Re: GGG wants a 50-50 split with CANELO this time
Posted: 08 May 2018, 20:08
I think his resume is mediocre compared to Khan's. Wouldn't be an issue if they were on equal footing and then he called him out. Brook is only relevant for calling a single guy out for half a decade. That's why I brought him up in regards to that "protected" comment. He was too, fighting exclusively no-name mandos.Deleted_Scenes wrote: ↑08 May 2018, 16:41 You seemed to be criticising Brook for calling out Khan, partly for being smaller. I was simply pointing out that Khan isn't really noticeably smaller, and why it wasn't unreasonable for Brook to want that fight - it would have earned both more money than either would likely make from fighting Mayweather at the time.
We've gone off topic here, so I won't say a lot more on the subject, but Brook did chase other fights. Late summer/autumn 2015, he was close to agreeing a unification with Tim Bradley, only for Bradley to back out and fight Brandon Rios instead. Brook then signed to fight Diego Chaves, only to get injured in sparring and then the IBF ordered the Bizier fight instead of allowing a reschedule. More recently, he's chased Cotto. Now he's calling for a Spence rematch. Fights didn't happen either because others weren't interested, Brook was out of action with a hole in his leg, or the IBF simply got in the way. The only time he fought anyone worse than he could have done, was Frankie Gavin.
Anyway, that's enough about Brook's record. The point I originally made was that Brook is a massive draw in Sheffield (whether you mention Khan or not). Saunders doesn't have anywhere near the same following, even on a local level.