Arum, speaking with SunSport, says he might look to match Brook with superstar Manny Pacquiao next year – if Brook can do what he says he will do, and that’s pull off the big upset win over the defending WBO welterweight champ.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum will have a tremendous amount of pressure on him when it comes to getting an important fight for WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford in 2021.
Kell Brook and Terence Crawford both weighed in successfully on Friday for their fight on Saturday night. Brook (39-2, 27 KOs) came in right at the welterweight limit at 147 lbs, and he looked a little thin and emaciated in the face.
The pound-for-pound king, WBO welterweight world champion Terence Crawford, renewed acquaintances with Kell Brook Wednesday afternoon, nearly nine months after they had a brief conversation at the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury 2 weigh-in inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Everyone is in agreement that it will be a big upset if Kell Brook defeats Terence Crawford on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
The pound-for-pound king, Terence “Bud” Crawford, is set to return to his throne. Crawford will defend his WBO welterweight world title against former welterweight world champion Kell Brook on Saturday evening from the MGM Grand Las Vegas Bubble.
Bryan ‘Bomac’ McIntyre manages American welterweight Terence Crawford, widely considered to be one of the top three fighters in the whole of boxing.
Ordinarily, this Saturday’s fight between pound-for-pound best (in the opinion of many) Terence Crawford and Kell Brook would have had the British fans all pumped up, excited to see if their hero can score the big win.
Though Terence Crawford says he is not looking past Kell Brook, instead of getting himself ready for “the best possible Kell Brook,” it seems promoter Bob Arum might be looking past the former IBF welterweight champ.
If 34 year old Kell Brook can manage to do what he says he will do, and that’s beat Terence Crawford on November 14, it would certainly rank as one of THE biggest boxing upsets ever scored by a British fighter.