Brook shortened his top level career fighting peak Golovkin (balls of steel for having a go)
Khan gave one of the best fights ever against Maidana and isn't as chinny as his record suggests. Also Kahn fought Canelo and was ahead on cards until getting sent to the Netherealm (again, balls of steel)
Yes it's past its peak but I'll be watching. Both have been elite level.
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I'm looking forward to this granddad fight. Lol
Khan been out of ring too long so will try to use his speed no doubt. Brook has a great holding game and has a decent chin. My head says Brook will win after 6th. My gut on other hand say Brooke to win by TKO in 1st or 2nd round, put a cheeky bet on too as Khan's chin is made of glass.  |
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Looking at their last fights.. khan is definitely the better boxer.. he has fought way better opposition than brook… brook has only beaten Shaun porter but if you look at his resume… jo jo Dan, frankie gavin…. Carson jones..
Kell fought golovkin because khan landed the Canelo fight… he asked Eddie Hearn to set that fight up with golovkin… because he couldn’t take it that khan was getting such a big fight and pay day… so he wanted the next best thing.. he got battered simples and the damage it caused stuck through out his career… then he fights Spence… which again.. Spence was hungry and such a talent… beat brook took his titles, kell didn’t fight anyone after that… not anyone decent… then lands a fight with Crawford, Crawford figured him out and picked his shot at the perfect time. |
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"Looking at their last fights.. khan is definitely the better boxer.. he has fought way better opposition than brook… brook has only beaten Shaun porter but if you look at his resume… jo jo Dan, frankie gavin…. Carson jones..
Kell fought golovkin because khan landed the Canelo fight… he asked Eddie Hearn to set that fight up with golovkin… because he couldn’t take it that khan was getting such a big fight and pay day… so he wanted the next best thing.. he got battered simples and the damage it caused stuck through out his career… then he fights Spence… which again.. Spence was hungry and such a talent… beat brook took his titles, kell didn’t fight anyone after that… not anyone decent… then lands a fight with Crawford, Crawford figured him out and picked his shot at the perfect time."
Fair evaluation, only trouble is fighters these days pick n choose opponents so we never get to see the best fighting. Khan only gets the big fights due to the draw of ppv he brings with him. It then becomes about business revenue streams.
Khan is a better technical fighter but never sticks to the game plan, always gets drawn in and gets knocked out by a brawler.
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"An intriguing fight as they're both equally past their best. Would of fancied Brook a few years ago but now got a feeling Kahn will win this one. "
Based on speed advantage or less banged up? |
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"I think it’s going to be a classic and will be a rematch the numbers on pay per view will be amazing "
Doubt it will go all the way, but you're not wrong. With the money on the table both the fighters will have a rematch guaranteed. |
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"I know it’s probably gone past it’s sell by date… but I’d anyone watching this… they actually both look in great shape "
Yeah both proper nearly boys. Showed lots of potential early on but came unstuck when against decent opposition. If I was a betting man I would probably go for Khan as he's fast as and is a much better boxer.... he just has to keep that glass chin oh his out the way |
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"I know it’s probably gone past it’s sell by date… but I’d anyone watching this… they actually both look in great shape
Yeah both proper nearly boys. Showed lots of potential early on but came unstuck when against decent opposition. If I was a betting man I would probably go for Khan as he's fast as and is a much better boxer.... he just has to keep that glass chin oh his out the way"
Khan can't resist a battle. Loses the game plan when he gets drawn in to a scrap. Brook needs to be a little dirty and throw him off. |
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"I know it’s probably gone past it’s sell by date… but I’d anyone watching this… they actually both look in great shape
Yeah both proper nearly boys. Showed lots of potential early on but came unstuck when against decent opposition. If I was a betting man I would probably go for Khan as he's fast as and is a much better boxer.... he just has to keep that glass chin oh his out the way
Khan can't resist a battle. Loses the game plan when he gets drawn in to a scrap. Brook needs to be a little dirty and throw him off. "
Yeah Amir always does you're right. It's such a shame because he has everything except the chin. My old coach who took him to the Olympics with the gb squad always used to say he's the hardest pound for pound puncher he's ever had. When you consider joshua was on that squad it is a massive compliment.
Always thought Brook is average in terms of technical ability though so going to stick with old glass face. |
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It’s been an interesting build up. The shenanigans behind both boxers dropping Eddie Hearn as promoter has certainly thrown a spanner in the works of his DAZN company from ‘taking over’ boxing. I wonder if it will die a death like BoxNation did?
With regards to the fight itself. I agree with the comments above- both fighters are past their best. But I am still sucked in and will be watching.
I think Khan has probably faired a bit better compared to Brook. Poor Brook has suffered two consecutive fractures of his eye sockets (right against GGG and left against Porter).
Maybe both fighters will fight it like an exhibition and have it called a draw on points? |
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I think Khan will win. When the fight was first announced I was 100% the other way. Khan is winning the mind games and Brook looks defeated before he’s even stepped in the ring. |
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100% be watching it can’t wait, agree should have happened ages ago but at least they are both at same stage in career.
It’s a hard call but I think Khan is to fast and too good technically as long as he doesn’t engage and get caught ! |
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"100% be watching it can’t wait, agree should have happened ages ago but at least they are both at same stage in career.
It’s a hard call but I think Khan is to fast and too good technically as long as he doesn’t engage and get caught ! "
He does love a scrap though! It's his biggest weak point (chin aside) |
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In the past I would have gone for Brook easily as Amir has a glass jaw
However,
Both are well past their best and it’s now bragging rights
Don’t think either carries the power for early KO and longer the fight lasts the more I like Brook
But you can never write Amir off on a night like this
The hungriest fighter wins and with the cash their getting neither is hungry |
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Well done Kell
Hopefully now Khan will retire. Proven he has nothing left
I do hope Brook ignores Junior and hangs them up too
Neither has anything to prove now |
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That was such a one sided fight, khan looked like he was amateur fighter at best last night.
He can never fight on the back foot, brook just walked him down and picked him off.
I think brook still has the skills to fight on x whether he needs to is another question.
Roll on AJ vs Usyk march |
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