Fatso was so embrassing. His suit :laugh: Thinks Jnr should retire after losing on points in a world title fight ! Not very bright bloke and don’t think we’ll see him again, duke Mckenzie looked embrsssed.
All boxers need to talk like they are unbeatable, otherwise what’s the point in fighting. Ali did this the most but with rose tinted glasses he is seen as being witty and all with a glint in his eye.
Are you joking ? How many tickets would a local fighter shift ? 50/100 ? I’ve been to 3 Eubank fights in London and he had a handful of verbal fans, where are 20,000 people suddenly coming from ? When push comes to shove people wouldn’t pay the ticket prices on offer. I’m being realistic.
I’m afraid Eubank hasn’t got the support. He may have “pub” support but once people are asked to pay £50,£70,£100 per ticket then people won’t bother. Even his dad in his pomp knew there was no money to be made fighting at the Goldstone, not even sure he sold out brighton centre !
No. You’ve got to have a special type of relationship with the fans to fill a stadium. AJ obviously can do it, but not sure Bellow, Brook and currently Selby/Warrington (who had/have stadium fights) have the ‘it Factor’ that Hatton did.
Eubank got a split decision against BJS as a relative novice, and also a victory over (a shot but still able) Arthur Abraham. Nick Blackwell was British champion and look what happened there.
I’m going Eubank Jnr. I think his speed and ambition will be to much. Groves has had some tough fights and I feel now that he has finally won his world title the flame may have dimmed a bit. As for Eubank senior, he’s a strange person. The clip of him stopping the sparring is exactly what he did...