HOW long must we wait for Chris Eubank Jrโs much advertised, but so far utterly unrealised, mega fight? A rematch with Billy Joe Saunders never materialised, a clash with Gennady Golovkin was negotiated and then abandoned last year. He talked up fighting James DeGale, even Andre Ward at light-heavyweight. In the mean time we have to make do with Eubank boxing unknown Australian Renold Quinlan on Saturday (February 4).
This contest is on a new ITV Box Office pay-per-view platform and maybe this will give Eubank the clout to finally snare a significant name. He seems to hope so. โSuper-middleweight, light-heavyweight, middleweight, these are all the possible fights that can be made now. On ITV we have the platform and thereโs nobody getting in the way, thereโs no middlemen confusing situations. So all these big fights can be made now in 2017,โ Eubank Jr said.
โIโm not looking too far ahead. Obviously everybody has their goals, their dreams and Iโm working towards those. But Iโm not overlooking this man. Heโs travelled halfway across the world to come here and defend his title. Iโve got respect for that. He didnโt have to do that, he didnโt have to be here. He could have taken an easier route. He wants to test himself against the best and it will be an extremely tough test. This isnโt going to be a walk in the park. Itโs going to be a hell of a fight. Weโre on a great platform ITV Box Office, I canโt wait to get there and show you guys what Iโve been working on.โ
He ran through his familiar battle cry, calling out everyone vaguely near his weight. โIโm coming for everybody. DeGale, I want the rest of those teeth. Iโve told everybody Iโm going to put them on my mantelpiece. Golovkin, I know I can beat him. Heโs seen by some of you guys as one of the pound-for-pound best in the world, I donโt believe it. I donโt see it. I know I have the beating of that man. I watch him fight and I can see holes. I guess heโs got power but itโs going to take a hell of a lot more than that beat me and Iโve got a very nice little plan for that man. So Golovkin, Iโm coming for you, Iโm going to roast that guy. Again Saunders, Iโm never going to get past that fight, Iโm never going to have him out of my mind until I right that wrong. He has a win over me. I need to even the score and these are all fights that can be made in 2017, hopefully here on ITV,โ he declared.