'Let's put that to bed' – Kell Brook wants a sit down coffee with Amir Khan and reveals what he told rival after win
KELL BROOK wants to sit down and enjoy a coffee with Amir Khan after ending their ten-year rivalry in brutal fashion.
The 35-year-old pair of ex-world champions at last put bragging rights and reputations on the line.
In truth, their feud goes back almost two decades as young schoolboys on the England team.
But it was Brook who stayed true to his words after all these years, stopping Khan in six one-sided but thrilling rounds.
The pair then embraced in the ring, which could signal the latest British rivals turning pals overnight.
Brook told Behind The Gloves: "I said, 'Listen, you've got the heart of a lion'.He took some big shots.
"I said, 'Listen, let's just put that to bed now'. We both said we're going to put that to bed and maybe have a coffee one time.
"Whoever gets in that ring, you have to give them that respect.He put up a fight, he just came second tonight.
"But I knew that was happening."
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Khan admitted afterwards his love for boxing may have faded out as he contemplated retirement.
But bullish Brook ensured, if he chooses, that he earned another big money payday in the ring.
He said: "Everyone knows that I'm not a young spring chicken anymore.
"I'm going to sit down with my family, because me personally as a fighter, I've got plenty more left.
"But I'm going to sit down with my immediate family and just see if I should carry on or not."
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