Chris Eubank Jr seems to have a gilded life. The son of one of the UK's most famous fighters, enriched by his own boxing career, living and training in Las Vegas, playing poker at his leisure, he could be perceived to be a part-time fighter. But such an assumption would be a mistake.
He remains driven. "All the things I've done, the money I've made, the fights I've won, it hasn't stopped my hunger for wanting to achieve more in the sport," he told Sky Sports . "I'm not hungry at a financial level.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player "I'm hungry in terms of boxing, to go out there to win, to inspire the public, to inspire the kids coming up, to inspire myself. That's the most important thing for me. Trending "At the end of my career, am I going to be proud when I look back? Because I'm going to have to live with it for another 60 years before I go.
Did I do everything I could while I was able to in my career?" The poker is just a hobby. "Poker is the only thing outside of boxing that gives me that adrenaline rush," he said. Also See: Live boxing on Sky Sports Listen to the Toe 2 Toe podcast Stream Sky Sports on NOW Get Sky Sports "You're in a big pot.
You bet $50,000. You're bluffing the guy. You're waiting for him to either fold his hand or call.
That heart-pump, that's the only time I can get that adrenaline rush that can replicate being in fight-or-flight mode like you are in a fight. "Just the competitiveness of it, beating your opponents, outwitti.