Why did it take 10 years for Kell Brook to get his first world title shot?

[Mikkel111]

Why did it take 10 years for Kell Brook to get his first world title shot? He turned pro in 2004 aged just 18. He got his first world title shot 10 years later against Shawn Porter.

Why did it take 10 years? He was undefated and well known to Boxing fans many years prior that title shot.

[Stuntman Mike]

Back then they kept good fighters on a steady streak of minor step ups and didnt want to make the challenge for a title until they had major experience or they peaked maybe for the best or hed have been kod as many times as khan

[JakeTheBoxer]

He did it just fine. They fed him with some fringe contenders before he was ready for a world title shot.

IMO GGG fight was his big mistake but I don`t blame him. After that he kept making big money even fighting bums.

he had a very solid career. IMO Crawford is his last big fight.

[SplitSecond]

Kell Brook’s entire career is a series of bizarre choices.

[Larry the boss]

did you actually see who he was fighting those 10 years??? they had more losses then wins

[Rick Taylor]

He did it just fine. They fed him with some fringe contenders before he was ready for a world title shot.

IMO GGG fight was his big mistake but I don`t blame him. After that he kept making big money even fighting bums.

he had a very solid career. IMO Crawford is his last big fight.

no he didnt LMAO 😆

Kell Brook’s entire career is a series of bizarre choices.

solid post.

i would put those choices down to fear and cowardice tbh.

[Earl-Hickey]

Brook has had an unhealthy obsession with Amir Khan his whole career, and I do mean obsession, he literally never stopped talking about him and he built his own career around chasing a Khan fight.

It actually explains a lot of what went wrong in Brooks career.

[boliodogs]

I don't know. Do you?

[IronDanHamza]

He was fighting nobodies for the longest.

His first real fight was Porter for the title.

Before that his best wins were Senchenko and Jackiwicz who were both pretty garbage.

[lokkebassen123]

no he didnt LMAO 😆



solid post.

i would put those choices down to fear and cowardice tbh.

Well regarding if he had a solid career or not. It depends on how you look at it. He has achieved more in professional boxing than 99.9% of the fighters out there. He has also made more money than 99.9% fighters out there.

He has not had a ATG career like Lennox Lewis or a HOF career like Naseem Hamed but he has had a good career.