Brook vs. Spence purse bid Feb 7th according to Eddie Hearn

[Motorcity Cobra]

Purse bid next Tuesday ... fight news soon... #MANDOWN #StrapSeason https://t.co/bgy9HMx96F

— Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) January 31, 2017

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BY MITCH ABRAMSON
Kell Brook will likely defend his welterweight title against mandatory challenger Errol Spence Jr. with a purse bid looming on Feb. 7, promoter Eddie Hearn told ******.com on Tuesday.

“He has a purse bid with Errol Spence next Tuesday,” Hearn told RING in Manhattan. “I want him to move up to 154 pounds because I know he’s a better fighter at 154 pounds. He wants to stay at 147 because he doesn’t want to vacate his belt. So, we’ll probably fight Errol Spence.”

As per IBF rules, Brook (36-1, 25 knockouts) is entitled to a 75/25 split of the winning bid if it does go to auction. Hearn believes Al Haymon, who handles Spence (21-0, 18 KOs), is focused on a purse bid since he never responded to an offer he made. Brook is THE RING-rated No. 1 welterweight while Spence is No. 8 in the rankings. “Hopefully, Mr. Haymon can dig nice and deep, which he’ll have to do to beat us on that one,” Hearn said of the purse bid. “But we’ve made Errol Spence an offer and they didn’t come back to us, so I presume they just want to go to a purse bid.”

Hearn acknowledged that Brook’s options at 154 pounds are slim with most of the top fighters probably not inclined to face Brook right away. “Who do you fight at 154?” Hearn said. “I’d love him to fight Miguel Cotto. Cotto is not going to fight Kell Brook.” Then there’s a potential welterweight clash with Amir Khan, who has stated he wants a tune-up before facing Brook and has also made unrealistic demands, according to the promoter. “He keeps asking us to do things (to fight him),” said Hearn. “’Go ahead and win a world title.’ So Kell went and won a world title. ‘Go ahead and have a big fight.’ So he went up to middleweight and had a big fight with Gennady Golovkin. Now he wants 70/30 on the split. It’s an insult.”

[HanzGruber]

"Hearn acknowledged that Brook’s options at 154 pounds are slim with most of the top fighters probably not inclined to face Brook right away"

wtf is up with these delusional brits

dude gets his face broken by ggg and now nobody wants to fight him? lol

[eco1]

bye bye spence

[Robbie Barrett]

"Hearn acknowledged that Brook’s options at 154 pounds are slim with most of the top fighters probably not inclined to face Brook right away"

wtf is up with these delusional brits

dude gets his face broken by ggg and now nobody wants to fight him? lol

I think they mean money fights instead of top fighters.

[tokon]

I think they mean money fights instead of top fighters.

Yes, Brook is only after a cash out fight or two then he's gone.

[Larry the boss]

Lets get it on

[Beercules]

I hope this fight happens. Will be an awesome fight.

[deathofaclown]

Good fight.

I know Brook struggles to make 147 but his options are way better at 147 if he wants glory and money.

Canelo is probably gone from 154 now, who at 154 really makes him good money and recognition? not anybody really. There is some good fighters there but nobody that is really a draw.

[Redd Foxx]

wtf is up with these delusional brits

dude gets his face broken by ggg and now nobody wants to fight him? lol

lol I started choking on a thin mint (girlscout cookie season, you know) and now particles of it are now lodged in my nasal passage.

[Motorcity Cobra]

But peep what Eddie said

“He keeps asking us to do things (to fight him),” said Hearn. “’Go ahead and win a world title.’ So Kell went and won a world title. ‘Go ahead and have a big fight.’ So he went up to middleweight and had a big fight with Gennady Golovkin. Now he wants 70/30 on the split. It’s an insult.”

He's based Brook's whole career around doing what Khan says to get the fight and they're still chasing him. No wonder he wants 70/30 dumbass. You're doing whatever he tells you. He wants a promoter cut since you're following his orders to get the fight