Brook made a huge mistake fighting GGG & it's going to be looked back as his downfall

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  • soul_survivor
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    #51
    The biggest mistake Brook made was fighting once at world level before the GGG fight. He ended up with very little experience and grit at the highest level so when Spence started to put it on Brook (worse than Carson Jones even) Brook had no idea how to survive or how to respond. That's what happens when you waste your prime fighting Jo Jo Dan and Matty Hatton lol

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    • nacho daddy
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      #52
      Originally posted by harwri008
      How does that explain why he would want to go 7 more rounds with an injured eye and not a round and a half with a different injured eye. You're saying it was because he was taking a beating. He said it was because he couldn't see out the eye. Eye? Beating? Which one is it?
      but I say him wanting to continue fighting GGG was an act cause the corner stopped the fight so he could make like he wanted to continue and he would not have lasted 7 rounds anyway

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      • SkillspayBills
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        #53
        Originally posted by _original_
        It was such a ****** move. It baffles me how they let an undefeated champion go up two weight divisions to fight such a dangerous guy.
        5 million bucks. Who on this board wouldn't fight GGG for 5 million RIGHT NOW. I know I would.

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        • HarvardBlue
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          #54
          Originally posted by nacho daddy
          but I say him wanting to continue fighting GGG was an act cause the corner stopped the fight so he could make like he wanted to continue and he would not have lasted 7 rounds anyway
          So quitting against Golovkin was an act because he wouldn't have lasted another 7 rounds anyway, but quitting against Spence was for real because he couldn't last another round and a half?

          This is so confusing!

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          • Derranged
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            #55
            At the very least, he shouldn't have fought a guy like Spence after his last loss, injury and layoff. Although Spence had a layoff himself.

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            • Joe Beamish
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              #56
              Originally posted by harwri008
              I can't say he was acting because he looked genuinely surprised that they threw in the towel. However, it could have been the plan all along to stop it if it got worst but he wasn't ready yet.

              I'm still having a hard time understanding how it was easier for him to stop it in the 11th round than the 5th. Yes he was fading badly and taking a beating but all he had to do was finish those last 2 rounds. That says a lot about his character more than anything but of course you want to give the fighter the benefit of the doubt.

              The other big problem is this was back to back fights. I don't know how he will live down this reputation anytime soon.
              I'd say Brook quit because he'd just been through a significant eye injury against GGG. Now against Spence he was seeing double through his other eye and there's no question he was worried about suffering permanent damage.

              In other words, without the new injury to his other eye, he doesn't quit voluntarily. That seems clear.

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              • Slick_Rick
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                #57
                Hes been so poorly managed, from fighting soft touches after the porter win to jumping over his head fighting GGG. Then going onto fight a ****er in Spencer right after his GGG loss. His obsession with Khan has dictated all this. Both need to get wins under their belt and just fight eachother

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                • HarvardBlue
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                  #58
                  Originally posted by Joe Beamish
                  I'd say Brook quit because he'd just been through a significant eye injury against GGG. Now against Spence he was seeing double through his other eye and there's no question he was worried about suffering permanent damage.

                  In other words, without the new injury to his other eye, he doesn't quit voluntarily. That seems clear.
                  He was risking permanent injury when he stepped in the ring

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                  • elfag
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                    #59
                    ducked a khan fight for big bucks for all those years, finally steps up to face GGG for a modest payday and now one more fight for a modest payday and his career is basically over.

                    pretty dumb career move to fight tomato cans until youre 30 and then jump up 2 divisions to face a KO monster

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                      #60
                      Originally posted by el***
                      ducked a khan fight for big bucks for all those years, finally steps up to face GGG for a modest payday and now one more fight for a modest payday and his career is basically over.

                      pretty dumb career move to fight tomato cans until youre 30 and then jump up 2 divisions to face a KO monster
                      When did he duck Khan?

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