Brook corner stopping fight

[g3org3]

Making the post just to see what other people think, seen a lot of people talking about how great his corner did and I can kind of agree brook had thrown everything at ggg and he basically just laughed in his face but on the other hand it's a big boy sport and there fighting at world level and a part of me thinks fuck sake you pussy man up and go out on your shield.
There's been fighters in the past who have went on with the same injury or even other bad things like broken hands etc. Just think brook is getting a little to much credit. Anyone agree with me or am I just talking shit lol ? Also need to watch the fight again but looked as if ggg punched brook just before he went down was wondering how that wasn't a knock down any one else see that ?

[erics44]

I think it was the right decision


the injury ended the fight, the result most probably would have been the same regardless


if they had have let him go on tho he could have been badly injured, career ending injury, even gone blind in one eye

[Fenster]

At first I thought what the fuck. But it was a perfect stoppage with hindsight. Apart from the eye, Brook hit him with everything including the kitchen sink but couldn't keep him off.

[Batman]

at first I thought it waas premature but when I watched it again yesterday I think it was the right call

Aside from the fact that he had a fractured eye socket how many punches did he actualy hearf heartedly throw in the 5th round? 4 or 5? He had absolutely nothing left and GGG was going to really go to town on him.

It's alright going out on your shield in an average fight but if you are in with someone 2 weight divisions above you them punches are going to hurt more.

Even though Kell believes that GGG didn't hurt him and that he was hurting GGG I think everyone, including Kell knows that wasn't the case

[erics44]

the punches kel landed must have hurt


perhaps not hurt as in rocked but ive never seen GGGs head snapped back like it was


he landed a couple of really good uppercuts, there must have been some disorientation for a fraction of a second

[generalbulldog]

IT was a good stoppage. Golovkin looked like he was just warming up and it would have been worse later on.

[Fenster]

For sure the punches hurt but they didn't slow/dissuade him. As batman said - Kell wasn't throwing anything in the 5th, he was just constantly backpedaling.


People slating Golovkin's defence are not giving Brook's skill level enough credit.

[smashup]

3G came out like a maniac in the 3rd and Brook was at times looking for a way out tapping his eye and looking at his corner, after some success in the 2nd 3G started seriously putting it on him and he knew he couldn't beat him, Brook deserves massive props but it was all Golovkin from the 3rd till the end and Brook would have been brutally put to sleep sooner or later

[smashup]

Making the post just to see what other people think, seen a lot of people talking about how great his corner did and I can kind of agree brook had thrown everything at ggg and he basically just laughed in his face but on the other hand it's a big boy sport and there fighting at world level and a part of me thinks fuck sake you pussy man up and go out on your shield.
There's been fighters in the past who have went on with the same injury or even other bad things like broken hands etc. Just think brook is getting a little to much credit. Anyone agree with me or am I just talking shit lol ? Also need to watch the fight again but looked as if ggg punched brook just before he went down was wondering how that wasn't a knock down any one else see that ?

I noticed that on second viewing yesterday, looked a legit knockdown actually.