If Khan doesn't take the fight in June, what will Kell do?

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  • John Locke
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    #1

    If Khan doesn't take the fight in June, what will Kell do?

    If Khan goes after the Garcia vs Guerrero winner, which seems likely atm, who's Kell gonna fight after Bizier? Because Spence is gonna be his mandatory soon, will he take that fight and risk losing or vacate and move up without fighting Khan?

    It looks entirely possible that we either won't ever get this fight, or get it when it doesn't matter anymore like Floyd vs Pac.
  • FlatLine
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    #2
    Hearn is doing everything to stall the negotiations, it's very likely if the fight ever got made Brook will duck Khan and pull out of the fight, just like he did with Chaves, Alexander and to Rios during the negotiation stage. He also said he didn't want to fight Thurman etc..

    Brooks track record of avoiding fights is really second to none so should someone of Khan's calibre and resume even entertain a fight with Brook, what has he done in the division other than beat Shawn Porter who is someone Julio Diaz also beat in most people's eyes. Brook needs to earn a fight with Khan by fighting some top tier opposition. He needs to prove that he's not going to pull out of the fight.

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    • SalimShady1212
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      #3
      He will tell everyone it's Khan's fault he has to fight more lower calibre opposition

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      • Scipio2009
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        #4
        Originally posted by John Locke
        If Khan goes after the Garcia vs Guerrero winner, which seems likely atm, who's Kell gonna fight after Bizier? Because Spence is gonna be his mandatory soon, will he take that fight and risk losing or vacate and move up without fighting Khan?

        It looks entirely possible that we either won't ever get this fight, or get it when it doesn't matter anymore like Floyd vs Pac.
        If Brook beats Bizier, as is expected, and the Khan fight doesn't happen (which has always been a possibility), Kell Brook likely makes a summer voluntary title defense, with the Diego Chaves fight coming back into the picture, as the main event/co-main event of a massive summer show by Matchroom.

        Frampton-Quigg 2, a James Degale title unification bout (with the WBA and WBC titles as options), Callum Smith challenging for a world title, another big fight for Anthony Joshua, and a host of other solid UK matchups, can be paired or coupled with a Brook fight to build a monster summer show.

        Beyond that, though, I think Amir Khan is just bull****ting here anyway, especially with the Calendar being what it is:

        -Garcia-Guerrero is already happening Jan 23rd, the Team Garcia already looking at getting back into the ring come May/June.

        -Amir Khan is already eyeing his own return fight for March 2016, the the idea of a summer turnaround leaving either Garcia or Guerrero with facing an extended layoff.

        -Ramadan, this year, is due to begin June 6th and extend to July 6th 2016, pushing any "summer fight" into August/September, depending on the fight camp.

        Kell Brook fights March 26th, Amir Khan is eyeballing a fight for March, and the Garcia-Guerrero winner of this weekend's fight will likely end up targeting their next fight for May/June.

        Khan has his fight in March, goes through his observances of Ramadan through June, and is likely in position to be ready for a fight in August, about the same time that Kell Brook would likely be ready (giving Matchroom Sport nearly 5 months to slow build the promotion of the actual fight through the summer)

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        • alexguiness
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          #5
          Ramadan doe, unless Floyd calls...

          Brook won't take a mando with Spence, too dangerous.

          Enter Chavez or Rios.

          SMH...

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