Boxing: Chris Eubank Jr claims he dragged his fight with Liam Williams out on purpose “to punish him,” but Sky Sports’ Johnny Nelson says he “doesn’t believe him.”
Eubank Jr knocked Williams down four times and appeared to be on his way to defeating him, but on Saturday in Cardiff, he settled for a unanimous decision victory.
He knocked out his opponent in the first two rounds but revealed later that he decided against a quick halt to end their dispute.
Eubank Jr remarked, “I intended to teach this dude a lesson.”
“I wanted to punish him since he had said some frightening things to me leading up to this fight.
“‘I don’t want to knock this guy out in the first round,’ I reasoned.
“I’d like to see people like him leave the sport of boxing.
“You watched the brawl – headlocks, headbutts, and other wacky tactics. He didn’t get disqualified, which is surprising.
“I did what I said I would do and punished him.”
He later confessed that he was hampered by an injury to his left hand.
Eubank Jr got a fourth knock-down in the 11th round while mixing some showboating into his career-best performance. Williams rallied in the mid-rounds, but Eubank Jr scored a fourth knock-down in the 11th round while mixing some showboating into his career-best performance.
Eubank Jr stated, “There was no danger.”
“He would have been gone if I had stepped on the gas at any point during the fight.
“He, on the other hand, needed to be given a lesson.
“I didn’t want to make it easy for him.
“This game has several levels.
“Don’t be a big mouth to guys that you can get hurt against.
“He thought he was something that he wasn’t.”
Eubank Jr added about his own performance: “People tell me I can’t box. Apparently, I have no jab.
“I thought: ‘Let me show the critics a different side’.”
‘I’m not buying it!’
Nelson, who was at ringside for Sky Sports, has challenged his account of events.
“I don’t believe that,” Nelson stated emphatically. “I don’t think he’s telling the truth.
“He would have gotten the knockout if he could.
“His shot was missing the target. He couldn’t find the game-winning shot.
“I’m not going to believe him for a second!
“He made a critical error; he should have remained professional.”
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