Via Barry Holbrook: Conor Benn said Kell Brook has “paid a higher price for himself” and that he is giving up on facing the former IBF welterweight champion next.
As for the fact that Benn quickly abandoned negotiations for the big fight with Brook, it’s a red sign that he doesn’t want that smoke.
Given that Benn has absolutely no experience against level 1 opponents, it’s really a bad idea if he mixes it up with a fighter of Brook’s level because he’s not qualified to take on this type of martial arts. this doctor.
Without any real amateur experience and a professional résumé filled with fighters older, weaker, and smaller, Benn wasn’t ready for a fighter of Kell Brook’s caliber. Benn is said to be many years away from facing someone like Brook, and he may never reach that level.
If so, you can’t blame Benn (20-0, 13 KOs) for not wanting to mix with Kell, as he looked at his best in a recent 6th round match at Amir Khan Stadium on Feb. Manchester.
The version of Brook we saw against Khan is the same boxer who defeated Shawn Porter with ease and left Errol Spence and Gennady Golovkin in huge problems despite fighting an injury in the chest. eye.
Benn promoter Eddie Hearn looked hopeful on Thursday about hosting a fight between the 25-year-old young Conor and Brook (40-3, 28 KOs) in June or October.
“[He] more expensive than ourselves, so we move,” Conor Benn spoke on Instagram about his fight with Kell Brook.
Hearn has said they would be willing to scrap Benn’s April 16 fight and head straight for a June clash with 35-year-old Brook, if they can strike a quick deal.
If Hearn is unable to revive a deal for the Benn vs Brook fight, Conor will return to the ring next month to face 34-year-old Chris van Heerden on April 16.
South African Van Heerden (28-2-1, 12 KOs) last fought in December 2020 against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis in a match that was stopped after one inning and was ruled out due to a cut that Chris suffered a clash of heads.
Needless to say, van Heerden did NOT look good against Boots Ennis in that fight and much peeled for the entire inning before the game was stopped. The contest isn’t competitive from a distance, which is why it seemed odd that van Heerden was picked by Hearn to take on Benn.
“I talked to Kell Brook and his dad,” Eddie Hearn said iFL TV on Thursday about the Benn war. “I won’t go into it too much, but we made an important offer for them to take on Conor Benn.
“I think with Kell if he does rematch, he should and will do it sooner rather than later.
“Once he starts to enjoy and relax and the weight comes back on, it becomes more of a task,” says Hearn.
Benn is bringing in handsome payouts for his fights on Matchroom Boxing cards, and it would be a shame if he messed that up by going up against a seasoned boxer like Brook.
Kell has been a boxer his entire life, and he would be too much of a skill for a boxer like Benn. You have to give Hearn respect for your willingness to try and make this fight.
The way Benn has carried since turning pro, it hints to some fans that he is carefully built for money and will never fight anyone good until he he got the big fight on that payday.
Obviously, Benn will be hopelessly underwhelmed when he finally meets one of the heavyweight world champions, but he’ll make a ton of money and either retire after that or wash up. & repeat.
