'If I had one more shot I'd land it on his jaw': Boxer Nick Blackwell accuses Chris Eubank Snr of 'grabbing attention' by holding a press conference while he was in coma
- Nick Blackwell was left in a coma after fighting Chris Eubank Jnr in March
- Former middleweight upset by his opponent's comments in the media
- Eubank Snr felt pressured to hold a press conference to not look 'cold'
- He reportedly said he would love to land a punch on Eubank Snr's jaw
- But today he laughed it off and claimed he can't remember saying that
Blackwell, 25, called time on his career following the 10th-round stoppage at the hands of Eubank Jnr that led to him spending seven days in an induced coma in March.
The former middleweight fighter was upset by his opponent's comments in the media afterwards and for holding a press conference when the Blackwell family pleaded with them not to do so.
But Eubank Snr said he felt pressured to speak out so he didn't come across as being 'cold'.
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Nick Blackwell (left and right) appeared on Good Morning Britain today to speak about the aftermath of the fight which left him in a coms
Nick Blackwell was taken to hospital after his British middleweight title fight with Chris Eubank Jnr last month
Speaking about the Eubanks' reaction and the press conference (pictured) they held, Blackwell said: 'I'd always see it if I was in that situation, I'd want to go and see him'
In his first interview since the fight, Blackwell told The Sun: 'If I could have one more knockout shot, I'd love to land it on the jaw of Chris Eubank.
However, appearing on Good Morning Britain today, he laughed off the comment he made in the newspaper.
He said: 'I can't actually remember saying that', he told Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid.
Asked by MailOnline editor-at-large Morgan if he would want to land a punch on Eubank, he replied: 'No'.
It was the way in which the Eubanks acted after the fight which angered Blackwell the most.
Speaking about the pair's reaction and the press conference they held, he said: 'I'd always see it if I was in that situation, I'd want to go and see him.'
'My family begged them not to do it and they went to do it.'
Pictured is Nick Blackwell (right) speaking on Good Morning Britain today with his brother Dan (left)
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