Comments Thread For: Kell Brook-Brandon Rios on Track For 8/29, Says Hearn

[Boxfan83]

If Rios was more active, I could see this being a competitive fight with the edge still favoring Brook. Brook hasn't fought the best competition but at least he's been active which to me makes what could've competitive fight turn into a blowout. Brook by UD. Fighters with the Rios/Guerrero type style should be fighting 3+times a year to stay sharp. They don't have the athletic ability to fall back on in a fight when things go south, so they need to remain sharp all year. Problem is given their style, they make mucho dinero & take long layoffs in between fights & get fat.

[nacho daddy]

rios is a shot fat LW and smell brook is a JM

[HanzGruber]

But you didn't answer my question. Why do the American fighters, namely Thurman and Bradley, get to handpick bums or shot to **** corpses? Why don't they wait till August and try to arrange a Brook fight?

Why does the champion have to fit his schedule around contenders?

How are they hand picking bums lol. Bradley's resume shlts on brooks and thurman isn't even a real champion yet. When brook fights his 4th not top 10 ww in December you'll still justify it

[AgainstTheRopes]

Lets....

Floyd Mayweather - not going to fight Brook. If he got the call, he'd drop everything to fight him.

Pacquaio - Injured. Fight is possible for later in the year but not now.

Khan - P*ssy. Won't accept the fight.

Thurman - Fighting the corpse of Collazo in July. Not available for August. Fight will need to be in America and will need Brook's name to be bigger hence fighting a name in Rios.

Bradley - Fighting Jessie Vargas. Not available for August I wouldn't think. Possible for later in the year.

Porter - Already easily beaten, fighting Broner.

Maidana - Weighs 300lbs

Guerrero - Fighting some bum. Probably won't be available for August. I have no doubt that Hearn would make that fight anyway. Guerrero isn't even any better than Rios.

Am I missing anyone? Rios is available to fight. He ticks all the boxes. Exciting style, a name in America which will help grow Brook's profile and probably make him look good.

Khan- wouldn't be available for August 28th

Thurman- would fight Brook in a second. Brook will stay far away from Thurman just like most of the other WWs are and that's why hes facing Collazo.

Bradley- benefits both Arum and Hearn for Bradley to fight Vargas for the WBO title and have Rios fight Brook. So I cant fault Hearn/Brook entirely there

Guerrero/Berto/Alexander- All better than Rios at WW and available for August 28th (unless Guerrero stuggles vs Martinez). I think Haymon would prefer they fight in house but I think he'd be willing to have one of them go over to England and try to bring back a title.

Sadam Ali would be available too but Hearn wouldnt risk Brook against an unknown fighter.

[b Murphington]

I blame Pacquiao, he made Rios and Algieri relevant now everyone thinks it's OK to fight them.

Pacquiao didn't make Rios relevant. Rios was pretty well known before he fought Pac. As for Algieri, he became well known for upsetting Ruslan. But those two fighting Pac didn't hurt them that's for sure. Because of the type of fight that Rios brings, he gives anyone problems. He's far from the best fighter or most skilled at 147, but that doesn't mean he can't mix it up with them and give them a good run for their money.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

How are they hand picking bums lol. Bradley's resume shlts on brooks and thurman isn't even a real champion yet. When brook fights his 4th not top 10 ww in December you'll still justify it

But you still didn't answer my question. Why does the champion have to wait around for other fighters? Your original point is that why can't Brook wait for Bradley or Thurman.

Why couldn't they wait for him?

Oh yeah, cos they're American and it's ok for Yanks to do this. Typical Handz Grubby nonsense.

[SCEN3RY]

I don't think most people are upset with this pick so much as their anger being transferred over from Jo Jo Dan and Gavin. Brook and Eddie Hearn deserve flak for setting a new and low standard for title shots, but this fight isn't bad, it's actually a major step up for Brook.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Khan- wouldn't be available for August 28th

Thurman- would fight Brook in a second. Brook will stay far away from Thurman just like most of the other WWs are and that's why hes facing Collazo.

Bradley- benefits both Arum and Hearn for Bradley to fight Vargas for the WBO title and have Rios fight Brook. So I cant fault Hearn/Brook entirely there

Guerrero/Berto/Alexander- All better than Rios at WW and available for August 28th (unless Guerrero stuggles vs Martinez). I think Haymon would prefer they fight in house but I think he'd be willing to have one of them go over to England and try to bring back a title.

Sadam Ali would be available too but Hearn wouldnt risk Brook against an unknown fighter.

Brook would drop the August date to fight Khan because it's a massive fight. He'd do the same if Mayweather called him.

Thurman is fighting Collazo because he does what Al Haymon tells him. And Al Haymon is not going to send him to Sheffield in August. Hearn and Haymon have a close relationship and it seems to be mutually agreed that the fight needs to take place in America and thus Brook needs to build his profile there hence fighting someone like Rios. That fight is not at it's aphex. Both Brook and Thurman would fight each other but the promoters want to build that.

As for Berto and Alexander - I just have to laugh. How are they any better in terms of a match up now than Rios? Berto is finished and Alexander just lost 12-0 to Khan. It wouldn't be a good look for Brook to fight a guy that just lost a shutout to the guy he is calling out.

I don't think Hearn would have any issue making a fight with Robert Guerrero because he's not that much better than Rios and is something of a big name in America. The question is will Guerrero be ready and will he want that fight?

[gmc_rfc_06]

I always liked this fight.

I'm good with it.

[FrankieBruno]

A lot of excuses being made by Dirk for Brooks lack of competition thus far in his career

30 plus fights and only 1 solid name on his resume

He's a title holder now, and beggin people to buy his fights

He better hope Jousha is always on his cards cuz there is no way to justify a PPV agaisnt the likes of Rios