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Kell Brook is the marquee fighter for Sky Sports in the UK, the equivalent of HBO before Showtime's resurgence a few years ago. Sky Sports consistently place Brook on the top of their British P4P Rankings, and have hyped the British Boxing public into believing that Kell Brook is a superskilled, slick, boxer with immense power that is going to give Amir Khan all sorts of problems.
However, Sky Bet, the betting arm of Sky UK, had odds of 2/1 for Alexander to beat Khan. For those of you who don't know how odds work, a $10 bet on an Alexander win, gave you a return of $20.
Now, what is really funny, is that Kell Brook, this so called 50/50 challenger vs Khan has official odds of 7/4 to beat Khan. A $10 bet on a Brook win, will give you a return of $27.50.
One would think that it is Khan who is the IBF Welterweight Champion.
So Sky Bet, have Khan as a clear favourite to beat Brook. So why are Sky trying to fool the British public into thinking that this fight, is an even match-up, and that Kell Brook is the best fighter active fighter in Britain?
My dear friends across the Atlantic, please don't be lulled into believing that Khan v Brook is some 50/50 fight, by fellow British posters on this forum. You could say that 50% of regular boxing viewers in the UK WANT Brook to beat Khan, which is a lot different to believing that Brook will beat Khan.
Both Team Khan and Team Brook want this fight, because it allows both Khan and Brook to have a mega pay-day, and allows Eddie Hearn to cash out on Brook.
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However, Sky Bet, the betting arm of Sky UK, had odds of 2/1 for Alexander to beat Khan. For those of you who don't know how odds work, a $10 bet on an Alexander win, gave you a return of $20.
Now, what is really funny, is that Kell Brook, this so called 50/50 challenger vs Khan has official odds of 7/4 to beat Khan. A $10 bet on a Brook win, will give you a return of $27.50.
One would think that it is Khan who is the IBF Welterweight Champion.
So Sky Bet, have Khan as a clear favourite to beat Brook. So why are Sky trying to fool the British public into thinking that this fight, is an even match-up, and that Kell Brook is the best fighter active fighter in Britain?
My dear friends across the Atlantic, please don't be lulled into believing that Khan v Brook is some 50/50 fight, by fellow British posters on this forum. You could say that 50% of regular boxing viewers in the UK WANT Brook to beat Khan, which is a lot different to believing that Brook will beat Khan.
Both Team Khan and Team Brook want this fight, because it allows both Khan and Brook to have a mega pay-day, and allows Eddie Hearn to cash out on Brook.
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