Warren takes a shot at Kell Brook, points out he still hasn’t had a title fight
January 7th, 2012
By William Mackay: Frank Warren took a shot at unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook (26-0, 18 KO’s) at his column in thesun.co.uk on Friday, noting that the 25-year-old Brook still hasn’t fought for a world title since Brook left Warren close to a year ago.
Warren said in his column at thesun.co.uk “Kell Brook left me to get a quicker route to a world title fight, yet nearly a year later he is still to fight for one…Matthew [is his] big showcase his promoter promised. Last year I offered him the interim WBO or WBA world titles or there was an opportunity against the beatable IBF champion light middleweight Cornelius Bundradge.”
I think Brook would have been better off with Warren because he hasn’t done a thing and even now he’s only fighting Hatton. If and when Brook does fight for a title, it’s likely he’ll face the powerful Mike Jones for the vacant IBF belt. I think that’s a terrible match-up for Brook. He’s not as big as Jones and he’s not had to face someone that can punch like that guy. Brook will be out of his league when he starts getting by that big guy. Had Brook fought for the WBA title last year, he could have taken on and likely beaten champion Vyacheslav Senchenko . That’s a much easier fight than taking on Jones. I know Brook feels he can take Jones, but he’s really kidding himself. That’s a knockout loss waiting to happen for Brook. He matches up with Senchenko and that’s it. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao both would easily beat Brook, but they wouldn’t waste time fighting him because he’s not fought the right people to be recognized in the sport.
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totally disagree, jones hasnt got the power to do much! the last guy he fought lajuan didnt even keep his gaurd up the hole fight and jones couldnt even hurt him! brook will k.o jones no problem
frank warran all wash up khan left him for bigger things kell was fighting no bodys under him warren had to get kell brook a world title fight at 147 and let every one down.terry kells dad out fox warren and walk not owing warren a penny. now eddy hearns has open doors got him a great fight with hatton at sheffield areana. i think kells last fight before at last a world title fight in late spring. as for kell not being ready he not LOST A ROUND in all of his fights. and the likes of mayweather packman well the boxing world is about to WAKE UP 2012 THE YEAR OF THE BROOK
its not a bad thing hes had the experince in the ring look at mexican fighters they have 30-40 fights before they start fighting for a world title,when they win they keep it. in this country for example james degale,groves they are being rushed and will fail you cant tell me degale is ready never in a million years however kell is ready and will be a good champion my only fear with kell is he always looks like hes only ever in 1st gear
Can’t wait for Hatton and Brook to fight as this will mark the best in Britain at this weight and they can move onto worLd opponents.
Murphy, I agree with you, Kell will be a great British fighter……………..never world class, there are lots of Mexicans that will destroy him
Lol another dig at a British fighter….kell is going to be one of the best British fighters we’ve produced,granted his career has taken longer to take off than the likes of degale n groves n other British fighters but he’s leagues above…..2012 everyone needs to back special k because he deserves it
warren has a point. But if Kell was still with warren would he have had a world title fight because i think he was very in-active when he was with warren. His next fight is in March in Sheffield, this has to be a world title fight, but i fear it won’t be!!!!!
Jones is fighting Randall Bailey for the vacant IBF belt. Perhaps Brook will fight the winner.
Hatton is a great apponent for kell (as no-one else will fight him). Hatton is durable and has descent skills. The mear fact that he went 12 rounds with Alvarez (the future star in boxing in my opinion) deserves respect and illustrates his durability, even he isn’t quite world class. Kell needs rounds and hatton will provide that. If kell could get him out that would be a massive statement and could set him up for a big name mid year. A champ in the making.
Warren is right Kell Brook needs to step up now and take some big names on ie Berto Ortiz Mosley or Khan. Even if he suffers a loss it will raise his profile and he will have top level fights under his belt. I hope match room let him lose this year as I really rate Brook and think he could be the next big star of British Boxing. At least he fights which is more then Amir Khan has done in his last few fights. Brook could be a world champion we could be proud of.
@ Gaverh
Yes, you’re quite right. He needs a good test this year.
Berto and Ortiz will not want to fight brooks because he is not known to America but they also know that they would stand no chance of beating him
As per usual Warren is talking absolute rubbish!…You only have to look at the level of opponents Brook was being asked to face by Warren. The before and after photo shot usually tells us all we need to know. Under Warren, Brook’s best opponent was Michael Jennings. Under Hearn, Brook has faced N’dou and jackiewicz, and those two represent a significant improvement upon anything that Warren allowed Kell to face!
Warren goes on to mention Brook facing Bundrage (a light middleweight), whilst it’s obvious to anyone who’s seen Kell box, that he’s just too small to fight at that weight. Why face a beatable opponent at weight you’re not comfortable at, when you’ll only have defend that title against better opponents further down the line?
As for Jones, what has he ever done that would lead anyone to label him a “World beater”?…His resume is just as average as Brook’s, if not more so. As the two fighters I’ve named for Book, are better than anyone on Mike Jones’s list!
What would be the point in throwing him into a big fight now which he wouldn’t be ready for. He has probably been brought on too slowly but he’s got plenty of time. Matthew Hatton isn’t as bad a fight as people are making out. People seem to forget he recently went 12 with Alvarez and put in a reasonable performance. As for Frank Warren, not investing any time in Kell is part of the reason why he has been brought on so slowly. He was too busy making fights for jokers Cleverly whose biggest fight was again Bellew and the slapper Degale.
I like Kell brook but am bored now he needs a big fight and hatton isn’t it, I think he’s taking it too slow, that can’t be good for him he needs to no what a hard fight is because he will get them down the line!
hes only 25.hes record 26-0-18.kell is a champion.he will b.hes verry good fighter.he needs a chance.he will not waste the chance.future champion.he will b.kell can do better with hes oponents.he needs a good fights.hes ready.go kell.
What rubbish. Brook and Jones have the same record. both on 26 fights with 18 KOs. You say Brook hasnt been tested yet well what about Philip Kotey and Lovemore N’dou both good fighters and destroyed by Brook. I agree he could have had better opposition and Warren is a better promoter so Brook could have got him a title shot sooner but to say Jones is a better fighter and its a KO waiting to happen is rubbish.
Jones has not had a fight with big names either and the fights hes had are all unheard of fighters. I would even say Brook is better known than Jones. I my oppinion both fighters are getting easy fights and could do better and there being moulded and protected to try and get bigger future fights and purses.