Was Eubank Britains Best

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  1. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh2_ciOI3Nk[/ame]
     
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  2. StWerburghs

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    Yes. Just yes.

    I retract my statement....Calzaghe by wide UD :tong
     
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  3. ApatheticLeader

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    MUCH better :D
     
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  4. StWerburghs

    StWerburghs Active Member Full Member

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    :lol: I'm confused, are you pro Eubank or not?

    I thought you were disagreeing with the fact I had Calzaghe winning :huh
     
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  5. ApatheticLeader

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    I'm not anti-Eubank, I'm a Eubank realist.... He wasn't that good. He was NEVER that good. He did NOT decline after the second Watson fight and Calzaghe was under-par when they fought, and would beat any version of Eubank handily.

    Ah.....that felt good.....
     
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  6. StWerburghs

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    Ah okay...I'm a fan of both, but I do think Calzaghe would beat any version of Eubank. My close split win was just more out of respect than logic.

    But that said...I think Eubank fought like he lived, in a pretentious manner. If he fought like the fighter he really was, I believe he would of gone so much further, and would have had a chance against anyone around that weight.


    He wanted to be the thinking man’s intelligent boxer, when I truly believe with his chin, and heart, a different style would of served him so much better.
     
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  7. Dunky McCafferty

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    aah cheers for the link VW, much appreciated! Just watched it & it cleared things up nicely for me! I didnt have SKY back then, so missed out on this simmering little rivalry!
    Great characters the two of them, & sorely missed!

    "everyone can call him king for a day, but when he walks past me he should bow his head like the little man that he is"

    classic Eubank:D
     
    Dunky McCafferty, Jun 4, 2011
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  8. Rob887

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    I don't think Eubank was as great as was/is made out, but Calzaghe never really fought Eubank. It's a bit of a joke to make out otherwise, the guy was more or less retired, fighting at larger weights, in middle eastern show bouts and hadn't won a quality fight in several years.
     
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  9. Rob887

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    I don't think Eubank was as great as was/is made out, but Calzaghe never really fought Eubank. It's a bit of a joke to make out otherwise, the guy was more or less retired, fighting at larger weights, in middle eastern show bouts and hadn't won a quality fight in several years. He was widely seen as shot.
     
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