gerald mcclellan vs chris eubank sr or jr who wins?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    All three are overrated that`s why I would like to see replies!
     
  2. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I couldn't favour Jr over McClellan he's proven nothing so far and the way he fights would play to GMan's strengths.

    Snr would be a very tough fight for GMan. McClellan hit hard but not even Thompson could KO Eubank Sr, he needed an injury to stop him, so GMan's vaunted power wouldn't help him much here. Eubank also preferred guys that came to him, he'd use his aggression against him and counter and box his way to a close decision. If Benn could beat GMan then so could Eubank.
     
  3. underwraps

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    ^^ That's about right.
     
  4. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Flattens Jr., loses to his old man.
     
  5. Birmingham

    Birmingham Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    People are looking at the Benn outcome as a gauge, it isn't. G-man went into that fight damaged. He hurts Benn and stops him mid rounds if healthy. Eubanks chin could be cracked like anyone else, if JC and Watson can drop Snr then G-man takes his head off and leaves at the entrance. McClellan shouldn't of even been in the ring with Benn !
     
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  6. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    If a cruiserweight with the one shot power of Thompson couldn't put Eubank down for the 10 count I doubt McCellan could. Thompson could spark guys out cold with one shot at any moment, he had immense power when he could connect, he even stopped Haye, he hit harder than the much smaller McClellan and remember this was against a faded Eubank that Thompson fought.

    I agree that GMan shouldn't of been in the ring with Benn, but even if we exclude those fights we know GMan was easy to hit, Jackson had no problem finding his chin and he'd been out boxed before against worse fighters than Eubank Sr. GMan fell in love with his power and neglected his boxing skills prior to Benn. I think Eubank Sr with his immense durability and boxing skills would take advantage of GMan's poor defence, underused boxing skills and over reliance on his power.
     
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  7. Jakyll

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    True! Benn was already gone in the second round. Count took too long. I am a big fan of Nigel. This fight should have been a TKO in favour of the G-Man though.
     
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  8. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The count wasnt too long at all, i dont know where this weird myth comes from
     
  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Benn was always in punching range so he could counter Gerald after getting under G-man`s shots, Eubank used to stand too far away from his opponents which is why he lunged so much and it would effect his ability too counter. Collins came forward in their second fight and beat Chris also Watson came forward and was out pointing Eubank until he got caught but G-man took Julian Jackson`s shots so he could easily take Eubank`s best shots.
     
  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    They wouldn`t have a rematch if Benn was stopped in the 2nd but if they did Benn might have beat G-man again it`s just a question of whether he could ride the early storm.
     
  11. Brighton bomber

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    Yeah from the moment his back hit the canvas to the moment he's up right and standing on his feet only 8 seconds elapses. The count wasn't long it's just a myth that people like the throw out there.

    I think it's because the commentary says the ref usually gives a fighter more than 10 seconds to get back into the ring when Benn is knocked out of the ring and so people think he was down for more than 10 when it wasn't the case.
     
  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I agree that Eubank had more skill than G-man but he was still pretty limited and made loads of mistakes plus G-man trained down to middle and then super-middle he was a natural light heavy with a heavier man`s power.
     
  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I believe G-man could drop Eubank but not knock him out both times Eubank was down he recovered before he got on his feet, the punch G-man would be more likely to stop Chris with was his vaunted hook to the body, Eubank has been more hurt by body shots than head shots during his career but that`s probably why he used to wear his trunks so high and why Benn got deducted a point when fighting Eubank.
     
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  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Wrong Benn didn`t hit the canvas he was out cold on the ropes then fell outside where he quickly recovered which proves G-man had the power to knock Benn out it`s just that Benn out generalled him for the rest of the fight and was the better figter but in a rematch that punch that had Benn out would have been looming and just because Benn survived that nighht legitimately or not doesn`t mean he would have survived a rematch had that blood clot not occurred.
     
  15. Brighton bomber

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    True that Eubank often lunged and then fell into his punches, which is why he tended to suck when guys tried to box with him like Watson, Close etc. GMan wouldn't try and box Eubank he'd try and blast him out and allow Eubank Sr to box, move and counter him as he comes it, we wouldn't see as much of that lunging Eubank as we saw when he faced true boxers who forced him to chase opponents.

    I don't think Eubank was at his best vs Collins the schedule he was on was crazy at the time he was fighting every 2 months at the time which I think effected his performances. I think that Eubank is beatable and GMan could win that fight, but we are talking prime for prime, not when one or both of them are impaired.

    Eubank earlier on was a better fighter, he wasn't drained at the weight or burned out from the crazy schedule he had set for himself to cash in as much as he could. Some will even say he was never the same after the 2nd Watson fight, he definitely lost some of his killer instinct as we saw when he let Collins off the hook after dropping him.

    I agree McClellan had an iron chin himself he could take whatever Eubank threw at him, I never thought Eubank would stop a prime GMan.