stylistically i think devon probably would have been a harder fight for kell than porter because he is a pure boxer + he is quick and agile. brook size would probably be too much for him though
who do u reckon would have won the fight between the two when it was scheduled to happen?
I didn't feel either fight was difficult. Porter's pressure isn't all that effective and he is open to counter right hands and the check left hook. Alexander is too slow of foot and his head/body is too stationary to effectively box with Kell. I've always felt that Khan would beat Brook if his chin/defence holds up but he made the same mistakes he did with Roach against Algieri. Only man I would be 100% sure of beating Brook at 147 is Floyd.
When someone actually beats Brook and GGG then you have an argument that they are overrated. As long as they are willing to fight all comers and keep winning and knocking guys out they deserved to be highly rated. What middleweight would be favored to beat GGG????? None and everybody knows it. He is the best middleweight in the world and that is why he is rated so highly. He deserves it. What welterweight can beat Brook except Mayweather? Maybe Thurman and Pacquiao would be slight favorites to beat him but that still makes him one of the 4 best welterweights in the world.
It would be an easy fight for Brook and he would win a wide ud. Alexander would throw his usual fast straight punches from too far away and they would mostly miss and fall short. Brook would counter with shorter accurate and much harder punches when he is at the proper distance and his punches would actually land.
It wouldn't be such a humiliating loss to Devon as the Porter and Khan fights were because Brook is a better style matchup for him than those two but Brook wins via UD.
Brook is probably the most overrated boxer on this forum not named Golovkin but he would win convincingly against Devon.
Kell Brook beats Alexander Easily!
I don't know WTF happened to Alexander but it has been a awful decline since the Junior Whitter and Juan Urango fight and he has gotten worse EVERY FIGHT. Cunningham have him fighting like Sakio Bika now, just trying to sloppy his way into a win
Chaves don't change that either he is grade a trash also. No idea why he is talked up he lost to Bradley, Thurman and Rios. Nobody that losses to Rios is worth a shlt!
He hasn't beaten anybody beyond C level (probably being generous).
Chaves is nothing but a gatekeeper, a poor replacement Soto Karass. In fact not even that, Karass has some alright wins under his belt.
Chaves can stop him in 1 or vice versa, neither deserve a shot at a world title or a 'big fight'.
Brook beats the sh*t out of Alexander. It should be evident and always should of been evident.
Alexander would get battered from pillar to post. Its a total mismatch. Alexander doesn't belong in the same ring. If it wasn't for him beating Maidana the guy wouldn't even be talked about alongside any half decent welterweight.
I always thought Brook's timing would beat Alexander's speed. I thought Porter was going to be a harder fight for Brook.
I think most people did.
The poll says it all really - TS should have made it public so the predictable 1 vote for Alexander comes from Box-Office
I remember that at the time the fight was supposed to happen, Brook wasn't given much of a chance on here.
I fancied him to win though. Now, i'd take him to win comfortably.
i doubt it happens, they probably both dont want it at this point. each pulled out. but if they have no one else to fight then yeh it could
You dont fight a final eliminator if you dont want a title shot, also Brook has to face the winner or get stripped.
The winner of Chaves v Alexander becomes Brooks mandatory so maybe you'll find out.
i doubt it happens, they probably both dont want it at this point. each pulled out. but if they have no one else to fight then yeh it could