168lbs relative primes watson- technican, hidden puncher, solid defence, passive and not a great finisher wharton- massive left hooker, brutal body assault, solid jaw, mild defence,notorious slow starter i bet this has been done to death but i havnt doen a poll in ages so here we go
great matchup vantage nah just wondered your thoughts. reason being that some writers feel that wharton was the benitez of the fab 4 hagler,duran,leonard,hearns....benitez. eubank benn, whatson, collins....wharton. oooh a possible wharton-collins match up?
Wharton was a very decent fighter, tough and strong. He maybe just lacked the quality to make it to the very top but he certainly gave it a good go against Benn and Eubank.
thats my train of thought against benn he took about 4 or 5 rounds to realise he was in a ring. by the 10th and 12th he was beating benn up, almost ended up destorying benns kidneys and liver. benn pissed blood for a week. eubankwas a bit fo a shame becuase eubank just didnt let him have anything but he gave a very good performance but just agianst a not so spectaculr eubank.
You're memory is better than mine. I watched both fights at the time. I just remember Wharton as being a good honest tough fighter who could be a bit of a handful for anyone on is day. Watson was something a bit different I always thought. More the complete fighter and a real top contender. A real shame how things turned out for him, he deserved a lot better.
