Eubank/Benn I. How different would it have been if Benn had not been weight-drained?

I read in Eubanks book - the full break down on his (ill-advised) pre-fight week boil downs throughout his pro career - he was not one to do things the easy way when it came to making weight.

That said, Eubank went into that fight expecting to take his beating and come on late...which he did. I wouldnt underestimate Eubanks resiliance, even as you say Benn could have come in stronger, but losing 6 1/2 pounds on the morning of the weigh in seems quite unbelievable - I find that difficult to comprehend.

 

If he was six and a half pounds overweight on the morning of the fight, he should never of fought.

IMO, even a relatively immature Benn would not of been that unprofessional.

If this man did lose six and a half pounds in a matter of hours to make 160, you would need Lex Luther and a room fall of Kryptonite to of got the W over Benn, on his performance that night.

 

Benn trained and made the weight properly for the rematch and it was a draw.

 

Eubank won, which is all that really matters. He struggled at 160 himself, but he just wanted it more that night.

 

It is an excuse at the end of the day. Benn knew the magnitude of the fight. He hated Eubank and badly wanted to beat him.

If the story about being 6.5 pounds overweight on the day of the fight is true..............he should have postponed the fight. No point making excuses later.

 

I agree with the post above...:yep

I think the way that Eubank used to make the weight was hardcore, he was massive at the weight too...:deal

 

Benn admits himself that he lapsed in training, he has meant to have went to bed the night before the fight a few pounds over, then woke up 6 pounds over!!!

 

Ultimately Eubank won due to a superior mind. He got the weight right, and forced himself through the pain barrier during the fight.

 

6.5 pounds over weight, Half a stone in a morning? Is that possible?

 

Eubank said at St James Park this year that Benn seemed to punch harder in the 1st fight, harder than he did in the 2nd fight, and that every single punch was extremely hard and how he never knew this possible.

About the weight thing, Benn looked bigger than Eubank on the night, denser and probably weighed quite abit more on the night than ever before at MW. Now consider Benn was a puncher who used natural leverages from legs and feet, and you could argue he was punching harder than ever before and relatively harder than ever before or after, through weighing heavier that night after taking weight off before weighing in (and putting it back on ofcourse).

Benn wouldn't have tried to make every punch forceful had he prepared correctly (there must've been more of a desperation issue). So you'd have seen a different fight. It was only Benn's power that troubled Eubank remember.

I think Eubank would've won better had Benn been in better shape! Benn trying to bob and weave more, backing off more early on, trying to throw fast rights from the shoulder... he'd hold his own but Eubank was just a better allaround boxer and sharp that evening, and had more angles and better lateral foot movement.

 

Eubank would have beaten McClellan as well

 

Rounds 1, 5, 6, 7 and 9; Eubank really dominated Benn!

Also hurt him bad with single shots in 2 and 4 (wobbled badly with a hook in 2, nearly closed his eye with a right in 4).

So let's not forget that Eubank was really quite dominant in the fight itself, and it was only Benn's punching power that troubled him (as much as it did trouble him).

Benn wasn't as snappy that night, but still seemed strong (esp of punch)