Josh Taylor delivers Khan vs Brook verdict and predicts a knockout win
Khan v Brook
Josh Taylor believes Kell Brook will be able to expose Amir Khan when the pair collide on the weekend.
The pair finally settle their long-running feud at Manchester Arena on February 19 - and Taylor has tipped Brook to win the fight.
The rivals finally meet on Saturday, February 19, at the Manchester Arena at a catchweight of 149lbs.
Brook - the former IBF welterweight ruler - is the favourite according to bookmakers and Taylor has backed the Sheffield star to deliver.
Taylor said on
Sky Sports Boxing' YouTube channel: "I think with Khan, he is fast, he is rapid, but everything is at the same speed.
"He doesn't change up the pace, everything's always at 100 miles per hour, and he throws lots of punches.
"So Kell could possibly get accustomed to the speed and time him over five, six, seven rounds."
Brook had the world at his feet when he defeated Shawn Porter to become champion in 2014 but things didn't go to plan after routine defences against Frankie Gavin and Kevin Bizier.
"The Special One" moved up to middleweight and got stopped inside five rounds to Gennadiy Golovkin before another defeat via TKO to Errol Spence Jr.
In both losses, Brook suffered broken eye sockets and has not been the same fighter since. His most recent bout was last year - which resulted in a third professional loss at the hands of Terence Crawford.
However, Taylor - the current unified light welterweight titlist - believes previous injuries won't play a factor in the result of his grudge match against Khan.
"I mean, I don't think so," Taylor said.
"For that kind of injury, obviously it's healed up now and whatever, for that to affect someone it'll be more in their own mental game.
"I think that'll be more for Kell's mental strength and how he takes on that kind of injury."
"Early doors, it will be Khan, maybe with a little bit of speed and stuff," Taylor predicted.
"But I do think Kell will get used to it and time him and hit him with a good shot.
"I think Brook by knockout I'm going to say, rounds six to eight I would say, yeah."
