
Originally Posted by
La Cucaracha
I've got Fury and Saunders
Fury's outside distractions and inactivity are cause for concern

Eubank's limited amateur background and lack of late round experience will be his downfall

Saunders amateur experience is being used too much to gauge how he will do.
As Eubank said, he was a point scorer. Look at Audley Harrison! His amateur experience will not help him. Its toughness needed in the pros and there are lots now that will testify to Eubanks toughness in sparring at least against top bigger fighters.
He has been regularly sparring the likes of Carl Froch, Nathan Cleverly, George Groves, David Haye, DeGale, Chad Dawson, Montell Griffin and Zab Judah.
Froch called him in to push him in the biggest fight of his career and he did push one of the toughest super middles out there. He dropped Groves, he gave Cleverly two broken ribs a couple of weeks before the first Bellew fight! Eubank is strong and tough and has learnt how to fight like a pro against the best. Its just that we haven't seen it.
I posted a link to a video interview between Kugan Cassius and Johnny Nelson and Nelson really rates Eubank from all the reports he's heard about the sparring. He said he hasn't heard one negative report. However this doesn't take away the question mark of how Eubank will deal with the pressure of a competitive bout in front of a booing crowd. He didn't get booed at the weigh in but Saunders got the biggest reception out of all the fighters there. I expect Eubank to walk out of the ring tonight with everyones respect.
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