Chris Eubank jr. is a "chip off the old block"........just like camacho jr??

In many ways eubank Jr already looks better than his dad. And imo many people are picking him due to the things people are saying about him. And not its just his dad, its other trainers , other boxers , as well fans like me who've been watching boxing all their lives. There's plenty of educated people picking him over Saunders.

 

To me he looks faster than his dad was, and with better combinations. According to the article on this website today , Adam booth has picked eubank Jr to win, among others. I'd say he knows a little bit about boxing.

I do agree this fight has come a bit early. Since we are talking about ocean's, this a clear case of 'sink or swim.' I think he's going to dig deep and pull through. Even if he loses, it would likely be on points and that wouldn't really harm him at this stage. It would also set up a big rematch in the future. Its win win for eubank IMO.

 

Rivals confident ahead of crucial bout: http://punchperfectpugilism.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/rivals-confident-ahead-of-blockbuster.html?m=1

 

I think they'd counter that they've prepared him with top level sparring against world class sparring partners that are several levels above the opponents you've suggested whilst coining it in appealing to casuals but taking the whole purse against over matched fighters getting highlight reel KO's.

They've built a public interest in young Chris without spending much money.

Of course I'd have rather seen him in with the fighters you mentioned but that wouldn't have got him as much exposure or interest as there is in him now from the public. He's been sold to casuals. Now let's see if he can be sold to hardcore fight fans.

 

Billy joe Saunders deserves the win. He really has worked hard to get to where he is today. Can't say the same for eubank. No one can say he remotely deserves to fight for the 3 belts.

 

Since when has that ever come into boxing. Plenty of people have fought for world titles but didn't really deserve it !

 

Good post I'd agree with that. I have people in my office talking about eubank jr and there not really boxing fans so he has appeal to the causals for obvious reasons

 

I think you are overvaluing the importance of bouts vs Spike o' Sullivans of the world. Eubank most likely would have rolled him over as well, technically & physically better in every apartment, what would that have taught him, really? I think the strategy was to beat up low ranked Europeans exactly because they want him to burst onto the scene as it were in a statement victory, instead of showing his limits early they want to hide it and have it be a surprise to his opponent when the big fight rolls around. Also limiting the damage he takes on his way up. The Eubanks are big on theater. There have also been reports that he has been plagued by opponents pulling out and him struggling to find opponents in general, don't know the veracity of those claims though.

As for the "there are not different ways to do things" argument.
Lomachenko, Rigondeaux both stepped up hard and fast after a long amateur career. They made the amateur career their learning place.
Eubank has by all accounts sparred the best of the best all around the world. He has made the gym his learning place. He has received training brit fighters can only dream about. The result is a unique, explosive, creative fighter that is to the average uk fighter what a ferrari f40 is to a ford transit van, at least thats how it appears.

Well have to find out how good he is come sat night.

The 12 round thing is also over emphasized I think, look at Kovalev vs Hopkins the other day. He had never gone more than 8 and yet going 12 wasnt an issue. I know he could control the pace and wasnt pushed hard in the fight but still. If you go 15rounds in the gym at a high pace, you can do it on the night. The more Saunders pressures him the more Eubank will land cleanly on Saunders anyway so I think the pressure game plays into Eubank's hands anyway. Saunders will dance I feel, with Eubank having to chase him down, but who knows.

 

Yes yes we know all about the conventional sparring session wisdom. But have you seen Eubank's sparring sessions? To me they look more like fights than anything else. He's proven that he can take the bright lights and is mentally strong enough to perform in front of a crowd, got that covered. So really whats left? I just think that his team thinks he is so fking good, that he really will not learn anything drastic by fighting intermediary level opponents, we'll have to see if they were right.

 

The bookies rarely get it wrong!

 

Senior disagrees on this. His view seems to be that that the only way to progress is with hard sparring.