Chris Eubank Jr spends a while speaking about the place issues stand in negotiations for a battle in opposition to Conor Benn, his various plan to pursue Erislandy Lara, why he hasn’t but fought Canelo Alvarez and eventually why Terence Crawford ought to should undergo him earlier than getting a shot at Canelo. Right here’s a few of what Eubank needed to say under.
Eubank on a battle in opposition to Benn nonetheless not having been finalized as Matchroom demand a 50/50 break up when he’s providing 55/45
“In fact they don’t need to budge. These guys, their greed is what’s stopping the battle from occurring. The underside line is the A-side doesn’t break up 50/50 with the B-side and I’m the A-side. As soon as they involves phrases with that then the battle will likely be made.”
On his pursuit of a battle with Erislandy Lara if a Benn battle can’t be agreed to
“Completely. We would like these belts and Lara, he has the belt.”
On what occurred with he negotiations for a battle with Canelo that hasn’t come to fruition
“We have been in deep negotiations however it got here all the way down to timing and it got here all the way down to cash, each of which we weren’t pleased with. So we determined to place a pin in it, knock off a few these huge fights, after which after we come again to Canelo subsequent 12 months there will likely be no denying what we would like, what we really feel is honest…we have been being downplayed within the negotiations final 12 months.”
On this ideas on a Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford battle
“I feel Canelo is just too huge. It doesn’t make sense. I’ve stated earlier than I’d like to battle Terence. I feel that if he was ever going to have the ability to get into the ring with Canelo, he’d have to step up and battle me first. If he was in a position to get by means of me then he can go for Canelo however they wouldn’t try this as a result of they know what would occur.”
