What if it actually panned out properly? https://ibb.co/qWpzjnV The NYC press conference was the same day as Roy Jones V Sugar Boy Malinga It was starting with Eubank V Benn II Then in Feb 94 the winner would fight Michael Nunn for the WBA title in London, the loser would fight/beat mandatory Henry Wharton for vacant WBC title On the undercard were to be Norris V Rosi and Reggie Johnson V Pyatt. Then in May 94 in Vegas the unifying WBC/WBA matches between Benn/Eubank/Nunn and Johnson/Pyatt v McClellan Those two winners were to fight in July in London, with Benn or Eubank facing Terry Norris (had he beat Rosi as expected) Then King was looking at a finale between the last man standing and he was hoping Terry Norris in Oct or Nov in Vegas He also mentioned Eubank or Nunn fighting at light-heavy against Virgil Hill if they weren't there at the end and Benn or McClellan going back to middle to fight for vacant titles against Pyatt or Johnson Last man standing of all?
At the time, James Toney was considered the best fighter lb4lb in boxing and not part of this due to being with Bob/HBO
I think a lot of guys struggle with Nunn. Including Toney who beat him. No shame in that, Nunn was a great/very good fighter. disagree on the all wrong part, but I am a Eubank fan and this forum does not think highly of Eubank, so I gave my pick and stand by it.
I also dont believe Nunn was all wrong for Eubank. I personally feel the " all wrong " statement gets thrown around all too frequently around here.
Yes he was. Dan Schommer was a flabby, slow less skilled version of Nunn and he beat Eubank clear as day only to get robbed.
I'll go with Nigel Benn to win it. Michael Nunn by 1994 was past his prime, Eubank was never the same fighter after the second Watson fight, McClellan while a huge puncher was defensively flawed as we found out when he fought Benn. That leaves Terry Norris, a light MW with elite skills but a suspect jaw, McClellan and Benn would have KO'ed him early. BTW in that photo what in the **** kind of shirt is Virgil Hill wearing (left of the front row) ??
Eubank did seem to struggle with southpaws due to his wide stance, he'd kind of overreach his right hand against them. And Nunn with his length, feet and pitter patter potshotting seems perfect to combat Eubank who would stop and plant himself a lot in a posture. Chris didn't like forcing the fight, far more comfortable counter punching and having pace control/generalship of ring. Eubank looked like he was fighting in slow motion against southpaw Schommer, indeed his skin had turned GREY at the weigh-in due to the weight-making in altitude (South Africa, 6000ft above sea level) in a few days. Benn would've always beaten Nunn by going all-out. Six rounds with Benn at his most ferocious is too many rounds for Nunn to escape. But I'm factoring Eubank beating Benn as was expected which he actually DIDN'T, it was a draw and it ****ed everything up. Eubank wanted no more part in it. So Eubank > Benn, Nunn > Eubank, Nunn > McClellan, Nunn > Norris
Schommer was nothing like Nunn. Wasn't on his toes or standing upright flicking long shots. He was about 5ft9, flat footed, and threw single counters. Eubank really struggled to find his range against him for some reason and looked totally energyless that night in Sun City
