I thought he did beat Thompson. Especially with the knockdown, and I score the round Carl was out on his feet with ropes holding him up after falling into them (Eubank just standing off not moving for 10secs) as a 10-8 too
The blinded right hands he somehow absorbed from Thompson in the last four or five rounds though with one eye were sickening. Those same shots took a 200lb Rothmann et al out with one and Eubank couldn't even see them to brace himself! Chin from another planet
Yes that's the fight I'm on about, he was never gonna win, he would've put him in a wheelchair if they never pulled him, brain cells were getting destroyed regardless of his chin
But why would you choose that option if you're supposed to be a professional athlete and funded accordingly? A professional should be paid as such, as a professional. Otherwise you're limiting your chances massively of making it.
The point is Eubank tried breaking that and speaking for the fighters to be paid more. The promoters didn't and don't have other jobs they do full-time! And as Eubank said, 'the fighters are the nucleus!' - without the fighter, there is no fight business.
Nope, his eye hadn't healed! Eubank wanted to throttle the doctor who wouldn't let him go out for the 10th round, he was winning on points by three rounds on two cards.
Benn was quoted saying at the time " he shouldn't ask the fans if he should continue when he's getting beat up like that" ...Eubank was always level pegging but the one taking the serious damage, Thompson was bigger and stronger and could soak it up, Eubanks own words were " I took my beating"
He was that hard he needed saving from himself, another 2 rounds of heavy right hands that he couldn't see coming? The eye was that bad he could've done permanent damage. A warrior that needed saving from himself is how I view that rematch. The ref was spot on, he had damage from the previous fight don't forget
