By Scott Gilfoid: In a clear sign that IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25 KOs) hasn’t done his homework in evaluating how talented #2 IBF Errol Spence Jr. (20-0, 17 KOs) is, Brook is now comparing him to former IBF super middleweight world champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy, who was beaten 10 years ago by Britain’s Joe Calzaghe by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision.
Spence called Brook out last Saturday night following his 5th round knockout win over former world champion Chris Algieri (21-3, 8 KOs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. At the time, Spence was going by the mistaken belief that the victory over Algieri made him the IBF mandatory challenger to Brook.