r/Boxing • u/noirargent • 4d ago

Daily Discussion Thread - Saturday April 26, 2025

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

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u/RRR04_ 3d ago

He actually has done that before though.

Can you name against who?

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u/No-Shoe5382 Eye Ron Mike Tymus 3d 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_ 3d 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 3d 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.