Saunders has got down to his more realistic weight of light middle, maybe even welter. Looking at him at middle is like looking at Mayorga when he fought Vargas at super middle.
He's not got the natural strength to be living with natural strong middles over 12.
The only real question is can Eubank fight for 12?
I believe he can. His dad would not risk the humiliation if he cant and then as I said a few weeks ago, we may very well have boxings next massive world superstar on our hands. He will sell.
Whoa! Easy Tiger! No doubt it would be a great win for him, but "next massive world superstar!" I agree he will sell, but he has to deliver, and even if he beats Saunders, for all the negatives you give about Saunders means he would still have a way to go before he gets near Superstar status!
I don't have a particular side I'm on and can see that if Eubank wins, the ride is going to be fun, but a couple or things do wind me up.
1. The old "I'm prepared to die bullshit" a la Bellew. There's no place for that crap in Boxing for many reasons.
2. His old man (who I love as a bloke even if he does talk horseshit) using GGG's name. If "he could beat GGG tomorrow!", then why did he need a warm up fight to beat Saunders 4 weeks later?
For now, let's keep it real, eh?
Yes and Eubank will win because he's stronger. Billy Joe will be advised to move down because if he isn't strong enough to beat a relative novice at this weight before he's even got a sniff at a world title he has no future there.
The warm up was purely an exercise to make sure he can make the weight easy enough and he did. Coming in under.
Not sure about Eubank winning, but 100% accept your point about Saunders. Infact that's probably why he's saying he'd retire if he loses. He knows he couldn't re-invent himself as a LMW.
Are we to believe that a guy who has only just realised he can make the weight limit with his last fight can beat a man with the professional and amateur career of GGG? like his Dad seems to think? That's my point.
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