This fight vs Shawn Porter, for Kell Brook, will b the testing time for Brook more so than it is a test or meaningful fight for Porter.
Porter has already made a little name for himself. But I liken this step over the pond for Brook as Naseem Hamed's step over the pond, but with a little more at stake and without all of the fanfare that Hamed got when Hamed fought Kevin Kelley.
This fight will show one of several things:
1. If Brook is a hyped up bum
2. If Brook is a fringe contender, considering how many rounds he goes before being stopped or all out humiliated.
3. If Brook can deliver a show against a good fighter, as Hamed did against Kevin Kelley (with Porter being more dangerous than Kelley was at the time Kelley fought Hamed)
Or...
4. Kell Brook is a Joe Calzaghe that came to America early and dominates good fighters, decent champions and can show the ability to win out on such a high-stakes stage.
This is certainly Brook's moment than it is Porter's moment.
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