Golovkin vs Brook: Johnny Nelson believes 'Triple G' might have made a mistake
Friday 9 September 2016 10:07, UK
Johnny Nelson believes Gennady Golovkin might have made a big mistake in underestimating Kell Brook.
The Sky Sports pundit was at Thursday's press conference ahead of the massive Sky Sports Box Office middleweight fight and was shocked when he saw a close-up of 'Triple G'.
Promoter Eddie Hearn said Golovkin looked "drawn" and "not great" and Nelson has gone one step further, suggesting the favourite started training camp later than usual knowing IBF world welterweight champion Brook is moving up two weight classes.
"It shocked me when Golovkin was sat up there because his jaws and just below his eyes looked thin and drawn," he told Sky Sports The Countdown.
I am really surprised. I've heard a few whispers that he started training camp late for this one. Is that telling me he under-estimates Kell, thinking he is just a welterweight?
"I was expecting to see that on the morning of the weigh-in without doubt, because he'd just be trimming down before getting on the scales but not 24 hours before. I am really surprised.
"I've heard a few whispers that he started training camp late for this one. Is that telling me he underestimates Kell, thinking he is just a welterweight?
"He makes out he has full respect for Kell and says he knows he's in for a tough fight, but all of a sudden, now having seen him, the jowls, his eyes and how slim he looks, I am wondering: 'Did you just measure this wrong?'
"He can't afford to do that because Kell has prepared so hard for this fight, Golovkin can't afford any slip ups here."
Nelson saw Golovkin in his usual polite and calm mood when he and Brook went face to face for the first time since the media tour almost a month ago.
But Hearn said the knockout specialist and his trainer Abel Sanchez "scuttled off after" and didn't want to talk to any of the media and Nelson believes this will all work in Brook's favour.
"If he has made that mistake, fans can now get giddy and excited," he said.
"They can start thinking: 'Maybe our man has got a better chance than we first thought.'"
Watch Gennady Golovkin v Kell Brook, live on Sky Sports Box Office from The O2, on September 10. Book the event via your Sky remote or online here.
