The fight between Nick Blackwell and Chris Eubank Jr. for the British
middleweight title has today been announced. This is a fight that has been
expected for a long time since Eubank opted out of his three match contract
with Matchroom Sports so that he could fight for the British title.
This is a strange move from the fighter who is ranked no.2 by the WBA
and has the potential for a future fight with WBA regular champion, Daniel
Jacobs or WBA super champion Gennady Golovkin. Both Eubank Jr. and Sr. have, in
the past few months, come out and said that Jr. can beat Golovkin then why did
they not take the fight with him?
With Golovkin announcing yesterday that he will fight little known
Dominic Wade in April, it is clear that Golovkin is short of opponents so what
everyone in the sport of boxing knew, was yesterday confirmed, the Eubanks talk
a whole load of rubbish.
Furthermore, the reason why this is such a strange move is because
Eubank will be fighting Wiltshire born, Nick Blackwell. Blackwell is 19-3-1,
with his losses coming against Saunders, Murray and Bursak, all elite level
fighters.
This is certainly no walk in the park for Eubank as he probably sees it
is. Blackwell impressively stopped southpaw John Ryder in seven rounds to win
the British middleweight title back in May 2015 and has since then defended his
belt twice.
Blackwell must see this fight as an unbelievable opportunity for him to
move up onto the world stage against a fighter who is entirely deluded. Eubank
is a good fighter as he showcased against Gary O’Sullivan, he has a vicious
uppercut so Blackwell must not let him get on the inside.
This fight could potentially be a war as Blackwell is a fighter with a lot of heart. If Blackwell can
control the range then he will be able to throw his heavy bombs and has a great chance of pulling off an upset.
Tom Eckett
@boxingguru44
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