Nick Blackwell vs Chris Eubank Jnr

[Master]

Free LIVE CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: NICK BLACKWELL VS CHRIS EUBANK JR

Only on exclusively channel 5 with round by round commentary by Master.

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[Beanz]

Don't forget to get some extra 50ps for the meter.

[Mark TKO]

I'm surprised you've even got channel 5 given how tight you are

[Dia bando]

I'm surprised you've even got channel 5 given how tight you are

He's not tight just very very careful.

[Master]

Forget the other fight on sky, this is the real boxing channel.

[Master]

Nick Blackwell: British middleweight champion hopes to 'shock' Chris Eubank Jr

Nick Blackwell says he wants to "shock" Chris Eubank Jr when he defends his British middleweight title on Saturday.

Blackwell, who won the British belt in 2015, has lost three and drawn one of his 23 professional fights.

Eubank Jr, the son of former world middleweight and super middleweight champion Chris Eubank, has lost only once in 22 bouts.

"He's a good talent, he's a good fighter, but he hasn't got much ring experience," said Blackwell.

"He's only had two opponents, that's Spike [Gary O'Sullivan] and Billy Joe Saunders, losing to Billy Joe and Spike he struggled with."

Blackwell, who also described Eubank Jr as "fake" and "arrogant", says he does not believe his opponent is only using the fight to set up a rematch with Saunders.

"I don't think he's going to be seeing it as a stepping stone but if he is thinking like that he's very, very mistaken," he told BBC Wiltshire.

"He knows deep down this is going to be the hardest fight of his life.

"If he hasn't taken this fight seriously and he hasn't trained hard - he's going to be on for a massive shock."

Nick Blackwell: British middleweight champion hopes to 'shock' Chris Eubank Jr - BBC Sport

[Primo Carnera]

I reckon the only area Eubank is levels above Blackwell is possibly conditioning and fitness.
With regards to boxing skills, technique and experience, I don't think there's anything significant.
Blackwell has been in with some good guys, won some , lost some.
If he's learnt anything from those fights, it might be an interesting evening.
I still fancy Eubank to come through, but not with ease. It's funny, although Blackwell beat Ryder, I would more than fancy Ryder against Eubank.

[Dia bando]

I reckon the only area Eubank is levels above Blackwell is possibly conditioning and fitness.
With regards to boxing skills, technique and experience, I don't think there's anything significant.
Blackwell has been in with some good guys, won some , lost some.
If he's learnt anything from those fights, it might be an interesting evening.
I still fancy Eubank to come through, but not with ease. It's funny, although Blackwell beat Ryder, I would more than fancy Ryder against Eubank.

I just think it will go the same way the Spike fight went for Jr, he will just outbox Nick as I feel Blackwell is
domestic level at best, Ryder has never really impressed me domestic level again they can be in good fights
but I feel Ryder or Blackwell are hardly World Champions waiting in the the wings are they.!

[Primo Carnera]

I reckon the only area Eubank is levels above Blackwell is possibly conditioning and fitness.
With regards to boxing skills, technique and experience, I don't think there's anything significant.
Blackwell has been in with some good guys, won some , lost some.
If he's learnt anything from those fights, it might be an interesting evening.
I still fancy Eubank to come through, but not with ease. It's funny, although Blackwell beat Ryder, I would more than fancy Ryder against Eubank.

I just think it will go the same way the Spike fight went for Jr, he will just outbox Nick as I feel Blackwell is
domestic level at best, Ryder has never really impressed me domestic level again they can be in good fights
but I feel Ryder or Blackwell are hardly World Champions waiting in the the wings are they.!

Nor is Eubank imo.

[Dia bando]

I reckon the only area Eubank is levels above Blackwell is possibly conditioning and fitness.
With regards to boxing skills, technique and experience, I don't think there's anything significant.
Blackwell has been in with some good guys, won some , lost some.
If he's learnt anything from those fights, it might be an interesting evening.
I still fancy Eubank to come through, but not with ease. It's funny, although Blackwell beat Ryder, I would more than fancy Ryder against Eubank.

I just think it will go the same way the Spike fight went for Jr, he will just outbox Nick as I feel Blackwell is
domestic level at best, Ryder has never really impressed me domestic level again they can be in good fights
but I feel Ryder or Blackwell are hardly World Champions waiting in the the wings are they.!

Nor is Eubank imo.

You could be right but Eubank has more of a chance to succeed at the higher level, boxing is about levels when it comes to being a champion is it not.?

[Primo Carnera]

I reckon the only area Eubank is levels above Blackwell is possibly conditioning and fitness.
With regards to boxing skills, technique and experience, I don't think there's anything significant.
Blackwell has been in with some good guys, won some , lost some.
If he's learnt anything from those fights, it might be an interesting evening.
I still fancy Eubank to come through, but not with ease. It's funny, although Blackwell beat Ryder, I would more than fancy Ryder against Eubank.

I just think it will go the same way the Spike fight went for Jr, he will just outbox Nick as I feel Blackwell is
domestic level at best, Ryder has never really impressed me domestic level again they can be in good fights
but I feel Ryder or Blackwell are hardly World Champions waiting in the the wings are they.!

Nor is Eubank imo.

You could be right but Eubank has more of a chance to succeed at the higher level, boxing is about levels when it comes to being a champion is it not.?

Absolutely. But that's where we disagree. I don't think Eubank is any better than Ryder, and although I can't say I think Ryder will be World Champ, I feel the same about Eubank.
I know most people may think differently, and we'll see. But I can't get my head round why he would turn down 7 or 8 times as much money and a World title shot to go for the British title. I'm not even sure THEY think they're up for the job. Like I say, I could be wrong , but it is strange, is it not?

[Master]

Frank Buglioni v Olegs Fedotovs will be on spike TV earlier so that may class with Germany v England.

[Batman]

what time are we expecting the JR fight? I'm going to be flicking between sky and channel 5

[Master]

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[Master]

Nick Blackwell: Injured boxer says he will not fight again.

Nick Blackwell says he will not fight again after sustaining serious head injuries in his British middleweight title loss to Chris Eubank Jr.

Blackwell, 25, was placed in a coma with bleeding in his skull after his 10th-round defeat at London's Wembley Arena on 26 March.

"No that's me done," the Briton tweeted after being asked on the social media site if he would be making a comeback.

"I can't put my friends and family and self through that again."

Blackwell wants to stay in the sport in some capacity and said he holds "no hard feelings" towards Eubank Jr as he continues his recovery.

Nick Blackwell: Injured boxer says he will not fight again - BBC Sport