Remember Steve Collins anyone ?

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  1. Scotty78

    Scotty78 Active Member Full Member

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    Just watched a DVD of his career , awsome stuff he is one tough guy. Steve seems to be the forgotten man on this site , he was chasing RJJ for years and was set to fight Calzaghe, only to be injured and then retire , so a few opinions please

    how would Calzaghe / Jones vs Collins have turned out back in 96/97?

    How good do you think Collins was at his best , say compared to prime Eubank & Benn era and todays crop of m/w smw's?
     
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  2. Arran

    Arran Boxing Junkie banned

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    Collins got knocked out in training by Howard Eastman I believe, he refused to fight Calzaghe because he was a no-name. 2 good wins over Eubank but both post-Watson so dont count for as much to me.
     
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  3. beatsy

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    hey scotty. collins was as hard as nails. i'd have him behind benn and eubank as even though he defeated them, it was at the tailend of their careers.
     
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  4. Arran

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    Anybody seen Steve Collins: Boxings hard men? Not bad, well worth a tenner!
     
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  5. Scotty78

    Scotty78 Active Member Full Member

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    hey. yeah its well worth a look back on , he was wild for those Benn and Eubank fights , i'd agree that he would rank behind them though , Collins certainly was one tough man. The hynotist stuff agaisnt Eubank was brilliant , Eubank nearly pulled out of the fight! Shame he retired when he did , Jones & Calzaghe would have been good.
     
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  6. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Collins would have knocked Glass Jaw Roy out.
     
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  7. Scotty78

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    yeah just watched it , its worth doing , noticed it edited out his knockdown though in the Eubank fight!
     
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  8. ThePlugInBabies

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    the wins over eubank are very nice work although the first decision is rather questionable.

    the wins over benn mean next to nothing. nigel was a shell of the fighter we'd seen in years gone by.

    i don't see him doing any better with calzaghe than eubank did in 1997. calzaghe is a level above benn, eubank, watson and collins imo.
     
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  9. Scotty78

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    Would it be fair to say Collins peaked late in his career, and faded quick after Benn & Eubank ? , he was trained by Roach in the US for years though i reckon and to my memory we heared nothing about him until Eubank got him.
     
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  10. smiffy

    smiffy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    he lost to mcallum earlier in the 90's, decision i think
     
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  11. Drexl

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    Jesus H Christ. :-(
     
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  12. Drexl

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    And Reggie Johnson
    And some other guy who I can't remember.
     
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  13. Bonavena25

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    I seriously doubt Eastman knocked him out in sparring.
     
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  14. Scotty78

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    :yep Always one for a bit of a laugh, Collins said to The Sun newspaper in the buildup to the first Benn fight that he had been approached by ReadyMix concrete as they were interested in sponsoring his chin.
     
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  15. ThePlugInBabies

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    wasn't it fairly common knowledge that he got battered in sparring preparing for the calzaghe bout and thus gave up the game in order not to cause himself any future harm?
     
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