Connor Ben’s delusional “Victory” claim: Why is his Eubank Jr. Rewatch a fantasy?
Connor Ben said he believes he has re-watched the fight against Chris Eubank Jr. from last Saturday. “I won with points.” In a 12-round middleweight clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. He says he will not “cry over spilled milk” by complaining about the outcome. Ben is totally misled.
I hate to break this to Connor, but he didn’t get close to winning. It was 9-3 courtesy of Eubank JR and he was lucky that the fight didn’t stop in rounds 11 and 12.
Eubank Jr.’s Shift
The judges had 116-112, 116-11, 2, and 116-112. Many fans felt that Eubank Jr. (35-3, 25 Kos) had wiped out the final nine rounds from round four. The 35-year-old Eubank Jr. struggled in the first three rounds, when he chose to fight outside, but from round four he changed style and fought inside.
Ben showed zero ability in the closure and suffered bad assaults from round 4 to 12. Rounds 11 and 12 were intense to watch as Connor was hammered non-stop in a fast fire combination from Eubank Jr.
“I saw the fight back and thought I won it on the points,” Connor Ben said. Ring Magazinediscussing his clash with Chris Eubank Jr. last Saturday.
“Chris Eubank Jr. finished in 160. He should gain weight and chase the battle with Canelo,” Adam Qatar said. Talksport Boxing. “Connor Ben, his inventory rises from the fight. He’s even forgotten 154, not 160.”
I agree with Adam. Eubank Jr. will now need to focus on his battle with Canelo Alvarez. We’ve already seen that fight. The rematch gets worse for Ben, who is likely to get knocked out. His stock is a certain height, though at the old domestic level, as he did 12 rounds in the middleweight division.
If Connor did 12 rounds as the middleweight champion, that would be a different story. Janibek Alimkhanily, Erislandy Lara, or Carlos Adams. Then it’s really going to say something about Ben, but it’s no big deal that he distanced himself against older non-achievers like Eubank Jr., as he doesn’t surpass domestic and European levels in his career.
“If he can go down to 147, he’s changed my mind about him becoming a world champion. I think he can beat something like (WBC welterweight champion Mario) Barrios and achieve something really great.”
Target weakest links at 147
Defeating Barrios for his WBC belt will not make Ben a “manifan.” If he defeats Barrios, he is considered The weakest link In 147 he only replicated what little Jevonta Davis and Ringrusty Keith Thurman had already done. Connor Ben could probably defeat Barrios, but so did many other 147-year-old fighters. He is the man promoted to the WBC title via email.
Barrios came out in a battle that many boxing fans deemed a clear victory for Ramos from a 12-round draw with Abel Ramos (28-6-3, 22 Kos) last November.
The champions Connor cannot be defeated at 147 are Jaron “Boots” Ennis (IBF and WBA) and Brian Norman Jr. (WBO). They’re very good for Ben, and I don’t think promoter Eddie Hearn would dare match him with them.
To mess with either of them is not a good idea for Connor for the rest of his career. Hearn is not stupid. He’s going to put Ben in with them and see him wiped out. The money Connor withdraws from the British audience will dry out overnight after he is dismantled into these two.


Last updated on 04/28/2025