Round-by-Round: Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Williams - 5 February 2022

[coneye]

Why not just concede he's above British , but not quite at elite world level , stick him inbetween , get opponents with similar ability and watch a good fight ,

[samwbr]

yep, and hardly anyone said he had 'no chance' if he tried to box

ppl just so unfair to eubank aren't they, picking him to win pretty much all his fights, even making him the fave over groves, he just gets no respect for his abilities boo hoo

People pick him to win all these fights but still say he is British level and never give him any credit.

He IS British level. He definitely isn't above British level. Groves and BJS are both British fighters so it's pretty well proven. I could even see Fowler out boxing him.

[KiwiRider]

People pick him to win all these fights but still say he is British level and never give him any credit.

He IS British level. He definitely isn't above British level. Groves and BJS are both British fighters so it's pretty well proven. I could even see Fowler out boxing him.

I guess its subjective, but I didn't see anything tonight or in his last two fights to suggest he is world level

[margaret thatcher]

ya, but ant fowler beating him? come on man

[tonyevs]

An absolutely terrible day for Welsh sport yesterday; hammered in the rugby .. Williams pretty much humiliated by CEJ.

Gary Locket previously warned how Williams works himself up so much it works against him; last night demonstrated that to unbelievable effect. Williams was so tense that even a flicking jab shocked and put him on the canvass .. I been watching boxing a very long time and can't think of another example of such a light glancing punch putting someone down .. (excluding the Liston v Clay type conspiracy type ones).

Eubank got a clear win, and the summary will say he did so impressively with 4 kds and very wide scores. However the fragility of Williams was the biggest influence to that.

Eubank looked a different fighter last night. I am not convinced he was the best version we have seen of him. He demonstrated a good imitation of a latter day RJJ, and his work rate seems to have disappeared too. A true elite fighter would have had Williams out of there before the 5th.

[BigDoofus]

I suppose it depends how you define the term british level. For me it means British title level so does Jr beat Cash or Bentley, clearly he beats them easily so he’s above British level.

I was really impressed with Cash last time out. He looks a very big middleweight. Do you not think he gives Eubank a fight?

[tonyevs]

The women's boxing was cringe too.

Dubois looked like she could box to be fair. Although very frustrating to see her opponent pretty much shadow box instead of trying to actually put punches on Dubois .. the opponent never once threw punches she expected to land on Dubois.

And Claresa Shields .. if Katie Taylor and her are the cream of women's boxing then it should be hidden behind closed doors for a decade or two so it improves some.
Adam Smith must have some kind of sexual fetish towards women wearing boxing gloves .. you hear of such bizarre kinks; there is no other explanation.

Froch looked proper uncomfortable last night. Like he'd done a line of white bit to close to his talk slot. You could almost feel his effort to not laugh as that woman boxer gave opinion/ tips to the heavyweights

[samwbr]

He IS British level. He definitely isn't above British level. Groves and BJS are both British fighters so it's pretty well proven. I could even see Fowler out boxing him.

I guess its subjective, but I didn't see anything tonight or in his last two fights to suggest he is world level

Fowler outboxes him ? Put the bong down.

[bigjack]

The women's boxing was cringe too.

Dubois looked like she could box to be fair. Although very frustrating to see her opponent pretty much shadow box instead of trying to actually put punches on Dubois .. the opponent never once threw punches she expected to land on Dubois.

And Claresa Shields .. if Katie Taylor and her are the cream of women's boxing then it should be hidden behind closed doors for a decade or two so it improves some.
Adam Smith must have some kind of sexual fetish towards women wearing boxing gloves .. you hear of such bizarre kinks; there is no other explanation.

Froch looked proper uncomfortable last night. Like he'd done a line of white bit to close to his talk slot. You could almost feel his effort to not laugh as that woman boxer gave opinion/ tips to the heavyweights

Did you see Shields in the post fight presser ? desperately trying to be Mayweather,I hope Marshall flattens her

[ShadrachSimmo]

Why not just concede he's above British , but not quite at elite world level , stick him inbetween , get opponents with similar ability and watch a good fight ,

Yup I’d say he’s on the fringes. Euro level maybe but even the guys around that level don’t seem great. Wouldn’t be shocked if he starts fighting “former world title challenges “ like Quigley and N’Dam etc…

[Frostieballs]

Anybody think Jr’s body shape has changed.

