Chris Eubank Sr - Todays fighters can't compare

Watson hit him with plenty. McCallum wasn't a small MW, same dimensions as Monzon, taller than Eubank and I believe rangier. Eubank would be stronger though granted

 

Eubank has 23 KOs/TKOs from 45 wins and Kalambay has 33 from 57 wins so i don't think there was a great deal in it punching power wise, and before you the use the classic "Eubank wasn't the same after Watson" excuse, i know he wasn't but that still dosen't convince me he hit all that much harder than Kalambay, because even before Watson 2 he had 28 wins and 15 KOs/TKOs one of which doesn't really count against Sherry because it ended by a Eubank headbutt, so he still only just had a KO record slightly over 50% before Watson 2. He hit hard don't get me wrong but there was clearly harder punchers around.

 

Too bad it din't come off. Would have been a good one. A real ******* would have been McCallum-McClellan.

 

He never met as good a jabber as McCallum, though. Mike didn't have Kalambay's snap to his jab or Hagler's power, but he was very accurate and busy with it. Didn't really hurt opponents, but kept them off balance.

 

He may well be right. Watson had success doing it for 11 rds.

 

Come on. Eubank had good power, no doubt. But he wasn't near Benn, McClellan or Jackson in that regard. Don't even know if he matched Toney for power. He didn't for accuracy.

In short he didn't really bring anything to the table that McCallum hadn't dealt with before.

McCallum did better against common opposition and beat better opponents. He also beat guys that were better than Eubank.

 

McCallum would have beaten Eubank. Simply too good

 

If you actually bothered to read my post you will notice that i said Eubank hit hard because he did i'm not disputing it, what i'm asking is if he hit as hard as you say he did then why didn't he have a better KO percentage even before Watson? Whether you admit it or not which you probably won't the fact is the likes of Thomas Hearns, Nigel Benn, Julian Jackson and Geral McClellan and possibly Iran Barkley hit harder because they KO'd better oposition with one punch finishs, not stiffs like Johnny Melfah and John Jarvis. I don't want to get into an argument so that is all i will say on the matter. P.s For the record Collins said Benn was the hardest puncher he fought, not Eubank, though Eubank was the toughest

 

I wouldn't bother ...... I often see Johnny walking on his heels around Gloucester. Sadly, I doubt he knows what day it is.

 

Well he wasn't.

 

is it d s word immediately followed by d f word ? check : _______ edit : no , what was it then ?

eidt #2 : and McClellan would have slaughtered McCallum by then . 2 young , big , strong and aggressive 4 him .

 

McCallum had a very good period ca 1989-1992, his last years at MW. If he meets an up and coming McClellan sometime 1991-1992, I think he beats him.