Christopher Livingstone Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Nigel Benn II & Jack Catterall vs. Ekow Essuman RBR.

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  1. brown-bomber

    brown-bomber Member Full Member

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    where’s Naz when you need him?!

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    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    I don't think so. No one is paying to see that again. Benn said Ryan Garcia and Rolly Romero are on his hit list. People will pay to see either one of those fights with out a doubt.
     
  3. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member

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    Hearn trying hard, so damn hard to sell Benn as some hard working guy.
     
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    granth Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Considering Benn Snr was a druggie and sex addict turned religious nut who put his son in a hardcore religious school where the pastor told Benn he was possessed by a demon, he's turned out OK.
     
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    Aburius Suspected Country Box enjoyer. Full Member

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    Reminded me of Khan vs Brook. The same flat feet, jitters and general tentative fragility.
     
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    TNSNO1878 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Without the weight clause, there's no 3rd fight, though. Eubank is far too big; I don't see the narrative for a 3rd fight, and the British public will have lost interest. Even though the 2nd fight sold poorly, the 3rd one would barely fill the Copperbox.
     
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    Khan was probably even worse against kell brook. And both were trained by the sale „coach of the year“
     
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    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Naseem looks like he swallowed a platypus.
     
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    Benn starches the paper champion Barrios, I mean how can you have two back to back draws in world title fights. Garcia would be a harder fight but Benn can suffocate him. As for Haney that could be competitive and I'm 40/60 for Haney
     
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    TNSNO1878 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They should let Garcia and Benn both take PEDs for that one, let the best drug cheat win.
     
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    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    That's smart, if there was ever a time for Benn to move past domestic bouts it's right now.
     
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    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Ill pay to see that.
     
  13. Nigel_Benn

    Nigel_Benn Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Honestly, Eubank should have retired after that last fight. His career has been one long farce, dodging Golovkin and when stepping up to 168, got outclassed by Groves, going years without a trainer because he was too good for that, which meant his technique was **** and that once he got past 30, his high-level engine, relentless aggression and speed would decline leaving him without any boxing fundamentals to fall back on.

    I wanted him to beat Benn because Benn is a drugs cheat and tarnished his old man's (my boxing hero) legacy. But he has always been limited and had a huge ego and delusional faith in his ability that he never justified at the top level.

    As for a rematch.... Please? Who wants to see that again unless you have a psychotic hatred of Eubank and want him to be seriously hurt.
     
  14. humbug

    humbug In Vino Veritas banned Full Member

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    These *******s, these seriously dumb *******s, look, hang on a minute, daddy had to take a break, launch his dumb arse…..
     
  15. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not to be one of those guys who is smart after the point, but how good was Eubank ever really?

    In an era where everyone gets a belt of some sort, the most he could ever claim was an IBO belt in 39 fights