However, he also admitted that both fighters fought dirty. Per Michael Benson via Twitter, Eubank said:
Take a look at the tweet:
Chris Eubank Jr. put on a masterful performance to help his argument for a title shot. He toyed with Williams and spent the latter half of the fight showboating and taunting his opponent in front of his home crowd.
The electric crowd seemed to be in favor of Williams, but Chris Eubank Jr. played spoiler as he pulled out an Ali shuffle. ‘Next Gen’ knocked his opponent down 4 times during the fight.
Although it looked like Chris Eubank Jr. could have finished Williams off on multiple occasions, he revealed why he did not finish the fight. Eubank Jr. said he wanted to teach Williams a lesson and did not want to end the fight quickly. Instead he wanted to punish him slowly for the entire duration of the bout.
Chris Eubank Jr. speaks about why he wanted to teach Liam Williams a lesson
‘Next Gen’ has explained why he wanted to teach Liam Williams a lesson. It was very clear during the build up to the fight that both men did not like each other one bit. It was not to help promote the fight, the hate was genuine from both sides.
On wanting to punish Williams, Eubank Jr. said:
Take a look at the interview:
The Motorsport Arena in Cardiff witnessed a new and improved Eubank Jr. who beat the hometown hero. He looks like a completely different fighter under Roy Jones Jr. and could be well on his way to a title shot.
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