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I'm probably very biased because I'm a big Eubank jr and snr fan. But I thought Eubanks performance last night was pretty spectacular, he showed he has the required tools to make it to the top. To go into the 12th round with a huge points lead and to still be able the fight it like its your first and look to get rid of your opponent says a lot about his mentality.

People said his team needed sorting out but it looks like they did a brilliant job of working on Chris's flaws from the BJS fight. He was a completely different animal last night.

The big question is, if he carries on improving does he have the potential to take GGG?

No. Chudinov was terribly disappointing - one-dimensional, weak & predicable. He made Eubank Jr look much better than he is imo. If BJS didn't gas so badly, he would probably have beaten Eubank 120-108.

Can't tell if you're being serious about GGG? But if you are, my opinion is Eubank Jr will never ever be ready for GGG, and would likely be stopped within 3 or 4 rounds.

Last night he was again great value!! Absolutely top draw. I think he can become a world champ, but he does need to develop his discipline behind his jab further. I think his dad knows it, and was telling Jr to keep using it, but Jr loves to brawl with his combo's, and is blood thirsty in the ring!!

I like him a lot, but still think he needs to be more disciplined. He has great speed and reactions, and seems tough just like his father.

Whether he reaches and stays at the top or not, he is going to give fans great entertainment. So i'm with him!

He did a good job of starting quicker than against BJS, which is testament to the new confidence he has in his stamina (and he should, it's an excellent trait of his). In patches he also used the jab more effectively. Other than that, Chudinov was throwing some left hooks from behind his back and still managing to catch Eubank - he still hasn't developed much of a defence or the ability to time opponents and counter them or properly create openings - so I remain skeptical that he will develop the necessary mental skills and instincts for top level.

I can see him making it to good European level based on his physical gifts but not beyond that, not while he has to think about everything he does and not while opponents as slow as Chudinov are able to land on him repeatedly. There is something of Omar Sheika about him, another physically gifted fighter who could either defend well or attack well but never link the two properly.

Domestic/European level. No jab, no right hand, no judgement or control of distance and no natural fighting instinct, everything has to be thought through and he doesn't seem to have a great boxing brain. He's strong and throws in combinations of wild uppercuts/hooks, enough to get him through against fighters like Chudinov, but at the top level he'll need a lot more and its probably too late to make those kind of improvements, especially with the attitude that him and his Dad have. Golovkin would take his head off.

Arguably his in the ring education really just began in the past four/five months. If he'd fought chudinov before bjs he might still be unbeaten. If he keeps improving he can win a world title. He won't be a legend but with the right backing and match making he can go on and do well.

expe wrote:Domestic/European level. No jab, no right hand, no judgement or control of distance and no natural fighting instinct, everything has to be thought through and he doesn't seem to have a great boxing brain. He's strong and throws in combinations of wild uppercuts/hooks, enough to get him through against fighters like Chudinov, but at the top level he'll need a lot more and its probably too late to make those kind of improvements, especially with the attitude that him and his Dad have. Golovkin would take his head off.

I do think that if he worked behind the jab he could also make himself harder to hit at the same time by being less open. He does seem to have very quick reactions. I agree with you on most of his improvement areas but natural fighting instinct. What do you mean when you say natural fighting instinct? I think he fights on this most of the time, and does seem to sniff blood quite well.

95gerog wrote:

expe wrote:Domestic/European level. No jab, no right hand, no judgement or control of distance and no natural fighting instinct, everything has to be thought through and he doesn't seem to have a great boxing brain. He's strong and throws in combinations of wild uppercuts/hooks, enough to get him through against fighters like Chudinov, but at the top level he'll need a lot more and its probably too late to make those kind of improvements, especially with the attitude that him and his Dad have. Golovkin would take his head off.

I do think that if he worked behind the jab he could also make himself harder to hit at the same time by being less open. He does seem to have very quick reactions. I agree with you on most of his improvement areas but natural fighting instinct. What do you mean when you say natural fighting instinct? I think he fights on this most of the time, and does seem to sniff blood quite well.

I don't think his jabs good enough to do that, Chudinov is tailor made for anyone with a decent jab because he doesn't move his head and he still didn't use it, more down to him lacking the brain to stay on the outside, but I can't see him outjabbing anyone at world level. Maybe fighting instinct was the wrong word, but he doesn't seem to see things happening in the ring, Chudinov was loading up big time on his punches and he still managed to keep his head in the way of them for most of the fight, he didn't even see Chudinov closing the gap and held his feet, ending up on the inside where he didn't need to be.

He will be a well managed world champion I think, take from that what you please.

Let's be honest he's a lot better than most people expected

Black Sam Bellamy wrote:Let's be honest he's a lot better than most people expected

This.

I didn't watch last nights fight so can't comment on that - however, at age just 25 with limited amateur experience and only 3 months after his first defeat he could have chosen a much lesser opponent for this fight.

I don't think that he would have got too much stick if he had spent the next year having 4 or 5 easier jobs, however it is a sign of his character and the confidence in himself and his team that he didnt follow that route.

Ok, he has them dead fish eyes and doesn't have much of a personality (especially compared to his dad), and has also morphed from a posh public schoolboy to some kind of hoodie wannabe, but after all that he is still a decent prospect.

he is absolute box office, simple as. flashy, arrogant, dismissive of opponents, good looking, well chiselled..... he will be a dream to promote. a sad loss for mick hennessy.

Never rated him before the BJS fight (well to be at world champ level) but his impressed me, I'd like to see him use his jab and defence more but his movement and the flurry of punches he throws are impressive.

he can beat jacobs.

wba regular champ.

i thought he beat saunders tbh.

damn judges. :>

Black Sam Bellamy wrote:Let's be honest he's a lot better than most people expected

is he

I also like the fact that he has a mind of his own and sensed the k.o /stoppage.

chris senior said stay behind the jab last round, and.... chris junior boxed and then opened up when he saw his chance.

needs to fight in usa for extra experience as a pro.

not as far as Senior

He still doesn't listen to his corner. His old boy was constantly telling him to get behind the jab.

And did he?

I didn't realise how good he was until the bjs fight & with his limited expieriance against weak opposition with lack of rounds I was pleasantly shocked & id say he can go all the way but believe his dad's ego & expectance mixed with impatience could ruin him! Chudinov is a top fighter but is being devalued after getting trounced & I fear jnr may not get the rest now & matched in back to back to close & hard contests which could harm him

He has certainly improved alot in the last year. It depends how much is left in there.

A bit crude, hits hard without being a 1 punch KO specialist, ridiculously fit, seems very tough, likes to go to war, willing to fight anyone it seems... Reminds me of a certain Mr Froch!

another hype job, packaged up nicely for all the mugs to fill up his bank account. he's fit and tough and he can box a bit, but it seems behaving like an arsehole is a prerequisite for any kind of success.ggg would smash him to pieces

jimcook wrote:another hype job, packaged up nicely for all the mugs to fill up his bank account. he's fit and tough and he can box a bit, but it seems behaving like an arsehole is a prerequisite for any kind of success.ggg would smash him to pieces

To be fair, GGG would smash all the other middleweights to pieces

jimcook wrote:another hype job, packaged up nicely for all the mugs to fill up his bank account. he's fit and tough and he can box a bit, but it seems behaving like an arsehole is a prerequisite for any kind of success.ggg would smash him to pieces

Would say he's more than just a hype job but we'll see.

Still not sold on him to be honest. He's had one test and failed and he looked pretty bad in that test. Lost the first few rounds easy and then just started swinging wildly and punching air when he was chasing the fight.

Needs to learn that composure is not the same thing as posing and strutting around the ring.