Via Sam Volz: Conor Benn took to social media to show a bit of gloating in response to Chris Eubank Jr being knocked down by arch nemesis Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith in a daze on Saturday night at the AO Arena in Manchester, Older brother.
Benn let his followers know that Eubank Jr (32-3, 23 KOs) wouldn’t have made it past two points if they had fought last October. Eubank Jr will face Benn on October 8 if he does not test positive for the banned clomifene PED.
What are you saying? It won’t pass two hours, will it?” Conor Benn said on Instagram after Liam Smith knocked out Chris Eubank Jr on Saturday night during their clash in Manchester, England.
Instead of being happy about Eubank Jr’s defeat, Benn should be upset that the loss took away the heat of their future fight, making it completely meaningless. If the two were to fight now, it wouldn’t attract much attention because the loss of Eubank Jr.
Even if Eubank Jr defeats Liam in their rematch, the fight against Benn won’t be as big as it should be. Additionally, Benn’s two positive results for clomifene would also damage interest in the fight against Eubank Jr if he persists in that direction after his drug case is over. ended together.
Benn may want to convince Liam Smith to fight him as his popularity will increase after tonight’s win. Of course, Benn will have to wait for the Eubank Jr-Smith II rematch before he can take out either of those boxers.
It would have been better for Benn to focus on fighting opponents from his weight class in the heavyweight division than trying to hustle into fights against lackluster, flawed boxers like Eubank Jr & Smith.
No matter how well Liam Smith’s win went tonight, it doesn’t prove he can take on the top 154-pound or 160-pound athletes and hope to win. Smith won’t beat one of the top middleweights like Jermell Charlo, Tim Tszyu, Sebastian Fundora or Tony Harrison.
Eubank Jr.’s years of inactivity and lack of basic knowledge of boxing took his toll tonight, with him being taken advantage of by Smith.
After Eubank Jr’s loss to George Groves in 2018, he’s only fought five times against mostly less opposition from the domestic and European levels. The lack of skill Groves displayed at Eubank Jr is still there to be witnessed tonight as he enters it with Smith, a strong contender at 154.
