He comes across as someone who's pretty focused & level headed & doesn't seem like a guy who would act like Hatton & gorge on pies & beer, or get into trouble like some others, although, I have to wonder what the deal was with that leg stabbing he suffered last year.
Lolled really hard at this. I've got images of a panicked Eddie trying to phone Brook, fearing the worst that Kell is off hot air ballooning again during his inactivity
Personally i think the 3 month training camps at the top level is a bit excessive. Fighters need to have the fulltime dedication a top athlete needs to have. 24/7, 365 days. It's not exactly a long career and can reap big rewards so staying in top athletic shape is a must. Getting to the kind of conditioning needed for fight night, including extensive sparring etc, surely about 8 weeks is about the maximum a fighter needs. I think 4 fights per year, even for a prize fighter, is reasonable. Essentially 1 a season.
Depends on a lot of variables. I'd like fighters to be more active but a fine line between quality and quantity needs to be found. Thai's are often very active but fight a lot of weak opposition, though they admittedly get paid very little to fight, but on the other hand I'd rather see a guy stay busy than sit on the side.
3 times a year against good opponents would be good, 4 would be ideal, 5 if you blow away an opponent.
It was interesting listening to Carl Froch in an IFL interview when he was in Vegas for Mayweather - Pacquiao, he kept extending how long he needs his training camp to be. He started off with him saying he would need 2 months, then he said 10 weeks later on in the interview and then said he would need 3 months notice before his next opponent.
I dont know if it was Carl Froch just talking or if he needs longer training camps now he is a bit older but 3 months seems a bit excessive.
I swear at one point he said he would need 16 weeks notice before a fight, but maybe I have remembered that wrong. I do remember thinking at the time is he on a wind up, but I dont think he was. I would find the video but it was a while ago now and was 20 odd minutes long.
Boxing Prospect wrote:Depends on a lot of variables. I'd like fighters to be more active but a fine line between quality and quantity needs to be found. Thai's are often very active but fight a lot of weak opposition, though they admittedly get paid very little to fight, but on the other hand I'd rather see a guy stay busy than sit on the side.
3 times a year against good opponents would be good, 4 would be ideal, 5 if you blow away an opponent.
This. Brook is fighting twice in two months, but he won't see 12 rounds out of both fights combined. I'd rather see a champ fight once a year against a proper top contender, than four times a year against the Jo Jo Dan's and Frankie Gavin's of this world.
