G0mez wrote:If it was 12 months ago, I'd have favoured Kell Brook by death. I'm a big fan of Kell when he's on the money.
However, seeing how fat and mediocre Kell has been lately inside and outside the ring, then I'm not so sure anymore.
It's like Kell is a physical beast at welterweight, with explosive power and speed - but the longer he lives in the pub, the shorter his career will be.
In conclusion, it's a fight I'm not so sure about anymore after Khan's terrific performance on Saturday.
This.... Is high praise indeed.
Brook really wouldn't like the body shots Khan whips in, he's clearly suffering getting down to 147. He could knock Khan down, but not out in my opinion and it wouldn't shock me if Kell ended up looking as frozen as Mcloskey did in the first 3-4 rounds.
Broomhall wrote:I think Brook is a much sharper boxer than Collazo and has more power. That said I think Brook is dead at the weight after 7/8 rounds. He should have moved up to light middle last year imo.
Whenever fighters start saying "I am doing things right now, I am preparing properly and I have a nutritionist on board" you think, hang on you are a world class athlete and you have only just started to take your career seriously enough to think about your diet and training regime now, then I think you are struggling and started to look for answers.
Mind you also shows how backwards we are in British boxing when it comes to sports science and modern training methods.
Some British fighters and trainers are among the best informed in the world.
I am sure they are, but how many times have you heard fighters saying this kind of stuff, usually after a loss? you would think if you have a world class fighter on your books as a manager you sit down right at the start and plan everything from diet to training. It was only after the first Carson Jones fight that Brook got a nutritionist on board. This is a world class athlete with potentially millions at stake and he is making weight like boxers did years ago.
You wouldnt have Mo Farah saying I am eating pie and chips mostly this week and then next week I will starve myself and dry out the night before a marathon.
I would be willing to bet you the average british title level fighter walks around at at least a stone above their fighting weight.
G0mez wrote:If it was 12 months ago, I'd have favoured Kell Brook by death. I'm a big fan of Kell when he's on the money.
However, seeing how fat and mediocre Kell has been lately inside and outside the ring, then I'm not so sure anymore.
It's like Kell is a physical beast at welterweight, with explosive power and speed - but the longer he lives in the pub, the shorter his career will be.
In conclusion, it's a fight I'm not so sure about anymore after Khan's terrific performance on Saturday.
This.... Is high praise indeed.
Brook really wouldn't like the body shots Khan whips in, he's clearly suffering getting down to 147. He could knock Khan down, but not out in my opinion and it wouldn't shock me if Kell ended up looking as frozen as Mcloskey did in the first 3-4 rounds.
weight is everything at top level. Unless your name's Marvin or Floyd or Manny or something, then you better be comfortable and strong, or you're gonna struggle, end of.
Broomhall wrote:I think Brook is a much sharper boxer than Collazo and has more power. That said I think Brook is dead at the weight after 7/8 rounds. He should have moved up to light middle last year imo.
Whenever fighters start saying "I am doing things right now, I am preparing properly and I have a nutritionist on board" you think, hang on you are a world class athlete and you have only just started to take your career seriously enough to think about your diet and training regime now, then I think you are struggling and started to look for answers.
Mind you also shows how backwards we are in British boxing when it comes to sports science and modern training methods.
Some British fighters and trainers are among the best informed in the world.
I am sure they are, but how many times have you heard fighters saying this kind of stuff, usually after a loss? you would think if you have a world class fighter on your books as a manager you sit down right at the start and plan everything from diet to training. It was only after the first Carson Jones fight that Brook got a nutritionist on board. This is a world class athlete with potentially millions at stake and he is making weight like boxers did years ago.
You wouldnt have Mo Farah saying I am eating pie and chips mostly this week and then next week I will starve myself and dry out the night before a marathon.
I would be willing to bet you the average british title level fighter walks around at at least a stone above their fighting weight.
Whereas from lightweight up top fighters get in the ring at least a stone heavier than their weigh in weight.
G0mez wrote:If it was 12 months ago, I'd have favoured Kell Brook by death. I'm a big fan of Kell when he's on the money.
However, seeing how fat and mediocre Kell has been lately inside and outside the ring, then I'm not so sure anymore.
It's like Kell is a physical beast at welterweight, with explosive power and speed - but the longer he lives in the pub, the shorter his career will be.
In conclusion, it's a fight I'm not so sure about anymore after Khan's terrific performance on Saturday.
Seeing Old Ricky on Bocksnation in the last week should be a warning to all boxers who like to party a bit too much. He looks terrible at the ripe old age of ? 35 blotchy, bloated not well at all
Khan wins this possibly by stoppage brook seems a confidence fighter looks great when on top but when someone puts it on him looks like he could fall apart quite easily.
