Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith | SKY PPV - 21 January 2023

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the undercards are talking first.

[Ezzard]

Eubank has the size and speed. Smith the skill.

Both men are dogged with great engines. Both will fight to the bitter end.

Eubank was completely and utterly out-boxed by Groves, It might be the same here. Williams was able to out-box him too but that could just have been Chris taking his foot off the pedal.

The early KDs sort of ruined the Williams fight as a spectacle.

Lot of respect for both men.

George Groves is an all together different level to Smith in terms of straight out boxing ability - not saying Smith doesn't have better stamina, chin and heart.

Did Groves ever lose a contest if it wasn't for his chin / stamina. No boxer outboxed Groves to a points win and in all of his fights Groves was either ahead or was coming back into it after a slow start.

Agree. But Groves didn't just out-box him he embarrassed him technically, as Naz took great joy in pointing out.

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Liam Smith at presser: "You go on about girls, has anybody in this room ever seen you with a girl? You got something to tell us?"

Chris Eubank Jr later: "If you wanna get personal, talking about being gay? I've been told you cheat on your wife. I'd rather be gay than a cheat."

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Smith shouted: "You go on about girls, has anybody in this room ever seen you with a girl? You got something to tell us? You are 33 and you said on the programme you want kids. This is for no laughs I am just asking, do you want to tell us something? You are putting up pictures with Neymar in limousines. No-one in this room has seen you with a women. If you are happy just tell us; it isn't a dig. You have to have a women to have a kid."

Eubank Jr later responded: "Listen, my private life is my private life. That is irrelevant to the boxing but I am happy and comfortable. What would you like to know Liam? If you want to get personal, talking about being gay? I've been told you cheat on your wife. I'd rather be gay than a cheat. If you would like to ask me a question just slide into my DMs."

[samwbr]

Crap from Smith. Would hope he could do better than that lame lowest common denominator garbage.

[GreenLightning]

My DMs are for girls

I havnt seen you with one are you gay??

This is top level bantz

Eubank is being his usual irritating self and Smith is being his usual irritated self

Quite the narrative Eubank has managed to build of being in Smith's head and People believing it when Eubank and Smith get on like this all the time

[MightyWarrior]

Yikes. Liam probably wished he hadn’t gone there now, as mostly does everyone else

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Eubank won't wanna fight Liam now..

Probably worried about the presser already.

[KiwiRider]

Just because Joseph Parker is on the card, this is free to air on terrestrial television live in NZ.
As it bloody well should be in the UK.

[Verdi]

Just because Joseph Parker is on the card, this is free to air on terrestrial television live in NZ.
As it bloody well should be in the UK.

Cheers for the heads-up. Which channel is it on? NZ vpn here I come!

[KiwiRider]

Just because Joseph Parker is on the card, this is free to air on terrestrial television live in NZ.
As it bloody well should be in the UK.

Cheers for the heads-up. Which channel is it on? NZ vpn here I come!

TV 3 if that means anything. They will try and pack adverts in I'm guessing

[Verdi]

Just because Joseph Parker is on the card, this is free to air on terrestrial television live in NZ.
As it bloody well should be in the UK.

Cheers for the heads-up. Which channel is it on? NZ vpn here I come!

TV 3 if that means anything. They will try and pack adverts in I'm guessing

Cheers

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[Oiky]

Corr Smiths' missus is gonna be doing his brain in, you don't need all that round ya a couple of days from fight night, Jnrs got him good there

[Ezzard]

Watching the presser. Kalle saying Eubank is the biggest name outside the HWs. Matched with Williams a Jr Middle, Benn a welter and Smith a Jr Middle. Feels like he's being pushed into a title fight as carefully as possible.

[liamlion]

Watching the presser. Kalle saying Eubank is the biggest name outside the HWs. Matched with *Williams a Jr Middle, Benn a welter and Smith a Jr Middle. Feels like he's being pushed into a title fight as carefully as possible.

*former British middleweight champion.

[KiwiRider]

Oh bless Bomber
He is correct, Eubank Jr hasn't, and very likely will never be a legit world champion.
Tried and failed.
33 and still on the fringes fighting at a British/Euro level.

[golden_labrador]

they say the biggest homophobes are usually closets...

"Beefy" showing himself to be pretty crap as a human being here. definitely on Eubank's side now, even if I thought Eubank would win anyway.

If only Eubank had had a decent manager, he wouldn't be taking these fights in the first place. 33/34 whatever... it's too late now

[joshj909]

Oh bless Bomber
He is correct, Eubank Jr hasn't, and very likely will never be a legit world champion.
Tried and failed.
33 and still on the fringes fighting at a British/Euro level.

It seems that Eubank is actually very content with what he has achieved and doesn't appear to have much ambition to go any further unless it's a GGG/Canelo fight really. Seems he's happy that he will never live up to the name tbh, despite what comes out his mouth, he must know it.

[KiwiRider]

Oh bless Bomber
He is correct, Eubank Jr hasn't, and very likely will never be a legit world champion.
Tried and failed.
33 and still on the fringes fighting at a British/Euro level.

It seems that Eubank is actually very content with what he has achieved and doesn't appear to have much ambition to go any further unless it's a GGG/Canelo fight really. Seems he's happy that he will never live up to the name tbh, despite what comes out his mouth, he must know it.

He has made an exorbitant amount of money for not many trinkets.
Credit to the guy for his dedication to the gym, he never comes in lardy or unfit, just not quite the talent of his dad- but not through lack of trying.

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[garethhop]

Looks like theyve legit sold out the arena for this.

As well as kudos to the selling power of Eubank, shows the importance of Sky Sports yet again.

Pay TV and not Sports Streaming remains the way that you will make money from live sports.

[keithmoonhangover]

This is going to be a war. Can't wait for tomorrow night.