Chris Eubank JNR v James DeGale

The James DeGale v Chris Eubank JNR Fight

The big fight on Saturday was between Chris Eubank JNR and the 2 times IBF champion, and UK Gold medalist at the Beijing Olympics, James DeGale,

The fight was quite good but as expected it didn't quite live up to what I wanted, which was to finally see a top UK fight end in a KO finish and not go the full 12 rounds to be decided on points.

Chris Eubank JNR was by far the better boxer and rightly deserved to win by unanimous decision and rocked DeGale to the core a good few times. 

However, I thought that Eubank should have been able to show more of a killer instinct and put DeGale down for the count, rather than the two mandatory 8 counts he got from flooring him and the comical bear grip, wrestling style, slam dunk to the floor, that cost him a point in the later rounds.

There was far too much cuddling, and headbutting, which caused cuts on both boxers and DeGale seemed to be running away from Eubank a lot of the time.

DeGale was still stunned to jelly legs a few times by some solid punches from Chris, and there didn't seem to be any danger of Chris losing the fight. I just really hoped to see Eubank take advantage of DeGales obvious wobbly state when struck well, and finish him off. However, it was not to be,.

So once again I am hoping for a KO finish to a fight, and even winning a Eubank points decision to bet at 3/1 was no compensation for missing out on a good finish.

James DeGale vs Chris Eubank JNR - Full Fight

Post Fight Re-Action from Chris Eubank and James DeGale

Let me know what you thought about the fight, whether DeGale should now retire, and whether Eubank JNR should have KO'd him before the full 12 rounds.

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DeGale versus Chris Eubank Jnr

DeGale versus Chris Eubank Jnr

Will we finally get to see an explosive knockout finish to one of the first top UK fights of 2019 between James DeGale and Chris Eubank Jnr? 

The end of last year was pretty disappointing as we didn't get any KO finishes to our top fights.

I was hoping to see a KO finish between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder but it didn't happen and if it had it looked like it would have been the Gypsy King getting knocked out in the US.

Again there was no explosive finish between Frampton and Warrington in their recent clash, again it was decided on points.

So this time I am hoping Chris Eubank Jnr can finally supply us with a KO finish to this fight and we don't have to wait 12 rounds for another points decision.

You can watch the full press conference below and then some chat from the fighters and a workout from DeGale.

 

Here is a recent interview with Eubank Jnr taken after the main conference where he discusses fighting DeGale and his reply to comments that the loser should have to retire and not carry on boxing if they lose.

He also discusses the recent loss by Groves and also comments on the recent Tyson Fury draw in America.

He clearly thinks he can beat DeGale and reckons he will take him out in "Spectacular Fashion".

Watch the full interview here.



So Eubank Jnr thinks he will destroy DeGale but James DeGale's trainer Jim McDonnell thinks Chris Eubank is a "pretty basic fighter" and that DeGale has the upper edge in this upcoming fight.


Here is a taste of what Chris Eubank will face in the ring.

Watch a recent heavy bag workout from James DeGale now.



Let me know what you think and who will win in the comments section!