Chris Eubank Jr’s promoter, Ben Shalom, has revealed what went fallacious for his fighter not getting the profitable, life-changing struggle in opposition to celebrity Canelo Alvarez on September 14th.
Shalom says the administration for unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) couldn’t provide you with a determine that Eubank Jr. (33-3, 24 KOs) might agree on for his or her struggle, which he feels could be a large one.
Eubank Jr.’s Restricted Marketability within the US
It’s unclear what sort of cash Eubank Jr. is hoping to get preventing Canelo as a result of he’s not a family title within the States, and the struggle wouldn’t do huge numbers on PPV from the U.S. facet.
For the Canelo-Eubank Jr struggle to succeed on PPV, the British public must buy it in large numbers, and it’s questionable whether or not that might be the case. Eubank Jr. is considered as a domestic-level fighter, even within the eyes of UK followers. He’s not taking up the highest canine at 160 or 168.
Eubank Jr. has been working on the British and European degree since dropping to WBA tremendous middleweight champion George Groves in 2018. That was the one time in Eubank Jr’s 13-year profession that he fought for a world title, which ended badly for him.
Canelo is negotiating along with his WBA necessary Edgar Berlanga for a struggle on September 14th in a cross-promotional conflict involving PBC and Matchroom Boxing. The struggle can be proven on DAZN and Prime Video PPV from the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Whereas that’s a horrible struggle, it’s not as a lot of a trainwreck within the U.S. as a Canelo-Eubank Jr. struggle could be.
Shalom nonetheless believes a struggle between Eubank Jr. and Canelo will occur, however excellent now. He could be proper. Canelo is seemingly taking simpler fights now in opposition to opposition that U.S followers have little curiosity in to maintain himself on the high, and Eubank Jr. will work effectively to additional that.
“Canelo’s promotional group couldn’t get to a quantity that Chris [Eubank Jr] felt was acceptable for a struggle of that dimension,” mentioned Shalom to talkSport on why the Canelo vs. Eubank Jr. struggle received’t be taking place on September 14th.
Eubank Jr. might proceed to have issues in negotiations with Canelo. Nothing goes to vary except Eubank Jr. exhibits some bravery and takes on an honest tremendous middleweight like Diego Pacheco, Caleb Plant, or Christian Mbilli and beats them. It’s secure to say that Eubank Jr. could be an enormous underdog in opposition to all of these fighters and could be trounced.
Shalom Optimistic Canelo-Eubank Jr. Occurs
“And I do imagine that struggle goes to occur, but it surely’s not going to occur in September,” Shalom continued concerning the Canelo-Eubank Jr. conflict. “In the meanwhile, I believe Chris feels that it’s an enormous struggle, and it’s a large struggle, so the phrases have to be proper.”
I hate to interrupt this to Shalom, however Canelo vs. Eubank Jr. isn’t more likely to occur except Chris Jr. agrees to no matter Alvarez’s administration desires. Eubank Jr. might strengthen his negotiating energy if he beats one of many huge canine at 168, however that isn’t going to occur on this lifetime.
We’ll doubtless see Eubank Jr. select one other lesser man like those he’s been preventing and be in no higher place to get his asking value in talks with Canelo.
Eubank Jr’s final six fights:
– Liam Smith x 2: Knocked out within the first match and avenged it within the rematch
– Liam Williams: Home degree
– Wanik Awdijan
– Marcus Morrison
– Matt Korobov: Free arm harm by Korobov
