Comments Thread For: Spence: Fractured Eye Sockets Must Be in Back of Brook's Mind

[Sid-Knee]

Well said. That's why the only British boxers I respect these days are Degale, Khan, Murray and Froch for his Super 6 days. They didn't stay in the comfort of their domestic safety net. They travelled early, fought the real threats over in America, consistently fought away from home against the odds often risking if all, got involved in wars and delivered some classic fights for boxing fans on both sides of the Atlantic.

Khan got iced on more than one occasion but showed heart and action in every fight challenging some decent names. Degale got battered, bruised had his bridge knocked out but still showed heart again challenging some decent boxers. Murray technically could have been a two times champion already especially when he went into the Lions den in Argentina to fight Sergio Martinez and got robbed. Froch is basically a modern day Rocky who lost to an all time great in Ward in the final of Super 6 did a fair bit on the international scene even though he got on it late.

People underestimate how good even fringe level contenders are in the U.S/Mexico/Argentina etc. Even those Latino fighters in the U.S that nobody has heard of are better than most of these domestic level UK boxers.

This is why I question why someone like Kell Brook didn't fight Rios, Alexander, Chaves, Bradley, unification with Vargas and now Cotto that he had 3 months to make weight for. Went out of the country once to get a close decision against Porter and held the belt hostage with a long list of Eurobums to defend against.

Groves ventured out once and lost to Badou Jack. Since then it's been all Eurobums as it was prior to the devastating losses to Froch.

Groves fought Eurobums since Froch, but you say you have respect for Murray?

Contradiction there my friend.

[Sir_Didymus]

Groves fought Eurobums since Froch, but you say you have respect for Murray?

Contradiction there my friend.

Did you conveniently miss the part where I wrote Murray was out in Argentina to fight Sergio Martinez and got robbed and could have had two titles by now if it wasn't for controversial decisions? He fought champions in their back yard and was hard done by twice.

Comprehension issues there my friend.

[Sid-Knee]

Did you conveniently miss the part where I wrote Murray was out in Argentina to fight Sergio Martinez and got robbed and could have had two titles by now if it wasn't for controversial decisions? He fought champions in their back yard and was hard done by twice.

Comprehension issues there my friend.

You did give credit to Murray for fighting overseas. You still called him a Eurobum though.

As I say, it was a contradiction.

[Sir_Didymus]

You did give credit to Murray for fighting overseas. You still called him a Eurobum though.

As I say, it was a contradiction.

No. I didn't. That's you assuming I did because a natural 168lb fighter in Groves cherry picking Murray who started out way lower, career on the slide because of two obvious controversial decisions took the fight. If anything that proves my point more about fighters like Grove. Me rating Murray for his willingness to travel into another boxers back yard by default excludes him from Groves record.

Nice try though, dumbass.