Comments Thread For: Hearn: I Want Brook at 154, But Spence Fight is 70-80% Likely Next

[Kigali]

Would be a great fight if it happens i dont think either side promotion teams want it right now Kell wants a big money fight vs a name also feel haymon will not advise his young star to travel to the UK for 25% if Spence loses it will set his rise to the top back a year

Should be interesting

Haymon didn't stop Khan from fighting Canelo.

He won't stop Spence from going to the UK.

All you can hope for is Brook dump his belt and run to 154.

[slimPickings]

How did Brook win the title .....as a MANDATORY!

Guess what. It has come back full circle. He now has a (legit) mandatory.

Whatever he decides to do in the coming days is his prerogative.

As long as he has a belt he has to see Mr. Spence!!

Spence just wants a shot at the BELT. It does not matter who has it.

Brook happens to be that man.

And if anyone thinks going up to 154 is going to be any easier either has no clue or is in denial about Kell's abilities.

Once again NOTHING in Brook's RESUME suggest he will be anything special at 154. Nothing.

He can start making a case for himself by crossing sword with his mandatory.

[turnedup]

Not sure how much GGG beat out of Brook, not even sure if he can make 147 and not be totally depleted. It would be a miracle after all that to beat the top guy at 147. Now we have to find out if Spence finds his passport.

Top guy at 147? Seriously neither of these fighters is the top anything at 147 currently or at any point in their career thus far.

[Sledgeweather17]

I could understand draining yourself for Pacquiao or Mayweather, but why drain yourself for Spence Jr.? It was a 50/50 fight if he didn't have to drain himself, now I think it's 70/30 in Spence Jr.'s favor! If I were Brook, I would be targeting Jermall Charlo or Erislandy Lara @ 154!

Because if you don't then you not only have to vacate your title but you also have to face the monsters at 154lbs. Brook knows better than anyone that he will either get totally outboxed or KTFO by those guys at 154, and do it for peanuts too.

Unless he can get a Cotto fight, which, without a belt and without any momentum, is unlikely to happen.

[deathofaclown]

I could understand draining yourself for Pacquiao or Mayweather, but why drain yourself for Spence Jr.? It was a 50/50 fight if he didn't have to drain himself, now I think it's 70/30 in Spence Jr.'s favor! If I were Brook, I would be targeting Jermall Charlo or Erislandy Lara @ 154!

The problem is there's no real big money fights at 154. You can target the Charlo's or Lara but it's not going to bring in huge money.

If he has a 147 belt then i think he can make good money if he can land fights with the Garcia v Thurman winner. Also, Pacquiao is still about, if they can get Manny to the UK then that fight would be huge here because the British fans would still come out to see Manny if he's fighting someone like Brook. Also, the Khan fight would be the biggest earner if it ever happened and Brook would need to be at 147 for that.

There's still good money to be made at 147, there's very limited opportunity to make good money at 154.

[Bronx2245]

Kell has always had issues making 147, he always get fat in between fights. Went he struggled in his first fight with Carson Jones he blamed his trainers and his weight making, since that time they brought in a dietian for him. He still balloons in between fights doe... Problem is if he moves to 154 he would be fighting guys who doesn't bring him any money and guys who would be closer to him or bigger than him on fight night. He really is backed into a corner.

He's not gonna make a lot of money fighting Spence Jr. either!

[Bronx2245]

What about draining yourself for Khan? lol

For some reason, Brook and Khan believe that their fight will be May vs. Pac UK style!

[Bronx2245]

The problem is there's no real big money fights at 154. You can target the Charlo's or Lara but it's not going to bring in huge money.

If he has a 147 belt then i think he can make good money if he can land fights with the Garcia v Thurman winner. Also, Pacquiao is still about, if they can get Manny to the UK then that fight would be huge here because the British fans would still come out to see Manny if he's fighting someone like Brook. Also, the Khan fight would be the biggest earner if it ever happened and Brook would need to be at 147 for that.

There's still good money to be made at 147, there's very limited opportunity to make good money at 154.

If he could get a Pacquiao fight, he would have it now. Manny hasn't signed a contract for Horn! If Arum wanted Pacquiao vs. Brook, it would've happened a long time ago, before Pac vs. Vargas! If Brook wants to accept Khan's terms, he could have that fight now, but that's not happening either. I guess he's gonna take this azz whoopin' from Spence Jr.!

[deathofaclown]

If he could get a Pacquiao fight, he would have it now. Manny hasn't signed a contract for Horn! If Arum wanted Pacquiao vs. Brook, it would've happened a long time ago, before Pac vs. Vargas! If Brook wants to accept Khan's terms, he could have that fight now, but that's not happening either. I guess he's gonna take this azz whoopin' from Spence Jr.!

Why should he accept 70-30 from Khan when Khan couldn't even sell out his lasts fight in the UK and he was arguably bigger than than he is now, the arenas were nowhere near full and he hasn't been a relevant fighter or champ for 5 years? - Amir Khan does not deserve 70% of the purse in 2017, he's not a star anymore and the people here in the UK don't give a **** about him.

The most relevant thing he's done in half a decade is splooge on Skype.

I actually think Khan v Manny is more likely, i have a feeling that's going to happen seeing as Manny now seems like he's going to be travelling around to fight.

[Bronx2245]

Why should he accept 70-30 from Khan when Khan couldn't even sell out his lasts fight in the UK and he was arguably bigger than than he is now, the arenas were nowhere near full and he hasn't been a relevant fighter or champ for 5 years? - Amir Khan does not deserve 70% of the purse in 2017, he's not a star anymore and the people here in the UK don't give a **** about him.

The most relevant thing he's done in half a decade is splooge on Skype.

I actually think Khan v Manny is more likely, i have a feeling that's going to happen seeing as Manny now seems like he's going to be travelling around to fight.

If Khan is a "nobody" in the UK, why would Manny be interested in fighting him @ 147, and not Brook? If Brook was a bigger draw, I think Manny would be pursuing him over Amir Khan.