Well this comment is dumb.
Amir Khan has a resume that takes a Cleveland Steamer on Kell Brook's chest
Khan gets nothing for beating Kell right now ("he smashed a Brit hypejob, so what?" the critics will crow)
The thing that kept Khan from getting Floyd last time out was *American* fans being repulsed at the thought of someone getting the Floyd payday without having earned it. The Brit fans (some love him, some loathe him) but either way they would have bought the fight on Sky PPV for the same reason a lot of Americans buy Floyd fights -- they either wanna see him dominate or they wanna see him get KOd and humbled.
In order to convince American fight fans he ought to be next, Khan needs to beat someone with a U.S. "profile" (i.e., name recognition, cred, etc.) and unless and until Brook beats Porter, Kell Brook has no such "profile" in the United States.
Khan would gladly take that fight if Brook beats Porter, and he's certainly not afraid of him. Any educated observer can clearly see Khan is a class above Brook, and with Khan's new more "defensively responsible" style, the only hope Brook has (landing a perfect, one-shot, miracle punch) is severely mitigated by Khan's newfound cautiousness in the ring.
The only reason Khan hasn't fought Brook yet is, as I articulated earlier, because a win over Brook now (i.e., today) does nothing to advance him towards the Mayweather fight, which is what Khan wants.
If Kell can manage to win a title, then obviously it's worth Khan's time and (IMO) Amir Khan will school Brook, showing every ounce of that Olympic 17 y/o boxing prodigy amateur pedigree that Brook lacks (and always will).
Amir Khan has a resume that takes a Cleveland Steamer on Kell Brook's chest
Khan gets nothing for beating Kell right now ("he smashed a Brit hypejob, so what?" the critics will crow)
The thing that kept Khan from getting Floyd last time out was *American* fans being repulsed at the thought of someone getting the Floyd payday without having earned it. The Brit fans (some love him, some loathe him) but either way they would have bought the fight on Sky PPV for the same reason a lot of Americans buy Floyd fights -- they either wanna see him dominate or they wanna see him get KOd and humbled.
In order to convince American fight fans he ought to be next, Khan needs to beat someone with a U.S. "profile" (i.e., name recognition, cred, etc.) and unless and until Brook beats Porter, Kell Brook has no such "profile" in the United States.
Khan would gladly take that fight if Brook beats Porter, and he's certainly not afraid of him. Any educated observer can clearly see Khan is a class above Brook, and with Khan's new more "defensively responsible" style, the only hope Brook has (landing a perfect, one-shot, miracle punch) is severely mitigated by Khan's newfound cautiousness in the ring.
The only reason Khan hasn't fought Brook yet is, as I articulated earlier, because a win over Brook now (i.e., today) does nothing to advance him towards the Mayweather fight, which is what Khan wants.
If Kell can manage to win a title, then obviously it's worth Khan's time and (IMO) Amir Khan will school Brook, showing every ounce of that Olympic 17 y/o boxing prodigy amateur pedigree that Brook lacks (and always will).
Not Brook.
) outside of a UK-based scrap between the two. Brook can and should bypass Khan and challenge another Champion in the US for a better payday. Hearn is already looking to branch out to the US and this would be an idea situation.
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