Hamed was a freak natural talent, athletically. But it's hard to say he had superior ability to Eubank because Eubank could be so much more...
I'm not overrating Reggie or Sumbu in the slightest.
Dean Powell on a pre-known Eubank:
In regards to Ben Tackie (err) being better than most Eubank opponents.... I'll give you Amaral, that's about it. I really don't rate Tackie (??)....
And very very good work, may I add.
Eubank did a lot of work off the front foot in both Benn fights and against Wharton, Calzaghe and Logan.
People forget his impressive victories early on when he had no attention, no appeal. Simon Collins was an aggressive powerhouse against hugely...
Corti, Benn, Sherry, Stretch and Watson had a combined record of 112-4-1 and were all Eubanks mid-20s age. He stopped them all furiously in...
He looked a lot quicker in this fight than he did against McCallum and Eubank.
There really are 9-10 great battles, huge fights of Eubank's. Watson x 2, Benn x 2, Rocchi, Calzaghe, Wharton, Thompson I, Collins I. Not...
Benn didn't want it until Eubank retired, assuming he'd knockout Collins and draw Eubank back in. He made as much money against Wharton as he...
Eubank on a McCallum fight in May '90-
Oh **** I forgot about Kalambay and McCallum!
Eubank really can't be touched in non-American terms - in a 52-month period he fought Benn x 2, Watson x 2, Rocchigiani, Collins, Thornton,...
It's disgraceful that Calzaghe only fought once or twice a year against the worst world title challengers in history, and got away with it for 10...
