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looks somewhat photoshopped. hmmm
looks somewhat photoshopped. hmmm
Na, it's just the angle.
True, I mean, I never claimed to be a photoshop expert anything. I'm just a regular guy, with a keen eye for details.
Who has Kell been in with thats put his chin through it?
Honestly asking. Im not familiar with most of his opponents.
Hardly anyone has put Brook's chin through it,m partly due to cautious match-making & partly due to long periods where his career sat in the doldrums.
He used to get shite in some sections of the UK (but not in his hometown, who used to cheer for Johnny fucking Nelson they're that vociferous about hometown fighters) before he beat Hatton's brother because of his snail-like progress: his biggest fight before that was with protected domestic-level former Cotto victim Michael Jennings, & that was built up as a 50-50 fight simply 'cos Brook had fought no-one of note in the half-dozen years before & no-one genuinely knew how good he was.
That fight was six years ago, FYI.
Carson Jones was probably the most dangerous opponent (& certainly best puncher) Brook faced before fighting Porter (I know Shawn ain't much of a hitter but compared to the rest of the fighters Brook's faced he's fucking Earnie Shavers with hair).
Brook looked much better in the second Jones fight, FWIW, when he was allowed to come in at light-middle--for the first fight he faded really badly late on & got battered in the closing rounds, & his team blamed nebulous weight-making difficulties which then seemed to disappear after he'd disposed of Jones.
Porter aside, Brook's record & career trajectory resembles that of Junior Witter IMO, another Brendan Ingle-stable fighter who seemed to waste vast swathes of his career sitting tight for one "local grudge fight" that was never gonna come because his domestic rival didn't need him & he wasn't quite good enough to beat all-comers worldwide & thus actually get the public clamouring for a fight.
Of course, Witter never moved up to light-middle & tried to take on Vernon Forrest. But, y'know.
Point stands: Brook has faced zero serious world-level punchers, ever.
Thanks. Didnt think it had really been put on display but wanted to take a look at some fights if I was missing some.Not much to be honest. His chin seems solid but that's a whole different story when you're moving up and taking on the biggest puncher at Middleweight. I saw an interview with RJJ the other day and he was kind of scratching his head too and said we don't know how much damage he can absorb, so it's still very much a question mark. What I do know is that Golovkin has the cardio, work rate and the debilitating shots and the selection on them to take out virtually any man across from him over 12 rounds, especially a smaller guy. His punching mechanics coupled with his heavy handedness, timing, ring cutting and killer instinct aren't allowing the guys he's facing in his division to survive the onslaught.
You'd have to go back a ways (years) to find someone that can actually crack hard with decent skills on his record and see what they could do with him (Porter is his best win but Porter's KO percentage isn't high). That's what I'm gonna do today, to try and get some sort of idea. I haven't followed Kell much but I do know he can take a shot (better than Khan for sure). But that's like saying you can box real well and then they put you in with Ward and you don't look so hot, suddenly.
Kell could have a granite chin and it may still not matter because of Golovkin's brutal body punching, especially that left hook to the liver. One good one and it could be a wrap.
Edit. Karl David, a Polish guy, hit him with a clean shot back in 2007 that knocked him down because his glove touched the canvas but it was for just a split second and he recovered immediately. This was a long time ago and the guy's KO percentage was less than 30% at the time. This is the only time I've ever seen Brook "down".
Who has Brook been in with? We know who/what Khan is because we've seen Khan in with actual competition. Cant say the same for Brook can you?It's not all about size. If you think GGG Vs Brook is as much of a missmatch as Canelo vs Khan then you simply think GGG is unbeatable at this point.
Khan had no chance not just against Canelo but against any big puncher at that point in his carreer. Khan is pretty much done and the fight against Canelo was a good payday because he knows the Maywather fight escaped already. And Canelo does not look as invincible as goolovkin does, he has been badly hurt before, has had close decisions and of course, already lost once.
If you really think Brook is the equivalent of Khan in this equation then you are seriously overestimating Khan's ability at this point in his life.
Brook is a monster that thinks he can win (he wont but he thinks he can) while Khan knew he couldn't.
How so?Personally I think Porter would thrash Khan.
How so?
I dont think Porter is as good as Peterson, and he doesnt have the size of Peterson either.I dont think Porter is on another level or anything i just think he's a bit more primed and is a bad style. I think he'd do a nastier version of what Peterson was doing to Khan and he'd be too physical to keep away.