Thread: Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn 2

The hype has started for the rematch and it will be an entertaining contest.

Eubank, 35, used the opportunity to claim Team Benn and Eddie Hearn tried to "sabotage" him before his first fight with Benn in April.

Among several accusations, Eubank claimed Team Benn meddled in his weight cut, branding them "ruthless" and "without restraint".

"They did everything they could to try and destroy me in this last fight. Contract breaches, fines, rehydration clauses, sabotage weigh-in, biased commentary and refereeing," Eubank began before Hearn batted away the claims as false.

The Wednesday media event was the first time Eubank and Benn have seen each other since their first bout.

Eubank was admitted to hospital after the win and said he lost a toenail to "severe dehydration".

"I've never heard so much waffle," Hearn replied. "You are playing the victim."



The rematch is attempting to recapture the magic of the first fight, when the sons of boxing legends Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn faced off in front of 60,000 people at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Eubank Jr and Hearn clashed repeatedly during the build-up to the first fight, with the former taking to heckling the Matchroom promoter whenever he spoke.

The bad blood has seemingly spilled over, with Eubank Jr accusing Conor Benn of going on a "victory tour" despite losing.

"I'm telling you right here and now, you ain't no champion and you most definitely ain't no people's champion," Eubank said.

"These men aren't not men of the people. They are pretending. They're pretending to be the good guys. Wolves in sheep's clothing."

Benn did not rise to the bait of Eubank, letting his promoter do most of the talking.

But the 28-year-old promised to be less "greedy" in the rematch.

"It felt like I was one punch away from winning, but I was always looking for the one punch," he said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/a...s/c75qr3erx9qo

These two men still cashing off of their father's good names. Quite a shame neither of them have a credible career to build off of. They are as bas as Jake Paul.

I want Eubank to win again purely to upset the Matchroom apple cart. Eddie was full of it how he ran rings around Ben Shalom and Boxxer at the negotiating table, and still lost.

That said, there is a very simple solution to Eubanks problems. Don't take the fight.

if it does go ahead will just be a rerun of the first. A game Benn unable to hurt the bigger man