Chris Eubank Jr says he\u2019ll stop dieting and step in if Tyson Fury\u2019s December 11 fight with Anthony Joshua falls through. He\u2019s joking, but he picked his moment well. The heavyweights have a signed fight in Cardiff, yet arguments over Dana White\u2019s role and drug testing are already competing with the fight itself for attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Fury vs AJ falls through\u2026 I\u2019ll stop dieting, put the extra lbs back on & step up to the plate. Let me know boys,\u201d said Eubank Jr. on X.<\/p>\n
Eubank tagged both men and showed a scale reading of 206 pounds. He\u2019s carrying a paunch, too. It\u2019s a funny reveal from a fighter whose recent bouts were at middleweight, and he surely knows that putting on weight does not prepare him for Fury or Joshua.<\/p>\n
Junior also knows how to get his name beside a huge payday without agreeing to a fight. One post has put him into the Fury\u2013Joshua conversation, even though there is no sign that either camp wants him as an opponent. It costs him nothing, gets people talking, and lets him take a shot at a promotion that is giving him plenty of material.<\/p>\n
The joke works because fans have waited years for Fury and Joshua to meet. A contract and a date should have settled the question of whether they will fight. Instead, the public is hearing about disagreements before the first press conference. Those disputes do not mean either man plans to pull out, but they give Eubank\u2019s line an audience.<\/p>\n
If the Cardiff main event collapses, finding another fight that can fill the same stadium and carry the same broadcast would be difficult. Eubank against either heavyweight would attract curiosity, but it would be a size mismatch sold on celebrity. His post gets a laugh because everyone can see the absurdity\u2014and because, in boxing, a signed Fury\u2013Joshua fight still has people discussing substitutes.<\/p>\n
If Fury vs AJ falls through\u2026 I\u2019ll stop dieting, put the extra lbs back on & step up to the plate. Let me know boys @anthonyjoshua<\/a> @Tyson_Fury<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TVU54krrF5<\/a><\/p>\n