Will a fight between Gennady Golovkin and Chris Eubank Junior – the man who has been calling him out for some time, even recently posting a hugely confident message on social media where he promised to “rip the belts” away from GGG – actually happen? Well, Golovkin appears to be losing patience. Taking to his own Twitter page this afternoon, the middleweight king made it clear: the ball is now firmly in Eubank’s court:
“Everything is agreed from our side. Now waiting for @ChrisEubankJr, who all of a sudden has lost his pen….” GGG wrote a couple of hours ago, more than a touch sarcastically.
So, what is the hold up, what is Eubank waiting for? GGG, is a pound-for-pound star who holds pretty much everything is this would-be fight: the world titles, the name, the global fan base; and he cannot be expected to sit around and wait for Eubank indefinitely. In the past, a number of people have spoken of how difficult it can be when negotiating a fight with Eubank, primarily because of his father, former world champ Chris Eubank Senior. Promoter Frank Warren went as far to recently say it can be a “nightmare” dealing with Eubank Senior.
Everything agreed from our side, now waiting for @ChrisEubankJr, who all of a sudden has lost his pen…
— Gennady Golovkin (@GGGBoxing) July 6, 2016
Hopefully, things will be agreed here and this fight – one that when first announced as a possibility drew sneers but has, over time, become more intriguing a prospect – will not be lost as was the case with GGG against Saul Canelo Alvarez. But what is Golovkin’s cut off point? Sky Sports reports how Golovkin’s manager says his fighter will move to a working date of September 10th on HBO, against a TBA, somewhere in the US, if Eubank does not hurry up and “find his pen.”
Does Eubank really want this fight? After all the talk, let’s hope so.
In their most recent outings, both GGG and Eubank Jr scored impressive and quick stoppage wins. While Golovkin will be a massive favourite to score another win, probably another stoppage victory over Eubank, this fight is sellable and at this point it is one most fans would be happy to see.
"With 22 KOs in a row, many don't have courage to get in ring with @GGGBoxing because they already know what will happen." —@TomLoeffler1
— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) July 6, 2016