how good was chris eubank?

Jones Jnr, Hopkins and Toney avoided him and Benn so we don't really know. Probably top 10 p4p between 90-95 so on a level with say.................................Cotto?

 

He stopped Benn in a proper war. Low point would be Michael Watson fight of course.

He is a genuinely nice bloke...but many people hated him during his time because of his arrogant ring manner.

could be quite boring in the ring sometimes. Could be too technical at times.
His chin was solid, and he could shake of some massive shots after a few seconds.

 

Jones jnr, Hopkins, and Toney all avoided Eubank. Where is your evidence, or is it just something you like to think?.

 

Eubank was a very good champion. But he was happy defending his belt in the uk and not interested in unification to seek the biggest challenges. He also got some gift decisons (first watson fight and benn rematch draw).

 

Good fighter has some realt talent. Liked the lifestyle and the money which came with defending his belt, fought some obvious duds but does have some good one in between Benn and Watson.

Seemed to raise his game the higher level oposition.

Had some proper stinkers, but is probably remembered for his thriller with Nigell Benn and Michael Watson.

Benn was robbed in the second fight though as was Watson in the first.

 

No they didnt Toney called them both out and was contracted to fight the winner of Benn-Eubank but it was a draw so the fight didnt materialise. Toney blatantly wanted both of them

RJJ wanted Eubank on the way up but couldnt get the fight

To the question in hand:

Eubank was great in many ways but his workrate let him down sometimes. He also got a gift against Ray Close

 

True he was brilliant but lost his edge after the second fight against watson for obvious reason. That maybe true, but I did not see Jones or toney coming across to fight Eubank or indeed Benn. But Benn regularly fought in the US when he was at middleweight.

 

Eubank didnt want any part of Toney imo. I dont think Benn would have minded, he win title fights in the US before and would have travelled if the money was right. If he got the nod over Euabk in the rematch it would have probably happened.

 

The british public deserved a trillogy between benn V Eubank because that trilliogy would have been better than the gatti v ward trilliogy

 

Better when considering what is at stake, it was a world title fight after all but I think Gatt-Ward 1 was better than Benn-Eubank 1.

 

I know what you mean but eubank was the underdog and people believed the sheer ferociousness of Benn's Punches would be enough to KO Eubank and. But Eubank got him good that why I thought it was better.

 

Rob, rob, rob.... so,so wrong.... Eubank was one of my favourite fighters he had an unusual style, a great chin, a big heart and a solid dig but he was as far away from the p4p top ten as Alex Arthur is now. Eubanks world title defences were largely against B-grade fighters and though he was capable he would have stood no chance against Jones or Toney. Back then Hopkins was beatable so he may have been capable at his very best of an upset there but against todays hopkins- no chance.

 

Definition of a granite chin.

I don't agree with some of you though, I think he woul have gave Toney a hell of afight, maybe even winning.

RJJ would have beaten him handily like he did Bernard though.