155 was the expected arrangement, same as Alvarez vs Khan, and Golovkin would have to weigh 4-5 pounds less than he normally does, although he never has any trouble making middleweight, he does usually weigh 159 lbs plus, less than a pound below the limit, which isn't unusual I suppose. You need confidence, you need to 'know you're going to win', as long as there is realism in your self belief, it is very important to be confident. Of course it does, but I don't think Brook is interested in a pointless rivalry between himself and Amir Khan, I don't think this is personal, he isn't looking to outdo Khan's performance against Alvarez, he's looking to pull off the upset, and I wish him the best of luck.

It's not really the kind of thing you can rely on to be true, but I wouldn't rule it out, and in my experience, analysts are right, not mere fans, and if we look at how this fight is currently opinionated, it is the fans who don't seem to like the fight, I personally, don't think there's anything wrong with the sport, I think the fans having unrealistic expectations, and not appreciating the sport is the issue, I also believe a lot of Golovkin vs Alvarez related frustration is being taken out on this fight, and that isn't good. Yes, but as I said in my previous post, Kevin Bizier was terribly over matched, I don't believe he or Jo Jo Dan are good enough to even expose major weight issues, I don't believe making welterweight was an extreme struggle, but I believe the Gavin fight was the last time he comfortably made the weight, that's what I believe, not what I know, not what I strongly believe, it's an assumption really, we never know what goes on behind closed doors, but we know for a fact that the plan was to move up to 154 weeks before this fight was made, so it's been some time that welterweight hasn't been the weight in which he's most comfortable at, I believe he can make all 3, but I believe he can make middleweight more comfortably that he can make welterweight. Absolutely, it's a different division, but it isn't that unusual for fighters to be able to make two weights, and therefore, be two weight fighters, although, I suppose when you think about it, not always, but often two weight fighters don't weigh in at the top of both divisions, for example, Mayweather weighed in at 147 when he competed in that division, but he was 3-4 lbs below the weight limit when he fought Saul Alvarez at light middleweight, I think they even had a catch weight clause. I believe Kell Brook is naturally very adaptable where weight is concerned, and I believe he will make 160 lbs comfortably. Maybe, but look at how that fight turned out, one of the most popular fights of all time. Just out of interest mate, do you think an element of your dislike for this fight has been motivated by your frustration about Golovkin vs Alvarez?

It is a bold move, and a large one, but I think this kind of thing is becoming less rare, I think a lot of it is not because 'everyone else in each of their divisions are cowards and won't fight them' like the ungrateful, immature fans who don't understand the sport insist, but because the fights are very exciting, very interesting, and the weight situation is manageable, but you're right, currently, it is rare, moving up two weight divisions automatically isn't something anybody saw coming, but I don't see any problem in this scenario. They do, and hey, had Brook had had a couple of fights at light middleweight first, I would think this fight to be much more sensible, and the weight situation would be more ideal, it would have been the done thing, but through all the lack of normality in this direct welterweight to middleweight scenario, I strongly believe Kell Brook's trainer wouldn't have let Kell make the decision to move up to 160 if he believed it wasn't a good idea. Oh no don't get me wrong, your thinking logically, realistically, and sensibly, that's the done thing, but I believe some fighters are more adaptable than others in terms of weight, and I believe all fighters are more weight adaptable than the public believe, I believe on a general basis, it is good for fighters to do the done thing, and find the weight category they feel most comfortable at, and stay at that weight, so that they can reliably box at their full potential in pre weight category that's right for them, but if a fighter is offered an opportunity of the magnitude of a Golovkin fight, obviously, he'll take it, as long as he can comfortably make the weight, and obviously, he comes back down to his normal weight after the fight, I think the fact that Kell never actually competed at 154 makes the weight situation look like a bigger deal than it really is, I think Kell's planned move up to that division would have been overdue.

But as I explained, it shouldn't be, because fans out there need to start appreciating him for all his skills, but more importantly, they need to realise that he could well be in for the biggest challenge of his career so far against Kell Brook, I'm not saying they have to agree with what I believe about the weigh situation, but they need to consider that possibility, and if Golovkin doesn't stop easily and early, this will prove that Brook was a challenge after all, but a 12 round master class is very impressive against a champion like Kell Brook, more impressive than anything he's achieved so far in his career, if it's a lose - lose situation, then it's because of inconsiderate fans who are too lazy to build up justified, educated opinions in the sport. But again, the credit will not go out the window from people who know what they're talking about, and to say that not stopping Kell Brook in 3 rounds is grounds for criticism is just ridiculous, again, this shows lack of knowledge and immaturity amongst fans. There isn't much else I can say, just that the real fans out there (millions of them fortunately) will appreciate that this could be the toughest fight of Golovkin's career so far (the only way it won't be will be if the weight situation doesn't work well for Brook at all), and will give him credit for looking good against Brook.

