbox him assuming he doesnt decide to have a sluggers match Thurman is slightly different he can box on the backfoot maybe not as well as other fighters however the power he has sees fighters reluctant to dive in or engage to much with him. So he doesnt have to be the very best backfoot fighter for it to be effective
Eye test? He's fought no-one. I get what you mean, but it's a bold statement to have him up with the elite considering he has fought no-one of note....and he's not Roy Jones Jr.
Brook is world level not elite there are very few elite fighters out there ... Mayweather, Ward, Rigo and even at that im not 100% about Rigo being elite also. Not everyone can be elite otherwise they wouldnt be "elite"