Comments Thread For: Eddie Hearn Discusses The Status of Kell Brook vs. Amir Khan

[nycsmooth]

Not worth talking about at this point Brook is the draw because people want to see Khan get ko'd. maybe a 60-40 split because over there it will b a full house..

[Floyd Junior]

Brook's stock isn't worth **** all. Khan's the bigger name - hence why they're so desperate to face him. And they're doing all they can to avoid the elephant in the room because Hearn knows the only negotiating tool they have is that title. Khan has them by the balls.

But we don't give a crap about the Khan fight anyway. That's just a distraction, as far as I'm concerned. When it comes to Kell's next move, the fighter himself and the promoter should be pressed about Spence. It infruriates me that they're getting a pass for this blatant duck. Instead, more people are focused and butthurt about Khan not wanting Kell. Again, who gives a crap?! Spence is right there. Fight him. He's your mandatory, and will provide for a much better fight than Khan.

[Bronx2245]

Brook's belt means something if he's negotiating with Spence Jr., but it means nothing when he's dealing with Khan! Who is begging who for the fight?

[Cheek busting]

Stylistically, this fight is all wrong for Khan, and he knows it.

It would look similar to Canelo/Khan, except he probably wouldn't knock Khan out like that.

But Khan would start off winning the first 3 rounds with speed, and work rate. Brook would just keep steadily stalking Khan with his high-guard, until he eventually finds his timing, and range, and starts swinging with Khan.

In fact, I think anybody with a good punch, and competent defense would be a problem for Khan.

He's just too easy to figure out. In all his years of boxing, he never learned how to properly transition from offense to defense, and how to pick his shots while standing in the pocket... How to clinch... How to fight on the inside... Even basic head, and upper body movement he lacks. His defense is his offense, and like Sergio Martinez, who also lacked head/upper body movement defensively, is using his fast feet (and usually longer reach/arms) to keep his opponent at the right distance.

[Califire209]

If Brook had another JoJo Dan type of easy mandatory fight there would be no issue with him staying at 147, but all the sudden now that he has a dangerous opponent in Spence he's acting like he needs to move up to Junior middleweight in order to justify him letting his belt go. He is using Khan as his scapegoat, but if khan decides to make him wait it's going to force him into making that decision. WEAK