I'm amazed at how few have listened to Nick Blackwell: Nick Blackwell (ex British middleweight challenger): I’ve fought and sparred Billy Joe and also sparred Eubank five or six times so I’m well positioned to ****yse this. Eubank hasn’t fought anyone near Billy Joe Saunders’s level. Neither are ‘one punch’ bangers but I give Chris the edge in power. However, he really loads up. The more we sparred, the more I started to get on top. In our last spar I was pushing him back and beating him up. Billy Joe is a lot better technically, has better footwork, plus an edge is speed and work rate. He punches in snappy combos and, whereas previously he’s only trained at 50%, he’s really licked himself into shape for this, over in Spain. It might start like a chess match but Billy Joe will gradually take Eubank to places he’s not been before; outbox him and make him look silly. If Eubank is as tough as his old man, he’ll not get stopped but Saunders will win clearly.
love how ppl going on bjs is fleshy eubank lives life is built like a tank etc seem to remember a certain joe calzaghe fight an undefeated built like a tank beast in jeff lacey hmmmm wonder how that turned out???????/
bjs takes this easy points maybe even late stoppage got to go with blackwell whos sparred both(and fought bjs)
you are spot on:good. i have read nick´s prediction and im totally with you. to be honest, i believe that most of the people going crazy over eubank jr are what you would call "casual boxing fans".
i agree with your prediction also overnight Eubanks has become this monstrous puncher, i have never seen him properly k.o an opponent. It is always an unanswered flurry and then a British stoppage, i remember watching his first few fights and i though he was okay but completely feather fisted, he has started sitting down on his punches a bit more but he still ain't no ko pucher. he even tagged the last guy clean with an uppercut an only staggered him, he should of been on the floor from that if he had true power. Also can't seen no British stoppages on BJS (wardens fighter)
Eubank may not be the biggest puncher, but he is a good finisher. If Saunders tries to fight with his usual "work rate", he will have to chase Eubank around the ring and will be caught with counter punches. Once Eubank gets him out of balance, he will be a ruthless finisher.
Jeff Lacey was no where near the athlete or has the height that Eubanks has Eubanks is going to dominate
Lacy looked like a tank, Eubank looks like an Athlete. Lacy looked uncomfortably big but Eubank looks lean. Hopefully Sr will have made sure his son is in good enough condition to last the 12.
iv fancied eubank to win this fight from day1 , i believe all the hype , it has come from very reliable sources that know far more than we do on here . saunders is the acid test , if he comes through this fight with flying colors we could have a serious fighter on our hands that could bring us some big fight nights , i see eubank as far more marketable than saunders so i would imagine a lot of the promoters are praying for a eubank win . is he the real deal or not , i hope so , not long till we find out
im a big eubank fan but openly admit that this fight with BJS is a massive step up in class to what he has been use too , but saying that he has been involved in some massive camps worldwide training and sparring with some of the best fighters in the world , maidana , mayweather , froch etc , its as if he has been taken down a different route up the experience ladder , he has not been involved in these camps to be a punchbag in sparring , he has been there because a lot of very wise heads in the boxing world know his capabilities . i just dont see eubank senior risking his son in a fight of this magnitude if he still had concerns that he was not ready , i have a feeling we might see something very special tomorrrow night and a lot of people and BJS could end up eating humble pie for a very long time . not long till we find out , huge hype job or the real deal , i know what im hoping for
Easy wide UD or mid to late stoppage win for BJS, Eubank just isn't good enough and has been fed European cans for a reason. Wish him all the best after Saturday and hope he rebounds well but Saturday will be one sided.
2 of the easiest fights to predict in terms of styles.. Fury gonna crush Chisora faster than Haye. And Eubank gonna stop BJS late or win on points.
