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tony1234 wrote:Is this really a 50k+ Wembley Stadium type contest ? I can't see this fight doing big money at all

stevedoc wrote:I don't think brook will be a shadow of his former self , he nearly had his leg chopped off I can't imagine it would help his movement to much , as for khan not wanting to fight brook I don't think brook is that dangerous for khan his work rate is to low I just think khan doesn't want to give Kelly the payday after kell has slagged khan off for years

Noxy wrote:He doesn't want the fight now, I'm sure there's every chance they'll meet down the line. They'll make enough out of it.

Rexob wrote:Why get 5 million when you can wait and get 20 or 30 million fighting mayweather makes sense.

danamba7 wrote:

bigjack wrote:

orbtastic wrote:Risk/reward.

There is no risk to Khan as he clearly thinks he's levels above Brook and the reward is the IBF world title,but i see what your saying.

And a very high reward so this term doesn't apply to this fight IMO.

orbtastic wrote:Yes, but this is Khan we're dealing with. He doesn't realise that (or acknowledge it).

If I were him, I'd get the Brook fight made rather than waiting around to be perennial bridesmaid to those two.

danamba7 wrote:Why fight Bradley for say £1mil in a 3/4 full MGM for no belt

danamba7 wrote:when you can fight Brook in a football stadium in England for £5mil for the IBF strap!?!?

Crease wrote:

danamba7 wrote:Why fight Bradley for say £1mil in a 3/4 full MGM for no belt

Because Bradley is recognized as a world-class operator and has been for well over five years now. Bradley has an impressive resume:
He's had 12 World Title fights - and he's only (officially) lost one. Additionally look at the list of names that Tim hs defeated:
Pacquaio, Marquez, Alexander, Holt & Junior Witter.

Undeniably that is a more comprehensive resume that Brook edging a majority decision against Shawn Porter in a single World Title contest.

danamba7 wrote:when you can fight Brook in a football stadium in England for £5mil for the IBF strap!?!?

I seriously doubt that a Khan/Brook fight would sell-out a football stadium. There's just not enough interest in it yet for that to be feasible. I think that some boxing fans get carried away by the success of Froch/Groves II and fail to recognise that that particular fight had all the ingredients to capture the public's imagination. I just don't think that there has been enough of a build up to Khan/Brook or there's enough bad blood to make it a guaranteed megafight.

danamba7 wrote:Don't get me wrong, I didn't put Wembley for a reason. But it could definitely sell out a smaller stadium. It's too big for the o2 arena. I think 40 odd thousand at a nice middle-of-the-country ground like Leicesters ground would be good but would never happen. Reebok stadium might be a good one to get Amir more interested. Bramall lane would also be good but Amir wouldn't fight there.

orbtastic wrote:

danamba7 wrote:

bigjack wrote:
There is no risk to Khan as he clearly thinks he's levels above Brook and the reward is the IBF world title,but i see what your saying.

And a very high reward so this term doesn't apply to this fight IMO.

It's more the "reward" he may miss out on should he slip up on a Brook banana skin.

So he's already talked about fights against either Mayweather or Manny, whether he deserves those fights is neither here nor there.

No disrespect to Brook but he's not as well known as either of those three in the US nor does he generate as much money as a fight with either of those would do. Yes, Hearn has bandied around some figures and dropped in some buzzwords like massive, stadium, summer etc but they're largely meaningless.

So the risk is high, as Khan may stand a chance of being sparked out by someone with a much lower profile in the US/outside the UK than Khan himself, nevermind the other two.

The potential reward of a win, well what is it? What's the potential reward of a fight (nevermind the result) with the other two?

If he loses to Mayweather or Manny, most would just shrug and go oh well, he wasn't as good as them. He's back on the treadmill again. A loss to Brook and the majority of people go who? He's a lot more rebuilding to do, potentially career ending.

hoot wrote:lets weight this up. Floyd has the WBA +WBC world title, Manny has the WBO world title and Kell the IBF world title at 147lb.
So if Khan wants a world title at his chosen weight he has to fight one of above! Floyd and Manny are booked up 2nd May and will prob have a rematch!
Floyd stated that khan would not bring the fans in, so neither PBF or Manny seem remotely interested in the Khan fight.
There is no opponent on the horizon for Khan at 147lb? So he is looking at fighting Cotto at 154 or at catch weight! for probably small $$$ in comparison, what will this prove? it sounds like he missing the boat again! Khan says no body has heard of Kell Brook and he is not in his league (well I have)
Every news article on boxing, sky sports tv and boxing publication I read is chomping at the Bit for the Khan v Brook fight. all the boxing fans in America + Britain know Kell brook made history ripping the IBF title of Shawn porter in America, they see Kell Brook along with up and coming Kieth Thurman as the future of the 147lb division, So What is it with Khan
" Money" Eddie Hearn has offered Khan $5million+Wembley stadium sell out, and a date of 13th June 2015 "before Ramadan"
He has also offered Khan a chance to win the IBF World title + the lions share of the PPV or what ever revenue it is even though he is not the champion!
the winner of a Brook v Khan fight at Wembley, would have the bragging rights + blessing of Great Britain behind them, Amir Khan or Kell Brook would be without a shadow of a Doubt the best 147ld fighter we could put up against the elite yanks! Khan or Kell would then be the main money fight available for the winner of Mayweather or paquio probably in Las Vegas around December time.
"So What is the real reason Khan Will not fight Brook" O sorry he said he would at the end of the year! which buys him 9 month and gets the press off his back in the mean time something else may pop up? My Guess is he knows Kell Brook is a very dangerous fight for him and leave him in a bad place with a loss to kell ' the fact is unless Khan steps up he runs the risk of Brook taking on a big name in summer and being the peoples champion and maybe just maybe kell gets the Mayweather fight instead of Khan. Thoughts!!