A question about chris eubank

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  1. PR BOXING

    PR BOXING Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i've been hearing about this guy for a while but i saw him for the 1st time on youtube today. How good was he? Can someone compare him to an active fighter of this era ?

    I just saw calzague beat him soundly, i was wondering if eubank was washed up or out of prime for that fight

    And how good was nigel benn?
     
  2. box247

    box247 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Simply the best
     
  3. Fighting Weight

    Fighting Weight Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Eubank was never the same after he nearly killed Michael Watson in their rematch. That was around 1989-90 if memory serves me right, the Slappy fight was 1997.

    Eubank/Watson and Benn would have all given Slappy nightmares had they all been around in the same era.

    Eubank was a very good fighter and had one of the best chins I ever saw, unbelievably hard man.

    Not quite at the level of Jones/Hopkins/Toney but still a very good champion.
     
  4. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    Jones would have schooled him, and i honestly like Eubank, like the way he fought and out how he was outside the ring.
     
  5. thesandman

    thesandman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great fighter before the Watson fight, and an absolute madman. Very, very entertaining.

    Also drives a truck which he uses for political campaigning. A nutter of the highest order.

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    He really is one of those blokes you can say "He just doesn't give a ****".
     
  6. Fighting Weight

    Fighting Weight Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He's become a national treasure, god bless him. You just can't help but like the guy.
     
  7. tonyteb

    tonyteb Active Member Full Member

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    i agree
     
  8. Irländsk

    Irländsk Boxing Addict banned

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    Shame he didn't drive a taxi, maybe then RJJ would've got in the ring with him.
     
  9. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    You watched his documentary with Louis Theroux? Absolutely *******s, him and Louis became really good friends after that. My favourite Theroux documentary.
     
  10. klompton

    klompton Boxing Addict banned

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    Eubank is totally underrated today and would have given both Jones and Toney ten kinds of hell.
     
  11. nulty

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    Hell of a fighter, hell of a guy.
     
  12. Squire

    Squire Let's Go Champ Full Member

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    What a legend
     
  13. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Very special fighter, played the "arrogant" role like no other.
    He also had a lot more punching power than his record might suggest, he had an incredible right half swing, half uppercut but oddly only seemed to use it when he needed it, or sometimes just when he felt like it.
    Don't think anyone could actually "school" him like suggested, but I favour both RJJ and Toney over him on points. And Hopkins of '91 to early '94 (Eubanks prime) would have been a toss up ('95 I give it to B-Hop).
     
  14. ApatheticLeader

    ApatheticLeader is bringing ***y back. Full Member

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    He wasn't that good at all, incredibly overrated by most people.
     
  15. haglerwon

    haglerwon Official GTMSBT Marquez Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl