Benn, Eubank, Mayweather: Boxing's famous father and son combinations

Chris Eubank Jr has been listening to the critics all his life.

But the former middleweight champ feels like he has finally stepped out of his father’s legendary shadow ahead of a mouth-watering grudge match with Liam Williams.

The British duo do battle at the Motorpoint Arena on February 5 and Eubank Jr addressed the obvious elephant in the room.

Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: “He’s a part of my management team. He’s an advisor and he’ll always be with me.

“He’s always been around. I’ve learnt so much from my father but as I’ve gotten older, he’s taken a step back because I’ve become my own person. Early on in my career, I didn’t really want to talk too much.

“All I wanted to do was fight. All I wanted to do was prove people wrong. I didn’t want to talk and do the promotional side of things as a youngster, so I guess that’s why my father was there doing it for me. 

“Now that I’ve been there and done it, I know the steps and I know the process, so now I’m a lot more comfortable being in front of a camera and my father has taken a backseat.”

Boxing has often been a family affair and the Eubanks are a prime example of that.

With that in mind, GIVEMESPORT.com has put together a list of some of the best father and son duos over the years – with some names more familiar than others.

Floyd Mayweather Jr is arguably one of if not the greatest of all time.

The former five-weight world champion retired from the sport for a third and final time in August 2017 after a TKO victory over UFC star Conor McGregor.

His old man could whack a fair bit as well, even sharing the ring with Sugar Ray Leonard on one occasion.

Conor and Nigel Benn are like peas in a pod.

From sparring hard rounds with each other to even going on holiday