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Realistic wrote:Some comments on here are laughable; had Kell gone back to his corner at the end of the 10th and told them he his eye was really bad; blurry and could hardly see they would have stopped it with Him on his stool and F ALL would have been said. He would not have been criticised at all for doing that and it would have been Brendan Ingle call so Okay. Kell decides to go for another round realises it just isn't going to happen and says enough is enough and all the usual keyboard World Champions jump on him

What disgusts me more than anything is Tony "I Would Die in the Ring" Bellew saying what he said on live TV. He has obviously taken one too many punches because his long term memory is shot to pieces, he clearly had forgotten the Adonis Fight where he DID BOTTLE IT so much so he tried to run away whilst turning his back on Adonis and if he had more faculties about him would have hid behind the referee if he could.

Some of the people who said Brook quit last night after a broken eye socket and going 11 rounds with a world class fighter
Will be the same people who will stand at a football match and applaud a player limping off with a twisted ankle.
Let that sink in for a moment!

Tony Bellew - SHAME ON YOU

Counter-puncher wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:

Counter-puncher wrote:One thing is for sure, Tony Indomitable Warrior Bellew has certainly been there and done it, if anyone is qualified to pass judgement on a fighters heart, it's certainly Tony Never Quit Heart the Size of Liverpool Bellew

Your're getting carried away. I wouldn't be surprised if Tony turns up in Birmingham asking you to step to.

You think I'd better quit?

cmdenny wrote:Looking forward to sewing Bellew's balloon burst, hopefully very soon.

samwbr wrote:Only way he is on ppv now is fighting Khan.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

Counter-puncher wrote:

mickey1975 wrote: Your're getting carried away. I wouldn't be surprised if Tony turns up in Birmingham asking you to step to.

You think I'd better quit?

Mickey doesn't do thinking.

Boxerbeetle wrote:

Finn wrote:

Boxerbeetle wrote:Very disappointing to read some of these comments. Brook fought his heart out and stopped with a serious injury when he felt he couldn't continue as he couldn't see and risked potentially permanent and life-changing damage. Who the fvck has any right to criticise him for that? Casuals and armchair warriors!

Good thing Ali didn't have that attitude or who would have never transcended the sport.

You watch a combat sport yet don't mind fighters quiting? If he feels he should stop that's fine, but now he is finished at the top level because once you quit in anything it just makes it easier to do it again.

Also Brook was harping on about how he felt the pull out in the GGG fight was early and he was "just getting in the groove" and thought he could go on to win. Well now we know that was a load on non sense since he is now claiming it's the same injury but from a smaller opponent yet decided he couldn't go on.

You're an idiot and I'm glad the consensus is clearly against you.

littlepug wrote:Unfortunately for kell the bar is set quite high in terms of what we expect from top level fighters and anything less will never be accepted by the hard core fans, all the "don't wanna risk your eyesight" talk is a normal attitude to take for regular folk but world class professional boxers are not regular people which is why we watch them sometimes in awe at their willingness to win at all costs, so while an admirable performance from kell his heart wasn't quite big enough to complete the job

Crease wrote:

Supremo wrote:If you've never done it and never been there then you're in no position to cast judgement on anyone who has. You have absolutely no understanding of what it is like and in which circumstances it is ok to quit and ok which situations it isn't?

Now THAT is an unhelpful & unhealthy attitude. Only professional fighter can comment then, eh?
I guess that is Steve Bunce and other respected pundits out of work then.
Ans Shane McGuigan as well I suppose.

mickey1975 wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

Counter-puncher wrote:
You think I'd better quit?

Mickey doesn't do thinking.

I might think about kicking your head in.

Finn wrote:

littlepug wrote:Unfortunately for kell the bar is set quite high in terms of what we expect from top level fighters and anything less will never be accepted by the hard core fans, all the "don't wanna risk your eyesight" talk is a normal attitude to take for regular folk but world class professional boxers are not regular people which is why we watch them sometimes in awe at their willingness to win at all costs, so while an admirable performance from kell his heart wasn't quite big enough to complete the job

Pretty much bang on

Supremo wrote:

Crease wrote:

Supremo wrote:If you've never done it and never been there then you're in no position to cast judgement on anyone who has. You have absolutely no understanding of what it is like and in which circumstances it is ok to quit and ok which situations it isn't?

Now THAT is an unhelpful & unhealthy attitude. Only professional fighter can comment then, eh?
I guess that is Steve Bunce and other respected pundits out of work then.
Ans Shane McGuigan as well I suppose.

