Comments Thread For: Brook's Trainer Confident Porter Will Get Downed on 8/9

[richardt]

An edge to Porter due to opposition and a style that is hard to solve. But, Pauli and Devon don't hit as hard as Brook so we may see what kind of chin Porter has. On the flip side, Brook was clearly hurt in the Senchenko fight. I'm 100 percent sure Porter is better than anything Brook has fought but I am not so sure Brook is better than anything Porter has fought. Devon and Pauli could give Brook fits. Should be a solid fight though.

[Lullaby]

I think Brook can pull this off.

[LacedUp]

Porter has to be a pretty clear favourite.

Brook is tough and has good punching power - but I think Porter has really come on in his last couple of fights - and even though he wasn't, in my opinion, the best prospect in the WW division 3-4 fights ago, sometimes you step up as the opp gets better. And he's done that.

We'll see if Brook can do the same.

[TGD]

Not convinced by Brook at all. I'm not sure about his mentality , but I hope he can do it.

[alexguiness]

I think Brook is the fighter with everything to prove in this fight.

Porter is far form the finished article, but overall he has been tested at a higher level than Brook has.

I'd favor Porter, not discounting Brook but he has only looked good against 'C' level opposition.

Brook likes to showboat too much, on a bigger stage this could work against him.

Has potential to be a really great fight.

[Emon723]

I pick Porter to win, 7 rounds to 5, but Brook is definitely better than Malignaggi.

[DonSimon87]

How much credit will Brook get by beating Porter?

A lot of people are going to be disappointed when Brook dispatches Porter in spectacular fashion.

[Showtime..]

Brook is better than Malignaggi, but he's around the same level as Alexander IMO. I have Porter winning 8-4/9-3.

[yoz]

Let's not write off Brook completely; it will come down to whether he can up his game against a true world class opponent.

That said, I fancy Porter by stoppage.

[yoz]

How much credit will Brook get by beating Porter?

A lot of people are going to be disappointed when Brook dispatches Porter in spectacular fashion.

The Porter hype is a little strange. This is a guy who, less than 2 years ago, drew with an apparently 'shopworn', 'done', and 'over the hill' Julio Diaz.

Still, he should have more than enough to stop Brook.