Can you name 15 MW champions you would strongly favour to beat Chris Eubank?

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  1. Unforgiven

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    Sherry was landing shots to Eubank's head. Not that I'd go as far as to say he was outboxing him, but for spells in the fight he was.
    Sherry was a nobody.
     
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  2. Unforgiven

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    Fair enough. :good
     
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  3. Mod-Mania

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    1. SRR
    2. Marvin Hagler
    3. Carlos Monzon
    4. Bernard Hopkins
    5. **** Tiger
    6. Mike McCallum
    7. Michael Nunn
    8. RJJ
    9. James Toney
    10. Herol Graham (Not a MW world champion but I favour him)
    11. Randy Turpin
    12. Harry Greb (Not seen him so can't really say)
    13. Sumbu Kalambay
    14. Reggie Johnson
    15. Jake LaMotta

    Wouldn't say I "strongly" favour them all over him but they would be fave IMO.

    The ones in bold, I'd bet to beat him, the ones not I would only make slightly fave.
     
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  4. Mendoza

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    The words strongly favor to beat make me say no.
     
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  5. Bulldog24

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    Very rarely. Eubank was blocking, then Sherry would run away. It's hardly physically possible to land more than one shot at a time on a moving target, so even though Eubank was missing some, he was still scoring and the aggressor. He won nearly every round.
     
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  6. Hookie

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    True, he'd have a chance against most.
     
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  7. lufcrazy

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    Leonard, Griffith,Cerdan, Johnson, Fitzsimmons, Fullmer, Jackson, Ketchel.

    None of those I can strongly favour over Eubank.

    Leonard is too small in my mind to do the job here, and Eubank won't make the mistake Hagler did early on.

    Griffith I have mentioned in earlier posts.

    Cerdan is as strong as a bull and may out work Chris but I can just easily picture Eubank out jabbing him.

    Johnson is quite similar and could also be too inactive at times but this is a very tough style for Eubank to overcome and out of those you mentioned this is the one I find I hardest trying to justify a Eubank win, but he has the edge in power and that could be the difference.

    Fitzsimmons might get himself knocked out here, totally different level of skill.

    Fullmer could outwork him but could also see himself out boxed by the superior skill set.

    Jackson is the easiest of the match ups I've highlighted, I think Eubank dominates him from the opening bell and stops him around the 5th round.

    Ketchel has no defensive awareness in the film I've seen, but he has a hell of a chin. So I see Eubank taking a very wide points decision in this one.
     
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