Brian Norman Sr. claims Conor Benn intentionally did not mention his son, WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr., who talked last Saturday night about moving up to 147 pounds and fighting for the world title, because “I don’t want that smoke.”

Benn’s mute abandonment

Brian Sr. says Benn “doesn’t want it to work” in the Norman Jr. fight. (28-0, 22 KOs). That’s why he drafted four other 147-pounders after his win over Chris Eubank Jr. in their return leg last Saturday, November 15 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Benn (24-1, 14 KO) dropped from 160 to 147 after two British star-style fights against Eubank Jr., financed by Turki Alalshikh.

Hearn’s superstar

“A Superstar Is Born,” said promoter Eddie Hearn after Benn’s victory over Eubank Jr. “He (Conor Benn) is the star of the 147-pound division. That’s the division’s money. That’s why everyone is calling him out.”

Benn has not beaten any significant welterweight. His best wins at 147 pounds before moving up to 160 pounds in two fights with Eubank Jr. came against the 37-year-old Chris Algieri and Chris van Heerde.

“None of them,” Brian Norman Sr. said MillCity Boxing about British fighters Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. who were unable to fight top-class fighters because they would lose. So they have to fight each other.

If Norman Jr. will destroy Haney this Saturday, November 22, in their fight on the Turki Season Riyadh card at the ANB Arena, Benn and Hearn will put themselves in a tough position if they decide not to fight him or even mention his name.

A name Benn won’t say

“Let’s talk about who he didn’t call. Let’s talk about who he didn’t call,” Norman Sr. said of Conor Benn after his win over Eubank Jr. last Saturday night.

After the fight, in which Benn won a 12-round unanimous decision, he called out these fighters:

• Mario Barrios – WBC 147-pound champion
• Rolando “Rolly” Romero – WBA champion
• Ryan Garcia
• Devin Haney

Benn did not mention Norman Jr.’s name. and it is obvious that he deliberately omitted it. It would be a case of the 29-year-old Benn rising to the top if he fought Norman Jr., and he has no experience. Fight with Eubank Jr. she didn’t give Conor experience because he’s not a true upper-level fighter and he’s not a welterweight. He is an aging British super middleweight.

“That’s what it was like,” Norman Sr. said of Benn’s failure to mention Brian Jr.’s name. after his victory over Eubank Jr. “He won’t say my son’s name. He won’t come for this job. I don’t want this job. We told them we would go to the UK, to the UK, to fight Conor Benn. They then tried to confront Conor Benn with Mario Barrios.

Popularity in the UK Covering Benn

If Norman Jr. crushes Haney on Saturday, it could hurt him if he ever gets a chance to fight Benn. If he hasn’t fought a killer at 147 so far, you have to assume it was planned. Norman Jr. will continue to be ignored. Given Benn’s popularity in the UK, there can be no pressure on him to force a fight with Norman Jr.

“You want the title. You’ve got a winner here [Norman Jr.]. They don’t want that smoke. This is a tailor-made fight. He fights aggressively,” Norman Sr. said of Bennie. “You’re not stronger than Brian Norman Jr. at 147. You don’t punch harder than Brian Norman Jr. at 147. You’re not going to have the mental fortitude of Brian Norman Jr. at 147.