Panel: Two-weight nightmares

Kell Brook is hoping to align himself with the all-time greats by jumping up two weight divisions to win the middleweight world title.

The Sheffield fighter and current IBF world champion wants to mirror his heroes, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard, who both moved up from welterweight to defy the odds at 160lbs.

In Brook’s way though is the most feared man in boxing, Gennady Golovkin, who he will battle with at the O2 Arena on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

In the wake of Brook’s mighty leap of faith, we asked several fighters who would be their nightmare opponent should they bravely opt to follow suit…

Kal Yafai (Super-flyweight)

My nightmare opponent would be the Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux who has brilliant technical ability. He’s about the same size as me so wouldn’t be that bad, but when you’re boxing someone two weights above who is very big and strong it could be an issue.

The problem is that he just doesn’t get hit, he makes you miss and then makes you pay. I wouldn’t want to fight him, he is an unbelievable fighter.

Anthony Ogogo (Middleweight)

I would not fancy facing Andre Ward. The problem is that I respect him so much as a fighter and I know what I’d be against. I could stand and watch him punch a bag for an hour and would just be in awe of him. In the ring, I’d just be like ‘wow, it’s him’ and the next thing I know he would have hit me. I love the man.

Lee Selby (Featherweight) …

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