can chris eubank jnr win over the public ?

Personally I don't think I'll ever like the geezer, if he can back up his claims I'll respect him and say fairplay, but I doubt CEJ will be a major player in boxing in a few years time anyway. The public being on his side isn't anything I can see happening anytime soon though.

 

Anyone who gets offended by a boxers 'arrogance' is in the wrong sport

 

You mean watching the wrong sport surely?

 

I don't think it is nessecarily the arrogance I think it can just generally be the person. For example I have no problems with Tyson Fury, but I don't like Prince Patel at all, Or CEJ. And I wouldln't say anyone who's affected by arrogance is in/watching the wrong sport. Its a useful marketing tool, but its not what wins points in bouts, so therefore not as much of a problem as say someone who has problems with brutality in the sport. I once read on here "if you want compassion go and watch Golf", and that is true, not so much to the arrogance. A fighter can never be too spiteful but thats his business in the ring, un warranted arrogancy can cause people too be spiteful its part of the sport but you don't have to like it. *******s to CEJ and his "top sparring sessions" and all that, time will reveal all.

 

When you're a nobody, you needa trick to draw attention to yourself.

All talk no substance, European level at best, with a big mouth and deluded parent.

Maybe Snr needs to milk the offspring to sort out the bank balance.

 

No.

 

100% agree :good

 

I don't really think that he is hated because of what he does, when he speaks he is fairly respectful, I don't like what he does in the ring when he just stares as that comes off extremely arrogant, however I have always found him to speak pretty well. I think most of the hate comes from his dads words and his dads act, however he received a better reception last night than I recall him getting in past fights.

 

I agree completely. I think he is AT least as popular as his father was at a similar stage of his career. So there is hope for him winning over the fans, certainly.

also there isnt a lot of OTHER English middles to choose from these days and Brit fans/media will be looking for a new icon to get behind.
Also with the coming rise of a wave of Irish middles, there will be even more 'demand' for a strong figure at 160 in the UK...

.....just IMO!

 

Jr is a pleasant enough young man, well mannered, bright and has a decent sense of humour but Sky will not help him with coverage like that.

People know when they are being force fed horse s*** and Team Sky shovelled it on the paying public last night.

It is clear Sr will be hanging on to Jr's limelight so there is no point even suggesting he keep a low profile.

 

What's wrong with a boxer coming across as arrogant?! weird.

I like the serial killer vibe of Jr...

 

I concur,

but i prefer it from a fighter who can back it up, not just an upstart doing a poor imitation of his father.

 

But isn't he backing it up? seriously?

I feel like I've typed the same thing a few times on Eubank Jr threads... but let's be real. When he first cam along, say, three years ago he was a flat out fraud. That was the received wisdom. No talent whatsoever. Then the received wisdom became he has some skills..some... but not punch. None at all. Pillow fists. Then he started knocking everyone out. "So he can punch, but he is fighting tin-cans!", was the cry. "Cherry-picked bums, he has no ambition and is fake", said everyone. Then he started to call out Saunders, completely at odds with what everyone was saying.. Then, from fighting bums, he was all of a sudden taking the Saunders fight with little to no real run-up for that jump in class. Well.. he lost, which if it were any other name with that level of experience we'd all say was totally expected. But did he really lose? Another round he'd probably have stopped Saunders that night. He just froze and gave up the first six rounds (my view). Then, guess what, he fights Chudinov and wins a title, winning impressively. Now he stopped the guy they put in front of him in a minute or two and is talking Sullivan before fighting GGG, who everyone says is the best.

Stop me where any of this reflects badly on him in some way.

 

Personally I cant argue with any of that. I welcome new talent and will cheer for Junior no problem - I wish him every success, just not against Spike though! If he beats Spike he will rise in my estimation cos Spike is tough.
Juniors cv is a bit better than Spikes - he did better against Billy and there no denying spike hasnt beaten a Chudinov-level opponent, although I think Spike would murder Chudinov if they fought.