Eubank-Benn rematch confirmed: Sep 20th

Barrios is a loss waiting to happen

Benn might not get such a winnable fight at title level moving forward

 

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Eubank is brilliant.

 

The downside, to me at least, is that the post is really marketing for another fight between them which will further enrichen Benn.

Don't get me wrong, I hope Eubank puts it on him. I just wish that the doping process had done its job and not allowed Benn to squeeze through the cracks...

 

I suspect if doping processes were all complete and above board, a lot of fighters wouldn't make it to the ring. As much as I hate Benn for his reaction and his cringe over the tests, he probably just got unlucky in the grand scheme of things.

 

Your probably right Bob, am sure there's plenty going unreported and unpunished. It's likely only accident that this one wasn't hushed up before we got to head about it. Once that happened though it wasn't just the response, but the arrogance with how they sought to brazen it out

 

Yeah, I suspect this only blew up because the Daily Mail wouldn't keep it quiet.

 

There are no boxers in the world elite today who dont use PEDs - like many of the top players in the Premier League.

 

Its so easy to take PEDs and not get caught and so difficult to detect. It is astonishing that anyone fails a PED test.

With boxers able to microdose, they can take something at 11pm at night and by 8am the next morning its undetectable. Testing authorities are not allowed to test during the hours.

 

I know of doctors who take blood samples from athletes and subsequently guide them into taking PEDs that can only be detected 3 hours after ingestion.

 

Agreed. You have to be very stupid to get popped these days.

But once you are popped, provide your excuses etc but take your punishment like a man.

 

Bravo!

 

Had very little interest in their first bout, like many others but credit where it is due, it turned out to be a cracking fight.

 

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Troy Deenie handling Conor Benn and earning a draw.

 

Just watched the presser. Eubank not letting Hearn speak so Hearn tries talking about Hatton then claims he’s been interrupted. Absolute lowlife scumbag using Hatton’s death to try and paint Eubank as the bad guy. They’d already paid tribute to Hatton at the start. Hearn knew what he was doing.

No surprise all the Matchroom lackies are trying to claim Eubank wouldn’t let him talk about Hatton - Kugan, Bellew etc.

 

The viewing figures online for that ''press conference'' are feeble. This whole thing needed to be a one-and-done arrangement. Absolutely everything about the rematch just screams cash grab. The authenticity and emotion of the first fight is absolutely nowhere to be seen this time. Just two mediocre fighters and their beyond desperate promoters embarrassing themselves for money. All four of them need to get gone.