Pity Eubank wouldn't take a deal that involved 2x the money Jacobs got to fight G that made a WW titlist jump up two weight classes.
I don't know anything about any CEJ DJ duck. He was only a mickey mouse champ anyway. Eubanks in on course to a clash with a real WBA Champ whose a better fighter , more dangerous and is at a higher weight class. Eubanks at just 27 is already moving up taking on challenges. GGG at 35 is still preying on lower weight guys.
That's why Eubum Jr lost his pen when all he had to do is sign the contract for the Golovkin fight, even though he would have gotten his biggest payday in his career by far? Because he was so confident that he could destroy GGG? You are once again dumb as a rock.
not really a step up, Abraham is 37, and though he was game and persistent, he was not ever a strong world title holder, merely a transient one who kept trying and was well managed. World class once, but today hes a middling eurolevel at best. It was really a step down from BJS, who is perhaps world class. I respect Abe for his ability to comeback and win titles again and again, but that was a while ago now, recently hes been treading water.
Eubank Jr. is actually not a bad fighter at all which is unusual when you normally have sons trying to emulate their fathers in the sport. He's not as good as he and his father thinks but he does have talent. For Chris Sr. his son's career has been a godsend for him and has literally given him a new lease of life and the chance to be back in the spotlight though he will never admit that. They are a good double act and with as many people wanted them to fail as succeed, it's does bring attention to the sport.
Also don't forget that Eubum Jr. had the nerve to bash Brook on twitter calling Brook a quitter because he didn't want to go blind. Brook accepted to fight Golovkin on the same terms Eubum Jr refused, even though Brook was 2 weight divisions smaller. Eubum Jr quit before he even entered the ring, he is nothing but a POS, God willing someone at 168 beats the snot out of him.
Eubank did well vs. Abraham but the showboating was just lame. He beat an old shell of a former fighter; good for Eubank but nothing to write home about or celebrate.
Eubank has pulled out of two competitive fights already. Him and his father think it is good publicity being Devas and pulling out of fights. Until he steps up and has a real fight, and last Saturday does not count I am not watching any of his Mickey Mouse fights.
Eubank Jr is swinging off his old man's coat tails. He hasn't earned his place in the sport on merit. His rise in boxing is solely due to who is father is. Surely no one likes or respects nepotism and unwarranted privilege. He's a con trick. How many sons of famous fathers have we had so far? Too many. None of them have been any good. Chavez Jr has been the best of the famous sons and he was terrible. Eubank Jr is now operating near the top of the sport. Based on what? He hasn't fought any prime, world class opposition. His only credible opponent was BJS and he lost. Eubank Jr is a mediocre talent at best and he's awful to watch. Boxing is corrupt enough already. Guys like Jr are bad for the sport.
Negative.. Hearn said one of the hardest fights he ever put together was Wlad vs AJ because of HBO and Showtime rivalry. It took him 3 months to get a deal done but people on here are under the illusion he finalised HBO GGG and Showtime Brook in a day They were working on that fight all along while CEJ was being used as a stool pigeon.
Keep telling yourself that, these conspiracy theories are always funny. The fact is that Eubank Sr blocked that fight because he was making irrational demands, basically he priced his son out. Eubank Sr is an unreasonable person who is very diffucult to work with, it was confirmed by several promoters, not only by Hearn but also Frank Warren. The fact is: Eubum Jr ducked Golovkin like a ******. End of discussion.
He has a (joke) belt, he has a top ten ranking, he gets top billing on televised cards, he has a place in the Super Series tournament and he's had the opportunity to fight the likes of Golovkin. Don't get me wrong, he isn't a top fighter by any stretch, but he has been granted a lot of opportunity for no other reason than he has a famous father.
They were ordered to face each other (think it was late 2015) and CEJ vacated his mickey Mouse WBA belt to fight Blackwell for some British belt. And Eubank would pull out of the SMW tournament go back to MW if he was offered the Canelo fight, even if It means to kill himself to make weight.