Comments Thread For: Kell Brook Still Scratching Head Over Amir Khan Picking Canelo

[Kilrain]

Also with Floyd Mayweather gone I'm pretty sure this will be the highest grossing pay-per-view of the year so Khan is also capitalizing on that as well. It all boils down to the dollar in this situation.

Scratching his head in an undisclosed basement somewhere in the UK where he keeps his belt hostage. This coward. I can't believe Haymon let Porter put that title on the line against a UK fighter when all they do is take them hostage and they never leave the UK, instead of keeping it in the US amongst his own fighters.

Dan was a mandatory. Bizier is a mandatory. What aren't you getting? Only the Gavin fight was a voluntary, and it can be excused as it was like 6 or 7 weeks after the Dan fight.

[Catrin]

there is nothing to $cratch your head about!!! khan did it for the $$$$ pendejo! a fight vs brook although exciting would have paid khan a fraction of what he is making vs canelo! #WBCboxingDisgrace #khan/canelogarbage

[boxingfan4life]

Do you really think people will pay for this crap? Anyone with a couple of brain cells realises this fight is a complete and utter mismatch. Why would you pay for a guaranteed 3 or 4 round knockout? Khan is going to sleep. He has no chance whatsoever in this fight. Zero. Zilch.

Trust me folks will pay for this fight. Canelo is the biggest pay-per-view draw now. Khan is slated to lose but he is popular as well. What other match ups so far have the potential of surpassing the PPV numbers this fight will generate?

[boxingfan4life]

Do you really think people will pay for this crap? Anyone with a couple of brain cells realises this fight is a complete and utter mismatch. Why would you pay for a guaranteed 3 or 4 round knockout? Khan is going to sleep. He has no chance whatsoever in this fight. Zero. Zilch.

Also the shock value of the fight will also help the numbers. Yeah its a mismatch but curiosity of how Khan will do will also draw numbers.

[Corelone]

3 to 5 mil vs Kell maybe. 8+ mil vs Canelo for sure. High risk either way, concerning his health and marketability, almost lose, lose for Khan. Now it's win, lose. A massive payday, but Khan's not beating Canelo.

[thack]

there is nothing to $cratch your head about!!! khan did it for the $$$$ pendejo! a fight vs brook although exciting would have paid khan a fraction of what he is making vs canelo! #WBCboxingDisgrace #khan/canelogarbage

For Canelo he's getting app. £5.5 million for Brook he would have made a minimum of £8 million ...that's the reality mate , now tell us what you think.

[boxingfan4life]

3 to 5 mil vs Kell maybe. 8+ mil vs Canelo for sure. High risk either way, concerning his health and marketability, almost lose, lose for Khan. Now it's win, lose. A massive payday, but Khan's not beating Canelo.

A loss to Canelo will not hurt his marketability because he is expected to lose anyway. Anytime you headline a big pay-per-view with the biggest star in the game, your market automatically goes up.

[boxingfan4life]

For Canelo he's getting app. £5.5 million for Brook he would have made a minimum of £8 million ...that's the reality mate , now tell us what you think.

Which means he will get 10 mil for fighting Brook after fighting Canelo. Khan will not be the champion but he'll be able to use the PPV against Canelo as leverage. He'll be the bigger draw of the two. That's why he's doing the fight against Canelo. Its strictly a business move.

[BodiesInFlight]

For Canelo he's getting app. £5.5 million for Brook he would have made a minimum of £8 million ...that's the reality mate , now tell us what you think.

If he loses to Canelo he still has the Brook fight, so this way he can possibly get both pay cheques.

I wanted the Brook fight just as much as anyone but I get can totally see why he took this fight.

[boxingfan4life]

If he loses to Canelo he still has the Brook fight, so this way he can possibly get both pay cheques.

I wanted the Brook fight just as much as anyone but I get can totally see why he took this fight.

Exactly. It was all about business. Take a big fight, cash a big check whether you win or lose, and do another big fight and cash another big paycheck. Its smart of Khan if you ask me. What I find funny is that people always talk about fighters not taking chances and being cowards. Khan steps up and fights a bigger and stronger opponent that he didn't have to challenge but he's called ****** for doing that. Folks need to make up their mind about what they want.