Boxing

Eubank Jr. claims that boxing has weakened him after 21 years

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9 months ago

November 12, 2025

Image: Chris Eubank Jr. Says Boxing Has Turned Him Cold: “21 Years Surrounded by Savages, Barbarians, and Animals”

Chris Eubank Jr. revealed that he had become jaded and emotionless due to the treatment he received from “savages, barbarians and animals” that he had to face in his career. This caused him to become disillusioned and distrustful of people, expecting the worst.

(Source: Matthew Pover Matchroom Boxing)

A world full of savages

Dealing with all the ruthless individuals and vicious reptiles has undermined the confidence of middleweight contender Eubank Jr. for his 12-round rematch with Conor Benn (23-1, 14 KO) this Saturday, November 15 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Eubank Jr. he doesn’t say whether any of the promoters, fighters or management associated with his fight with Benn fit the “barbarian” or “animal” categories. However, the way he seems disengaged in promoting the event, compared to the first fight, suggests that he is not comfortable around these people.

“21 years of being surrounded by savages, barbarians, animals and people who want to take advantage of you, hurt you and abuse you. That’s the reality in many of the environments you live in in the boxing world,” Chris Eubank Jr. said. Boxing King’s Mediadiscussing why he became so frosty and emotionless.

There is a war mentality in boxing, which of course leads to fighters having to deal with the sort of things that burn them out quickly. Interestingly, it doesn’t affect some people as much as others. An example is promoter Eddie Hearn. He lets it all roll off his back without becoming permanently bitter over the backbiting and betrayal.

Emotions stripped away

“It stripped me of my emotions. I learned that in this world you can’t show emotions because people will take those emotions and operate them against you. I saw it once because you see it happen to boys all the time. When I realized that, I felt frosty. It’s all business,” Eubank Jr. said. about how bored he was with life after years of struggling with snakes in the grass and vermin that permeated the boxing world.

Eubank Jr. he gives no clues about who he believes has wronged him in the past, causing him to become frosty and distant. He’s definitely changed from how he acted in his first fight with Benn. While promoting the event, he was upbeat, joking and having fun. He was the driving force behind this event. He was only physically present for the rematch, which harmed the promotion.

Trust in being eaten alive

“Even when people make fun of me now, I don’t get emotional. I expect it. I get mad at myself. Of course they cheated you here. Of course they did it. Of course they took advantage of you here,” Eubank Jr. said.

Chris Jr. he seems bitter and doesn’t seem to enjoy promoting the second fight.

“Of course they used you here. That’s why they should have done it. You should have known that. You can’t have emotions in this sport. That’s why I don’t have any friends in this industry. All my friends are from outside the boxing world,” Eubank Jr. said.

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Boxing

Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshuas Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns

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1 day ago

July 25, 2026

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"Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshua's Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns"

Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.

Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.

The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.

Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.

Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.

“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.

It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.

“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”

Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.

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Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshuas Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns

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1 day ago

July 25, 2026

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"Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshua's Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns"

Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.

Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.

Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.

Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.

Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.

“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”

Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through.

Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.

— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 25, 2026

The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshuas Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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1 day ago

July 25, 2026

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshua's Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.

Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.

‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.

One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.

“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.

“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.

“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.

“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”

The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.