The Boxing thread

Metalartin said:
What is Eubank playing at though... I was going to say Eubank has changed but he's gone back into the old Eubank Jr style. He doesn't throw enough, there's no fluidity to his punches when he does throw(barely any combos). It's also frustrating watching him circle and dance backwards, then posture like he's going to throw(not even feinting), to just dance backwards some more.
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Agreed what a load of shite that was from eubank, hard to figure out how williams face looked so beat up when eubank hardly touched him, no sign of any respect from eubank at the end, at least williams applauded the result and went to eubanks corner.
 
More dancing than fighting from Eubank in the last few rounds. He's a bit of a twat, which is alright if you back it up, but after the first 4 rounds he wasn't that great.
 
argyle said:
Tries to be like Roy Jones Jr but doesn't have the timing, accuracy or the power.
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Yeah there was a little bit of RJJ in there, the statue poses are a nod to his dad though I think. It just looks awkward when Jr does it though and he does it far too often. It does seem to break up the rhythm of the other fighter when they are cutting off the ring but it makes his fights look bad... He should drop that gimmicky stuff.
 
The GGG fight might be good 1 for Eubank Jnr. I am a huge GGG fan but he hasnt fought in over a year and pushing on 40 now. Nowhere near his peak anymore why do you think Canelo waited so long to fight him?? I hope GGG just retires now. I would hate to see him fighting 1 more time and him looking old in the ring. You see it so much with boxing fighters just need to know when to hang them up not many do sadly.
 
Williams improved in the middle rounds onwards, he was outclassed but put up a decent fight. Eubanks acting like a pillock, the ref could have done more to stop the disrespectful behaviour.
 
Corky said:
Williams improved in the middle rounds onwards, he was outclassed but put up a decent fight. Eubanks acting like a pillock, the ref could have done more to stop the disrespectful behaviour.
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No love lost between them but not pleasant from Eubank. His dad did all that much better and with humour.
 
paulchapo said:
No love lost between them but not pleasant from Eubank. His dad did all that much better and with humour.
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Junior is an average fighter who has consistently avoided decent fights to maintain his mediocrity. He is also a complete tool like his dad, but the old man could back it up this wanker doesn't
 
The thing with Eubank and Eubank Jnr always hard to follow in a World champions fathers footsteps. Eubank Snr had the fights with all of top British guys for World title fights. With Benn and Watson even Ray Close and at the end the war with Calzaghe and Collins too. Those quaility of fighters aint there for Eubank Jnr to fight. I will give Eubank Jnr credit like his dad he hasnt avoided anyone. The only people who beat Jnr is Groves and Billy Joe Saunders both world champions and he beat James DeGale a former world champion has he a world title in him I think he might have 1 if he is matched with a weak champion.
 
leighton said:
The thing with Eubank and Eubank Jnr always hard to follow in a World champions fathers footsteps. Eubank Snr had the fights with all of top British guys for World title fights. With Benn and Watson even Ray Close and at the end the war with Calzaghe and Collins too. Those quaility of fighters aint there for Eubank Jnr to fight. I will give Eubank Jnr credit like his dad he hasnt avoided anyone. The only people who beat Jnr is Groves and Billy Joe Saunders both world champions and he beat James DeGale a former world champion has he a world title in him I think he might have 1 if he is matched with a weak champion.
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There are no weak champions at 160 or 167, maybe stand the best chance Lara for the WBA Regular after moving up, or a vacant belt at 167 if Alvarez has other plans.
 
The Lara fight would be the option for him. But i hate the WBA with there 2 world title belts does my head in lessons there world championship. In a ideal world WBA would make it 1 belt i get the interim titles if a champion is injured but no 2 belts at 1 stage with the WBA they had 3 world title holders with Super champion , regular champion and a interim champion says it all about the WBA.
 
leighton said:
The Lara fight would be the option for him. But i hate the WBA with there 2 world title belts does my head in lessons there world championship. In a ideal world WBA would make it 1 belt i get the interim titles if a champion is injured but no 2 belts at 1 stage with the WBA they had 3 world title holders with Super champion , regular champion and a interim champion says it all about the WBA.
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Champion emeritus and silver champions with other bodies too. The worst was Hatton's WBU which was a one man show and folded when he died and some other organisation started using the name.
 
Nellies left peg said:
Junior is an average fighter who has consistently avoided decent fights to maintain his mediocrity. He is also a complete tool like his dad, but the old man could back it up this wanker doesn't
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Better than ‘average’ tbf.
But would genuinely be lucky to be an Area Title level fighter back in his dad’s day.
The likes of Frank Grant and Neville Brown would have destroyed him, never mind the truly world class middles/super-middles we turned around in the 90s and noughties
 
Claims that Williams was 14lbs over the weight on Thursday. If true it might explain his shocking lack of punch resistance against a guy who’s not heavy handed.
 
Whenever i've seen Eubank Jnr fight i can't remember ever being that impressed. He's a decent level, clearly above the national level but he's not world level, somewhere in between. Whenever he's stepped up he's been shown up, and his impersonation of RJJ is gonna get him smashed. I thought Williams was getting the better of him before the first knockdown, a better fighter runs away with it IMO. If he really does have the nerve to go and fight someone like GGG or Canelo, he's in big trouble.
 
shevtheblue said:
Whenever i've seen Eubank Jnr fight i can't remember ever being that impressed. He's a decent level, clearly above the national level but he's not world level, somewhere in between. Whenever he's stepped up he's been shown up, and his impersonation of RJJ is gonna get him smashed. I thought Williams was getting the better of him before the first knockdown, a better fighter runs away with it IMO. If he really does have the nerve to go and fight someone like GGG or Canelo, he's in big trouble.
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He is focused on getting Triple G, who is nearly 40 now and not the fighter he was a few years ago, he could win that one. As for Canelo, no chance, I agree, he would get smashed but Canelo is a boxer who will be in the all time greats, he’s so good, different class.
 
Eubank Jnr has got this thing about him where he feels he wants to look so cool that he’s not even having to try or look like he’s having to dig in in order to win

he forgets you need to fight as well in there, I honestly feel if he had a different mindset he could go up another level but he won’t change

it’s the reason I think a GGG fight could bring the best out in him as he would have no choice but to fight, not saying he would win but we might actually see what he’s got
 
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