chris eubanks snr 90s world tour???

Pretty much yes. To be honest the opponents were rather hit and miss- after the second Collins fight Sky dropped him and he fought in the Middle East until the Calzaghe fight.

 

Yes. He broke ground at the time by going over to Sky from free TV. He was to fight Amaral, Storey, Malinga in South Africa, Wharton, Nardiello in Feb '95 in Rome, Seiller in Mar '95 in Paris, Rocchigiani again in Berlin and Steve Collins in Boston.

 

War Ray Close...

 

I met Close when I was 15, just after the first Eubank fight. Despite being a Eubank fan I was very proud of my photo taken with the first guy to fight him and not lose. Still like that photo, even though my hair is appalling and I look like a 15yr old American nerd. Eubank fought **** in the rematch as well, really frustrating

 

Eubank didn't like a guy who didn't punch with him. Close threw light little shots at awkward moments and kept himself non-stationary while always close to Eubank (no pun).

 

Yeah I remember that. It seemed a bit gimmicky and the fights / opponents were not up to much. He then ran into Steve Collins.

 

Against Close, Eubank was that busy showing off he didn't listen to the official verdict. He was shocked to find it was a draw during the post-fight interview.:yep

 

Fortunately for Eubank, USA (home of Toney and Jones) wasn't part of the "world" tour.

 

There were provisional plans to fight Collins in Boston USA at the end.

 

£10,000,000 was the figure. At that time other than Bowe and Holyfield, Foreman, Lewis and Benn, nobody was making even a million DOLLARS.

 

Tyson? Hamed?

Did it stop him going bankrupt?

 

Tyson was in prison and Hamed was a novice fighting in small halls?

No?

 

Eubank fought some great fighters as a SMW
Wharton
Benn
Malinga
Thornton
Rocchigiani
Watson
Close
Jarvis

Very impressive and in such quick succession