Comments Thread For: Callum Smith: I'd Rather Wait and Fight Groves, Not Eubank Jr.

[alexjust]

They need to finish the tournament though. They need to clear space for the next series and this one can't go on indefinitely. What's more it's not fair on Smith who is training for an unknown opponent on an unknown date and meanwhile is missing out on other potential paydays.

I think they need to get this done and then hopefully Groves and the winner can fight afterwards.

I get their desire to finish, but wouldn't this tournament set a bad precedent for the future ones? I think this whole idea looks great on paper, but proves to be a complete waste and should not attract the top talent because these issues defeat the primary purpose of this type of a tournament: to determine who is truly the best in the division. Well, at least, this is a primary purpose the way I see it. For organizers, I guess, the primary purpose might be $$$, in which case this kind of conclusion is logical.

[landotter]

Honestly there’s no benefit to Eubank replacing groves. Just wait. However long it takes there’s no point in devaluing the tournament like this.

^^^^ Yes ^^^

The CW tournament has been epic, this SMW tournament has been good. Do not ruin the luster for the next set of tournaments by rushing the final. If it takes until after the first round of the next tournaments to get this final in, then who cares? It is worth seeing it through.

[Deus]

They need to finish the tournament though. They need to clear space for the next series and this one can't go on indefinitely. What's more it's not fair on Smith who is training for an unknown opponent on an unknown date and meanwhile is missing out on other potential paydays.

I think they need to get this done and then hopefully Groves and the winner can fight afterwards.

Unfair on Smith? No Groves = no title. He wants the title.

[Holler]

Unfair on Smith? No Groves = no title. He wants the title.

Yes he does, but he also needs to earn in the meantime. Should he wait indefinitely? What if another 6 or more months pass and Groves decides to pack it in? I think that's a possibility to be honest given the way he's talked previously.

I think they finish the tournament and the winner, hopefully Smith if it's him vs Eubank, faces Groves once he's fit again. It's by no means perfect I know, but what's a better alternative?

[Rip Chudd]

no he isnt supposed to be, groves was supposed to be keep up

I know that man, Groves was injured so in steps Eubank. Keep up

[Holler]

I get their desire to finish, but wouldn't this tournament set a bad precedent for the future ones? I think this whole idea looks great on paper, but proves to be a complete waste and should not attract the top talent because these issues defeat the primary purpose of this type of a tournament: to determine who is truly the best in the division. Well, at least, this is a primary purpose the way I see it. For organizers, I guess, the primary purpose might be $$$, in which case this kind of conclusion is logical.

You're right, from a sporting perspective it's better to wait and get the right guys in there. However they need to make money or we won't have more of these tournaments. I want more, so I'd prefer they made some money from them.

[MDPopescu]

Props to callum smith, i agree with him, this is fkn BS

Thank you Callum Smith

... "I would rather wait one, two, three months to fight George Groves"...

[P4Pdunny]

tourney loses it's credibility if you put Eubank Jr back in there, but outside of it being Groves, Jr is probably the biggest pull they have left.