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Brook v Gavin: Johnny Nelson, Jim Watt, Paul Smith and Glenn McCrory pick the night's best fights

Kevin Mitchell

There were seven sensational scraps on the Brook v Gavin show on Saturday, but which one stood out?

Our Panel were there from start to finish, so we asked four of them to pick out their favourite fight.

And you will not be surprised to see that three former world champions and a current world title challenger all come up with a different one...

Johnny Nelson

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We knew Anthony Joshua was going to win, but I had no idea he would hammer Kevin Johnson like that. He battered him, he shut him up and I thought 'good'. Not only was he one of those mouthy Americans, this was a guy that had never been stopped. 

Not only was he (Johnson) one of those mouthy Americans, this was a guy that had never been stopped.
Johnny Nelson

He was supposed to be the one that messed Joshua round. Well, no chance. No chance at all. And as ever, AJ was full of humility at the end of it all.

Jim Watt

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It has to be Mitchell against Linares because it was so technical early on. Two real thinking fighters were so good to watch, then they turned into absolute warriors. I had Mitchell four rounds ahead at one stage but once he'd been knocked down, Jorge Linares slowly turned the tables and just wore him down. 

Two real thinking fighters were so good to watch, then they turned into absolute warriors.
Jim Watt

It was such a shame because we all wanted Mitchell to win that world title and he is still not a world champion, but the bottom line is, Kevin Mitchell was outstanding and Linares showed his quality. A true world champion. Great fight.

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Paul Smith

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From a personal point of view, it has to be Scotty Cardle winning that British title. He is of course a gym mate and when he had won that Southern Area title and me, Ant Crolla, Scott Quigg, Stephen and Callum, all spoke to him about that Lonsdale belt and what it means.

Joe Gallagher said about seven or eight weeks ago, he would have to go down the stretch
Paul Smith

He had to work hard for it but Joe Gallagher said about seven or eight weeks ago, he would have to go down the stretch if he was going to beat Craig Evans. And he did.

Glenn McCrory

Lee Selby (Lawrence Lustig)

I knew he was going to win because the better the opponent, the better he is, but Lee Selby was exceptional. He made a good world champion in Evgeny Gradovich look out of his depth at times. The way Selby kept picking him off and even if the champion tried to close him down, when he did, he was in trouble.

He (Selby) didn't even have to turn it on, he was that good on the night.
Glenn McCrory

It was classy, calm and accurate. He didn't even have to turn it on, he was that good on the night. There is definitely more to come from Selby, that's for sure, but watching that on it's own was a pleasure.

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