Kell Brook faces Matthew Hatton in domestic level scrap on March 17th
January 11th, 2012
(Photo credit: Matchroom Sport) By Scott Gilfoid: Kell Brook (26-0, 18 KO’s) faces Matthew Hatton (42-5-2, 16 KO’s) in a domestic level fight on March 17th at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire. This isn’t the big named quality opponent that was promised for Brook. That’s what blows me away. Brook was supposed to be facing a superb fighter, and look what we get: Hatton. I mean, Hatton is a decent gatekeeper type welterweight but he’s not anywhere close to being an excellent fighter. This is just another fodder opponent for Brook to look good against.
Hatton doesn’t have the power or the speed to win this fight, so it’s just Brook facing the brother of a famous guy. Hatton has some decent wins over fringe contenders like Gianluca Branco and Yuriy Nuzhnenko, but that’s about as far it goes.
Hatton has faced one fighter in his entire career that I would consider good and that’s Saul Alvarez, who beat Hatton by a 12 round unanimous decision last year by the scores of 119-108, 119-108 and 119-108. Those are pretty lopsided scores and it really doesn’t give you a clear picture of how truly ones-sided the fight was.
Hatton just took shots, looked slow and did little more than that. The HBO analysts kept talking about the courage he was showing but it looked as if they were trying to distract from the mismatch that boxing fans were seeing. It was a horrible, horrible fight to watch because Alvarez was tagging Hatton at will without anything coming back.
So, Brook has picked another weak one and continues to put off facing a real test almost like someone putting off a scary dentist appointment. Brook has to fight a quality fighter sooner or later and he’s only making it harder on himself by still facing Hatton-level fighters after eight years as pro. Yes, eight years. Brook is like the British version of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. with all the B level fighters he’s faced and I really don’t want to see this guy win one of the world title belts because I’m afraid he’ll milk that baby like Felix Sturm milking his WBA middleweight title.
As far as the fight goes, it’s going to be a mismatch. Hatton will be a punching again and just take punishment for 12 rounds, and afterwards Brook will smile, as if he accomplished something. I think Brook isn’t in the class of some of the other welterweights in the division like Victor Ortiz, Andre Berto and Mike Jones. And of course, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are both worlds better than Brook. I see Brook like around 8 or 9 in the division. But he’ll do well against Hatton in this fight.
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@waybetter ko, You prefer Brook to take on Khan? Are you serious? This is the problem Brook will get killed in the ring with Khan. He is not on that level yet. Brook is slow and lethargic and will suffer brain damage at least. I know you are sick of Khan, like many of us, but be reasonable. Brook should fight some other intermediates before even thinking about Khan! He will get raped in the Ring and so will Mr Hearn.
Kell Brook is an overhyped fighter who has been fighting bums which make him look good. He is still an amateur and will get a serious beating when he steps up, that is if he ever steps up. He talks a lot but does not have the credentials to back himself. He will be another has been from the UK. I hope the people of the UK dont get a rude aawakening when he does takes the plunge- he will get battered and might even end up in hospital. Sorry but just warning you lot…
@Davey patterson brook won the jennings firght with a 5th round tko … and won every round before that … duno how u work out that he struggled ?
would rather see brook fight someone like Zaveck or Malinagi or Brad solomon as he is mandatory fot the Wba
THIS SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING MATCH
To many brook fans this is an easy nights work. However i watched brook vs jennings and kell struggle in in the first half of the fight to close him down so if hatton throws combinations and moves a think it’ll go the distance with hatton either out pointing kell or kell with a Tko.
I rate kell over hatton with matthew has shown a great will to win so dont count him out.
12 founds with saul yet ur making out astough hes a mug ??
It seems like Ricky Hatton has got some sort of vendetta against Matthew or he just wants to see him take a beating all the time, first he puts him in against Saul Alvarez which was an unwinnable fight and now this, Ricky wake up and smell the coffee Matthew is sh1te.
Brook is always in a poor bargaining position for fights. Not yet a big enough draw to attract the big names in the division, but so obviously talented that no one will take the risk anyway. Fair play to hatton for taking the fight. Will be interesting to see if brook gets even a little pushed for the first time.
Brook probably just wants to stop Hatton so he can say “I stopped him and canelo didn’t”
He seems obsessed with stopping people who no-one else has. Wasn’t that the whole reason he fought that lovemore n’dou? Same thing with Jackiewicz
I think it must be hard to make the big fights at welter because everybody’s waiting for the mayweather/pacman phone call.
Just a guess
It’s not Matthew it’s hatton the 2nd name which is gonna attract people smart move I’d rather khan and brook go at it cause I’m so sick of khan !!!
No contest!!! Hatton doesn’t have a prayer.
fodder opponent thats enough about deontary wilder scott
I must admit this will be a one sided painful night for the light hitting hatton who does not share his brothers talent and maybe brook should look for a new promoter if this is the best barry hearn can get him
Brook will never step it up.
bought my tickets £30 n a decent night out in sheffield after…..im sure andre dirrell has a new haircut u cud talk about scott
Wow what a fight who needs Mayweather v Pacman when we got Brook v Hatton, brook is the most protected fighter in boxing when on earth is he gona fight someone good.