Roy Jones Jr. says Chris Eubank Jr. is preparing to face Saul Canelo Alvarez or Gennady Golovkin, not Liam Smith.boxing news

Roy Jones Jr. claims Chris Eubank Jr. doesn’t need him in the corners to beat Liam Smith and he’ll be a future match against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin I am preparing him for the possibility of

The American, a four-division world champion during his legendary professional career, will return to Eubank Jr.’s camp for his next fight with Smith at Manchester’s AO Arena on 21 January. I came. sky sports box office.

The match was Eubank Jr’s first, as he scored four knockdowns for Wales last February, beating Liam Williams when Jones Jr was also in a corner.

“If it’s Liam Williams or Liam Smith, the Chris Eubank fight can beat both of those things, so Chris doesn’t need me to beat them,” Jones Jr. said. Sky Sports Toe2Toe boxing podcast.

“But he didn’t bring me in for a specific fighter, he brought me here to set me up for names like GGG (Golovkin) and Canelo.

“You can’t be the old Chris who just goes out and lets go when you’re with these guys. You have to be a tactician. I have to.

“He looks down on the bigger fights and he knows that besides blowing people away with combinations, it doesn’t work against these bigger guys, Canelo and GGG.”

Jones Jr’s comments reflect his fighter’s confidence, suggesting he needs to be 50% to beat Smith against Great Britain.

Smith, a former WBO super welterweight champion, has repeatedly dismissed claims that Eubank is having an easy night, describing the percentage jive as “laughable”.

Stop win would ‘open eyes’ for Alvarez and Golovkin

Jones Jr. explained that part of his confidence in Eubank Jr. comes from his weight advantage over the 33-year-old Smith.

The fight took place at the 160-pound middleweight limit, where Eubank had previously campaigned above, while Smith, 34, fought below.

“he [Eubank Jr] He’s bigger than Liam Smith, and if he’s bigger than Liam Smith, he’s a bigger fighter, so a toe-to-toe fight favors him,” Jones Jr.

“He’s fought super-middleweight and middleweight, and Liam Smith has fought junior-middleweight and middleweight, so Chris is definitely the bigger fighter.

“It all depends on how the match goes or how Chris chooses his fights. Because Chris is the bigger fighter.”

“At the same time, I think Chris really picks up momentum in the late game, because the longer the fight goes on, the better it usually is for the bigger fighters.”

Eubank Jr. has long followed a showdown with Alvarez or Golovkin, who faced each other for the third time last September.

Jones Jr thinks Eubank Jr’s strong performance against Smith could be important in convincing Alvarez or Golovkin to face him next.

“I think he [Eubank Jr] It brings a lot to the table anyway, but a good fight with Liam Smith definitely got them to say, ‘OK, this is a guy that’s worth it, he’s got a name, he’s got a whole country behind him. Let me tell you.

“If he beats Liam, he’s clearly the best middleweight this side of the pond, so now bring in the best middleweight from the other side of the pond or wherever they come from and Let’s make it happen.

“So with a good win, and a sure stop, I think people should definitely open their eyes and realize that he’s definitely a competitor and deserves a shot.”