Would a Eubank Jr win be better for boxing?

[IronDanHamza]

This is a ****** question.

As Neet said, it's best for boxing if the best man wins - everything else is redundant. It's laughable that you say BJS 'can't crack an egg' either, where did you pull that from?

It seems to me that everyone is jumping on Eubank Jr's bandwagon because he looks better when he throws punches and his Dad is Chris Eubank. People are trying to discredit BJS based on his performances against good opposition, yet bring up Eubank Jr despite his terrible opposition.

At times, Eubank Jr has looked really good... as if he was fighting against a punching bag. He landed an uppercut half-way across the ring against Horvath, I'd love to see him try that against a better opponent. But the excuse is that because he's fighting poor opposition, he's not getting out of first gear so there's this whole mystery behind how good he could really be.

He's as good as we've seen, we just haven't seen anyone to exploit his leaky defence and work rate. I think he'll have his moments against BJS but ultimately loses a clear UD, something like 116-112.

How has Saunders fought good opposition?

[D-MiZe]

How has Saunders fought good opposition?

As a fighter who's just won a European belt in his last fight and when compared to Eubank Jr, you still question how good his opposition is?

If I was trying to proclaim Saunders to be a world class boxer, I'd feel obliged to answer your question but come on...

[alexguiness]

Eubank sr also went to the states in his young days and probably felt it made a man out of him or something and wanted to do that to his son also.

In the UK he'll always be Eubank's son. In the US nobody really gives a **** so I think that was something as well, as far as I could understand from the way it was explained.

It was reported as if he gave his sons away which was obviously ridiculous.

Yes, I'd agree it is ridiculous to say he 'gave his son's away'.

But it is fair to say that it was not the usual Father/Son relationship.

Personally only visiting your own children once or twice in 2 years is shameful (if true).

It is not as if Eubank Snr had anything more important to do with his time...

[LacedUp]

Yes, I'd agree it is ridiculous to say he 'gave his son's away'.

But it is fair to say that it was not the usual Father/Son relationship.

Personally only visiting your own children once or twice in 2 years is shameful (if true).

It is not as if Eubank Snr had anything more important to do with his time...

I honestly don't think that's for us to speculate or comment on. I certainly don't know enough about it to say anything.

[D-MiZe]

Yes, I'd agree it is ridiculous to say he 'gave his son's away'.

But it is fair to say that it was not the usual Father/Son relationship.

Personally only visiting your own children once or twice in 2 years is shameful (if true).

It is not as if Eubank Snr had anything more important to do with his time...

Snr grew up in hard times and felt like it made him the man he is today so he decided to do the same to his son. Orson Welles was travelling the world on his own at 15.

[IronDanHamza]

As a fighter who's just won a European belt in his last fight and when compared to Eubank Jr, you still question how good his opposition is?

If I was trying to proclaim Saunders to be a world class boxer, I'd feel obliged to answer your question but come on...

Just because he's fought better opposition than Eubank doesn't mean he's fought good opposition.

Eubank has fought the bottom of the barrel. Anthony Joshua has fought better opposition than Eubank, has Joshua fought good oppositon?

Saunders still hasn't fought good opposition. I keep seeing people saying that, he hasn't.

[D-MiZe]

Can you think of any fighters at European/domestic level with a resume as good as Saunders'? Frankie Gavin is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.

He's beaten the best domestic opposition available. I'd fancy Ryder to beat Eubank Jr too.

Joshua is fighting good opposition for the level he's at now. How good the opposition is relies a lot on where that fighter is. If Saunders was a contender/world champion would his opposition be good? Hell no.

[IronDanHamza]

Can you think of any fighters at European/domestic level with a resume as good as Saunders'? Frankie Gavin is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.

He's beaten the best domestic opposition available. I'd fancy Ryder to beat Eubank Jr too.

Joshua is fighting good opposition for the level he's at now. How good the opposition is relies a lot on where that fighter is. If Saunders was a contender/world champion would his opposition be good? Hell no.

He oppositon isn't good full stop.

European level, domestic level, his oppositon isn't good.

Nothing to do with Eubank.

[Sparked_26]

Saunders has fought good opposition.

He has clearly gone up the levels from domestic to European.

Eubank has fought Terry Carruthers.

[LacedUp]

Can you think of any fighters at European/domestic level with a resume as good as Saunders'? Frankie Gavin is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.

He's beaten the best domestic opposition available. I'd fancy Ryder to beat Eubank Jr too.

Joshua is fighting good opposition for the level he's at now. How good the opposition is relies a lot on where that fighter is. If Saunders was a contender/world champion would his opposition be good? Hell no.

Well if he wins this fight then he'll be fighting for a world title next.