Saunders, Eubank Jr. reignite beef after two-year fight anniversary

[Ruthless-RKO]

WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders couldn't resist a dig a Chris Eubank Jr. two years on from their clash at London's ExCel Arena.

Saunders won a tight split decision verdict on the night as both fighters put up their undefeated records, something Eubank Jr. hasn't since been able to live down.

Constant rumours of a rematch have followed the pair around, although Saunders won the world title since then as Eubank claimed a separate interim version.

Returning to action this weekend, Saunders battles Artur Akavov in Paisley, Scotland after paperwork delayed a higher-profile outing in Cardiff last weekend.

@ChrisEubankJr well I'm happy to be working and I don't vacate *** bottle job ) #23-0 shit bag pic.twitter.com/beYYW69OfT

— billyjoesaunders (@bjsaunders_) November 30, 2016
@bjsaunders_ A British world champion that walks down any UK street & is unrecognised or just gets laughed at youve nothing 2 be happy about

— Chris Eubank Jr (@ChrisEubankJr) November 30, 2016

[wesshaw1985]

fight goes the same way for me, Eubank jr getting out boxed for at least 7 of 12 rounds...

[samwbr]

Saunders should worry about his own career.

[Stevieb8006]

*sigh* twitter

[Deserter]

Saddest thing about this is the reminder that neither of them has done anything worth talking about since that fight - when you think about how short a boxer's career actually is, two years is a criminal waste of time.

[Stevieb8006]

Saddest thing about this is the reminder that neither of them has done anything worth talking about since that fight - when you think about how short a boxer's career actually is, two years is a criminal waste of time.

File that under never a truer word spoken

[Boxerbeetle]

Saddest thing about this is the reminder that neither of them has done anything worth talking about since that fight - when you think about how short a boxer's career actually is, two years is a criminal waste of time.

To be fair, I wouldn't say Saunders beating Andy Lee wasn't worth talking about.

[Deserter]

Saddest thing about this is the reminder that neither of them has done anything worth talking about since that fight - when you think about how short a boxer's career actually is, two years is a criminal waste of time.

To be fair, I wouldn't say Saunders beating Andy Lee wasn't worth talking about.

I guess so, but the fact remains that their careers have stalled in alarming fashion in what should be their peak years.

[mullenman]

not a massive eubank fan but I like watching his fights for some reason but he is 100 percent correct what he is saying about bjs

[dookus]

Saddest thing about this is the reminder that neither of them has done anything worth talking about since that fight - when you think about how short a boxer's career actually is, two years is a criminal waste of time.

To be fair, I wouldn't say Saunders beating Andy Lee wasn't worth talking about.

It certainly wasn't worth watching