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MattCoke wrote: ↑07 Apr 2019, 12:35 This is a fake account, definitely not happening. Murray himself never actually said he had retired, just a few articles said that and everybody then ran with it.

He did. In the ifl interview immediately after his last fight.

Virgil Hunter seems like a very odd choice as trainee? Eubank has about as much natural slickness as a breeze block

the whole thing of sending crude guys to 'technical' trainers to smooth them out doesnt seem to work often i think, i think the best trainers usually can take what you have as a style and attributes and bring out the most from that , rather then transforming you

tbh, is hunters track record that good aside from ward? a lot of time a trainer has one guy who was really succesfull, and then there bandwagon just starts there and fighters start flocking to them

Not the sort of fight I would have wanted for either man really, Murray if he want's to chase good fights I'd expect he'd be aiming for British level fights and Eubank Jr. really needs to fight bigger names or international level opponents.

Eubanks Jr. -
Ryder or Fielding would have been better opponents from the UK, Ryder on a 3 fight win streak, though he does already have a fight lined up before June so getting him to switch opponents wouldn't have been easy to negotiate or an attractive offer for him.
Fielding however is just coming off a loss to arguably one of the best pound for pound boxers today, a chance to win a world title (Granted the IBO is lightly regarded but you can argue so was the WBA 'world' title so we can all forgive that) would be a good comeback for him but more likely would be one he wouldn't turn down either. Both have been at the world level and come up short, along with having been heavily criticised so it would be a chance to prove their critics wrong with a win for either man.

Chudinov or Holzken would be a good choice looking into Europe. Chudinov has seemingly become the nearly man in the division but comes unstuck against Top performing world contenders (Groves and Strum prior), a win over him would give him more legitimacy as a champion. Holzken on the other hand went the full distance with Callum smith, coming in as a reserve at short notice, showed no fear and heart to take the fight to a much more experienced opponent, it would be a good fight to watch. Even if just for the rough/hard fight it could get dragged into.
If he wanted to face opponents from America, i'd rather see him fight Truax or Hart. Truax can provide an upset as seen with a gradually fading Degale and a win there would prove Jr. is improving. Hart has just come off a losing effort against Ramirez so if Jr. could pull off a win against him it adds a little more proof that he may belong among the top of the division.

Murray -
I'd prefer seeing him matched up against British opposition more then looking abroad, Langford, Heffon or Rose would be ideal options, all men who are experienced and all have won their come back fight after a loss.
Langford already has a fight matched up for later this month so he's not an option. Heffon the youngest of the three mentioned, hasn't fought anyone with too big a name barring Liam Williams for the British title, so it is seeing how Murray would react to a younger, potentially stronger opponent and if he has improved physically or if his experience does set him a class apart at this level.
Rose would be my preferred choice, despite him having a fight next week (19/04), both men moving up to Super middleweight, along with a potential fight arranged for the summer moths, both vastly more experienced then most others ranked in the UK and have been to the world level before. Neither man looks like they'd be able to have another run at the world level but as a UK bout, this could be a great fight.