Roy Jones joined Chris Eubank Jr in camp in Brighton this week to coach him for his conflict with Liam Smith subsequent month.
Eubank and Smith will combat on the AO Enviornment in Manchester on January 21, stay on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.
The 33-year-old is coaching for the competition at his base in Brighton, as he did for the now-cancelled bout with Conor Benn, however this time round he has introduced again Jones, the boxing legend turned coach, as his fundamental coach.
Eubank Jr claimed he solely must be at 50 per cent with the intention to beat Smith
“Roy is invaluable,” Eubank instructed Sky Sports activities.
“The power he brings, the knowledge he brings, the recommendation and tutelage, it is unmatched. It will be very enjoyable and fascinating to see what he can convey into my preparation for Liam Smith.”
Liverpool’s Smith, a former world champion, has taken exception to Eubank claiming their upcoming bout could be a neater one for him than Benn would have been.
Smith insists bringing Jones again proves Eubank Jr is definitely anticipating a tougher combat in Manchester.
Eubank Jr declares he by no means cheats, by no means lies and by no means cuts any corners
“If I am an ‘simpler combat’ than Conor Benn, why are you phoning Roy Jones saying I want you to coach me for Liam Smith? You did not want him for Conor Benn,” declared Smith, when talking to Sky Sports activities.
“Why are you getting again Roy Jones, who was probably the greatest fighters on this planet, if I am a neater combat?
“He can try to be a clown all he desires however I am too intelligent and I am too intelligent with my mouth for him too. Yeah, I am an ‘simpler combat’ however you are still going to pay Roy Jones as an alternative of coaching your self.
“Chris has seen my interviews beforehand. I do know he performs the sport, he is seen once I mentioned he cannot be 60 per cent for this one and he is aware of that. So he is clearly seen that and include the opposite angle: I am ‘a neater combat’.
“If he feels that, good on him, I am going to wipe the ground with him. I am going to wipe the ground with him if he believes that.”
