Via Barry Holbook: Roy Jones Jr says Chris Eubank Jr will easily beat Conor Benn on October 8 as long as he doesn’t make a mistake.
Eubank Jr (32-2, 23 KOs) has a size and experience advantage over Benn (21-0, 14 KOs), and that should be enough for him to win as long as he’s not careless.
Jones didn’t give any hints as to what Eubank Jr would do to make this match easy, but he is likely to be on the outside the way he did with Liam Williams and pick Benn by the odds. left hook.
Conor Benn, 25, is a completely different type of boxer than his famous father, Nigel Benn. Conor relies more on being outside, looking to launch single hits in hopes of stunning opponents.
Once he injured them, he then proceeded to kill and give up until the referee came in and halted the game. Nigel is an all-rounder who fights well from the outside and the inside.
Conor couldn’t fight like Nigel, as he lacked the inner game, hand speed and power, and he was uncomfortable with the punishment he would have to endure for fighting that way.
The left hook Eubank Jr possesses, as well as his mobility, will make it difficult for Benn to position to launch the right side shots he likes to throw from the outside.
Without Benn able to deliver those hits, he would be subject to Eubank Jr’s altercation at the outside game. If Benn had an inside game like his famous father, Nigel, he’d have a much better chance of beating Eubank Jr, but he hasn’t had the years to develop that. To become a good martial arts fighter like Nigel, you have to start early and can’t be afraid of getting hit.
“I think Eubank won the match no matter what, but there are some things he [will] Roy Jones told Fighthype.
“Eubank is probably the more experienced, bigger and better fighter, so all my thoughts will be with Eubank.
“But there are some things that Conor can cause problems, and I warned Chris about those, so I think he’ll be fine.”
