Baby Eubank and father look set to join elite group

Like father like son? Let's hope not in the case of Chris Eubank junior, who bids to become a world champion in London tomorrow night.

Baby Eubank, fresh from losing a crack at the British, European and Commonwealth middleweight champion, takes on Russia's Dmitry Chudinov, who has been the WBA's interim world middleweight titleholder since December 2013.

If successful, Eubank and his father will join an elite group of father-and-child world champions, including Julio Cesar Chavez and junior, Muhammad Ali and daughter Laila, and Leon and Cory Spinks.

More often than not the offspring is not as good as dad, like Marvis Frazier, Smokin' Joe's son who got iced in one round by Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson, in 1983 and 1986.

Daddy Eubank is still recognisable, and he postured as well as he ever did while in the ring during his son's failed attempt against Billy Joe Saunders in November.

If the father ever had ring talent, he displayed it in winning the WBO middleweight crown by stopping Nigel Benn for the WBO middleweight crown in 1990.

He lifted the vacant WBO super-middleweight belt in 1991 by beating Michael Watson in their tragic rematch, leaving his opponent with brain damage.

After that he spent more time practising his trademark body building posture than he did his ring skills.

In his next bout he needed a split decision to get past South African veteran Sugarboy Malinga, although many felt he was lucky to get the verdict - in this fight and in others.

In 1994, he made a defence at Sun City against Dan Schommer, a real stinker that bored everyone to tears.

Steve Collins finally put Eubank out of the fans' misery when he dethroned him in his 15th defence in March the following year.

Baby Eubank is a competent fighter, but he has shown nothing special.