Via Barry Holbrook: Frank Warren believes Liam Williams has what it takes to beat Chris Eubank Jr.
Warren, who has promoted former 160 lb world title challenger Williams (23-3-1, 18 KOs), suggests he could win if he starts going strong right away. immediately, attack Eubank Jr. (31-2, 23 KOs) rampage, and put it on him.
Eubank Jr will be in Saturday’s middleweight bout against Williams as the favorites when they meet in the Sky Sports PPV clash at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.
Liam must be active
Williams, 29, can’t go wrong with fighting the way he did in a recent loss to WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade, Warren warned. Warren said: “If Williams fought like that with Eubank Jr on Saturday night, he would have a problem.
With three defeats on Williams’ 11-year pro résumé, he must beat Eubank Jr if he hopes to land a lucrative match against one of the world champions in the middleweight division.
If nothing else, Saturday night’s win over Eubank Jr would put Williams in a good position to fight him again, which should generate a lot of interest from boxing fans, including even some world champions at the 160th place.
Full weights for Saturday’s Eubank Jr-Williams card:
- Chris Eubank Jr. 160 vs Liam Williams 159
- Claressa Shields 159 vs. Ema Kozin 159.5
- Otto Wallin 253.5 vs Kamil Sokolowski 234.5
- Julius Indongo 146.5 vs Chris Jenkins 149
- Steve Robinson 242.5 vs Shane Gill 252
- Caroline Dubois 138.4 vs Vaida Masiokaite 138
- Harlem Eubank 141.5 vs Viorel Simion 139.5
- Samuel Antwi 146.5 vs Conah Walker 146
- Rhys Edwards 127 vs Ruslan Berchuk 125
Warren: Liam Williams has to jump on him
“Listen, I like Liam. We promoted him, and he started his career with me. If Liam goes out and jumps on himI think he can give him a lot of problems, but if he fights like he resisted [Demetrius] Andrade, then he’s going to have problems in that fight,” promoter Frank Warren told Secondsout in Williams’ match against Eubank Jr. on Saturday night.
“He had to take everything away from Chris Eubank,” Warren continued. “Chris Eubank Jr is not a big boxer. He’s gained weight, and I just think Liam basically must give it all. He can win that war.
“It’s all about what Liam Williams showed on the night, and if it’s the Liam Williams that I’ve seen in the ring doing some really good things.
“If Liam shows up, he can win the match, but he absolutely has to stamp his rights from round one,” Warren said of the winning key for Williams.
Eubank Jr wins with his volume punch, especially with upper punches that he tends to throw in a sledgehammer fashion.
Eubank Jr leaves open the possibility of counter-attack due to his habit of multiple shots, and that will give Williams plenty of opportunities to make his big shots.
Eubank Jr wants Canelo Alvarez
“All these guys did the same things – they jumped, trying not to get knocked down, but in the end Canelo caught up with them,” Eubank Jr told. Sports sky.
“His bread and butter are to hunt fugitives,“Eubank Jr talks about Canelo.” You have to fight with fire. Make him respect you. That is exactly what I will do.
“Let those hands go strong and fast! So he didn’t just hit you with ropes in the end. Canelo needs to fight guys that everyone will be excited about.
“I have been told that he wants to fight in the UK. In the UK, there is absolutely no one else who could have fought better for him than me,” said Eubank Jr.
At this point, it will likely take a series of wins against the top middleweight contenders for Eubank Jr to be considered against Canelo. That said, beating Liam Williams won’t impress Canelo or his coach/manager Eddy Reynoso enough for them to take on Eubank Jr.
Let Eubank Jr. To be able to fight Canelo, he will need to defeat the following types of fighters:
- Gennadiy Golovkin
- Jermall Charlo
- Jaime Munguia
- Ryota Murata
- Demetrius Andrade
- David Benavidez
- Caleb . Factory
