Comments Thread For: Eddie Hearn: Khan vs. Brook Has To Be a 50-50 Deal

[the_ilest]

me i rather see alexander vs brook. that would be a test for brook and a step up in competition for alexander.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Of course it should be 50/50.

At this point Khan is coming off back-to-back losses and Brook is undefeated and selling out arenas...not to mention his next fight is for a world title. If Brook wins that he's bringing a sell-out support and a world title to the table, what is Khan bringing?

Had this been a year ago then 50/50 wouldn't have been possible, depending on the next fight, Brook should be getting 50/50 at the very least.

Khan would sell out arenas anywhere in the UK. So that's kinda irrelevant.

Khan is the bigger name worldwide.

[MrFynest]

Why not?? Neither of them has a belt. 50/50 is fair

You apparentally don't know the business side of boxing too well. Getting paid has nothing to do with having a belt or not. Khan deserves the larger purse. Who is Brook? Outside his country nobody has a clue who he is. Khan is a much bigger name and more internationally known than Brook. Khan took the initiative to make a name for himself in America whereareas Brook hasn't ever stepped foot outside his backyard. You get paid based on your marketability and Khan is the more marketable name of the 2.

[gmc_rfc_06]

Khan would sell out arenas anywhere in the UK. So that's kinda irrelevant.

Khan is the bigger name worldwide.

He's the bigger name worldwide for sure, but the fight would be in the UK where that gap isn't much...and I'd say more people here prefer Brook.

I believe he'll go for the world title first. If Brook wins that and then the Khan fight happens, he should be getting no less than 50%. Khan is no longer in a commanding position, moving up on the back of consecutove defeats isn't much leverage.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

He's the bigger name worldwide for sure, but the fight would be in the UK where that gap isn't much...and I'd say more people here prefer Brook.

I believe he'll go for the world title first. If Brook wins that and then the Khan fight happens, he should be getting no less than 50%. Khan is no longer in a commanding position, moving up on the back of consecutove defeats isn't much leverage.

Doesn't really matter about belts or defeats. Khan is the bigger name full stop. The fight would take place here but it'd be on US TV and that'd be because of Khan, not Kell. Kell needs to build his profile in the US first. They should forget about this fight for the time being.

[rich6666]

He's the bigger name worldwide for sure, but the fight would be in the UK where that gap isn't much...and I'd say more people here prefer Brook.

I believe he'll go for the world title first. If Brook wins that and then the Khan fight happens, he should be getting no less than 50%. Khan is no longer in a commanding position, moving up on the back of consecutove defeats isn't much leverage.

No,Just no. Khan's fanbase and popularity is miles ahead of anything Brook can accomplish at this time or within the near future, even if he wins a world title.

[NEETzsche]

khan still brings several times as much money to the table as brook.

[gmc_rfc_06]

Doesn't really matter about belts or defeats. Khan is the bigger name full stop. The fight would take place here but it'd be on US TV and that'd be because of Khan, not Kell. Kell needs to build his profile in the US first. They should forget about this fight for the time being.

The losses more than anything are important to me, back-to-back defeats lower a fighters stock.

In order to get the world title, Brook would have to beat a relatively big American name (and probably do it over there) so that alone would raise his profile over there. If I'm an undefeated world champion fighting Khan in the UK, I'd look at it as 50/50 or on to the next opponent.

I suppose it depends on what Khan does in the next year also.

[IronDanHamza]

No way is Khan accepting 50/50 against Brook.

[Rip Chudd]

Good ducking strategy

My thoughts exactly