Eubank v Abraham - 15/7/17 Wembley Arena

[Beanz]

I think Junior can beat Groves if he lands that uppercut on George who is vulnerable.

If Eubank bends at the waist at stares at the canvas, or turns his back or drops his hands wiggling his big head Groves will take one step sideways and batter the crap out of him. He basically failed to get a guy out of there that Paul Smith hung with. He thinks he is much better than he really is. BJS proved that already and Billy is not a heavy hitter. Jr took one long looping left off Abrahams all night and while he came back firing there was enough of a pause to show he felt it and a younger fighter would be following that up. Groves will not stand in front of him and let him tee off with uppercuts. I don't know how the format is going to work but who knows if they will meet yet anyway.

[Ron Swanson]

I think Junior can beat Groves if he lands that uppercut on George who is vulnerable.

If Eubank bends at the waist at stares at the canvas, or turns his back or drops his hands wiggling his big head Groves will take one step sideways and batter the crap out of him. He basically failed to get a guy out of there that Paul Smith hung with. He thinks he is much better than he really is. BJS proved that already and Billy is not a heavy hitter. Jr took one long looping left off Abrahams all night and while he came back firing there was enough of a pause to show he felt it and a younger fighter would be following that up. Groves will not stand in front of him and let him tee off with uppercuts. I don't know how the format is going to work but who knows if they will meet yet anyway.

For me the difference is instinctual. Did Jr land a single counter punch, I can't remember one? Groves won't give him the time to decide what he will do, pause, then do it. Groves will make him fight in the moment with instincts. I saw nothing to suggest Jr is capable of that. Perhaps old Abe just didn't have what was necessary to bring it out of him. But with how fast Jrs hands were to how slow he was from deciding to doing I don't see instincts. That's how you miss a guy much slower than you by 3 feet with a left hook, the entire process from decision to execution is too slow.