Chris Eubank Jr’s promoter, Ben Shalom, has revealed what went fallacious for his fighter not getting the profitable, life-changing struggle towards famous person Canelo Alvarez on September 14th.
Shalom says the administration for unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) couldn’t give you a determine that Eubank Jr. (33-3, 24 KOs) might agree on for his or her struggle, which he feels can 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 identify 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 big numbers, and it’s questionable whether or not that will be the case. Eubank Jr. is seen as a domestic-level fighter, even within the eyes of UK followers. He’s not taking over the highest canine at 160 or 168.
Eubank Jr. has been working on the British and European stage since shedding 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 shall be proven on DAZN and Prime Video PPV from the T-Cell Area 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 can be.
Shalom nonetheless believes a struggle between Eubank Jr. and Canelo will occur, however good now. He is perhaps proper. Canelo is seemingly taking simpler fights now towards opposition that U.S followers have little curiosity in to maintain himself on the prime, and Eubank Jr. will work properly to additional that.
“Canelo’s promotional crew couldn’t get to a quantity that Chris [Eubank Jr] felt was acceptable for a struggle of that measurement,” stated Shalom to talkSport on why the Canelo vs. Eubank Jr. struggle received’t be taking place on September 14th.
Eubank Jr. could 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. can be an enormous underdog towards all of these fighters and can be trounced.
Shalom Optimistic Canelo-Eubank Jr. Occurs
“And I do consider that struggle goes to occur, however it’s not going to occur in September,” Shalom continued in regards to the Canelo-Eubank Jr. conflict. “In the mean time, I believe Chris feels that it’s an enormous struggle, and it’s a big struggle, so the phrases should be proper.”
I hate to interrupt this to Shalom, however Canelo vs. Eubank Jr. will not be prone 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 worth 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 stage
– Wanik Awdijan
– Marcus Morrison
– Matt Korobov: Free arm harm by Korobov
