Brook vs Rios is pretty much set in stone according to Robert Garcia

[Da Hammer]

Rios will be the best fighter that Brook has ever faced and Rios just looked good in his last fight. Don't see the problem in this fight. And I don't think it's a given that Brooks win this. Rios will bring it.

[King Jaffe Joffer]

Rios will be the best fighter that Brook has ever faced and Rios just looked good in his last fight. Don't see the problem in this fight. And I don't think it's a given that Brooks win this. Rios will bring it.

Looks good vs who is last fight? a shot bum

Brooks is gonna tattoo Rios face with hand and overhand rights all night mixed in with some good ol fashion clinching.. Garcia might throw in the towel..

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Rios's approved gloves for the fight.

Kell Brook's opponent for the fight.

[PAC-BOY]

i hope rios flattens this uk bum

We finally agree on that! Not because hes from the UK. Just because hes a bum!

[Da Hammer]

Looks good vs who is last fight? a shot bum

Brooks is gonna tattoo Rios face with hand and overhand rights all night mixed in with some good ol fashion clinching.. Garcia might throw in the towel..

Brook has looked bad against much worse fighters than Rios. Brook has yet to prove he is some great fighter. Talented yes but still not proven IMO.

[Tom Cruise]

This guy gets it.



Bradley is on a huge guarantee at Top Rank for each fight. If Hearn thought that Rios was asking for too much money, how much do you think Bradley would potentially want to travel to Sheffield in September? It would have to be in the US. Hearn has said he'd love the Bradley fight in a unification later this year or early next year (should Bradley get the WBO) which seems far more realistic.

Same thing with the Thurman fight. It will likely need to be in America. Thurman can yabbber all he wants about coming to the UK but Haymon makes the decisions for him as seen by this Collazo fight. Haymon bid over $3m to get homecourt advantage for Andre bloody Dirrell. He isn't just going to send one of his prized assets over here willy nilly.

Fans need to be more patient. Brook is still a virtual unknown quantity over there. Rios is just a way of putting him over with a US audience more.

It depends if it benefited Wilder's career or not. If Wilder fought David Haye who is basically a faded former cruiserweight who hasn't fought in 3 years, would it be criticised? Maybe by some but it would be huge for Wilder's career to beat him.

Haye at least made it to top contender at heavyweight. Rios has done nothing at welterweight except get beat up anytime he stepped up. If Wilder fought a Rios level opponent after sh/t mando and no hoper the guy would be crucified.

Agree to disagree Dirk. I think Brook has been unlucky with stabbing and Khan being a ***** but reckon his team could have found better opponents than they have for his first year as a titlist. Hopefully after Rios the big fights will come

[CANELOLUJAH]

this fight is not taking place till January of 2016

[CANELOLUJAH]

Haye at least made it to top contender at heavyweight. Rios has done nothing at welterweight except get beat up anytime he stepped up. If Wilder fought a Rios level opponent after sh/t mando and no hoper the guy would be crucified.

Agree to disagree Dirk. I think Brook has been unlucky with stabbing and Khan being a ***** but reckon his team could have found better opponents than they have for his first year as a titlist. Hopefully after Rios the big fights will come

didnt wilder just fight molina lmfao.

[Tom Cruise]

didnt wilder just fight molina lmfao.

Yep, and if he fought another Molina followed by say Cunningham imagine the outrage. Thats basically what Brook has done this year.

[Box-Office]

Kell Brook's opponent for the fight.

That's his sparring partner for this fight.

That's the opponent: