Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook | Sky Sports PPV - 19 February 2022

[lookingaround87]

Ok so where does each boxers go after this fight if they win? Do both get into the title picture?

Conor Benn in a football ground if they push all of the casual punter buttons in the build up.

Do you think Conor Benn is ready for either of these two? Not saying you are wrong btw. I just don't see Benn at this level.

Of course Benn's ready for these two. He himself said he still hasn't been tested yet. He destroyed Vargas in the first round who went the distance with Khan (and knocked Khan down). At this point, I'd say Benn is ready for a title shot. He definitely has the confidence.

[TheGun13]

Is there VADA testing for this one?

[Boxerbeetle]

Is there VADA testing for this one?

I suspect there is NADA testing for this one.

[CaptainSpacerod]

Conor Benn in a football ground if they push all of the casual punter buttons in the build up.

Do you think Conor Benn is ready for either of these two? Not saying you are wrong btw. I just don't see Benn at this level.

Of course Benn's ready for these two. He himself said he still hasn't been tested yet. He destroyed Vargas in the first round who went the distance with Khan (and knocked Khan down). At this point, I'd say Benn is ready for a title shot. He definitely has the confidence.

Which title ?

Who does he beat in the top 10 ?

[lookingaround87]

Do you think Conor Benn is ready for either of these two? Not saying you are wrong btw. I just don't see Benn at this level.

Of course Benn's ready for these two. He himself said he still hasn't been tested yet. He destroyed Vargas in the first round who went the distance with Khan (and knocked Khan down). At this point, I'd say Benn is ready for a title shot. He definitely has the confidence.

Which title ?

Who does he beat in the top 10 ?

Ugas, Thurman, Avanesyan, Kav... maybe even Spence.

[jimmystone]

Of course Benn's ready for these two. He himself said he still hasn't been tested yet. He destroyed Vargas in the first round who went the distance with Khan (and knocked Khan down). At this point, I'd say Benn is ready for a title shot. He definitely has the confidence.

Which title ?

Who does he beat in the top 10 ?

Ugas, Thurman, Avanesyan, Kav... maybe even Spence.

He has not fought anybody so far. Wait until he has fought a live body before getting too carried away. Hope you are right though.

[CaptainSpacerod]

Ugas, Thurman, Avanesyan, Kav... maybe even Spence.

I wish you were his promoter - we might get to see him in a real fight. It would certainly be a big leap in class to those guys you mention from the kind of opponents he’s fought so far. Has he ever fought someone who has the armoury to deter him doing pretty much what he wants ? Not for me.

Kav and Ava are the obvious fights to make as a stepping stone to the very top of the division but his team seem to be treading very cautiously so it looks like van H then the ghost of either khan or Brook.

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200,000 homes left without power.

[TheGun13]

Of course Benn's ready for these two. He himself said he still hasn't been tested yet. He destroyed Vargas in the first round who went the distance with Khan (and knocked Khan down). At this point, I'd say Benn is ready for a title shot. He definitely has the confidence.

Which title ?

Who does he beat in the top 10 ?

Ugas, Thurman, Avanesyan, Kav... maybe even Spence.

Spence?!

Is that you, Nigel?

[rd350lc]

200,000 homes left without power.

Where Ruth ?

[Boxerbeetle]

200,000 homes left without power.

Dude, they’re not going to postpone an entire boxing event and associated PPV just because a few people have power cuts

[Ruthless-RKO]

200,000 homes left without power.

Dude, they’re not going to postpone an entire boxing event and associated PPV just because a few people have power cuts

I'm not saying they are.. But it's a very small % that has lost power..

200,000 homes left without power.

Where Ruth ?

I didn't click on the article. It also mentioned that one person has died due to the weather, RIP.

[jimmystone]

Is there VADA testing for this one?

VADA and UKAD. They are both on passports so they know how much Testosterone than they can take and still not piss hot.

[PredatorHayds]

200,000 homes left without power.

It’s not power cuts. A majority of new builds in the last ten years and bigger blocks have communal dishes.
A lot of these communal dishes have lost signal, meaning the entire estates wouldn’t have Sky signal.
Due to them usually being serviced by private companies these wouldn’t be getting fixed til Monday.

This is what’s happened on my estate and I expect there’s similar in a lot of ‘new build’ estates and estates that have already moved to communal dishes.

[PredatorHayds]

And they won’t cancel it but there will be a lot of people who’ve pre-ordered the boxing who won’t be able to access it.

Sky would need to give refunds. I’d presume both Khan and Brook get a percentage of buys and wouldn’t be penalised with refunds.

Sky could end up having to fork out a bit more than expected.

Be interesting to see how quick Sky will be with the refunds.

[Ruthless-RKO]

200,000 homes left without power.

It’s not power cuts. A majority of new builds in the last ten years and bigger blocks have communal dishes.
A lot of these communal dishes have lost signal, meaning the entire estates wouldn’t have Sky signal.
Due to them usually being serviced by private companies these wouldn’t be getting fixed til Monday.

This is what’s happened on my estate and I expect there’s similar in a lot of ‘new build’ estates and estates that have already moved to communal dishes.

How many homes are we talking? and off those, whats the likely chance they watch boxing? let alone order the fight.

[gerryd77]

And they won’t cancel it but there will be a lot of people who’ve pre-ordered the boxing who won’t be able to access it.

Sky would need to give refunds. I’d presume both Khan and Brook get a percentage of buys and wouldn’t be penalised with refunds.

Sky could end up having to fork out a bit more than expected.

Be interesting to see how quick Sky will be with the refunds.

I would be astounded if Sky had a contract in place that didn’t take into account refunds. It would be a one liner and pretty basic stuff.

[PredatorHayds]

200,000 homes left without power.

It’s not power cuts. A majority of new builds in the last ten years and bigger blocks have communal dishes.
A lot of these communal dishes have lost signal, meaning the entire estates wouldn’t have Sky signal.
Due to them usually being serviced by private companies these wouldn’t be getting fixed til Monday.

This is what’s happened on my estate and I expect there’s similar in a lot of ‘new build’ estates and estates that have already moved to communal dishes.

How many homes are we talking? and off those, whats the likely chance they watch boxing? let alone order the fight.

Homes in the UK with communal Sky dishes would be quite a large number I reckon.
I’m guessing the majority of new builds in the last ten years.

[jtourettes]

It’s not power cuts. A majority of new builds in the last ten years and bigger blocks have communal dishes.
A lot of these communal dishes have lost signal, meaning the entire estates wouldn’t have Sky signal.
Due to them usually being serviced by private companies these wouldn’t be getting fixed til Monday.

This is what’s happened on my estate and I expect there’s similar in a lot of ‘new build’ estates and estates that have already moved to communal dishes.

How many homes are we talking? and off those, whats the likely chance they watch boxing? let alone order the fight.

Homes in the UK with communal Sky dishes would be quite a large number I reckon.
I’m guessing the majority of new builds in the last ten years.

I doubt it'll be affecting ppv buys that much. Anyone buying new build needs their heads examined anyway.

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[margaret thatcher]

brook has fought twice since khan last fought.......looked decent enough. .are ppl so sure it will be brook all shot and rusted rather than khan

at least i noticed in last week a lot more turning towards khan than before, but to me he's been basically semi retired at best. last fight was in 2019 and a total joke vs a totally blown up late replacement billy dib. brook's last fight was in 2020 and he was ahead of craw on the cards

is getting stopped by craw that alarming to ppl though?

It's the way he was seemingly looked gone from that single check hook. It makes me question if his punch resistance is shot after the GGG and Spense consequtive beatings. That and the worry over his orbital bone. It sounds like Khan plans on targeting that weak spot.

And I'm gunning for Brook, I just have my worries

Khan's typical stamina and workrate probably give him better longevity.

id say khan's reliance on speed rather than timing (like brook) give him worse longevity. he's also been off longer than brook

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Victor Loughlin will be the 3rd man in the ring.

Howard Foster will be one of the 3 judges at ringside.

[a force]

The biggest question is how well Kell can recover from making the weight, he does look a lot better than he did against Crawford so I reckon the longer camp & 2 pound difference has been a huge advantage.

I don’t know if people remember or not but ESPN had Brook & Crawford on a split screen pre-weigh in talking about the fight & Brook looked seriously unwell. I’ve followed his whole career & I’ve never seen him look that drained.

And that’s the question is he shot or was it the weight?

One thing I don’t get is people predicting late stoppages or even points decisions. I just can’t see that. Khan’s got a bad chin & is potentially shot, Brook is weight drained & potentially shot & neither know how to take a round off. They both go out to win every round. It’s the only way they know how to fight. Even against Golovkin & Canelo they take the fight to the opponent. I can see one or both of them landing often early & I honestly think the most likely outcome is a stoppage in the first 3 rounds either way.

I’ll back Brook round 2 just because he looked a lot healthier at the weigh in than I expected but it’s not a confident pick like it would be if they were fighting at 154. Khan landing an early flurry buzzing Brook & then finishing him off is very possible. I think in the Crawford & Vargas fights Khan looked very sloppy & wide open & even in defeat Brook was still able to land against Crawford just like he did against Golovkin & Spence & if you can land flush against them you can catch Khan clean too & I don’t think he’ll be able to take it.

[brilo33]

i think brook late stoppage,i think khan will start the better ,just cant see him having the tank to go past 6rds, kell wants to take in to later rds then put it on khan, brook seems to hate khan but wants to wined that in as he doesnt was a flash ko early then chasing the fight, i think khan should go all guns blazing from the 1st bell flurry brook with shots , its that chin that lets khan down really, think it will be a good scrap

[gregregegg]

Lots saying it will go late, I just cant see this fight going past 6 or 7 rounds. Two guys who even at there prime were better offensively than defensively. Chins fade before power, and its easier to throw a punch than dodge a punch. Khans chin was trash to begin with and i just cant see kells being to good anymore with the big weight cut.

Im often wrong, very often in fact but i feel someone will chin someone earlyish.