Comments Thread For: Kell Brook-Brandon Rios on Sept. 12th, Says Hearn

[Cinci Champ]

So they put this fight on the same date as the Mayweather fight?
I know that they are in different time zones but still... How much of a delusional dumbfuck you have to be to put your show on the same date as Mayweather's PPV?

how? its perfect it be brook card followed by the mayweather card it will get brook a ton more viewers

[NEETzsche]

how? its perfect it be brook card followed by the mayweather card it will get brook a ton more viewers

yep. individually, the brook-rios and mayweather fights would be on regular sky, but if they happen on the same evening then sky can sell them together as a pay-per-view card

[LacedUp]

yep. individually, the brook-rios and mayweather fights would be on regular sky, but if they happen on the same evening then sky can sell them together as a pay-per-view card

Brook vs Rios will be PPV regardless.

[yoz]

Brook, himself, isn't PPV material in the UK, so this makes sense.

With Joshua and a couple of other prospects on the undercard, and the Mayweather fight later in the night, it should be a successful PPV.

Brook-Rios as a standalone fight, though, stinks.

[SalimShady1212]

I am actually ok with this fight, a solid name but safe option for Kell so he can get more exposure in the states and hold on to the strap. I fancy Kell UD. I hope Mayweather fights on Boxnation again, the Floyd ass licking on sky is unreal. Sky only gave like two rounds to Manny when Floyd gave him 3 lol

[G_Child_123]

Absolutely nothing wrong with this fight.

Thurman and Bradley are both scheduled, so to suggest that he should be in next with either of these guys is ridiculous.

Khan is obviously taking a string of low risk fights in order to prepare for Floyd, needs no more discussion.

If anybody could shed any light on what Maidana is up to that would be sound. Would be a good future opponent.

Rios is up a level from Jo Jo Dan and Frankie Gavin, and certainly better than anybody he fought before winning the title from Porter. Brook isn't exactly a NOBODY in the US, their fight fans will have noticed him take that title from Porter. Problem is it wasn't exactly an entertaining fight, looking good against Rios will do him no harm.

[MrClutch85]

Rios is tailor made for Brook. I got Brook winning by UD 10-2

[Dirk Diggler UK]

That's what you had in your mouth yesterday. "Where he at doe I need his input".

Ummm, well what can I say? Frank Warren delivers for his fighters. Buglioni doesn't deserve it, but it was obviously good money for Chudinov to give a f.ck. Plus not bad coming off of beating a seasoned Champ in Sturm.

Not to mention this is the same belt Froch was holding all this time cuz his daddy who roughed him with one hand had the real one.

You really are all over the place.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

So they put this fight on the same date as the Mayweather fight?
I know that they are in different time zones but still... How much of a delusional dumbfuck you have to be to put your show on the same date as Mayweather's PPV?

You're the delusional dumb*** because they'd either make it all part of the same PPV or Mayweather wouldn't even be on Sky PPV. He might end up on Box Nation like a lot of his recent fights.

And what happened with the "it must be August" thing? If it's in September, then the opponent why isn't someone better than Rios? It starts to get annoying that they either cherry pick or choose C level brawlers with the goal to Brook look good. Dan Ion --> Gavin --> Rios? Such a murderers row...
Thurman can take a fight in September, Bradley probably also can, a rematch with Porter (who fights next in September) would also be better than a Brook vs Rios target practice fight. Hell, even Chaves would be a better opponent to Brook. But it's all right Hearn can't milk that belt forever. One day they will get a credible mandatory challenger at least, I guess...

No one said it had to be in August, that was the proposed date, it's happening 2 weeks later than scheduled.

Thurman and Bradley are fighting Collazo and Jessie Vargas respectively who are far worse than Brandon Rios.

Diego Chaves is pretty much a no name in America. He is an opponent. He was an opponent to Rios himself. Rios does good ratings on HBO. You seriously are a delusional dumb*** if you can't understand that.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I don't know about Haymon fighters but I think Bradley or Chaves would go to the UK, just like Rios does. All three in Arum's roaster.

Why would Bradley go to the UK unless he's paid a ****load of money? He's probably getting $2m to fight Vargas. He turned down an IBF eliminator with Porter (nothing gets said about that lol) which would have made him Brook's next mandatory and forced the fight. Instead he cherry picked bum ass Jessie Vargas for a vacant interim belt.

Hearn says he would love the Bradley fight after Rios so lets see afterwards.