Comments Thread For: The ?sudden? decline of Chris Eubank Jnr can be traced back to 2019

[BoxingUpdates]

It all seems so obvious now: Chris Eubank Jnr was never going to beat Conor Benn in their rematch such was his physical deterioration. The clues were plentiful.
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[Moz_boxing]

i always suspected he changed his style since he could not bank on his best attributes when he moved down to middleweight. His relentless punch output and his ability to take a big punch.

I think he knew he can't bank on that while cutting weight and he decided to become more of a boxer which is not his natural style he is a fighter at heart and he had an incredible workrate.

[steeve steel]

SUDDEN?? Hahahahahahahaha

[Coverdale]

The fact is he was never that good. What's his best win? A faded Arthur Abraham?

The guy chose to fight at middleweight because that's where the lower risk/higher reward fights were for him. The reward was all he cared about, there was nothing stopping him fighting a traditional campaign at a more comfortable weight class if he wanted to.

The guy's got away with talking and deflecting because of who he is and, by the standard of boxers, is more articulate than most. Had he taken the GGG fight when it was on a plate his demise would have come even sooner and he and his father knew it.

[dannnnn]

Not sure why everyone's acting like he was a different man in there, it was the same Eubank Jr. as always, maybe just a slight bit worse due to age and the weight cut. He's always boxed like he's wearing lead boots and he's always been stifled by a decent jab.

Perhaps he used to be a touch bolder and less fragile but he's been like this for ages now. He looked no different in his two fights against Liam Smith.

[Morrimark95]

Good article and spot on as regards the Eubanks Jr weight and ‘clues-in-the-performance’ journey 2019-2025. His arms and, in particular, his legs looked painfully thin on Saturday. There are £20Million+ reasons why Eubank Jr can, of course, point to he having made the right call to go back down to middleweight. Nonetheless, it’s a shame that the Groves loss, and I guess Roy Jones Jr, convinced him to stay at Middle. I hope Eubank doesn’t (but probably will) now decide to give SuperMiddle a go: when it’s gone, it’s gone and, after the 1st Benn fight, and his career overall, he should be proud. One hell of a run for a Silver Spoon kid….