Comments Thread For: Blackwell: Eubank Jr. Has a Fake Persona He and His Dad Created

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LONDON - Nick '**** ****' Blackwell has hit back at Chris Eubank for labelling him 'bland' and pouring scorn on his reign as British middleweight champion.
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[Zaroku]

His dad was always the provocative type.. I liked it back then.. I guess father's hand off the best and worst of themselves to their kids.. Mothers too...

[Weltschmerz]

Would be good to see eubank jr humbled.

[PittyPat]

It would indeed be off-putting to see loads of fighters like Eubank Jr., but every fighter should be like Blackwell - fearless, with a smile on his face, and not giving a shit.

[alexguiness]

Most of the Eubank stuff is pure hype IMO.

His dad wants to create this aura of invincibility around him to intimate his opponents into thinking he is some kind of murderer.

He did impress against O'Sullivan though, despite O'Sullivan walking onto 10 upper cuts a round...

I don't think Eubank is much more than a bully/brawler type fighter, but he should have enough to get past Blackwell.

[Eff Pandas]

Lotsa people in the public eye create a fake persona. Blackwell probably does too, its just that hardly anyone knows him enough to know that about him. I don't see the issue.

Being the mostly humble guy doesn't pay as well as being the slightly arrogant guy. You wanna turn your personality up to 11 in boxing if you are able to. More fans knowing you = more money for you. Fake persona or not.

[SugarRayCurtain]

Since when is Eubank arrogant?
Because he says he wants to fight GGG and expose his percieved flaws?
Eubanks got attitude, hes confident and ithat isnt arrogance. Sure he sometimes looks down his nose at opponents but thats the mindset of being the best. You're here to take them down.
The whole "ill try my best and hopefully il win" isnt the mindset of a champion

Blackwell is boring and IMO a mediocre boxer, Eubank and his dad have more flare. Its fun to watch.

[Eff Pandas]

Since when is Eubank arrogant?
Because he says he wants to fight GGG and expose his percieved flaws?
Eubanks got attitude, hes confident and ithat isnt arrogance. Sure he sometimes looks down his nose at opponents but thats the mindset of being the best. You're here to take them down.
The whole "ill try my best and hopefully il win" isnt the mindset of a champion

Blackwell is boring and IMO a mediocre boxer, Eubank and his dad have more flaw. Its fun to watch.

I'm a fan of Eubank & there is a thin line between confidence & arrogance I'd agree, but 100% Eubank crosses it. It sells tickets doe.

[deathofaclown]

Who cares?

Everyone has a persona pretty much. Everyone in life has an image of themselves they want to present to the world, even if it's just "being themselves" and "humble", that's still a persona they wish to project on their audience. Everybody is probably fake to some degree when they are working in the public eye and rely on people spending money to make a living.

Some peoples persona is more exaggerated than others, but they're usually the guys that make a better living from it anyway.