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He hasn't beaten anyone in the top 20. Only time he fought someone ranked he lost. He goes 10 and 12 rounds with local level british fighters proving he really has no power. Yet some people feel he can beat ggg and degale. Has there ever been a fighter in the history of boxing who's never beaten a ranked fighter in his division and people believe he can beat fighters in the p4p list? I say he wins as biggest hypejob of boxing.
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hes rubbish and i said this before the saunders fight. If you have no footwork and no defence you are never going to be a world class fighter. People get too impressed with his training compilations on instagram. -
Chudinov was in the top 15 and Eubank dominated him. Chudinov was similar to Khurtsidze - tough, strong, relentless.
He's not just 'going 10 and 12' rounds with British fighters - he really ****s them up. Put Blackwell into a comma and beat O'Sullivan into submission. Doran was never a threat and dispatched early.
Eubank clearly needs to fight some top guys, but he's shown he levels above the domestic level guys.Comment
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He's over hyped for sure but he beat Saunders he won practically every round from the 6th on.Comment
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He's good, probably a good measure better than you're giving him credit for - but he's unproven to date. A lot of guys look great, dominate, and posed for success in their first 20-25 fight...and then they run into a true elite fighter, and they get exposed. Not saying it will happen, just that anyone who claims Eubank is a sure bet should take a glance through boxing history.Comment
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What hype? Hardly anyone in the states knows who he is and I don't see many Brits supporting him.Comment
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I'd probably agree with you based on that ITV deal and amount of interest he gets.
But to be honest - hype is GOOD for boxing.
I wish more fighters were hyped unproven or otherwise. You do feel sometimes that fighters aren't just made in the ring and that a certain amount of hype takes them to that next level.
I was actually watching an Andre Ward interview earlier and he was charming, engaging, insightful, and bright. I always thought he must be as boring as some of his fights were - literally, changed my opinion today. Someone somewhere messed up with Ward. No hype. He became defined entirely by what he was in the ring. Often beating more popular fighters in a safety first manner. I know he wants to be come across as con****uously introverted but more should have been made to actually sell him. He's probably the best fighter in the sport.
Mikey Garcia looked sensational in his last fight. Why wouldn't one of the major networks get behind him and create a superstar?Comment
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What I don't like is how eubank has been deemed a worthy opponent for GGG, like they would give GGG credit for beating eubank? Why would GGG get credit when eubanks claim to fame is losing to bjs? Yet people expect us to believe GGG would get vcredit and eubank wouldn't be classed as bum!
But I like eubank and he has ability. His resume is stareing closer to bum than atg status.. But he has ability and potential.Last edited by hugh grant; 02-03-2017, 01:46 PM.Comment
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He's fought one really good fighter and lost. Saunders did win that fight, i actually believe Saunders got complacent in that fight because it was so easy at first, that's his own fault of course but i believe his overall boxing skills are just a much higher level than Eubank Jr, when Saunders is at his best anyway.
Eubank has awful balance and footwork and as long as that's the case, i believe good level fighters with very good fundamentals like Saunders can beat him and would again.
Don't get me wrong, Eubank is a good fighter, seems a very good athlete, quick and strong but there's a lot more to boxing than that. He seems to fight at 100mph and has no real ring IQ, i don't think he's a natural boxer but he's a natural athlete. I think skilled guys with a good IQ will show the difference in the end.Comment
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