He looks less ‘strong’. More lithe.

ya i noticed that at the weigh in, slightly trimmed down, not necessarily a bad thing

Unless it’s hampered his strength and stamina, which it seemed to last night.

I expected him to be stronger down the stretch, not coasting.

His engine has always been his best asset.

[Frostieballs]

He is fringe world level.

It’s not even a debate.

He had close fights against BJS and Groves, both world champions during their career.

He’s beaten above European level fighters.

As of yet, he’s done nothing to prove he is ‘world’ level…. Or ‘Elite’ world level that comes above that.

[maverick23]

Just watched the show. Very much a mixed bag.

The Robinson fight was at a really poor level but was unexpectedly competitive so fine by me. Credit to the ref.

I enjoyed the Jenkins/Indongo fight.

Putting 2 uncompetitive womens fights on the main card, especially back to back, shouldn’t happen. I like womens boxing more than most but it has to be competitive rather than 2 complete mismatches. Also not sure why they’d put a package on Dubois showing their presenter is ‘fitter’ than she is.

The main event was pretty good. I still find Eubank frustrating to watch but Williams was just a level below.

The crowd seemed properly into it and I thought Sky/Boxxer did an excellent job hyping the Shields/Marshall fight. They’re definitely going PPV with it I think.

[high tower 1]

I enjoyed it. Good competitive fight. Although the old eubank would have blasted Williams out of the there in a few rounds.

[Ricky]

He is fringe world level.

It’s not even a debate.

He had close fights against BJS and Groves, both world champions during their career.

He’s beaten above European level fighters.

As of yet, he’s done nothing to prove he is ‘world’ level…. Or ‘Elite’ world level that comes above that.

And he never will.

[Boxerbeetle]

An absolutely terrible day for Welsh sport yesterday; hammered in the rugby .. Williams pretty much humiliated by CEJ.

Don’t worry, Cardiff are going to smash Liverpool at Anfield in a couple of hours, restore some pride

[Verdi]

What is elite world class? Also, the chap said he is British level not Euro level.

Elite world class would be the top 4 or 5 in the world

If he has been well beaten by two of the top (Smith beat Groves) British guys, then isn't he British level?
Williams is the only guy he has beaten in the world top 20 on boxrec.

DeGale was ranked #8 on boxrec when he beat him

[handsofstone]

I had it 115-110 at the end, fight of two halves really, Eubank Jr looked excellent first half and shite in the second, early on his jab was really good, dropped Williams twice with it and his countering was in point, 3 KDs in first 4 rounds already Williams had a mountain to climb and was chasing shadows

Eubank switched off and started fannying about by the 6th though and spent too much time concentrating on making Williams miss and showboating, he stopped jabbing and counter punching and Williams started landing the occasional right hand, there wasn't much in the rounds but I gave Williams rounds 6-9 and the 10th even, Eubank got a bogus KD in the 11th, looked a push, the KDs were the difference in the end but Eubank Jr still thinks he's better than he is, good defensively I suppose but too much posturing for me

[Terminator666]

A dazzling display by chris eubank
Chris Eubank Jr produces dazzling display to outclass Liam Williams https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/60252008

[bigjack]

I thought we were going to see something special in the first few rounds but that soon vanished,very poor after the 5th

[cormack]

eubank is dross and once again doesnt even try to do what he promised ie A KO and williams lacks intelligence as well as a chin now .
sky can talk it up as much as they want but this was shite and not in any way a precurser to a title shot .

[bigjack]

eubank is dross and once again doesnt even try to do what he promised ie A KO and williams lacks intelligence as well as a chin now .
sky can talk it up as much as they want but this was shite and not in any way a precurser to a title shot .

It wasn't but with sky's backing he may get a title shot.What has happened to the Eubank throwing combinations and upercuts ?,that was worth watching.

[Boxerbeetle]

Calling Eubank dross is very unfair, surely. He’s no world beater, but he travelled to Williams’ backyard and dropped him 4 times and coasted the whole fight.

[Ruthless-RKO]

eubank is dross and once again doesnt even try to do what he promised ie A KO and williams lacks intelligence as well as a chin now .
sky can talk it up as much as they want but this was shite and not in any way a precurser to a title shot .

It wasn't but with sky's backing he may get a title shot.What has happened to the Eubank throwing combinations and upercuts ?,that was worth watching.

Yeh that’s the Eubank we should have seen last night.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Eubank Sr didn’t look too impressed when they showed him during the mid-late rounds.

Although that’s probably his every day look.