Just seen it mentioned on another thread, and I was also an impressionable youngster when this played out. To this day it's probably one of the best things to have happened to British Boxing. Inspired a generation of fighters and fans alike. Despite Benn's success in the US and fearsome reputation, I was always on team Eubank. Firstly, as we all know, styles make fights, and Eubank just has Benn's number in my opinion. You could say he was lucky to get the draw in the second fight, but I'd have backed him in any hypothetical 3rd, 4th etc. Benn had the power and aggression but Eubank the intelligence and chin and it probably taught me that Boxing is more complex than who can bang the hardest. It was much more chess-like than I had realised as an 11 year old. Secondly, the (albeit ridiculous) sense of theatre it brought. With Benn nearly boiling over every time they met but Eubank just playing on this fact and creating absurd spectacles out of it. Does anyone remember the Jonathan Ross interview with them both where they got James Toney to dial-in from the US and he went off on the two of them? Hilarious stuff. Nothing better than a great domestic rivalry, and when the two belligerents are of genuine quality, makes it even better.
Great rivalry, and their first fight is so overlooked. Pure savagery. Benn way my guy. He was the UK (and MW's) version of Tyson at the time. Eubank was, is, and always will be a helmet. Jesus, Benn would have tore this MW division a new one.
