Will Brook's Eye Socket Injury Affect his Fight Against Spence?

[iamboxing]

I know he had surgery on the eye and his twitter timeline doesn't say in definite terms whether it's an issue or not, and I think he wouldn't say so if it were. I hope Brooks is fully fit mentally (doesn't fear being hit there) and physically (isn't susceptible to further injury), but I can't help but wonder whether once damaged it becomes an area of weakness.

Does a broken eye socket ever fully heal and does it become fragile in future fights? If so, can Spence exploit this or was it a freak occurence due to GGG's power?

[Sadiqkingofko]

that's the biggest question of the fight, how will his eye handle the constant Errol Spence combo's??

[1hourRun]

Does anyone really believe Kell Brook was going to beat Errol Spence jr. even without this eye injury? It makes no difference ; he can come in @ 154 and still get KO it really don't matter.

[Chrismart]

It is a worry. Hopefully nothing comes of it.

[Motorcity Cobra]

If the eye was a problem he would've been talking about retirement instead of moving up to 154. He said the eye is fully healed.

[Basco]

I think it will have an effect like in Margacheato's fight!

[Ryan8777]

Does anyone really believe Kell Brook was going to beat Errol Spence jr. even without this eye injury? It makes no difference ; he can come in @ 154 and still get KO it really don't matter.

Kell Brook is a composed, experienced fighter that has answered more questions than Errol Spence so far in their careers. The weight is more of an issue than the break for me. Fighters typically struggle coming back down in weight. That being said I'm still backing Brook. Spence has all the ability in the world but I don't like how he's reacted in the past when he's been hit. It could be a long night in that hostile arena.

[1hourRun]

Kell Brook is a composed, experienced fighter that has answered more questions than Errol Spence so far in their careers. The weight is more of an issue than the break for me. Fighters typically struggle coming back down in weight. That being said I'm still backing Brook. Spence has all the ability in the world but I don't like how he's reacted in the past when he's been hit. It could be a long night in that hostile arena.

The venue is my only concern, premature stoppages are prevalent in the UK, bad officiating and robberies are common ; just last year alone Eddie Hearn promoted fighters been involved in controversial wins : Tony Bellew, Jamie McDonnel, Ricky Burns, Lee Selby...and the list goes on.

[boliodogs]

I doubt he would be fighting if the eye wasn't fully healed. I am sure they are following the advice of the doctor who performed the operation. It's always possible the eye could cause him problems. I hope it doesn't. This is two of the world's best welterweights fighting. I want the best man to win on his own merits without the eye injury being a factor in the outcome.

[W1Y1E]

This fight has a lot of variables to think about,eye/advantage Spence,venue/advantage Brook,weight/advantage/Spence,big stage experience/advantage Brook.