By Edward Chaykovsky

WBC/WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight world champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs) is currently in talks to face Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in the fall.

If that fight fall through for 2016, and many expect it will, the frontrunner for Golovkin is WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders.

Another Brit is also chasing Golovkin, the once beaten Chris Eubank Jr. Saunders holds a close decision win over Eubank.

But Eubank Jr. is claiming that Saunders is putting on a front and has no intention of actually fighting Golovkin in the fall. Due to a training injury Saunders has been out of the ring since winning the WBO title from Andy Lee last December.

"He is not chasing Golovkin. He doesn't want to fight Golovkin. He doesn't even want to fight me. He wants easy money so he's picking and choosing and ducking. He's saying things but not backing anything up. All I can hope is that he's man enough to get in the ring and give the public what they want, which is a rematch with me," Eubank said to Sky Sports.

Before Eubank Jr. can think about Golovkin or Saunders, he must overcome undefeated Tom Doran on June 25th as part of the Anthony Joshua-Dominic Breazeale undercard.

"It's a great platform," Eubank said. "It's a privilege to box at The O2 in front of all those people on such a packed bill. It's going to be a great night of boxing. The performances I'm putting in at the venue is getting a lot of people talking. It's a great place to fight. It's a great atmosphere and around 20,000 can fit in there. There's nothing like it.

"He's undefeated and doesn't know how to lose so it's always interesting to fight against a man like that. They want to do everything in their power to keep that undefeated record. I expect fireworks and to go to war. It has the potential to be one of my toughest. In his previous performances, he showed heart and punching power. I'm definitely not taking him for granted.

"There's no bad blood. It's new for me. I'm used to guys really going at me and saying some choice words about me before fights. He's done none of that and it's refreshing."