The two 32-year-olds are past their box-office peaks and Khan is being lined up to take on WBO title-holder Terence CrawfordThe immediate, logical reaction to Kell Brook grinding out a flat-footed points win over the Australian Michael Zerafa in Sheffield was that it would make his long-awaited showdown with Amir Khan much easier to put together.“If I was Amir Khan, I’d be straight on the phone,” Eddie Hearn said after an unimpressive 118-110, 119-109, 117-111 win that ensured Brook is the mandated challenger for Jarrett Hurd’s WBA light-middleweight title. “Kell knows that was below par. But, every time they fight, one becomes the favourite and one becomes the underdog. [Kell] knows he’s got to be a lot better than that,...
Those who shout loudest are best advised to engage their brain before their mouth, as in the case of those who called him a quitter against Errol SpenceIt took until Sunday morning for a CT scan to confirm that Kell Brook’s left eye socket was fractured and for him to explain what it was like trying to stand toe-to-toe with the world’s best welterweight while suffering double vision and a ring that appeared to be moving. But, really, we knew it was a bad one long before then.It wasn’t just that the stabbing accuracy of Errol Spence Jr’s punches had blown Brook’s eye up like a marshmallow. It was also that, as the fight entered the championship rounds, he began...
Both fighters have destroyed British opposition in recent weeks yet while a bout between them seems logical, much like Mayweather-Pacquiao it may take a long time to become realitySaul “Canelo” Álvarez loves British fighters. They just keep falling at his feet. When Liam Smith became the fourth fighter from these islands to feel the heat of the Mexican’s power in Texas on Saturday night – joining Matthew Hatton, Ryan Rhodes and Amir Khan – we were reminded that this is a very special champion.But it’s about time he picked on someone his own size. Like Gennady Golovkin. The unbeaten and probably unbeatable Kazakh – who destroyed Kell Brook in five cracking rounds in London the previous weekend – is the...