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Khan loses interest in Brook over loss to Spence

By Daily Sports on June 26, 2017

Amir Khan didn’t like the way Kell Brook went out on one knee in his 11th round knockout loss to Errol Spence Jr. on May 27 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England.

Khan feels that if he fights Brook, he’ll just quit against him just like he did in his fight with Spence. It’s difficult to imagine Brook quitting against Khan like he did with Spence, but you never know.

Khan says he was ready to get into the ring and announce a fight against Brook if he’d beaten Spence on the night.

But after Brook lost the fight by going down on one knee, he saw no point in going into the ring under those circumstances.

Khan made crystal clear that he’s not interested in fighting Brook right now after the way he bowed out of the Spence fight. It’s possible that Khan could change his mind if Brook gets a win or two under his belt, but he might need to beat a quality fighter.

Khan says he doesn’t respect the way Brook quit in that fight by taking a knee, because he thinks he should have waited for the referee to stop the contest. Brook suffered an eye injury to his left eye that made him decide to have the fight stopped by taking a knee in round 11. Khan points out that in the past other fighters have fought with an eye problem, and they didn’t quit.

“I think he did quit, really,” said Khan about Brook to IFL TV. “Looking at that fight, he took a knee and didn’t want any of it. As a fighter, you fight. The referee has to stop the fight. You fight until you die,” said Khan.

*Photo shows Amir Khan.

Source Daily Sports

Posted June 26, 2017