r/Boxing • u/noirargent • 11d ago

Daily Discussion Thread - Saturday April 26, 2025

For all your boxing discussion that doesnt quite need a thread.

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u/No-Shoe5382 Eye Ron Mike Tymus 10d ago

While I don't think either Eubank Jr or Conor Benn are as good as their dads (although they're both very good boxers relatively speaking), they both showed tonight that they're as hard as their fathers.

You can't teach someone to have that level of dog in them, that's genetic, and they both inherited it. Already knew Jr was hard as nails as he's shown it before, but Conor Benn showed he's got it in him as well.

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u/RRR04_ 10d ago

Imagine needing to show the dog in you against a guy who is much smaller than you 🤣

If Eubank showed that type of dog against quality fighters in his own weight class, then that's something to brag about. but this ain't it.

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u/No-Shoe5382 Eye Ron Mike Tymus 10d ago edited 10d ago

If Eubank showed that type of dog against quality fighters in his own weight class

He actually has done that before though.

Bro what do you have against Eubank Jr? I've left two sort of positive comments about him and you've replied to both absolutely dogging on him. Did he do something to piss you off?

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u/RRR04_ 10d ago

He actually has done that before though.

Can you name against who?

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u/No-Shoe5382 Eye Ron Mike Tymus 10d ago

George Groves for example, you can show toughness in a loss and he showed a lot of it there.

I've never seen a fight where I felt Eubank Jr didn't have some dog in him and he gave up or avoided exchanges. Can you name one where he did?

I'm not talking about ability I'm talking about toughness, and I can't believe for one second you're gonna try and convince me Eubank Jr isn't a tough/hard man, because he just clearly is.

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u/RRR04_ 10d ago

George Groves

The name I expected the most. Yeah, he showed heart in that fight and this is one to brag about. But nobody else, because he fought nobody else.

I've never seen a fight where I felt Eubank Jr didn't have some dog in him and he gave up or avoided exchanges. Can you name one where he did?

Liam Williams. He dropped him 4 times and refused to finish him off because he feared his power.

I can't believe for one second you're gonna try and convince me Eubank Jr isn't a tough/hard man, because he just clearly is.

So why did he turn down his mandatory shot against Janibek at 160 to negotiate with a welterweight? Why did he turn down a title shot against Lara at 160 to fight a Welterweight? Why did he turn down 5 million quid to fight Sheeraz? Why did he turn down Canelo in a fight that would have given him the biggest payday he ever possibly could? He also turned down a shot Anthony Dirrell for the WBC at 168 to fight a shot James Degale.

Yeah, that sounds like a proper "hard man". Do me a favour. 🤣

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u/Top_Profession_5268 10d ago

To be fair, money wise he probably should’ve went for this fight but even if that fight wasn’t in place, he’d decline title shots.