Liam Smith has continued the war of words with Chris Eubank as they get closer to their all-British fight on January 21.
The pair are both coming towards the end of their career and while Smith was the WBO light heavyweight champion for a time, Eubank Jr. has never held a major world title belt, instead being a WBA interim middleweight champion, IBO super middleweight champion and the British middleweight belt holder.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Smith suggested that Eubank Jr.’s career success has been due to family ties as a result of Eubank Sr.’s achievements, and the money he has earned is out of proportion to his talent.
"Because of the name, his second name, because of his demeanour and his attitude, he's made himself a big name in British boxing," he said. "It is a high profile fight. Do I think he's a better fighter than Jaime Munguia? No, so I don't think he's the second best fighter I've fought either. But time will tell.
"He's somehow developed himself a big name in British boxing. The name he is, the money he's made in boxing is crazy because I think he's won a British title.
"He's never won a world title and he's made stupid money out of boxing and he's a big name. So they've obviously done something right. But I think the name's helped that massively.
"Nothing he ever does bothers me. He doesn't bother me. There's been better fighters, more dedicated pros so to speak, who have had very, very good careers, tough fights all the way through their careers, who haven't made an eighth of the money Chris had made.
"That's the sport and that's like the business side to it. He's played the game perfectly. He's not my cup of tea but if I didn't think that of him I'd be thinking you know what, good on you mate. You've played the game perfectly. But in the bigger picture, some of the pros who have had top careers over the years who haven't earned half the money, that's what I was saying with that.
"There's been world champions, who have walked out of boxing without a penny and not because they blew the money but because maybe it weren't there then and they weren't a big name but they were still world champions."