CHRIS EUBANK Jr says he needs to be active to fight Canelo Alvarez.
The problem is the Brighton boxer has never been active enough.
The son of the two-weight world champion was back in the UK this week and talking up his new deal with promotional company Boxxer.
But it comes after he turned down a lucrative offer to take on Mexican icon Alvarez next month.
The financials were not right which - as we are not privy to the details - is a fair argument if he didn't feel the numbers lined up correctly.
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