Brook: With Hatton out of the picture, it gives me a clearer run to the title
January 12th, 2012
By Scott Gilfoid: It’s interesting to hear the reasons why fighters pick easy opposition rather than more dangerous choices that could actually help them by improving them as fighters. Unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook (26-0, 18 KO’s) is a perfect example of fighter coming up with excuses to justify a mismatch in his fight against Matthew Hatton (42-5-2, 16 KO’s) on March 17th at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK.
As quoted by ESPN, Brook said “This is the fight I’ve wanted for a long time, and to get it at the Sheffield arena means the world to me…I know by putting [Hatton] out of the equation, it gives me a clearer run at the title. I want people to stand up and take notice of me, and these are the kind of nights that makes that happen.”
Is Brook on the level? How can a fight against Hatton, a fighter ranked #8 by the WBA, help the #2 WBO ranked Brook? Isn’t that a backwards move for Brook? If anything, Brook would be helping Hatton out, because he’s being moved up very, very slowly for the year because he’s not taken on anyone with a pulse. You can almost say the same thing for Brook, because he’s been almost as bad with his reluctance to fight top tier opposition.
If Brook wanted to get the boxing public’s attention then he should have told his promoter he wanted no part of Hatton and instead opted to fight #1 IBF/WBO ranked Mike Jones, Randall Bailey, Devon Alexander, Victor Ortiz, Jan Zaveck, Selcuk Aydin, Andre Berto, Shawn Porter or Thomas Dulorme. Those guys are the ones Brook should be fighting, not Hatton.
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Khan wanted to fight Hatton now its brook its bad choice get a grip Alvarez carried Hatton and would kill brook
Step it up brook been a pro for ages and still a nobody
brook should fight him to move up
he never lost the european belt
when Brook takes out Hatton is 6 rounds and in more imoressive fashion that Alverez. He will get a shot at the Mexican and we will really see who the no.1 up and coming fighter in the division is
Least beating hatton will shut all the doubters up,in uk anyway,then he can move on.and make his name in the states.Hatton had a good fight last time ,so ko him will make a statement.hes still untested so nobody knows how good he actually is.guess well find out soon enough.
brook is ready 4 any fight.he dont wont to b protected.he is good fighter.he wonts to fight jones,alexander,ortiz,berto……but everithink in time. brooks bisnes to win the fights.promoter and the manager has to work hard to get hem(brook) big fights.brook he wonts to be involved in big fights.brooks bisnes to fight and win.promoters and managers bisnes to organise big fights.brook is 25 and exelent boxer.hes ready 4 the big one’s.
if hattons so bad and this is such an easy fight … did world champion saul alvarez with more experience , more rounds , more fights under his belt take the same fight last year ??
Typical example of a hype job,
Feed him bums to protect his “0″ and then when he comes up against anyone half decent and loses, then brand him a fraud.
This is why Britain will not produce anyone half decent in the welter division for many years to come.