Benn V Eubank 1 - 30 Years Ago.

My my, time has flown. Who can remember watching this absolute, classic war? A great middle weight battle that showed both men at their best.
For those that remember watching it, Going in who did you down as to win and what's you're thought s on the fight?

 

Time has certainly flown!

I was there at both fights, for the first i knew all about Nigel as i was a fan of his, but Eubank seemed to come from nowhere so i started to watch him also.

I thought it would be a great fight, and as much as i liked Benn i saw Eubank as different and wrong for Nigel.

I didn't think Nigel would win because like i say, i saw that Eubank was different, Cocky confident with huge self belief, but Benn was a test for him and he came through a great fight and won, but not before leaving Eubank knowing he had been in a fight.

Eubank showed one thing with Benn, he exposed his limitations, something Benn went away and worked on and became a much better fighter.

Would have loved to have seen a third but hey ho.

 

Bloody hell! Where has the time gone?

I'd never seen a fight capture the wider publics imagination like that. Eubank fascinated the public. The actual fight was a real Throwback classic war of attrition between real fighters - it had EVERYTHING

I remember EVERYONE urging Benn to completely demolish this guy right up until Steele stepping in

 

I hear you, would love to have seen that rubber match. Would have been a success I'm sure for the tickets. I always said a third time would have seen Benn finally get the win.

 

It did have everything, in terms of excitement it's up there with the best imo.

 

If my memory serves me right, if Benn didn't get a point deducted in the second he would have got the win.

 

I went with the school to watch Benn train for this, I feel old man, Benn was cool though, but surprisingly very small

 

I met Benn at a boxing venue when I was 12 in 1989, he was very friendly with me and my mother.

 

Nice guy Nigel just full of bad influences around him, and when he got in the ring it was pure anger

 

Your right, rememberd that myself now. So really was bloody close!

 

I watched him beat Henry Wharton. Was at the point where I belive Benn felt comfortable in himself boxing at last and didn't feel the need to go Kamikaze mad. He soundly out pointed Henry.

 

Glad to hear that Mark.

 

Yeah, I got to sit on his lap though mark

 

One of my fave fights!

 

I was there because we knew the guy fighting on the main event on that bill as did Benn, they didn`t like each other, also his opponent Andy had some rough support with him, Benn left half way through that bout.