Chris Eubank Jr: I’m looking to DESTROY Canelo

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By Sean Jones: Chris Eubank Jr is ready to go in there and obliterate Canelo Alvarez if he decides to choose him for his next fight on September 12. Eubank Jr (29-2, 22 KOs) threw his name in the hat for the Canelo sweepstakes this week in letting the world know that he wants to be under consideration by Golden Boy for that fight.

WBA ‘regular’ super middleweight champion Canelo (53-1-2, 36 KOs) needs an opponent for his next fight on DAZN for September, and he’s running out of time. It’s already July, and Canelo’s promoters at Golden Boy still don’t have a fighter signed.

The 30-year-old Eubank Jr is known for having a high punch volume, and he’s not going to back away from his opponents. He’s going to force Canelo to fight at a high pace that his stamina-plagued body can’t handle. Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs both lost to Canelo because they didn’t take the fight to him. They fought scared, and let Canelo control the pace of the battle.

Eubank Jr will force Canelo to fight at full capacity, and the Mexican star could burn out quickly, and wind up getting stopped. Chris Jr has watched Canelo’s fights and spotted his flaws with his stamina, and his need for rest breaks. He’s not going to let Canelo have those pitstops every round the way GGG, Jacobs, and Sergey Kovalev did.

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Chris Jr confident he’ll beat Canelo Alvarez

“Canelo Alvarez, that’s the #1 fight that I want right now,” said Eubank Jr to Sky Sports Boxing. “I don’t think anyone on the planet would make a better opponent for him [Canelo Alvarez]. Most guys would go in there to run and survive [against Canelo].

“I’m going in there destroy, and I know I can beat him,” said Eubank Jr.

Canelo probably has already seen for himself that Eubank Jr is a lousy style match-up for him, so he might not dare take a fight with him. If you’ve got severe stamina problems as Canelo has, the worst type of opponent you can choose is someone with a good chin that throws nonstop shots. That’s Eubank Jr to a tee.

Of all the fighters in 160 and 168-pound divisions, Eubank Jr has a fighting style that is the closest to Marvin Hagler and Aaron Pryor. These were fighters that were known for their ability to attack their opponents all out, throwing a high number of shots in each round.

Hagler and Pryor were so successful because they didn’t let the guys they fought take rest breaks. Canelo needs rest breaks, and the guys that he’s fought thus far have always let him take those breaks. Canelo picked his opposition well, choosing to fight oppon

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