Warren offers Khan a fight with Kell Brook
December 18th, 2010
By William Mackay: British promoter Frank Warren has offered World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) a fight with upcoming star Kell Brook (23-0, 16 KO’s) for Khan’s next fight in the UK in April. Khan, who recently barely beat Marcos Maidana in a life and death bout last Saturday night. Brook, who’s ranked #1 by the WBO in the welterweight division, stopped Philip Kotey in the 2nd round on the same night and looked very impressive.
In Warren’s column at thesun.co.uk, he said this about Khan: “Instead of [Floyd] Mayweather, I hope he takes the offer I have made to him to fight Brit Kell Brook, No 1 to Manny Pacquaio in the WBO at welterweight. It would give home fans another mouth-watering evening.”
I totally agree with Warren. If Khan is the fighter that some people think he is, he should step up to the plate and take on Brook for a crowd-pleasing fight for his British fans. I don’t think he will. Khan always talking about how he’s going to move up to welterweight in the near future to fight Mayweather in 2012. Here’s Khan’s chance to show that he belongs in the same ring with Mayweather. Surely, a future pound-for-pound fighter like Khan should be able to take on someone like Brook, right?
Like I said, I don’t see Khan getting anywhere near Brook, because I think he would lose to Brook, even before Maidana put a serious pounding on him. Brook is a special talent and I see this as a one-sided beating. Khan wouldn’t be able to run like he did last weekend, because Brook is especially sharp at cutting off the ring and fighting in close with powerful combinations thrown from all sorts of angles. Khan likely wouldn’t last long against Brook. I see Khan’s punch resistance as having been diminished from all the punishment he took in the Maidana fight.
It might not take more than a round or two for Brook to get him out of there. But I’d at least like to see Khan step up to the plate and show that he’s not afraid to take on one of the best fighters from his own country. Even if Khan gets blasted out, it would be nice for him to make the effort to fight Brook. They could set up some kind of catch weight for Khan to fight at so that he wouldn’t have to worry so much about Brook being bigger, although I don’t see the point. Khan is taller than the 5’9″ Brook at 5’10″ and has a longer reach.
The two divisions are so close that a catch weight really isn’t needed, but if it makes Khan and his team feel better, perhaps Brook and his management can agree to a small catch weight for Khan. I don’t see it helping him any. Brook has got a lot of talent and I see him taking Khan apart and sending him spaghetti-legged around the ring in a chicken dance the way he did in the Maidana and Breidis Prescott fights.
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let theme fight and demolish each other….. we always talk who would win the fight . but we end up wrong….. if brook is really into pacman downfall in his own arm and punches he has to defeat other aspirant for him to be the first contender…… he keeps dreamin he will take pacquiao, then he’ll fight more first ……
I think this post is ridiculous as writer is clearly biased against Khan. Khan has beaten Maidana fair and square after a close fight atleast give him due credit. Anyways this writer should not be allowed to write on this website otherwise I am also not getting on this website.
Who is Kell Brooke? I thought it was a woman.lol
brook gets schooled if this fight happens. He needs to fight somebody half decent first!
Brook KO’s Khan everyday of the week. I would love Khan to step up a weight and take on a live contender…. he was very keen to offer the same deal to John Murray to fight Victor Ortiz on the undercard of last weeks show… Murray rightly declined…lets see if Khan has the balls to take up a similar challenge…We all know the answer to that one… bring on Peterson pmpfl
Brook is a special talent, I think everyone in British boxing can see that. Khan wouldn’t go near him and this is a fact.
‘It will not take more than a round or two for Brook to get Khan out of the ring’…HAHHHAHAHAH…OMG…my stomach aches from laughing!!..This writer must be on crack!!.Peace
Brook is getting slagged off here.He is not a bum and is no way ready for Khan.I think his time will come.
I hate youre post because they are full of hate towards Khan. Will never come back on this site ever again!
The author saw his mum in bed with another man as a child so has been mentally disturbed ever since. He was called khan too.
wat the hell if khan moves up people will say he is avoiding all the ppl at 140, and if kell brook moves down and lose everyone will say he was drained, lose lose situation!
Although i think Khan v Brook would be a good fight. I don’t think it will happen. Brook is well known in Britain but not worldwide. I think Khan will fight either the Bradley/Alexander winner or Marquez. They are where the main interest and money are. It would be good if Khan gave a fellow Brit a chance, but i don’t think so. P.s. When is SILLY WILLY gona quit with the anti Khan articles? You would think he tickled his mum or something!
what a joke, if a tramp said they would like to fight Kahn, you would back the tramp……totally stupid & irrelevant article once again. no knowledge of Kell Brook, Kahn would wipe the floor with him again, we don’t expect you to know they fought. ha ha EPIC FAIL
mackay should follow liam santiago and disapear
I think its quite frightening the anti khan bias shown here and other articles.
Why on earth would Khan want to fight a bum like Brook? Who has Brook beaten????
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Me too.
I was a customer too, got a refund, goods were spoilt.
This article is obviously based more on hate than facts. I could easily see Khan taking on Brook next. Brook would be easier than the Bradley-Alexander winner or loser and easier than JMM, so why not? Besides, Roach’s little pet Pac has NEVER proven he’s the best at ANY weightclass, but always jumped weights to fight easier opponents, so with Roach seeing how well this works might do the same thing again. Or Khan may just fight Peterson or Judah and try to get some experience and improve so he can have a chance against the best.
What did Khan ignore you at a press conference????? awww diddums!!!
William Mackay for months now readers have had to listen to your non-stop anti khan nonsense. According to you Khan has a glass jaw and was going to get KO’d by Maidana. Well he didnt!!! So you were wrong!! Now please ffs stop writing this rubbish and being a little bit more objective rather than subjective when writing articles about Khan. The amount you write about him one could get suspicious that this could be a case of unrequited love and that your just a jealous **** because you obviously dont know very much about boxing!!!
khan has bigger fish 2 fry than somebody whos not known to the money men in the states. Brook needs to earn his own destiny not gaet it so easily.
khan would destroy brool
Why would khan step up a devision to fight a guy who has fought a bunch of tomato cans ( name me one good world level fighter he’s beat) and not proven anything at world level.
well said da blakeman this guy is an idiot
Brook looked impressive beating Phillip kotey….LMFAOOO.. Yes that great fighter kotey ranked, wait for it………….. No please wait because this is worth it……………….454 in the WW devision.
MAIDANA WILL GET BROOK OUT DA WAY IN A COUPLE OF ROUNDS, KING KHAN ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL.. BROOK NEEDS KHAN KHAN DON’T NEED HIM.. BROOK WILL GET BROOK AGAINST DA KING..
Brook is welterweight – Khan is light-welterweight
Therefore it is not going to happen in “his next fight”. Not in a million years.
I think the fight would be semi-competitive but Khan’s blistering combos would trouble Brook and would be the difference. I reckon Khan would stop him late on.
@da blakeman hahah good call!
What you fail to mention Mackay is that Khan stopped Brook twice in the amateurs the last 2 times they met.