Brook on Golovkin: Of Course I've Got Fear, I'm in With a Killer!

Kell Brook believes the stabbing that left him "staring at death" has given him the control over fear he will need to defeat Gennady Golovkin.

The 30-year-old challenges IBF, WBA, IBO and WBC middleweight champion Golovkin at London's 02 Arena on September 10.

He will step up two weight divisions to challenge one of the world's most intimidating fighters, one who has stopped 33 of his 35 opponents and never been taken beyond 11 rounds.

Brook's recovery from the machete attack in Tenerife in 2014 that threatened not only his career but his life, however, has given him perspective.

While he still fears Golovkin's ability and devastating punch power, he has survived from a position of far greater jeopardy.

"What's happened in my career, and staring death in the face, this is nothing to me," said Brook, who like Golovkin remains undefeated.

"This is nothing. That's why I'm going to shock everyone. I've been near death: this is a doddle. That's why you're going to see what you're going to see, September 10.

"Of course I've got fear. I'm in with a killer. A big, heavy-handed middleweight.

"I know that once that bell rings, I'm not going to go in there waiting for him, I'm going to be doing what I need to do first. Everything's first: jab's first, everything's first. I need the perfect gameplan to come through.

"This is why I'm going to win this fight. I don't believe in all this hype people get behind: they're scared of his power and they've already lost.

"Like fighters who used to fight Mike Tyson, they'd already lost. I'll go in with the mindset of winning."