Has Kell Brook Fought the Worst Opposition Out Of Any Current World Title Holder?

Out of all current world title-holders, who has fought the worst opposition throughout their career and up to this point? Most agree that Kell Brook has only fought one high rated opponent in Shawn Porter. While Porter was officially undefeated going into the Brook fight, he only managed to get an official draw with Julio Diaz the first time they fought in a fight most thought Diaz actually won. Up until the Porter fight, the toughest fight that Brook experienced was a Majority decision win against Carson Jones - a gritty, tenacious but ultimately limited fighter who had 8 losses and 2 draws. Delve a little deeper into Brook's record and imagine the wear and tear the following guys had already sustained: Debut: Peter Buckley 31W - 189L - 10D 3rd fight: Leeroy Williamson 12W - 46L - 2D 4th fight: Brian Coleman 24W - 139L - 7D 5th fight: Karl Taylor 16W - 77L - 6D 6th fight: Ernie Smith 11W - 80L - 3D 8th fight: Ernie Smith 12W - 85L -4D 9th fight: Ernie Smith 13W - 97L - 5D 12th fight: David Kirk 11W - 58L - 3D

Comments (20)

aretrospective

Brook's is bad no doubt. But without even thinking about it more deeply, Wilder springs to mind straightaway as having a considerably worse level of opposition.

10y ago

5310

It's really terrible If Brook was a titlist with a similar record at cruiserweight or flyweight NOBODY would have any idea who he is 1 win at welter though and you inherit all the 12 year old pac/floyd worshipers Only Wilder rivals him Stevenson is actually better.. It was ridiculous how hyped he got for beating Dawson and Hopkins/Kovalev/Pascal have all agreed that he ducked them but Fonfara was a risky fight, more of a risk than Brook and Wilder have been willing to take during their "reigns"

10y ago

Dean_Razorback

isn't wilder a title holder as well? i think it's wilder

10y ago

Build_That_Wall

http://images.lpcdn.ca/641x427/201311/25/776697-adonis-stevenson-apres-avoir-vaincu.jpg Aquacknis Chickenson

10y ago

Build_That_Wall

I'm a fan of this guy, and it is not his fault, it is the opponents faults for ducking him. https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.boxingsherpa/fighters/gennady-golovkin_1382931436.jpg But Now He Is Fighting Lemeiux. And that with The Murray, and Geale fight makes for a solid resume. He also beat Rubio who Beat David Lemieux

10y ago

boliodogs

Every guy he fought was world rated and Chavez is also world rated. Lots of champs have faced much weaker opposition or worse yet, not defended their title in well over a year like Danny Garcia. The funny thing is Brook try like hell to get a high rated welterweight named Amir Khan to fight him but Khan said hell no, I'll never fight you. There are reasons Brook is ranked higher than Khan. Brook has never lost a fight. Brook is a world champion. Brook is a career welterweight who has defeated more and better welterweights than Khan. Let Khan fight Porter like Brook did and see what happens. Khan won't even try to fight a top five welterweight even though Haymon manages most of them.

10y ago

Joey_Torreo

He comes in a close second next to wilder

10y ago

Lullaby

Brook is average .

10y ago

arraamis

Give them a break man. They have nothing better to do after seeing Khan's gym mate get the Mayweather fight :lol1: Yeah, that must have been devastating :lol1:

10y ago

W1LL

If it wasn't for ducking Kell would also have wins over Khan, Marquez, Mayweather and Pacquiao by now, so no.

10y ago

Chrismart

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10y ago

Dirk_Diggler_UK

Let me guess ... A Khan fan started this thread. :lol1: Numbnuts can make every attempt to discredit Brook, but at least he is a CURRENT CHAMPION. That can't be said about the notorious name-dropper, who only fights weak competition. Give them a break man. They have nothing better to do after seeing Khan's gym mate get the Mayweather fight :lol1:

10y ago

KayDub

If he hadn't fought Porter yes but he beat him and took his belt after he 120-108'ed Devon. That's the only thing that makes this hard to answer.

10y ago

TheCleaner

he could have been one of those journeymen for all I care, because when you go to the current champs own back yard and manage to decision him to take his belt, you did something right! as for his first 12 fights, yes, if you're a nobody when you get into the pro's (not coming of the back of olympic success and fame) you'll be getting onto whatever cards you can, and need W's to ever get your name in front of proper promoters. Finally, no belt holder should be discredited for fighting mando's.. thats how you keep a belt you've fought for at the end of the day, so blame the IBF if their ranked guys aint good enough, but you wanna keep their belt, they need fighting at some point!

10y ago

arraamis

10y ago

Ryn0

Deontay Wilder Fedor Chudinov Badou Jack Danny Jacobs Mickey Bey Darleys Perez Terry Flanagan Jose Pedraza Gary Russell Jr. I'm sure if I went deeper into the weight classes there would be more. Jumped the gun a bit there.

10y ago

MBE

Kell has took on his mandatory and the next guy in line to be mandatory. Can't say fairer than that, unless you want him to do a kid chocolate and drop the title to openly duck his mandatory obligations? Also he ripped the title off the next Mike Tyson in his own backyard. A Brit hadn't done that for a generation. Kells legacy as a future hall of famer is secure.

10y ago

Redeaux

People really need to understand the difference between blooding a fighter to compete at the professional level and 'cherry picking'. You really mean to say that an upcoming prospects first 12 fights may have included some confidence building victories against journeyman? What a surprise, this is completely unheard of, someone should notify the IBF immediately...

10y ago

Nights_King

Yeah but hopefully it doesn't get any worse.

10y ago

Dirk_Diggler_UK

Andre Berto's title reign wasn't spectacular but at least he got the Mayweather fight :lol1:

10y ago