By Joseph Clark: A year on from the epic Carl Froch vs. George Groves II fight at a packed out Wembley Stadium in front of 80,000 people. Are we getting any closer to securing another all British super fight?
Could another clash between two British fighters fill our national stadium, or any other stadium for that matter. Might we even be able to better that memorable night in London?
Let’s look at the potential fights and the probability of them happening!
Kell Brook v Amir Khan
This is probably the biggest domestic fight we could have on these shores right now. Both guys in good form, highly ranked and with a world title on the line. Add to that the clear dislike they have for each other and you have all the makings of a huge event. However, it feels like only Brook is interested with Khan seemingly overlooking a huge opportunity to win a world title and probably make more money than he would earn from a Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight. I’m sure Eddie Hearn will keep pressing for it as he knows how big a fight it is, but will Khan change his mind? My guess is we will see this fight late next year with Mayweather choosing not to fight Khan and Amir looking for a big pay day.
Carl Frampton v Scott Quigg
With Carl joining forces with Al Haymon recently, it may seem like this fight is getting further and further away. However, I tend to see it differently. We’ve already seen Al Haymon and Eddie Hearn do rather a lot of business with Matchroom fighters featuring on Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions, but this one really is a Sky Box Office event and not one for American terrestrial TV. I see Carl having a few fights in the States, maybe taking on Leo Santa Cruz for another version of the World title, and then facing Quigg next year having built a name for himself in the states.
Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury
Okay, so this one may seem a long way away but at the rate that Anthony Joshua is going right now, I don’t see it being to long before this one is inevitable. Fury has the toughest fight of his career next against Wladimir klitschko, a fight that I don’t give him much of a chance in. After the Klitschko fight, Fury will probably fight WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, where I would have Fury as a slight favorite. But no matter whether Fury wins, loses or draws in both of those fights, I see him being the gatekeeper for Joshua to explode onto the world scene.
James DeGale v George Groves
Still my favorite domestic rivalry, these two have a genuine dislike for each other that goes back to their amateur days. Both men have come a long way since their first clash and if Groves can dispose of Badou Jack in September and bring back Britain another world title then a unification fight will likely be held next summer in London.
I really hope we get to see the majority of these fights if not all of them in the future, and that promotional issues, politics, purse splits and ego’s don’t get in the way, with such great past events such as Eubank v Benn, Lewis v Bruno and Froch v Groves. Let’s do what us Brits do better than anyone else in the world and put on a show.
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