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Prediction: 2013 will be a bad year for Froch, Rees and Brook

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froch2By Scott Gilfoid: It really pains me to say this but I think Eddie Hearn and his Matchroom Sport stable of fighters are going to be tasting some major losses in 2013, at least the ones that actually count. Hearn has got a number of fighters but not too many what you would call stars.

The stable consists of Darren Barker, Carl Froch, Kell Brook, Gavin Rees, Paul McClosley and some other guys that aren’t really on the radar screen.

Froch is going to lose to Mikkel Kessler, Andre Ward, and possibly Lucian Bute. I honestly can see Froch getting swept by this bunch in 2013, and having a dreadful year that may have Froch thinking of hanging up the old gloves. When he does lose those fights, it’s not going to be because he suddenly is a shot fighter or anything like that.

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Alexander vs. Brook: Kell faces his first real test of his career on February 23rd in Detroit, Michigan

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brook2By Scott Gilfoid: It’s hard to believe that 8-year pro Kell Brook (29-0, 19 KO’s) will be facing his first real test of his career when he meets up with IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s) on February 23rd at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

This is going to be a tough battle for the 26-year-old Brook because he’s not had anyone even close to being on the same talent level as Alexander, and when he was stepped up a little bit in facing Carson Jones earlier this year in July, Brook was fought to a standstill in winning a controversial 12 round majority decision in a fight where Brook was really lucky he wasn’t knocked out in.

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Brook vs. Alexander heading to Detroit in late February or early March

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alexander45By Scott Gilfoid: IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s) and his British opponent Kell Brook (29-0, 19 KO’s) will be landing in Detroit in either February or March, according to LA Times writer Lance Pugmire.

Pugmire said on his twitter “Devon Alexander-Brook fight going to Detroit along with K9-Ishe Smith in late Feb-early March, possibly at Fox Theater, [Richard] Schaefer tells me.”

Like the previous venue [Los Angeles] that the Brook-Alexander fight was mentioned as taking place, Detroit will be a neutral venue whether neither fighter has an advantage of a disadvantage. I’m still trying to figure out why Golden Boy Promotions will be putting the fight there because it doesn’t make sense at all. Who is going to want to show up to see Alexander and Brook fight in Detroit?

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Alexander-Brook pushed back to March 2nd

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By Scott Gilfoid: Kell Brook (29-0, 19 KO’s) suffered an ankle injury in training recently, and he’s not going to be able to make the original January 19th date in his title challenge against IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s). The Brook-Alexander fight will now be pushed back to March 2nd at the Nokia Theater, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Fights I want to see 2013

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Image: Fights I want to see 2013By Paul Walsh: With the new crop of rising stars emerging and some of the older generation experiencing an Indian summer there is a host of potential super fights possible for 2013.  This article intends to look at the possible blockbuster match-ups.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao- Even in the wake of Manny Pacquiao’s devastating knockout defeat at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez, this still remains the biggest and best fight in boxing.  Both are coming towards the end of their careers which makes it even more crucial for this fight to happen next year.  This is the only match up in boxing which will capture the imagination of the whole world.  It is simply now or never.

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Brook with ankle problem, fight with Alexander could get pushed back

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Image: Brook with ankle problem, fight with Alexander could get pushed backBy Scott Gilfoid: Kell Brook’s scheduled January 19th fight with IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s) could get pushed back into February due to Brook suffering an ankle injury during training for the fight. The fight will be taking place at the Nokia Theater, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told RingTV “We might have to push back that fight from January 19th, because I think there is something wrong with Kell Brook’s ankle. They’re going to get it checked out.”

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Matthysse vs. Lundy on Alexander-Brook undercard on 1/19 in Los Angeles, CA

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Image: Matthysse vs. Lundy on Alexander-Brook undercard on 1/19 in Los Angeles, CABy Dan Ambrose: WBC interim light welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse (32-2, 30 KO’s) will be fighting a well known lightweight American Hank Lundy (22-2-1, 11 KO’s) on the undercard of the Devon Alexander vs. Kell Brook fight on January 19th at the Nokia Theater, in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Matthysse-Lundy fight is being negotiated still, according to RingTV, but it looks like it’s going to be added to the Brook vs. Alexander card.

It’s a peculiar choice for Matthysse because Lundy is coming off of a loss in his last fight to Raymundo Beltran and Lundy was already exposed previous to that by John Molina. However, Lundy is well known to the casual boxing fans in the U.S because of his fights on ESPN2, so it makes sense from that standpoint, if nothing else.

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Brook vs. Alexander on January 19th at the Nokia Theater, in Los Angeles, CA

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Image: Brook vs. Alexander on January 19th at the Nokia Theater, in Los Angeles, CABy Scott Gilfoid: The January 19th fight between Kell Brook (29-0, 19 KO’s) and IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s) finally has a venue after weeks of searching around. The fight will be staged at the Nokia Theater, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

This means that the fight will effectively be taking place in a neutral venue, as the 25-year-old Alexander doesn’t have a fan base there despite being from the United States. Alexander’s fans are in his home city of Saint Louis, Missouri. However, that still doesn’t give Brook any kind of advantage in this fight.

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Brook: I can’t wait to get Alexander in the ring

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Image: Brook: I can't wait to get Alexander in the ringBy Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten IBF mandatory challenger Kell Brook (29-0, 19 KO’s) says he’s eager to get in the ring to fight IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s) in their fight on January 19th in the United States.

Brook, who’s been brought along at a glacial pace with his career, thinks he can rise to the occasion and beat Alexander and then take his International Boxing Federation 147 pound title back to the UK so he can show it off. That’s probably not going to happen, but it makes for a good goal for Brook to have.

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Alexander vs. Brook on January 19th, at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas

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Image: Alexander vs. Brook on January 19th, at the MGM Grand, in Las VegasBy Scott Gilfoid: The January 19th fight between IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s) and British challenger Kell Brook (29-0, 19 KOs) is heading for the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada rather than Alexander’s home city of Saint Louis, Missouri, according to espn.

It’s not all that surprising that the fight won’t be staged in St. Louis because I figured that Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport would make a fuss about wanting the fight to take place in a neutral venue due to the controversy of Alexander’s wins over Lucas Matthysse, Andriy Kotelnik which took place in St. Louis.

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