Billy Joe Saunders has summed up Chris Eubank Jr.‘s performance after he was beaten in his rematch with fierce rival Conor Benn.
Benn put on the best performance of his career to date as he floored Eubank Jr twice in the final moments of their 12-round middleweight bout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Eubank was a shadow of the fighter that he was when he faced Benn for the first time back in April, with many claiming that the 36-year-old had struggled with a number of weight related issues in the lead-up.
Another man that has been at the forefront of a bitter feud with Eubank over the years is two-weight world champion Saunders, who handed his countryman the first defeat of his tenure back in November 2014.
Speaking to Boxing King Media, Saunders have an honest assessment of Eubank’s performance against Benn as he admits he believes their first bout was ‘one too many’ for the 36-year-old.
“There was a little bit of mixed thoughts on it really. I did have a thought of, obviously, Eubank just purely getting old, fatherhood catching up. I think that he was on the decline now for the last couple of years but I just think that 11 stone 6 has pulled it out of him trying to maintain that weight for so long, your body’s going to naturally grow.
“He always keeps in good shape so it’s not really a case of he’s blown up and trying to get back down to the weight, he’s always been in shape and I think it was one too many last fight and I think the last fight took a lot of mileage off.”
It has been suggested that Eubank may now decide to retire from the sport, while Benn is set to target one of the welterweight world champions.
