The stock of middleweight Chris Eubank Jr went way up after his dominating win over former conqueror Liam Smith on Saturday night in Manchester England.
“Listen, I wanna fight GGG,” proclaimed Eubank afterward. “I don’t know where he is right now but wherever you are Gennady, you’ve been holding on to them belts for too long. I want to take one. So let’s get in on if we can. 100%.”
As for the fight, Eubank said, “Liam is a warrior. I respect him, his team, his family and his brothers. They always come out and put it all on the line. He fought until the last second, so big up to Liam and his team…I’m not going to lie, what happened tonight was supposed to happen in January. Like I said, it wasn’t my night. I trained hard for that fight, I trained hard for this fight. The focus is always there. I dedicate my life to this sport. Now we’re onto bigger and better fights. There’s some big names out there.”
Liam Smith stated, “I was flat. I think the weight killed me. I was flat and Chris was sharp. Chris was the better man tonight.”
Liam Smith’s own comment “I was flat and Chris was sharp” says it all. It looked like that in the fight.
Chris Eubank Jr knew early on that this was his night as his confidence quickly soared. To come back like this after a loss is impressive. It indicates mental strength.
A fight against GGG?
GGG is a phenomenon but he is not the same as 40+. Over the past seven years or so, he has slowly but surely lost more and more in my eyes. Nevertheless, he has managed to stay at such a high level thanks to his potential and physique.
Honestly, I think GGG would hang up the gloves. It’s time to hand over the middleweight to the younger guys.
I don’t see an obvious candidate today who would take over from GGG and dominate the weight class the way he has done.
And I’m a little unsure if Chris Eubank Jr. can go through walls when needed, when there’s a strong headwind in the ring, then he can look a little flat at times.
But Chris Eubank Jr. belongs at the top. I absolutely think he has the potential to park there for a while. I also think he can pick up a belt or two.
And his victory against Liam Smith leaves a positive impression. It will be exciting to see what happens next.
Canelo’s rating went down when all he could manage was to win every round against old GGG. Sadly we only got to see him in big fights at the start of his decline
He could have fought Andre Ward but declined. That was when GGG was suppose to be a monster.
I’d like to see Eubank Jr fight GGG, no hate from me.
GGG hardly fights and is hording belts.
Golovkin currently has no belt.
The way Eubank came back tonight from the earlier loss is reminiscent of Terry Norris coming back from being obliterated by Simon Brown, only to beat him handily in the rematch. K.O. losses often shatter the confidence of even the best fighters. But to rebound from such a loss shows not only that Eubank has a strong psyche, but also more shelf life as a top-tier fighter.
I don’t see it other than Norris avenged the loss. Smith is No Simon Brown and Norris is a hall of famer. Eubank isn’t even close. He held on for dear life against Liam Smith. Liam Smith!!
Beating Golovkin now would
be mildly impressive but NOWHERE NEAR the achievement had he done so back in September 2016 when he was supposed to fight him. His father spent his time making ludicrous demands to Eddie Hearn so the promoter lost patience and scrapped the fight, costing Eubank Jr. 5 million; as a result, Kell Brook said yes as a replacement straight away and earned himself a decent payday along with, admittedly, a brutal shellacking. Now that GGG is over the hill, suddenly the ‘big names’ are being called out??!! Hmmmmm……
Junior is woefully misinformed. GGG gave up his belts a long time ago. Does he even follow boxing or at least his own division?
Has nothing to do with belts. Do you follow boxing? He wants a big name on his resume.
lol i think ggg gave up his belts. yes?
That fight was made before, then Eubanks dropped out, and Brooks had to step in. Eubanks had it in him to be a very good fighter, he did a better job on that Turkish German than Canelo did, and that was when the German was young, fresh and unbeaten, and it was also in Germany. Eubanks also did a better job on that Irishman Than Mungia did, again the Irishman was unbeaten and fresh. Eubanks then started getting swelled-head, not listening to no one. His worse move was linking up with mouthy Roy Jones, who is useless as a trainer. Eubanks will make a lot of money fighting the likes of little Benn and Brooks in Britain, but he will never be a world beate. The train has left the station i am afraid.