Yes, the facts don't fib, and I'm not disputing that he is the biggest puncher in the middleweight division, but that doesn't confirm Kell Brook's knock out fate. It's really not like that, he broke Lemieux down, yes, and stopped him in round 8, but he was able to fully physically commit with all his shots, it was the amount of punches that physically took him out of that fight if I recall rightly. Yes, but don't underestimate the durability of Kell Brook, I think he might be more durable than Gennady Golovkin.

OK, so if we revisit that fight, the plan for Murray was to sustain lateral movement, keep on the balls of his feet, sustain a high punch out put, and this worked well to an extent, he had a lot of success, and maybe even won a round or two, but the plan for Golovkin was to make Murray do all the work on the early stages, and slow down his movement, Murray was never a threat to Golovkin in terms of power, which is why Golovkin was willing to take so many punches from him. That's an area where we disagree big time, as Brook proved against Porter, he's great at handling pressure fighters, he's fantastic at ctahing guys in the counter, when there on their way in, and he carries a pot of power, I highly doubt Golovkin will use the the expected tactics for this fight. No, but if you're fighting a guy who can hurt you, you're fighting a guy that can hurt you, it doesn't always matter about levels, I believe Brook can hurt Golovkin, to a lesser extent than Lemieux, but that doesn't matter, it won't stop Golvokin from trying to avoid his power, I would like to point out that because of the fantastic defence of Golovkin when he fought Lemieux, the Frenchman was rarely able to hit him, and when he did, he was never really able to get that leverage on his shots which he has when he lands square on, his work was rushed whenever he had success, for what it's worth, Golovkin probably did feel his power. It's not quite like that, I don't think it will be a case of Golovkin over exerting himself by forcing the pace, trying to overwhelm Brook, and Brook negating his attacks with counters that force him back, I think Golovkin will try to won the fight in a technical way, and keep a large amount of distance between himself and Kell, I think there will be not so much in the early rounds because Kell is very technically skilled, but I think Golovkin will comfortably out box him consistently. We shouldn't underestimate the power or strength of Kell Brook, let's not forget, he rooted to be stronger than Shawn Porter, now, to beat Shawn Porter is one incredible thing, but to be stronger than him, is extremely impressive, I think Porter has been far physically stronger than every other opponent. But it's sparring isn't it?, do I need to say any more?

I think what you mean is that it doesn't seem reliable, and it's possibly even genuinely foolish. Do you mean, he'll get no credit from you?, or do you mean he'll get no credit from the public in general?, either way, that's humerus, it's so ridiculous that it's humerus, why does poor old Gennady even bother?, this is an example of how it's not the sport that's out of order but the fans, so many of them nowadays, honestly, they don't know they're born. You know your my friend, but come on, Golovkin has already proved himself to be one of the best on the planet, of he was to lose, then hats off to Kell Brook, and Golovkin's reputation shouldn't be dented, obviously it would be, but not to that extent, I hope.

I think when analysing any boxing fight, one has to break it down properly, and consider a lot of possibilities, as well as taking every viewpoint seriously, because of the weight situation in this this fight, it carries somewhat a wild card, it isn't a very reliable situation, how a bold weight related alteration will pan out is quite unpredictable, we never know what goes on behind closed doors, and we don't know how adaptable certain fighters are in terms of weight, we also don't know (in some situations) whether even fighters who have been at only one weight throughout their career are really boxing at the right weight category. In conclusion, I will of course consider the possibility that the gamble Kell Brook is taking with the weight will go wrong for him, and this in itself will cause a significantly high disadvantage, a serious issue, and therefore, he will lose badly. I think there are a couple of very different ways of of looking at this, I think your opinion is based partly on instinct perhaps, but also on seemingly reliable logic, and what is generally likely to be wise and unwise in boxing, and that's great, I'm more than willing to meet you halfway and for those reasons, accept that you might well turn out to be right, but I'm basing my opinion on the circumstances relating to this fight in particular, and my experience in following the sport, and having learned how complicated, and unpredictable it can turn out to be. Nobody deeply knows what is going to happen in this fight, that's part of what makes it so exciting, but we can believe, and it's interesting to fins out whether we're right or wrong. I understand your reasoning for your opinions on this fight, the only thing I've seen you write that I really don't like is something that I don't think your serious about, and that is of the fight goes the way I think it will, that you will discredit Golovkin, and personally rate him lower than before this fight, when really, you should credit Golovkin for impressive get against an on form Kell Brook, whether he knocks him out, or beats him by decision, what I'm really saying is that you're entitled to your own opinion at the moment, because nothing has been proven either way, but the deal is that if and when Brook gives Golovkin more problems than any previous opponent, you can't say it is is automatically Golovkin bad and not Brook good, you have to at the very least consider the possibility that Golovkin won't be proven to be inferior to the fighter you believed him to be, and really Kell will impress big time.