"You Can Only Avoid The Truth For So Long" Brook v Spence SHOWTIME 5/27 Fight Thread

[King P]

I have no dog in this fight, I picked Brook (i think or did i switch to Spence? I did switch to Spence), but i CAN say that this time last year it was Thurman and Brook who was tryna downplay the prospects of fighting Spence because they felt he was some lil nikka.

Spence had been barking at the both of them to lace em up but they wasn't tryna make it happen

And why should they? They both had bigger fish to fry. Thurman was going through the same shyt a couple years ago where nobody wanted to fight him.

Spence is a young talented fighter with massive potential, but he ain't special. And when I say he ain't special, I mean that he doesn't get to just skip to the front of the line. He gotta pay his dues and work his way up just like everybody else.

And he's done just that. So now he's in a position to get the big fights that he wants

 

[King P]

So you not making weight on the 2nd day then

 

[Axum Ezana]

yeah spence already planning on kell coming in overweight they been talkin about it....said he would still fight him

 

[Axum Ezana]

 

[Newzz]

@merklman



"bu-bu-but, Spence ducked Brook. That's what Hearn said"

#TruthSeekers

 

[BlackManLiveFromLondon]

Whats wrong with Kell Brook coming in as a middleweight Spence has a few middleweights on his sparring resume

 

[GzUp]

Brook coming on overweight and Spence out here looking drianed.

 

[reservoirdogs]

Brook coming on overweight and Spence out here looking drianed.

Based on what? You don't seriously say you jump on conclusions such that based on a picture of him being in a fukking jacket do you?

 

[HeruDat1]

Dominic vs Derrik

 

[GzUp]

Based on what? You don't seriously say you jump on conclusions such that based on a picture of him being in a fukking jacket do you?

Left side of his face looks sucked in

 

[surv2syn]

This is going to be one of the toughest fights I can recall for an anointed fighter that I can remember. Even though Floyd was under against Chicanito I felt he was gonna win. I did think Loma was gonna have some problems with Salido tho, didnt think he would lose. I didnt see Crawford losing to Burns. This fight is similar but Spence is facing a bigger challenge...but funny thing is, he may end up looking better than Crawford did against Burns.

If Spence wins, which I expect he will, its gonna really set things in motion. I believe that Spence and Craword are the 2 best fighters in the world potentially and eventually will have to meet, but before that there will be some cleansing of the division. and as good as Thurman is....he wont be undefeated for much longer.

 

[King P]

Whats wrong with Kell Brook coming in as a middleweight Spence has a few middleweights on his sparring resume

Nothing as long as he's ok with being stripped of the belt :ohwelp:

 

[merklman]

@merklman



"bu-bu-but, Spence ducked Brook. That's what Hearn said"

#TruthSeekers

I believe Hearn I didnt think he would get back down to 147

Now, that doesnt change Spence ducking Brook before he went to MW

Keep clutching at them straws

 

[klutch2381]

I'm so geeked for this.

#mandown

 

[reservoirdogs]

Kell Brook Predicts Thriller, Knockdowns By Him & Errol Spence

By Keith Idec

Kell Brook believes he and Errol Spence Jr. can deliver a classic Saturday night.

The IBF welterweight champion expects to hurt Spence, yet also knows the powerful southpaw is more than capable of hurting him. Brook acknowledged during a press conference Thursday in Sheffield, England, that he wouldn’t be surprised if both boxers went down during what he has predicted will be “a war” at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.

“He’s a very good fighter, Errol Spence, and I think our styles are gonna jell,” Brook said. “And I think there’s gonna be a lot of drama in this fight, a lot of drama. So we both may be at the canvas, but that’s just gonna be great for y’all guys to watch. This fight’s just gonna be a thriller, fireworks from round one. He’s not gonna take a backwards step and I’m not. So the fans are in for a fantastic night.”

Unlike Brook, Spence didn’t concede that they both might taste the canvas in this 12-round bout. He agreed, though, that they’ll provide plenty of drama in their IBF-mandated welterweight title fight.

“Definitely. There will be drama,” Spence said. “Kell Brook, he’s a guy who can fight. He has power and he has size, and I have the same, too. And I’m looking to come forward. And he said he’s not looking to take a backward step, and I’m not taking a backward step. So of course there’s gonna be drama.”

The 27-year-old Spence (21-0, 18 KOs), a 2012 Olympian from DeSoto, Texas, is slightly more than a 2-1 favorite to take Brook’s 147-pound championship. The 31-year-old Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) is motivated by being the underdog, despite that the fight will take place at a soccer stadium in his hometown (Showtime: 5:15 p.m. ET/2:15 p.m. PT; Sky Sports Box Office: 6 p.m. BST; £16.95 in HD).

“I want it with all my heart,” Brook said. “I’ve been coming down here [to Bramall Lane] since I was 7. My Uncle Johnny told me I’d defend me world title here one day. You know, he said that, ‘You will box and you will defend your world title.’ So it’s a dream come true for me, for the city. I’ve just looked out and I’ve never seen the pitch like that before, all ready for Saturday night. And like I said, I wanna go out there and put on a great show for everybody.”

- See more at: Kell Brook Predicts Thriller, Knockdowns By Him & Errol Spence - Boxing News

He thinks he's gonna get knocked down?