Comments Thread For: Brook, Hearn Agree the Time is Right to Move Up to 154 Pounds

[LacedUp]

Now the cherry picking stuff starts. He will be fighting bum after bum because he can't beat the Charlo brothers, Andrade, Lara etc.

He fought GGG and Spence in succession.

No need to believe he would cherry pick.

[LacedUp]

I think he should retire. Hurd, Jermell, Andrade, Lara, Lubin. It ain't no cakewalk at 154. Hell, even Austin Trout & Tony Harrison are tough fights

147 isn't exactly easy either.

He looked way better and sharper at 160 imo. Could even just go there Easier division.

[All in]

I think he should retire. Hurd, Jermell, Andrade, Lara, Lubin. It ain't no cakewalk at 154. Hell, even Austin Trout & Tony Harrison are tough fights

Agreed. Brook made a career out of being the bigger guy. 154 is not the place. Heal up. Cash a Kahn check and call it a day.

[SteveM]

147 isn't exactly easy either.

He looked way better and sharper at 160 imo. Could even just go there Easier division.

I like Brook a lot - his skills and attitude but I see 154 as having more depth and better fighters pound for pound than 147.

If that is the case and 160 is such an easy division why don't those fearsome 154 fighters all jump up to 160 and fight at what would be their natural weight for most of them?

Lara forever calling out Golovkin but unable to move up even though since the Canelo fight he has hardly had a decent fight. He more than any should follow Jermall up to 160 as he has elite skills but isn't making the money or getting the fights at 154.

If Liam(?) gets to be a belt holder this can be a good second fight at 154 for Kell - he can make 3 times the money Lara makes for his average boring fights in Miami.

[Chrismart]

If 147 is a slog to make, then now is the time to move up. I could understand him not wanting to vacate his belt, but now he's lost it in the ring, that's not something he needs to worry about now.

The Khan fight would probably be at 147, but you can't always wait around on Khan, as he changes his stance a lot.

While i think he could do well at 154, he needs to get his eye sorted and rested before anything else. Who knows how that will work out.

[Realdeal3103]

Brook would smash Smith and be a 2 weight world champ then maybe have a big fight with one of the big names at 154 and sign off! Was disappointed with his performance, even the rounds he won he didn't look that sharp! The Kell that beat porter would of beat Spence imo.
Maybe the loss to ggg made it easier to lose again. Felt like he should of just gone for it instead of taking a knee but I get his orbital broke but that don't effect u windmilling!

[thack]

If 147 is a slog to make, then now is the time to move up. I could understand him not wanting to vacate his belt, but now he's lost it in the ring, that's not something he needs to worry about now.

The Khan fight would probably be at 147, but you can't always wait around on Khan, as he changes his stance a lot.

While i think he could do well at 154, he needs to get his eye sorted and rested before anything else. Who knows how that will work out.

Khan probably knows Kell must move up so therefore the fight won't happen but Khan likes um to knocked around a bit so maybe he'll hang around even more and try and scrounge a payday.

[Ray*]

Guarantee he doesn't fight one single top guy at 154.

[LacedUp]

Guarantee he doesn't fight one single top guy at 154.

What do you base that on?

[Hatesrats]

Back to back stoppage defeats that require surgery to reapair damage from the beatings = retirement. Your rich already Brook enjoy your life man