Chris Eubank Sr vs Gerald McClellan At MW/SMW

He was definitely looking like fighter of the 90s.

 

Although McClellan could box I wouldn't classify his professional style as that, he was a seek and destroy type and that was his mindset going into fights.

He was a good boxer though but his eggs were in his physicality, and his defense left a lot to be desired. He was a poster child for a front runner not a long runner.

I don't have an opinion on him vs Eubank.

 

Sanderline Williams fight, worked behind his jab; moving. Nobody dominated Sanderline like that, he always ran the top guys close like Benn and Toney and Barkley et al. Gerald won every minute of every round with his boxing ability.

Only man to ever knock Williams down and he simply didn't do it with aggression, he set a right hand up beautifully, feints and timing spot on, in just the 2nd round.

He never needed to box, he'd of needed to against Eubank. Chris was unknockoutable and the sharpest, most awkward counter-puncher out there.

 

Watching the 2nd round of McClellan-Williams and the 2nd round of Eubank-Watson (both 160lb with the same-day weigh-ins); this would be elite.

 

Eubank get's beat up in the first few rds but his iron chin pulls him through and he takes over afet McClellan slows down and takes a UD or stops him late.

 

I'm struggling to see how Eubank gets beat up in the first few rounds unless he just let's it happen?

McClellan was a tall, rangey guy who found his range with his jab first before looking for the one punch, and circled. Eubank was a mobile, unorthodox counter-puncher and super strong. So it's kind of the last thing that would happen.

 

Because he was a slow starter and McClellan was an explosive starter.

 

Eubank was a fast starter and McClellan didn't swarm in any way until he had picked a punch to rock them - he was a boxer-puncher.

 

Eubank wouldn`t be able to hurt G-man, he took Jackson`s best shots.

 

He blinked so much v Benn because of the clot on his brain.

 

I know, karma for tying up defenceless dogs and throwing them to vicious dogs to rip to shreds, sick *******

 

Possibly. There was another occurance where he ran over a herd of peacocks pretending they were Chris Eubank. No ****.

 

The fast starts may of been Eubanks weakness in fact - he was too good for his own good. His timing and distance would be almost automatic from the first punch thrown, so he'd try dramatic combinations in the first few rounds (often in the first minute) unless they were running away. He'd tire down the stretch and pose his way through.

McClellan found his distance with his jab, and if he threw a big overarm right in the first round it almost aways missed and was the follow-up left hook to body that would drop the opponent (often for a ten-count).

 

Eubank would never have stepped foot in the ring with McClellan.
He only fought Benn because he was pushed to into a corner with it.