As struggle followers might have learn or heard, Chris Eubank Jr and his staff and stated to be contemplating submitting an official protest concerning final Saturday’s struggle with Liam Smith. Smith surprised Eubank, and many people followers, by scoring a devastating 4th spherical stoppage win over the person who had boasted earlier than the struggle that he would solely should be at “50 p.c to beat this man.”
However now, having appeared on the tape of the struggle, Eubank and his staff, together with all-time nice Roy Jones who trains Eubank, really feel they’ve a case for grievance within the type of Smith’s elbow. Eubank and his staff say the stray elbow Smith hit the dropping fighter with was an enormous issue within the defeat and an official grievance could also be filed.
Smith, although, is having none of it. As he made clear when talking with Sky Sports.
“They’re clutching at straws,” Smith stated so far as Eubank and his folks seeking to blame the defeat on the elbow. “As a lot because it is likely to be a shock for folks to see Chris sitting on his bottom like that, simply take it on the chin. You misplaced, you bought stopped, come again from it. No person believes you. You’re embarrassing your self. Go file your grievance by all means, If that’s the case, simply take the rematch. What are you ready for? You’ve acquired three or 4 weeks to activate the rematch clause. If it was attributable to an elbow, go forward and activate it and let’s transfer on.”
It’s robust to disagree with Smith right here. To be truthful to Eubank Jr, he didn’t blame his loss on the elbow, merely stating as a substitute that he “acquired caught.” Nonetheless, Eubank nonetheless believes he’s the higher fighter of the 2 and he needs to show it. Does this so-called ‘elbow controversy’ make a rematch that a lot greater, or do followers wish to see Smith go elsewhere (maybe right into a world title struggle with Gennady Golovkin)?
Let’s now wait and see whether or not A: Eubank does file an official grievance, and B: if Eubank prompts that rematch clause. But when Smith and Eubank do struggle once more, can anybody actually make a robust case for a Eubank win?