[Macho_Grande]

Jones v Brook would have been such an easy sell.... Someone's '0' has gotta go......

Jones with his glass chin, lunging hooks & right hands would be countered all day long by Brook...

saying that, Bailey's purse was £100k... Should be no problem whatsoever to get him over to Sheffield.

Matchroom gotta get in there quick though... Malignaggi & especially Khan will be chasing the fight big time.

 

[Roe]

Brook should beat Bailey comfortably though, but he's got to get past Carson Jones first anyway.

 

[dkos]

Being knocked out by Randall Bailey does not necessarily mean a fighter has a glass chin...

 

[Macho_Grande]

Being knocked out by Randall Bailey does not necessarily mean a fighter has a glass chin...

Agree mate. That was disrespectful..... Bailey can bang

 

[dkos]

Agree mate. That was disrespectful..... Bailey can bang

Certainly can :good

 

[BoxingAnalyst]

Bailey is a real dangerous fight for Brook, I guess over the coming months were going to see if Hearn really believes in Brook..Will he put him in with a puncher like that?

 

[Flea Man]

Bailey is one of the hardest punchers of this era. I'm not certain Jones is all that chinny.

I'm also not sure that Brook's mid-range game will not see him get twitted at some point. Bailey would be a stern test of Brook's discipline. He probably has all the tools to shut Bailey down, far less sloppy than Jones, but he's never been clobbered by a guy like Bailey and might not come across a banger of his ilk again.

 

[Holmes]

Bailey is one of the hardest punchers of this era. I'm not certain Jones is all that chinny.

8oz gloves too, can't see that helping matters against a banger.

 

[Flea Man]

8oz gloves too, can't see that helping matters against a banger.

Yeah, and fair play to both men for wearing 'em, I say bring back 6 & 4oz, it's the only way :yep

 

[Libertarian]

I'd stick Kell in with him.

 

[Holmes]

Yeah, and fair play to both men for wearing 'em, I say bring back 6 & 4oz, it's the only way :yep

Imagine Floyd with them, aah doubt it.

But yeah mate, smaller gloves for the win. Would definitely produce more ko's and therefore more interest into the sport. That's the reason I love UFC, watch Evans v Lidell and see the damage caused off a single punch

Boxing is good with 8's, hate seeing pillows like PBF v ODLH, what were they, 12's?

 

[Holmes]

I'd stick Kell in with him.

Me too but I think Kell has fuck all to gain with Jones now, Bailey is a better fight for him and may help him concentrate on keeping the guard up more cos he knows that he will go down if tagged by Bailey. It would answer the q's about his chin, absolutely.

 

[Future]

Kell has a very solid chin but Bailey would test it to a whole new level than it has been tested before. All that he has to do is stay away from Bailey's power shots and it is an easy nights work

 

[BoxingAnalyst]

Yeah, and fair play to both men for wearing 'em, I say bring back 6 & 4oz, it's the only way :yep

Jones would have died with fekkin 4oz gloves on!

 

[Libertarian]

I'm not convinced about Kell's chin either way, he's just not been hit enough to really say.

If he imposes himself on Bailey and backs him up, there's no reason why he can't win with relative ease.

Let's remember he'll probably be the bigger, stronger man in there. These are the sort of fights he needs to be able to win - at some point he's going to have to face a dangerous banger. Might as well do it now, when said opponent is in his late 30's and hasn't really beaten many people of note, certainly none without question marks over them anyway.

 

[Flea Man]

Bailey looks to be comfortable at 147 though. Was always a lanky light welter.

 

[icemax]

8oz gloves too, can't see that helping matters against a banger.

When I was a young bloke Ams used to use 8oz gloves and no daft headgear......Glove weight is more to do with protecting a fighters hands than it is the other boxers health.

 

[Holmes]

When I was a young bloke Ams used to use 8oz gloves and no daft headgear......Glove weight is more to do with protecting a fighters hands than it is the other boxers health.

Agreed hence why Joe Calzaghe and Mayweather like big gloves. Thing is most fights go to points nowadays. If we had more ko's would more casuals be interested, I think so. I'm a big fan of small gloves. If another fighter wants bigger gloves, then fair enough but they must wear them rather than force other fight into doing so I.e Froch 8oz v Calzaghe 10/12oz.

 

[icemax]

Agreed hence why Joe Calzaghe and Mayweather like big gloves. Thing is most fights go to points nowadays. If we had more ko's would more casuals be interested, I think so. I'm a big fan of small gloves. If another fighter wants bigger gloves, then fair enough but they must wear them rather than force other fight into doing so I.e Froch 8oz v Calzaghe 10/12oz.

Smaller gloves might mean more KOs...i'm not convinced of the connection....but you would certainly see less flamboyant footwork and more chess matches with both fighters trying to gauge distance properly

 

[BoxingAnalyst]

Looks like Eddie is trying to get Bailey over here.

Eddie Hearn @EddieHearn

How do we like @Carl_Froch v Kessler and @SpecialKBrook v Bailey on a massive October show? #nostoppingteammatchroom

Eddie Hearn @EddieHearn

Congrats to Randall Bailey! I think Mr DiBella will be getting a call today! @SpecialKBrook