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

[Sparked_26]

Khan is a bit of a media darling and will always be kid who was Britain's one man boxing team at the Athens Olympics. He is comfortable in front of the camera, too. Kell isn't really.

He will always be 'the star' out of the two in Britain or globally.

But Kell would smash him to bits and should take a smaller slice of the pie for the recognition it will give him among casual British boxing fans.

Khan is still a cash cow

[DARKSEID]

khan doesn't deserve that much in my opinion


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[DARKSEID]

khan is an A level fighter before he gets hurt. After he gets hurt he drops 3 or 4 grades.


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[tripper]

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.

Khan might have marketability but for the wrong reasons, many people tune in to see him being knocked out. Why do people have to go to america toget a name? If brook fought khan in the uk it'd sell out a stadium and make alot more money than khan v molina. I think khan is one more loss away from retirement, he cant keep hold of a belt and stepping up to welterweight isnt the smartest idea.

[boxingmanic]

Amir Khan is more well known in America than Brook is outside Sheffield. Everyone in the UK, boxing fan or not, knows the name Amir Khan. Only boxing fans know the name Kell Brook. Khan has 1.2 million twitter followers and 6300000 fb fans while Brook had 61000 twitter followers and 8000 fb fans. Khan has fought top 10 opposition in America and won 2 world titles while Brook has dominated mediocre opposition in his back yard.

And they want 50-50? hahahahahahahaha. They know Khan won't accept and then they can say he's ducking...good one Hearn.

[boxingmanic]

Khan might have marketability but for the wrong reasons, many people tune in to see him being knocked out. Why do people have to go to america toget a name? If brook fought khan in the uk it'd sell out a stadium and make alot more money than khan v molina. I think khan is one more loss away from retirement, he cant keep hold of a belt and stepping up to welterweight isnt the smartest idea.

Most people tune in to watch Mayweather lose as well. What's your point? It's quite simple,the fighter who is the reason for getting people tuning in is the fighter that should get more money. That is Amir Khan in this case.

[tripper]

Most people tune in to watch Mayweather lose as well. What's your point? It's quite simple,the fighter who is the reason for getting people tuning in is the fighter that should get more money. That is Amir Khan in this case.

You've just made my point. People want to see mayweather get beat but he has never been beaten so people will continue to tune in, khan gets destroyed on a regular basis therefore has a limited shelf life, so promoters are more likely to invest money in Brook as he's up and coming and people dont know what level he can get too. Where has everyone knows Khan is an accident waiting to happen

[GG Magic]

Amir Khan is more well known in America than Brook is outside Sheffield. Everyone in the UK, boxing fan or not, knows the name Amir Khan. Only boxing fans know the name Kell Brook. Khan has 1.2 million twitter followers and 6300000 fb fans while Brook had 61000 twitter followers and 8000 fb fans. Khan has fought top 10 opposition in America and won 2 world titles while Brook has dominated mediocre opposition in his back yard.

And they want 50-50? hahahahahahahaha. They know Khan won't accept and then they can say he's ducking...good one Hearn.

This.

Whoever is the favourite in this fight is irrelevant. Try using some logic and its not difficult to understand that Amir Khan is a much, much bigger name both within the UK and outside. Khan is an international star. Brook is not even a domestic star; though he's getting there.

Think about how much revenue is generated from the media broadcasts outside of the UK. All that interest comes because of Khan.

50-50 is ridiculous at this point.

[richardt]

Khan needs to stay clear of any fighter who hits hard for a while and Brooks would be one of them. He needs to fight 2-3 light hitters for a while. Mallinaggi wants a rematch and Khan could win a title in that division. But no hard hitters for a long time if ever. His chin would agree with that statement.

[Corelone]

Why does Brook want to fight Khan? Did Khan Say something rude? He really has no reason or motivation otherwise. Should he beat Khan, he'd only be considered third on a growing list and if he loses, there go 10 or so years of work. Khan can wait, get the title shot and deal with Khan at his leasure, hopefully as champion.