Its hard to say weather Eubanks Jr will ever be a world champion, but in this fight, he did prove that he can be competitive at world class level. For anyone to suggest he should retire(Nas) is laughable, yes he was beaten, but he was not destroyed or outclassed to the point that it was embarrassing.
Eubanks jr, has proven his toughness and that is a good base for becoming a great boxer, but his unwillingness to learn from people with a much richer and deeper understanding of boxing fundamentals than his own, may be his undoing. He is his own worst enemy.
In all fairness to Eubank jr, I think part of the problem is that everyone compares him to senior, and he wants to live up to, and surpass those comparisons, but until he becomes his own man and finds his own style, he will more than likely always fall at the last hurdle. Eubank Jr has also been fast tracked into world title shots and has avoided hard fights against better opposition, that he could and should have gained a lot of much needed experience from.
Thats not to say that having Eubank Sr as a father has not had its advantages, his career has been more publicised than most and getting shots at world titles has been easier, and financially he has earned more, but at what cost?.
No-one wants to lose, but sometimes it is the best thing for you. It was a good competitive fight and i for one wouldn't mind watching a rematch, but we will have to wait until the end of the super six tournament, if the Saint can manage to finish it, I believe he has a serious shoulder injury that might hinder any future participation
good points, I think Eubank Jr needs to trash talk before a big fight to get him fired up mentally, but then in the ring whenever he has stepped up in class he lacks composure, at least him and his dad were quite humble in defeat. I believe he can rebuild
Yeah, he can definitely rebuild and i hope he does. Eubank jr is an exciting fighter and has that bad guy character that seems to be missing from boxing at the moment, someone you love to hate, but at the same time you admire the skill and talent and enjoy tuning in too watch. I hope this fight has humbled him to a degree, not in a way that it changes his boxing persona but rather in his approach to training and preparation for fights.
Hope he does it right this time and builds himself up with some really good quality experienced opponents that he can beat, but that will cause him trouble and force him to adapt and that will show him the things he needs to work on. Maybe someone like Andy lee, who because of his style would give him all sorts f problems, but andy is past his best now and on his way down so it would be a good scalp.
I believe Andy Lee announced his retirement a couple of days a go but that would have been a great fight! Eubank Jr is going to have to take a couple of steps down now to progress with his career in the long run, but he is always exciting to watch that's for sure!
Yeah, your right, he did retire. I just looked it up. Probably the best decision for him.