Eubank

I agree with you in that I always think of Benn/Eubank/Watson as a trio. 3 very different fighters but operating on the same level. The boxer, the puncher and the nutter.

Graham gets shunted off as he never fought any of them, which is an eternal shame.

 

Hahaha

Ok, but I believe that they didn't have to meet in the ring for people to gauge their level. I also believe that close defeats against truly top-class opponents tell us more than comfy wins against fighters far below that class.

 

But you are a pacman fan so you have limited boxing knowledge.

 

Eubank wasn't even considered worthy of a top ten super-middle rating by Ring magazine at the time he fought Joe. In fact he hadn't been thought of by Ring as a top ten SM boxer for 3 years prior to facing Joe. Eubank in his prime rode high in the list for years, sitting only behind the likes of Toney, and RJJ. They simply believed that he had deteriorated to such a degree that they no longer thought him good enough to warrant an inclusion.

When you consider the limited names that made the Ring magazine ten at the time Eubank fought Joe - the likes of Henry Wharton, Joseph Kiwanuka, Vincenzo Nardiello; it really highlights how far removed from his best Ring magazine believed Eubank to be. Even Jones at this moment in time, who is absolutely shot to pieces, makes todays LH top ten.

 

:huh

A damn fine veteran gave a primed Watson, coming off of excellent wins against Lee and Benn, a thrashing....

 

It was Graham who gave McCalluma bloody good fight - not Watson atsch

 

JAMES TONEY L12
BERNARD HOPKINS L12
JOE CALZAGHE L12
MIKE McCALLUM W12
GERALD McCLENNAN W12
NIGEL BENN W12
IRAN BARKLEY WTKO10
DOUG DeWITT W12
JULIAN JACKSON WKO8
KELLY PAVLIK WKO11
MICHAEL NUNN W12

 

Yes; and Bomber would of got a draw if it were not for him doing his (in)famous party trick; the shoulder toss...:-(

 

Watson gave him a good fight too. :good

 

No, he was completely off form and was schooled from the first bell. Watson was very disappointing that night.

 

Wasn't it a low blow which meant Graham ended up on the wrong end of a split decision?

 

I thought it was a shoulder toss. When Bomber ducks underneath (like what Sweet Pea nicked off of him) and then comes up throwing his opponent over his shoulder, his opponent landing head first in a Tombstone type position.

 

Watson was raw as hell against McCallum.Certainly not in his prime yet.

Benn and Lee were the only fighters of note he had fought.

 

Watson was coming off an injury and career longest break between fights (virtually a year). They are all fair excuses, but his performance that night was very disappointing, Watson should of been much more competitive, he really let himself down.

The Watson who fought Eubank was no better than Watson pre McCallum in my book, just better known, and naturally he obviously benefits in peoples opinion (now), because of what happened in Eubank rematch.