Former 4 division champion Roy Jones Jr. views Liam Smith as an even bigger risk than Conor Benn.
Chris Eubank Jr, who’s skilled by Jones, was scheduled to face Benn final yr in a catch-weight combat. The occasion was canceled when Benn examined constructive for a banned substance.
On Saturday in Manchester, Eubank will collide with Smith in a middleweight contest. The skilled Smith beforehand held the WBO world title at 154-pounds.
“For many fighters it could be very tough adjusting from one combat to a different, however he appears to be dealing with it fairly properly. This was the factor I used to be involved about most. He was preparing for a man like Conor Benn in an enormous household feud kind combat. He then needed to alter to Liam Smith the place there isn’t any feud however extra of a risk,” Jones instructed Vegas Insider.
“It is nearly like a entice. You are now preventing Liam Smith, there’s not a lot hype round Liam however this man is a lot better than the opposite man who had lots of hype about him.
“That stated, I do agree with Chris that in some methods Conor is a harder combat than Liam. He is sparred Liam earlier than whereas he has not sparred Benn. Smith and Benn have their very own weaponry and he I feel fares higher with the weaponry of Liam Smith than he does the weaponry of Benn.”
Ought to Eubank win, Jones would like to see him face WBA, IBF, IBO middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin.
Nevertheless, there may be additionally the choice of rescheduling the combat with Benn.
“If Benn’s not accessible after Smith, I like Gennady Golovkin. However whether it is Benn, then I like that combat, nevertheless it has risks to it. A loss to Benn could be a drastic loss,” Jones stated.
“It is a harmful combat as a result of Benn’s developing in weight and we aren’t, we’re happening. However Golovkin could be a greater combat as a result of we have got extra to show and extra to realize than within the Benn combat. I do know Chris has the instruments to beat Golovkin. I all the time favor fights like Golovkin the place folks assume we won’t win, the 50-50 fights, these are the fights the place you make a splash.”