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I essentially share your sentiments. People who cried bluff are looking like afools now. I love Chris's bravado and the build up is part of the entertainment that is a world title match. Hometown advantage may be a small blessing for Eubank but he's not shown that he has the tools or ring IQ to beat Genady. Regardless, very glad to see this happening.
Thanks for the welcome! It's been a marathon 14 hour drinking session consisting of mainly lager, with a ridiculous amount of straight gin shots and tequila thrown in (was my brother's birthday plus he's moving to Australia at the end of the month and the guy is an animal... Definitely going to be ropey as **** when I wake up 😂😂😂)
I like Eubank Jr as he seems committed to the sport and is improving with every fight, but I really wish he'd stop trying to be a carbon copy of his dad. Eubank Sr was one of the fighters that got me into watching boxing on the regular and I watched all his televised fights (and everything else on YouTube since) because he was such a character and in equal measure I wanted him to do something special or get KFTO.) Boxing needs more characters to attract the casuals but the whole showboating thing seems a bit forced.
I think if Jr concentrated more on getting the win rather than entertaining the fans he's got the potential to be a helluva fighter... Just feel he needs to sack his dad off and concentrate on being himself.
Saying all that though still thing GGG starches him before the final bell:..
First time poster on here but long time reader.
As much as I think Eubank Jr is far too green to be fighting GGG this is probably the most intriguing matchup in the middleweight division outside of GGG v Canelo.
When I first heard Eubank Jr talking about Golovkin I thought it was just fanfare and bluster but to be fair to the kid he seems to think he's seen something in Golovkin that he can exploit with his speed and youth.
But ultimately he's far too crude and the only result I see is a Golovkin KO (probably late if Jr has inherited his dad's chin).
I've got to say it's refreshing to see a fighter in the middleweight division actually calling for a fight with GGG and the other belt holders in the division should take a leaf out of his book. Billy Joe Saunders always seems to talk about Golovkin when he's already got a fight lined up and never really seems like he fancies it(because I think that one would be even more one sided than Jr) so fair play to the kid for giving it a go.
Think it will probably pan out similar to Khan v Canelo - speed is beneficial but timing is far more important.
Apologies for the massive reply - just got in from a rave and absolutely
Sh1tfaced....😂😂😢
Gotta say I'm a fan of both but tbh apart from the klitschko win neither of them really havenany impressive wins on their resume, but they are number 1 and 2 in the division so make it happen.
When it does happen only think wilder stands a chance in the first few rounds, as he's got a helluva dig on him... but there's also a fragility about him which is why I see Joshua folding him in the mid-late rounds...
Ortiz (and povetkin, although no one has mentioned him yet) should be kept out of the discussion.... if you fail a drug test once, you could be given the benefit of the doubt, but repeat offenders shouldnt be allowed anywhere near the sport, especially a world title fight. Don’t doubt their skillset but if you have been caught cheating more than once you should get hit with a lifetime ban. End of. These guys are risking their lives and what scumbags like Ortiz and povetkin are doing is disgusting. Why should they be allowed to make millions when they can’t do it cleanly?
Anyway back to the point - regardless of where it is don’t see anything in Parker that would trouble Joshua - he looked awful against hughie fury and hasn’t looked much better in his last few fights.... easy work
Always been a fan of both AJ and Wilder - don’t mind the pair of them getting their mandatories out the way next but if they don’t fight in their next fight (regardless of who’s to blame) it’s unforgivable. Neither of them have a great resume at this stage of their careers and the division is hardly stacked with talent so it’s time to see who the number 1 is. It’s a difficult fight to call - I’d give wilder the edge early, Joshua mid rounds and then probably Wilder in the championship rounds as AJ hasn’t got great stamina... can’t see it going the distance either way and tbh think they’ll probably fight more than once...