Re: Wow.. Porter trying to DUCK Kell Brook already
In Porter's defense, Brook looks to have only fought on this side of the pond once. (3 years ago in jersey). So that could explain the don't know him comment. As far as not deserving to fight him. He's a mandatory so the sanctioning body says different, but to look at it from porters perspective... Brook's lacking a high profile win, a US fan base maybe or some kind of trinket... Things that make this a high profile, money earning fight. It's the sad state of boxing that the boxing organizations have become so money grubbing (wba super super super duper champion, wbc diamond belts, champion emeritus status) that fighters choose to fight for street credit and to collect names rather than titles. It used to be that both the street and the sanctioning bodies had nearly identical rankings.
That being said a champion should defend his title...
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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