that is what I was thinking is he even active anymore ha ha ha poor junior daddies shadow is looming large
He could hold a World Title if he comes up against a fortunate champion on a Charles Martin type scenario He is good to watch but an absolute bell end
You must be gently trolling mate! He's got some BS intern WBA strap from his last outing in December. He beat Matey Korobov (though actually it was tko due to injury). I think he's fringe contender on world scene. Extremely physically fit, not best ring IQ, reasonably tough. I think he gives anybody a decent fight, could take a real title for a while. But, he's a Eubank. They are strange folk.
Too tough for domestic fights. Nowhere near good enough boxer for World level fights Strange place to be in
His dad has played his son's career pretty smart. I think he knows deep down, Jnr isn't quite good enough so made himself the centre of attention to distract focus from his son and his shortcomings while building his profile way beyond his talent and (lack of) charisma. He's earned a lot more than his ability warrants. He could still snare a world title, probably fighting for a vacant belt against a well-matched opponent. But it's a coin toss if that happens...
I think he's played it smart on one level - using the Eubank name/brand to get gigs he'd not yet earned - but also terrible on another level by blowing smoke up his backside and engineering this world of self-delusion for him to exist in, meaning he gets horribly exposed when he steps up. I don't think I had him landing a single punch in the first 6 rounds of the BJS fight and I attended the Groves fight at the Manchester Arena where he probably could't have fought more predictably terrible if he tried. I've also heard Eubank's trainers in camp saying things like "he could be Cruiserweight world champion he's so good". It's hard to thrive with that level of delusion around you. In that respect he's a victim because we'll never know if he could have become an elite fighter if he'd been steered correctly. But I agree with gist of what you said, especially about the potential to be fed a well-matched opponent in the next year or two.
I agree about the blowing smoke and getting exposed. I just think he knew the latter would transpire and maximised the publicity and earning potential before it happened. Take the point his delusion might have stopped him evolving though. He lacks boxing talent, but he is a phenomenal athlete. Maybe his ceiling was always gonna be limbo dancer low...
