Chris Eubank Sr breaks into tears and pleads son | Boxing News
Chris Eubank Sr struggled to carry back the tears whereas discussing his son’s upcoming combat towards Conor Benn, claiming Chris Eubank Jr is barely in it “for the money”. Benn and Eubank are set to sq. off towards one another on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium subsequent weekend, in what’s being described as one of the largest fights in British historical past.
But the bout has come underneath criticism, with many, together with Eubank Sr, suggesting the weight discrepancies between the pair are too giant. Benn should transfer up from his normal 147lbs welterweight division to the middleweight restrict of 160lbs for the competition, whereas Eubank Jr should drop down.
Sharing his considerations during an interview with IFL TV, Eubank Sr defined: “I’m so hurt by this, by what’s happened to him, and this is the situation they’re putting my son in now. Connor, they’re destroying his career, if they haven’t already destroyed it,” the previous boxer stated, whereas battling the tears.
“Legacy, long-lasting effect of a particular event, what me and [Nigel] Benn did there wasn’t any bad language, we didn’t get into a fight outside the studio. Because we had to be noble. This is a disgrace, if it isn’t a disgrace, which one of you media guys will say it isn’t a disgrace? Fight me. It’s a disgrace.”
It’s probably Eubank Sr was referencing his own combat towards Michael Watson in 1991, which left the previous with life-threatening mind harm. Watson collapsed within the ring and would spend 40 days in a coma earlier than ultimately regaining consciousness.
Eubank Sr continued: “We are not a country of baboons, we are Great Britain, I rest… he [Eubank Jr] won’t listen to me, he’s looking only at the money. What does a dad do if the son can’t listen, the dad has to come and speak to the public directly. My son will not listen. For him, he’s being drawn into that ‘However many millions can I earn’.”
Benn’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has beforehand addressed the weight criticisms, stating: “The weight is at 160 which is Chris Eubank’s weight, it’s a significantly better hydration for him this time than it was final time. Conor’s coming up two weight lessons, Conor’s a welterweight, he’s coming up to combat a middleweight. Nothing is unreasonable within the contract.”
Eubank Jr is reportedly set to bank round £10million for subsequent weekend’s combat, with Benn pocketing £8m as a substitute, as per talkSPORT.
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