Who is next for Kell Brook?

[Master]

Kell Brook retires from boxing following Amir Khan win as he walks away from potential fights with Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn

Kell Brook has announced that he’s now retired from boxing at the age of 36.

The former IBF welterweight champion finally settled his bitter rivalry with Amir Khan by stopping him back in February, and has decided he does not want to fight on.

Brook told the Telegraph: “I’ve had a long chat with my family and my parents, and it’s over for me. I’ll never box again

“It’s a little emotional to be actually saying this out loud.

“My mam [Julie] is relieved. I think everyone around me is pleased.

“Truth is, boxing is a very very tough, dangerous sport, one in which you can be legally killed in the ring, and I’ve finished now with all my faculties intact.”

Brook continued: “I needed the Khan fight, I needed to settle the grudge, the feud.

“There is no dark feeling left in me now, I think when you have been in the ring with someone it passes, it leaves you.

“Me and Amir said some words which were hateful in the build-up, but that’s what happens in boxing.

“But I respect him after the fight. He showed real heart in there.”

Looking back on his career, Brook said: “It was my dream since I started boxing at the age of nine to be a world champion. It was a special night.

“I’ve been in the ring with Gennady Golovkin, Errol Spence, Terence Crawford, and I finally got my fight with Amir Khan.

“After that, I don’t think I needed to go on anymore.

“I’m one of the lucky boxers who has earned enough not to have to work, but I am going to give something back again, and I’d like to train or manage young fighters.

“I’d just like to be remembered as a fighter who would go in with anyone, feared no one, and who gave the fans what they wanted.”

In retiring, Brook has walked away from potential fights with Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn.

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1...nk-conor-benn/

[Primo Carnera]

I’m very happy for him. It must’ve been a really tough call when people are throwing money at you, but I think he’s made the right call.
I hope he stays retired and best of luck to him.

[TitoFan]

Class act. I've always liked Kell. Was obviously rooting for him to beat Khan, and it finally happened. Also agree with his decision. Nothing else to be gained or proven for him in boxing. This is the time to walk away.

Something tells me he's one of those who'll stay retired.

[ykdadamaja]

retire I heard.

[Ron Swanson]

Guy made good fights, made good money, and got out with his mental faculties in tact. Hard to ask for more

[Mark TKO]

gone up in my estimation - but fair play getting out when there was other 7 figure offers around.

A brave move to step up and fight GGG and he gave a good showing till the eye damage was sustained - he was never going to be the same after that.

[X]

What a good fighter Kell Brook was. Big at the weight, awkward, strong, good punch, heart and absolutely superb timing. Lovely smooth style too. A pretty damn glorious career and he only lost (gamely) to the very very best.

He was avoided for years and his career started to stagnate as he was from that slippery Sheffield style that it's so hard to look good against. he didn't go to the Olympics, nor was he a hyped amateur - he did it all the hard way. Kell was absolutely the real thing in the ring.

Funnily enough, he reminds me a bit of Junior Witter (except much better). Witter was a strong, awkward Yorkshire fighter who never got the hype or build up that Ricky Hatton did. No disrespect to Ricky, but I always thought that Witter was stylistically all wrong for him. Retrospect tells us that Ricky may have thought so too.

Khan was the golden boy in terms of the media and the hype he got, but IMO Brook would have defeated any version of Amir at any point of their careers.

Great career champ, hope you have a long and happy retirement. One of our very best welterweights.