I've never seen him swing so wildly, never seen him be so off balance and sloppy... Did he consume alcohol before the fight? Because that's how I fight when I'm drunk. Was he drugged like Klitschko was against Brewster in their first fight???
Klitschko hammered Brewster, but ran out of gas. Eubanks simply got exposed for being an average fighter in the worst division in boxing.
No, that was exactly Chris Eubank JR. The man is basic, its masked behind the talk, the look, the angry face and the surname but peel that all away and he is just a good solid pressure fighter who didnt have the skills to bypass Groves jab and defence. Thats what happens when you are in with somebody with a superior skillset. It is a shame his dad and others have stroked his ego so much over the years rather than chipping away at his game and making him a smarter fighter cuz he looked like he didnt have a clue last night how to deal with a better Boxer with a good jab.
He looked so lost, even in the first round, he was just standing there... come on he's faced some tough guys and he always moved, and was tricky, set up combos and shots, here he was just like a drunk at a bar... so bizarre, what gotten into him
His performance reminded me a bit of Haye's performance against Bellew. He knew he was on his way to a bad loss and started to swing desperately. Only this time there was no injury, just different levels.
Eubank was his normal self. It was Groves style which made Eubank look so inexperienced First time Jr has boxed a fighter for years who won’t just stand still and take punishment, Groves had the perfect plan and did it very well
It was Eubank Jr in there, George was the reason he stood there doing nothing for the first 7 rounds or so. George got it SPOT ON with his tactics. Eubank Jr is an absolute unstoppable machine when he's up close to you. But put him at range as George forced him to with the jab, and it's a whole different story, as it proved last night. Eubank Jr doesn't know how to fight at range, and if he does, he certainly didn't show that last night.
That's what happens when you come against someone who understands how to control distance & you have no idea creatively how to close it without lunging off balance. He's not cute enough, smart enough or technically sound enough vs Groves/BJS. Against more Yildrim's, he'll look like a world beater. He's not though, never will be.