THE appealing prospect of IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook fighting Amir Khan is receding into the distant future.
โWeโve had a quite a lot of meetings and the communication channels arenโt closed. But weโre just too far out. Itโs not like weโre 5% away, weโre 20% away. They keep saying we shouldnโt be thinking about the percentage, we should be thinking about the purse thatโs been offered. But what about the rest of it? It doesnโt mean we roll over and give the rest to you. So we feel there should be some kind of parity, bearing in mind the situation for both fighters. Itโs frustrating because itโs a wonderful fight, a huge fight, both guys make a fortune and you can do it again,โ Brookโs promoter Eddie Hearn told Boxing News.
The promoter will try to snare a fight with Manny Pacquiao later on this year. โWe are talking to Bob Arum, we will be making offers for Pacquiao for September, October,โ he continued. โI and everybody around him want and know that at 154lbs heโs a much better fighter than at 147lbs. But he does have a belt at 147. He can make it but heโs depleted. He would have to make 147 to fight Khan but itโs Khan. You couldnโt stop Kell from doing that. But weโve made Errol Spence an offer to come and fight Kell and weโll see what they come back with.
โIf itโs welterweight itโs definitely Errol Spence and if itโs light-middle, then weโve got to move fast to either challenge for a world title or put ourselves in a position to challenge for a world title. Heโs a much better fighter 154, thereโs no doubt about it, but itโs hard convincing him to give up his position.โ
Itโs not so straight forward finding a major fight at super-welterweight. โCottoโs the dream pick, Cotto and Alvarez although heโs all over the place with his weight, Alvarez. But itโs not the most glamorous division amongst the champions. So good fighters, some excellent fighters. The Charlo brothers, Lara but not huge names,โ Hearn said. โBut Kell can go in and be a huge name in that division himself.โ