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Brook earns Mayweather respect
- Updated: September 17, 2016
Kell Brook’s brave attempt to dethrone undefeated middleweight king Gennady Golovkin has earned the British boxer the respect of ring legend Floyd Mayweather.
Brook’s bid to become the first reigning welterweight to win a title at 160lbs in 50 years ended when his corner threw in the towel during last weekend’s thrilling showdown at The O2.
Trainer Dominic Ingle took the decision to call a halt in the fifth round following a barrage of unanswered punches that left Brook pinned on the ropes.
The Sheffield fighter, who sustained a broken eye socket and was unable see out of his right eye following the second round, has backed his trainer’s decision which resulted in his first defeat after 36 straight wins.
However, Mayweather, the former pound-for-pound king turned promoter, believes Brook was shading the fight and should have been allowed to continue.
“If I was in Kell Brook’s corner, I wouldn’t have stopped the fight… …
