Sunday People

Brook: I’ll give top dogs Kell

- By Tom Hopkinson

KELL BROOK has put every welterweig­ht and lightmiddl­eweight world champion on notice that he is coming for their crown.

The former IBF welterweig­ht title holder is adamant he is in such good shape that he will breeze past Mark Deluca in Sheffield on Saturday.

Then he wants any of the welterweig­ht top dogs – Manny Pacquiao, Errol Spence and Terence Crawford – or lightmiddl­eweight star Jermell Charlo.

Brook, 33, said: “It’s the last chapter of my career and I am going to give it my absolute all.

“And I am telling you now, no one will be able to live with me – no one.

“I’ve got plenty of energy, my mojo is back and I’m beating these 20-year-olds in the gym.

“People don’t know I’ve never lived the proper life, but people will now see what I’m going to give.

“Everyone is on notice – everyone. And I mean no disrespect to Deluca, but I’m going to run straight through him because 2020 is my year – I’m going to become a two-weight world champion.

“Whoever has a belt, I’m going after. Whoever gives me that adrenaline rush, who’s the puncher, the banger, the man, that’s who I’m hunting for.

“Because whoever I’ve seen on the TV, I can destroy them.

“I’m after Manny Pacquiao and I’d love Errol Spence. I’ve never got over that defeat and I know I can beat him.

“I wasn’t even 40 per cent for that fight and when I come in 100 per cent I will beat him easy.

“And the ‘Bud’ Crawford fight, I want that because he’s pound-for-pound up there. I want Charlo, I want those with the titles.

“Before I’d have always thought about where I was going on holiday after a fight, but now I just want to get back into camp and see who’s next.

“The 15-month break has done me good and, spirituall­y, I’m on a different planet.”

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