Chris Eubank vs Liam Williams is set for December 11th

That would make my boxing year...

 

Good fight

Eubank will stop him in the mid-late rounds.

Williams is a very good operator and can box when he chooses (as we seen in the first Liam Smith fight) but lately he's been marching people down and looking to trade. That's all well and good but when he stepped up in levels against Andrade, he was found wanting and took too many shots.

Him and Eubank don't get on and I think Williams gets drawn into a fight here. Eubank may be lacking in "boxing ability" and as we've seen he can struggle with movers....... but what he can do is seriously ****ing fight and he isn't someone you want to be getting involved in a tear up with.

 

This will be great while it lasts. Williams showed absolutely zero head movement against Andrade. If he hasn’t worked on that then he will get taken out mid rounds

eubank jr via ko in round 5

 

I would love to see Williams beat him, but if he's going in with the attitude of having a war, then I would expect Eubank to grind him down, unfortunately. Eubank can take punishment, has better endurance, and Williams would probably tire first after some good work and then get overwhelmed. If Groves can't seriously hurt Eubank, I have doubts Williams can. It could be mind games and maybe he goes in there and outboxes him, but with the beef and if it's in Cardiff, Williams could easily get dragged into a brawl.

 

Williams should be looking at the template that Groves and earlier Saunders set, and although he can punch hard, I would argue that sticking to boxing smarts and avoiding a war reduces all of CEJs strengths enormously.

 

Eubank to take a shellacking for the first 6 rounds. Will there be enough of him still intact to take over.....he seems to warm into fights as the rounds go on so maybe.. Should be very entertaining as its good match-up of styles unlike the Andrande fight

 

Can see it turning into a war of attrition and Eubank being the more durable stops him late.

 

If Williams pumps the jab and moves just enough - see Hefferon fight than that could offset Euabank a lot.
Eubanks footwork isn't his greatest asset but if goes into a matcho tear up .
I think the fight is anyone's they both have a dig without being KO artists. I do wonder if Eubank is able to keep coming forward and landing if Williams will go into himself and fold ala the Smith fights.

 

Thats how I see it

 

Be a great build up, even more exciting fight.

Fantastic from Sky to not show on box office.

Prediction? Eubank Tko in 8th.

 

Williams a better boxer but he gets tired late on, loses form.
Eubank for me and I think he's bigger anyway.

 

Really starting to like the DAZN schedule for the rest of the year. The build up and the fight itself for CEJ/Williams should be a lot of fun.

 

Eubank is pretty strong in toe to toe fights

 

Going off the comments made in the press conference.... Williams is going to look to jab and move in this fight.

Which is all well and good as that is the "blue print" to beat Eubank but I don't think he can keep Eubank at bay for 12 rounds.

He's not as slick a boxer as Billy Joe and he doesn't crack as hard to keep Eubank honest as Groves did.

Williams showed everyone he can box in the first Liam Smith fight but people seem to forget (due to the cut) that in the first fight, Beefy was starting to turn the screw and getting on top before the doctors stoppage. Smith then outpointed him in the rematch.

Now I do think Williams is a different beast now than he was then but Eubank is a big, strong, tough, relentless middleweight..... and I don't think Williams keeps him off for the full 12 nor does he beat Eubank in a war of attrition, particularly given that he's a former 154.