Chris Eubank Resume

Philly-Tough · 05-24-2012, 05:43 PM

Apart from his obvious big wins (Benn, Watson etc) is there much quality to the rest of his resume.

atberry · 05-24-2012, 05:47 PM

Malinga (future champ), Lindell (former champ), Rocchigiani (former/future champ) are obviously a good trio of wins. Tony Thornton was no slouch - he was rated #1 by all four bodies.

atberry · 05-24-2012, 05:49 PM

Ronnie Essett looked real good earlier in his career.

FJay · 05-24-2012, 05:49 PM

no

choklab · 05-24-2012, 06:04 PM

eubank did a deal where he fought a "title fight" each month for ten months. A lot of those fights could have went either way and they were nobody special. chris was a talent but he drifted during this period. Maybe it was the weight or he was just up his own arse too much. The fights with carl thompson are underrated though.

TBooze · 05-24-2012, 06:53 PM

Malinga was unlucky; Thornton gave him fits...

The win in Germany was excellent, as was the win over Wharton. Flattening Jarvis was a boost to the resume.

atberry · 05-24-2012, 07:00 PM

Thought Eubank comfortably won eight rounds rather clearly against Malinga just out-jabbing him.

And certainly Thornton didn't appear to give him fits - Chris boxed his brains off and smashed his body up.

TBooze · 05-24-2012, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by atberry

Thought Eubank comfortably won eight rounds rather clearly against Malinga just out-jabbing him.

And certainly Thornton didn't appear to give him fits - Chris boxed his brains off and smashed his body up.

Malinga was on the 'anything Eu can do' Benn tour, it was a very close fight, but not as close as Benn/MalingaI, which was arguably a robbery. Thornton gave Eubank fits, Toney 'boxed his brains off'.

atberry · 05-24-2012, 07:40 PM

I don't see where Tony T gave Eubank fits - Eubank bagged the first 4-5 rounds with sensational boxing....Toney lost most of the first six with lazy, medicore work.

Manassa · 05-24-2012, 07:51 PM

If there's one fighter I can't stand to watch, it's Eubank, or should I say Eubanks. Actually there are a fair few notable British boxers who are difficult to admire stylistically, including Naseem Hamed, Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton.

Eubank to me looked stiff, inaccurate and lazy. He was a hard puncher with a stone head but didn't fight like it, and unfortunately he lacked the sophistication and wizardry needed to pull off a style like his.

Listen to me expecting everyone to be a Jose Napoles! Eubank was pretty good, but definitely short of great, not that anybody is insinuating that.

lora · 05-24-2012, 11:50 PM

Funny you mention Napoles, Eubank was imo one of the few fighters of that era who had those kind of head slips and upper body shifts down strongly.

He too often didn't seem to have all his skills sharp at once(especially by the time of the dubious fight every month world tour thing he did at the end of his reign) and was never any good on the front foot, but i'd never call him a stiff fighter when he was anywhere near his best.

thistle1 · 05-25-2012, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Manassa

If there's one fighter I can't stand to watch, it's Eubank, or should I say Eubanks. Actually there are a fair few notable British boxers who are difficult to admire stylistically, including Naseem Hamed, Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton.

Eubank to me looked stiff, inaccurate and lazy. He was a hard puncher with a stone head but didn't fight like it, and unfortunately he lacked the sophistication and wizardry needed to pull off a style like his.

Listen to me expecting everyone to be a Jose Napoles! Eubank was pretty good, but definitely short of great, not that anybody is insinuating that.

this is exactly how I feel about him, and that lobbing big slapping right hand he'd throw... anyway a good/very good fighter but thats it.

Good wins, sure! and some good opponents, of course!
but he's not among the best of britain, in the true sense of the word.

Boxed Ears · 05-25-2012, 04:03 AM

He never beat anyone as good as Iran Barkley. But, that's to be expected, as Barkley's one of the top ten p4p greats of the sport. So, you can't hold that against him. That's for sure.

atberry · 05-25-2012, 08:14 AM

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992-02-01 [URL="********boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Chris_Eubank"]Chris Eubank[/URL] w pts 12 [URL="********boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Thulani_Malinga"]Thulani Malinga[/URL], National Indoor Centre, Birmingham, England - WBO. Referee: Steve Smoger. Scorecards: 116-112, 115-113, 112-115. Fighting for the first time since the Michael Watson tragedy it was unclear as to how Eubank (16

would react in this title defence, but after a round or so he was back in the groove and in the fifth he sent Malinga (167) crashing down from a terrific right to the head. Although Malinga made it up he was still shaky and was taking some heavy blows when the bell came to his rescue. However, from there on the fight slowed dramatically as both men tired and there little action worthwhile to mention, but how one of the judges saw Malinga winning was outrageous to say the least.

atberry · 05-26-2012, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by thistle1

and that lobbing big slapping right hand he'd throw...

