Kell Brook with little chance against Golovkin

By Boxing News - 07/21/2016 - Comments

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By Shaun La: I will be watching the Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32 Knockouts) vs. Kell Brook (36-0, 25 Knockouts) bout come this September 10th, 2016, because I am a complete boxing fan. However, I completely disagree with this bout. Why? It is because Kell is moving up into a Middleweight division and even though he is one of the best welterweights in his own division, as well as the IBF champion—-fighting at a new weight for the first time could have all kinds of learning curves to it.

Confidently, I can state that I do not know enough about Kell’s boxing skills to fully elaborate on his boxing I.Q. It is not that Gennady cannot be figured out. Yet, for a welterweight to walk up into a heavier, new weight-class and win against the undisputed middleweight champion of the world, (Gennady has the WBC, Super WBA, IBO & IBF belts) will be a mountain climb asking for pure strength, unflinching focus, sound physical fitness and a mentality that is airtight with fulfilling a blueprint of boxing that if it is successful, could be taught to future boxers on how to fight a bigger boxer—who happens to be performing at their best championship years.

Very few boxers have arrived at different weight-classes and taken over the championships with smart boxing. From Sugar Ray Robinson, Roy Jones Jr., Manny Pacquiao, and Sugar Ray Leonard. All of these boxers proved their veteran boxing I.Q.’s before they elevated into another weight-class. Even when Sugar Ray Leonard challenged Marvin Hagler for his WBC, lineal and Ring Magazine belts, he (Sugar Ray Leonard) had been in preparations well before he stepped into their mega-fight in 1987.

We are all aware of the issues going on in the Middleweight division. Here, we have Gennady Golovkin willing to box anyone and the prospects as well as the contenders are not deep enough to unroll the Pay-Per-View red carpet for his unique spot. Gennady has the major cable channel, HBO as his television network, eager to display his power shots, ability to withstand punches, and forward moving energy that tends to overwhelm his opposition. This Middleweight Champion is a Pound for Pound high ranking member, but his division is like a Wild-West town after a gunfight—–EMPTY!

Of course, the boxing world is not ignoring another area of boxing politics, which has Canelo Álvarez (47-1, 33 Knockouts, 1 Draw) mastering catch-weights, sustaining a fan base where he has the popularity to box whomever he wants and still aim to fill the Pay-Per-View dates left by Floyd Jr.

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If a vote for who would be the favorite to win at the Middleweight division between these two, took place today, Gennady would defeat Kell. What would Gennady have gained? The results will spill into an afterthought from the boxing world that is filled with explanations such as, “he beat a welterweight,” “Kell had no chance.”

Somehow, if Kell could pull off one of the biggest boxing upsets in the 21st century, the only option for him would be to retire. Unless, he wants to turn his boxing fame into a lucrative career, drop back down to his original weight-class, and challenge the deep end of talents that roam through the welterweight division. Kell would not be able to match a Gennady defeat, unless Floyd Jr. grows out of retirement and they can make a bout together at welterweight.

All that I can think about if Kell would win against Gennady & continue—-would be how Roy Jones Jr. went back down to the light-heavyweight division after winning the WBA Heavyweight title from John Ruiz. The muscle reactionary speed of Roy & physical fitness was not the same, and Antonio Tarver had an idea about this, before baiting Roy into a rematch, because he knew Roy’s timing was slower than it has ever been. Again, if Kell could pull off the win—-RETIRE!

For some reason, and perhaps my hesitation and reasoning is still feeling the ramifications of believing in Amir Khan’s (31-4, 19 Knockouts) possibility of defeating Canelo at a catch-weight, a miscall that is still running through my judgement call on this bout between Gennady vs. Kell. Maybe if this bout was held at 154, I could see an evenly matched bout that has them both applying or subtracting weight to meet at Jr. Middleweight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhZPYtQZHNs

I just think that the boxing world is so smoothly marketed. They (boxing promoters) have a marble glossing on top of promoting bouts, pulling boxers from any weight-class to fill the seats, because a brand name has more selling power than a championship belt, these days. If this bout end up being a Classic boxing match, I would be one of the first boxing fans to give the conclusion a standing ovation. Otherwise, we might end up seeing another boxer going into a weight-class, taking on the top level talent, and when this bout is fought, leaving with us, a winner or loser; we as boxing fans are left fanning away the smell that left us unimpressed.

If Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook does not ever happen, at least these two countrymen will have something in common—they tried to swim over the welterweight waters and one did not make it. Right now, we will have to wait to see if the other one (Kell Brook) can shock the universe. The odds are highly against Kell winning against Gennady. However, this sport of boxing is a you do not ever know what can happen kind of sport. At times, this is the magic in the sweet science and during other times, it can be a predictable formula.