Can comment on boxing and what they see on a technical levels but Steve bounce and Adam smith and most folk that watch boxing have no right to question kell brook last night. They have no understanding what goes through your mind in a fight. You can't have unless you've done it. It is too unique an experience.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion but everyone doesn't have the right to have their opinion respected. I've no respect and pay no attention to anyone questioning the bravery of a fighter unless they've done it themselves.

Ned Stark wrote:

Finn wrote:

littlepug wrote:Unfortunately for kell the bar is set quite high in terms of what we expect from top level fighters and anything less will never be accepted by the hard core fans, all the "don't wanna risk your eyesight" talk is a normal attitude to take for regular folk but world class professional boxers are not regular people which is why we watch them sometimes in awe at their willingness to win at all costs, so while an admirable performance from kell his heart wasn't quite big enough to complete the job

Pretty much bang on

No it's bollocks. I'd expect hard core boxing fans to appreciate the risks these fighters are taking just by entering the ring. Having more heart wouldn't have seen him get the job done, he was beaten. He showed heart in the tenth, many other brave warrior types would have been knocked out earlier but Kell is tough and had one last throw of the dice. More heart however could have seen him permanently damaged. But at least he'd be able to say he didn't quit, that's if he would be capable of speaking/thinking/functioning normally.
Imagine that, leaving his missus, family and himself permanently disabled because paying boxing fans only expect nothing less. Sport fans who moan about athletes that don't meet their expectations do my swede in. You pay to watch a contest, it's not a film with a script and Spence and Brook delivered. Unfortunately he was against a better opponent but us paying fans got what we paid for, a top level boxing fight between two top notch fighters.

Supremo wrote:Steve bounce and Adam smith and most folk that watch boxing have no right to question kell brook last night.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote: Mickey doesn't do thinking.

I might think about kicking your head in.

Case in point.

littlepug wrote:More heart could've seen him win it, its about how much you want it

littlepug wrote:

Ned Stark wrote:

Finn wrote:
Pretty much bang on

No it's bollocks. I'd expect hard core boxing fans to appreciate the risks these fighters are taking just by entering the ring. Having more heart wouldn't have seen him get the job done, he was beaten. He showed heart in the tenth, many other brave warrior types would have been knocked out earlier but Kell is tough and had one last throw of the dice. More heart however could have seen him permanently damaged. But at least he'd be able to say he didn't quit, that's if he would be capable of speaking/thinking/functioning normally.
Imagine that, leaving his missus, family and himself permanently disabled because paying boxing fans only expect nothing less. Sport fans who moan about athletes that don't meet their expectations do my swede in. You pay to watch a contest, it's not a film with a script and Spence and Brook delivered. Unfortunately he was against a better opponent but us paying fans got what we paid for, a top level boxing fight between two top notch fighters.

More heart could've seen him win it, its about how much you want it

Ned Stark wrote:

littlepug wrote:

Ned Stark wrote: No it's bollocks. I'd expect hard core boxing fans to appreciate the risks these fighters are taking just by entering the ring. Having more heart wouldn't have seen him get the job done, he was beaten. He showed heart in the tenth, many other brave warrior types would have been knocked out earlier but Kell is tough and had one last throw of the dice. More heart however could have seen him permanently damaged. But at least he'd be able to say he didn't quit, that's if he would be capable of speaking/thinking/functioning normally.
Imagine that, leaving his missus, family and himself permanently disabled because paying boxing fans only expect nothing less. Sport fans who moan about athletes that don't meet their expectations do my swede in. You pay to watch a contest, it's not a film with a script and Spence and Brook delivered. Unfortunately he was against a better opponent but us paying fans got what we paid for, a top level boxing fight between two top notch fighters.

More heart could've seen him win it, its about how much you want it

He was second best from round 7, especially in 10. What could more heart achieve? The opponent was better, stronger and on top. Heart doesn't magic ability and strength that isn't there. He went sh1t or bust in 10 when it looked like he was about to be stopped. That was heart and it still wasn't enough. Simply, the other lad was too good and he was beat

Crease wrote:

littlepug wrote:More heart could've seen him win it, its about how much you want it

Yet we'll never know because Kell chose to withdraw.
I would also add that does any other professional boxer risk any less when they enter the ring?

I think that Kell really has to consider retirement.

Ned Stark wrote:We'll never know? The man in the ring knew he was beat.