It actually dropped Malinga, who hadn't been down before

05-24-2012, 05:43 PM	#1
Philly-Tough Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 530 vCash: 500	Chris Eubank Resume Apart from his obvious big wins (Benn, Watson etc) is there much quality to the rest of his resume.
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05-24-2012, 05:47 PM	#2
atberry Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,025 vCash: 1000	Re: Chris Eubank Resume Malinga (future champ), Lindell (former champ), Rocchigiani (former/future champ) are obviously a good trio of wins. Tony Thornton was no slouch - he was rated #1 by all four bodies.
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05-24-2012, 05:49 PM	#3
atberry Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,025 vCash: 1000	Re: Chris Eubank Resume Ronnie Essett looked real good earlier in his career.
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FJay Journeyman Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 75 vCash: 75	Re: Chris Eubank Resume no
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choklab Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: bad to the bone and sexy Posts: 3,972 vCash: 500	Re: Chris Eubank Resume eubank did a deal where he fought a "title fight" each month for ten months. A lot of those fights could have went either way and they were nobody special. chris was a talent but he drifted during this period. Maybe it was the weight or he was just up his own arse too much. The fights with carl thompson are underrated though.
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05-24-2012, 06:53 PM	#6
TBooze Champion East Side Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South of London Posts: 9,788 vCash: 0	Re: Chris Eubank Resume Malinga was unlucky; Thornton gave him fits... The win in Germany was excellent, as was the win over Wharton. Flattening Jarvis was a boost to the resume.
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05-24-2012, 07:00 PM	#7
atberry Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,025 vCash: 1000	Re: Chris Eubank Resume Thought Eubank comfortably won eight rounds rather clearly against Malinga just out-jabbing him. And certainly Thornton didn't appear to give him fits - Chris boxed his brains off and smashed his body up.
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05-24-2012, 07:40 PM	#9
atberry Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,025 vCash: 1000	Re: Chris Eubank Resume I don't see where Tony T gave Eubank fits - Eubank bagged the first 4-5 rounds with sensational boxing....Toney lost most of the first six with lazy, medicore work.
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05-24-2012, 07:51 PM	#10
Manassa - ESB Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ESB since '05 Posts: 3,883 vCash: 75	Re: Chris Eubank Resume If there's one fighter I can't stand to watch, it's Eubank, or should I say Eubanks. Actually there are a fair few notable British boxers who are difficult to admire stylistically, including Naseem Hamed, Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton. Eubank to me looked stiff, inaccurate and lazy. He was a hard puncher with a stone head but didn't fight like it, and unfortunately he lacked the sophistication and wizardry needed to pull off a style like his. Listen to me expecting everyone to be a Jose Napoles! Eubank was pretty good, but definitely short of great, not that anybody is insinuating that.
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05-24-2012, 11:50 PM	#11
lora Fighting Zapata ESB Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,457 vCash: 500	Re: Chris Eubank Resume Funny you mention Napoles, Eubank was imo one of the few fighters of that era who had those kind of head slips and upper body shifts down strongly. He too often didn't seem to have all his skills sharp at once(especially by the time of the dubious fight every month world tour thing he did at the end of his reign) and was never any good on the front foot, but i'd never call him a stiff fighter when he was anywhere near his best.
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05-25-2012, 04:03 AM	#13
Boxed Ears Lowering Post Count East Side VIP Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: If here, hell Posts: 22,199 vCash: 16214	Re: Chris Eubank Resume He never beat anyone as good as Iran Barkley. But, that's to be expected, as Barkley's one of the top ten p4p greats of the sport. So, you can't hold that against him. That's for sure.
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05-25-2012, 08:14 AM	#14
atberry Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,025 vCash: 1000	Re: Chris Eubank Resume [url]******boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/1992-02-01_Chris_Eubank_w_pts_12_Thulani_Malinga,_National_Indoor_Centre,_Birmingham,_England_-_WBO[/url] 992-02-01 [URL="****boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Chris_Eubank"]Chris Eubank[/URL] w pts 12 [URL="******boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Thulani_Malinga"]Thulani Malinga[/URL], National Indoor Centre, Birmingham, England - WBO. Referee: Steve Smoger. Scorecards: 116-112, 115-113, 112-115. Fighting for the first time since the Michael Watson tragedy it was unclear as to how Eubank (16 would react in this title defence, but after a round or so he was back in the groove and in the fifth he sent Malinga (167) crashing down from a terrific right to the head. Although Malinga made it up he was still shaky and was taking some heavy blows when the bell came to his rescue. However, from there on the fight slowed dramatically as both men tired and there little action worthwhile to mention, but how one of the judges saw Malinga winning was outrageous to say the least.
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