Via Eon Kennedy: The dust has now settled as Liam Smith took a surprise and powerful knockout win over Chris Eubank Jr, and amid some silliness and embarrassment regarding an appeal from Eubank over an alleged elbow from Smith, one thing has never been more certain, and that is that Liam Smith has never sat better in his fifteen-year professional career.
It is widely documented that Liverpudlian was once a world champion and even shared the ring with current boxing star Saul Canelo Alvarez, so Smith is no stranger to big nights, but battle This win is like a boxer’s debut party. I’ve seen a lot of games.
Last week there were whispers that Eubank Jr’s team would file a formal appeal with the British Boxing Control Board due to Smith’s now-alleged famous elbow with the head of Eubank.
It seems innocuous and everyone agrees that an appeal will be dropped, so no one is too excited about this development yet. The most intriguing post-battle plot that emerges in this war is what decisions the two main characters will make.
Will Eubank fulfill the rematch clause and face Smith at his dear Anfield stadium? Or will Eubank choose to fight rebuild to regain confidence? Will he stick with the legendary Roy Jones Jr as his coach? That combination seems to have been mocked globally since its inception. There’s a reason why. Eubank looks like he’s become a newbie again trying to do Jones’ own style, a style he will never be able to master. More questions than answers for Eubank.
What about Smith? Well, if Eubank chooses to trigger that rematch clause, he has no choice. He will be obligated to fight him, but Smith won’t mind that since he just wiped out Eubank, and this fight will give him a chance to fulfill his lifelong dream of fighting at Liverpool Football Club stadium.
If Eubank chooses to rebuild, then Smith has what once seemed like an outrageous choice, and that choice was a world belt war with Gennadiy Golovkin at middleweight. Once upon a time this proposal would have classified Smith as a slaughtered lamb, but not now.
Golovkin has slowed down considerably and with Smith now moving with great momentum, this match could end when Smith catches the once great champion at the perfect time. Smith also has picks in light-medium where he is still ranked highly. Therefore, after a long career, he can stand up because no matter what happens next, the promoters will call Liam Smith. And he will get paid.
