McCrory Sees Upset: Can't Wait For Brook To Tag GGG's Chin

By Edward Chaykovsky

Former world champion and Sky Sports analyst Glenn McCrory is giving Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) a very good shot at pulling off an upset on September 10th, when he faces WBC/WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs).

Brook, who holds the IBF's welterweight title, is heading up by thirteen pounds to challenge Golovkin for his titles at the O2 Arena in London.

HBO will televise the fight in the United States, with Sky Box Office handling the event in the UK.

McCorory sees a lot of openings in that fight, for Brook to connect and do damage. He feels Golovkin's competition has not been the best and views Brook as the first world class opponent that he's going to step in the ring with.

Golovkin's streak of 22 knockouts in a row, combined with his dominance in the middleweight division, has made him a humongous favorite with the bookies and pundits. 

"We know Gennady Golovkin will be the toughest fighter Kell Brook has faced, but I actually think he's got a chance. A real chance. Golovkin is brilliant, don't get me wrong, but he certainly isn't unbeatable. The size is not a massive issue. We are not talking about a situation similar to when Sugar Ray Leonard went up to middleweight to fight Marvin Hagler. We are not talking about a complete monster in Golovkin," McCrory said.

"He's quite small for a middleweight and yes, he is powerful and he can hit hard, but I can't wait to see him take one on his chin. We know he can punch, but have we seen him hit and hit hard? We know Kell is precise and powerful when he's at his best.

"We will also see a different Kell Brook because this is his career-defining fight. He simply hasn't had that yet. Of course, we haven't really seen Golovkin in a major fight yet either. No disrespect to Martin Murray and the rest, Golovkin has been protected or simply unable to get those top, top fights."