I never had you pegged down as a cynic @Kirkland Laing. Eddie obviously has more faith in Brook than a lot of other promoters would and trusts him to give a good enough account of himself in the US to make it worth the gamble. There was probably no way that Alexander was going to come over here, like most American Boxers the fact that some British fighters might just be able to draw a bigger crowd seems to be irrelevant to them.

Barker you could argue actually improved his reputation despite losing to Martinez and certainly increased his exposure and chances in future of fighting for a belt. Frampton will get his chance too, shortly after rebuilding once Quigg beats him.