Understand your opinion Julian…about Roy Jones training Eubanks but disagree…if you watch the fight that was Jones styles of fighting .., the quick counters of hooks and uppercuts .,down to the foot work and boxing stance.., completely Jones..counters..what changed was the jab…Bo Mac team implemented a different type of jab with Eubanks using Jones style….a work of art….Eubanks used it to perfection
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The jab was on point. Everything built off the jab.
Idk but.. I’d still favor GGG over Chris Eubank . I haven’t seen GGG fight in a while.. to me he’s still exciting to watch because of his style. I understand the age and all that.. but for some reason I feel like an old GGG can still take him. The power should still there but the body might be weak
GGG is old and slow now. He’s not even fun to watch fight. Sits back and waits too much because he doesn’t have it anymore.
It’s sad, but that’s life.. I still like him though lol
Now that GGG is a senior citizen now everybody want to fight him. Where was everybody at when GGG was calling them out?
CEubank Jr v Benavidaz @168..that’ll be fun to watch
Smith is finished zero output. What was the story with the TV coverage – worst of all time for a PPV. Completely hopeless production.
I will not pay a penny more than my yearly subscription to DAZN or ESPN+ to see it.
At this stage, it’s a 50/50 fight. I cannot pick a winner. Let the best man win.
Regarding Conor Benn. He is behaving like a punk. He needs to lay off the drugs.
Alimkhanuly vs Gualtieri winner, if Eubank jr. wants the middleweight belts. Assuming that Alimkhanuly wins this fight, Eubank jr. against him could be an awesome fight
Completely agree, Burucho. Whoever wins that fight will want a big named opponent and there aren’t too many of those guys at 160. After a win like this Eubank should definitely be one the winner’s biggest options.
The last I heard GGG was looking for what would maybe be his final fight in Kazakhstan (and John Ryder was volunteering for it) but if Eubank wanted to go to and fight him there, I would think GGG would be interested. I don’t think it does much for him at this point of his career, even if he manages to win everyone will (correctly) just say that GGG was old and past his best. There’re good fighters in his division to fight but there probably isn’t much money to be made in fighting them, but he has earned himself a big fight after this one imo.
GGG KO’s him and sends him right back to figuring out his career again.
GGG doesn’t have any belts.
Eubank looked special against this flat-footed pedestrian version of Smith. He calls out a retired Kell Brook? And the prime GGG would annihilate a prime Eubank. Yes, off this performance he deserves a big fight / big name though.
Ggg gave up his belts. Eubank needs to fight Benavidez.
3 Strong Cases For Why One Should NEVER Underestimate Someone.
Liam Smith: Chris Eubank is not going to do shit. He is washed up. Here comes an easy payday.
Kenny Wangler: Guillaume Tarrant is a pussy. He is soft. Let’s go steal his shoes.
House Democrats: Republicans are too soft to impeach Biden. They won’t do shit.
Liam Smith was knocked out and beaten up by Chris Eubank. Kenny Wangler was killed by Tarrant. And YES, the House Republicans WILL impeach Joe Biden.
I don’t think, Eubank jr is ready for GGG
No, don’t even go there! GGG will murder him!
Calm down people! Eubank jr beat an over the hill B class boxer. Easy now. He was irrelevant before this fight and he’s still irrelevant now. A Roy Jones jr wanna be, nothing more After the last Smith fight there was a chance he would retire. Now he won’t. That’s the worst part about the result But be that as it may, GGG would still beat that bum unconsious inside 5 rounds.
Ggg hasn’t won in 2 years..he has a title ? Wouldn’t surprise me as Charlo has middleweight bout n hasn’t won in 2 years either