C.Eubank on how he wuld beat Mike Mccallum

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"Oh, he'll beat me if I stand in front of him, because he's a quality puncher and quality boxer. But I won't stand in front of him. I've got dimensions.

"I've studied him - he only counters to the body. So I won't lay in-close and I'll punch from range.

"If anybody wants to crowd me, 36 minutes is a long, long time for me to land the correct uppercut where they are on the hook.

"Slug me and I've got cast-iron constitution, believe me!

"McCallum, he's at the end of the line, I'm at the start of the line and so that means there's a 76% chance I'll win.

"The key is being 100% certain of that 76% because that's how you maximize your chances. That's what you call conviction. The fight is mine."

- Christopher Livingstone Eubank, April 1990


interesting. was that fight talked of back then ?

"Cast-iron constitution," I absolutely love that quote.

I Love Chris, but i have read all these quotes from him on these top fighters, but he never fought them, he could talk the talk but why didnt he walk the walk?

Mc Cullam would be his worst nightmare.

Chris Eubank is one of the Great Eccentric Fighters of All Time and it's nice to know he is still just eccentric now ( actually I already knew dat when he parked his truck in Central London and was arrested)... I'm sure one of the best technicians of all time, super skilled Mike McCallum would lose that fight cause he would laugh to Death as soon as he would see Eubank's entrance and poses to the crowd but then he could also have played Steve Collins and thus getting to disturb the iron-cast schizo for not getting the attention he desperately needed.

McCallum, he's at the end of the line, I'm at the start of the line and so that means there's a 76% chance I'll win.

"The key is being 100% certain of that 76% because that's how you maximize your chances.


What does this even mean? ???

McCallum would beat Eubank no question.

MCallum would stop Eubank with a body shot in the mid-rounds

Eubank's would of got blown out by Mccallum in 3 rounds.

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Eubank's would of got blown out by Mccallum in 3 rounds.

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Yes Eubank was renowned for getting blown away in quick fashion ???

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Originally Posted by skel1983

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Eubank's would of got blown out by Mccallum in 3 rounds.

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Yes Eubank was renowned for getting blown away in quick fashion ???

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Mccallum was on another level than anybody Eubanks faced.

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Originally Posted by skel1983

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Eubank's would of got blown out by Mccallum in 3 rounds.

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Yes Eubank was renowned for getting blown away in quick fashion ???

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Mccallum was on another level than anybody Eubanks faced.

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Why didnt Mccallum not stop Collins or Herol Graham? I tell you right now i would of give you 1000/1 Mccallum knocking Eubank out in 3 rounds and you know he wouldn't but then again you have a huge chip on your shoulder.

I love them words Blown away lmao.

No one stops Prime Eubank except maybe Roy Jones .

Lol Sugar Shaw , body shot in mid rounds, if Nigel Benn couldn't stop Eubank then i don't think Mike would either. Eubank maybe wasn't the best boxer (though very good) , but he was made of Iron and he was rarely even wobbled back in the day.

and lol at "blown out in 3 " , you've got real good evidence to suggest that i expect ? That would never happen.

Just like to add that I am not sure if Eubank would win, but he would almost definately not be knocked out.

Considering he moved up not one but two divisions in the twilight of his career and gave Carl Thompson everything he could handle I'd say it's safe to say that McCallum wouldn't have knocked him out.

A young inexperienced Michael Watson went 11 rounds with the body snatcher and Steve Collins on a weeks notice went the distance.

Eubank had the best chin of any British fighter ever. His only stoppage, was in his final fights against a crusierweight world champion on cuts, in a fight he was winning.

There is nobody in history at 160 or 168 who could have blown him away in three rounds.

I disagree with you VD Eubank may not have been best boxer but he was so incredibily tough its unbelievable Nigel Benn who is one of the hardest hitting Middleweights ever behind Jackson and Gerald and Benn couldn't even budge Eubank and Benn threw everything but kitchen sink at Eubank to the body and head McCallum would of won a decision but no way he is stopping Eubank let alone in 3 rounds.

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

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Originally Posted by skel1983

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Eubank's would of got blown out by Mccallum in 3 rounds.

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Yes Eubank was renowned for getting blown away in quick fashion ???

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Mccallum was on another level than anybody Eubanks faced.

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Why didnt Mccallum not stop Collins or Herol Graham? I tell you right now i would of give you 1000/1 Mccallum knocking Eubank out in 3 rounds and you know he wouldn't but then again you have a huge chip on your shoulder.

I love them words Blown away lmao.

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If I remember correctly Mccallum was never suppose to stop Julian Jackson or Donald Curry either. Mccallum was underrated when he fought. And he's underrated as a retired fighter.

if NIGEL BENN didn't blow out EUBANK in 3 rounds, id wish MCCALLUM good luck, lol

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if NIGEL BENN didn't blow out EUBANK in 3 rounds, id wish MCCALLUM good luck, lol

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Come on. Nigel Benn was not in Mccallum's league. Mccallum was twice the fighter Benn was.

I love that "cast-iron constitution" quote!


Guys a fucking ledge http://www.myspace.com/theofficialchriseubank

As for Eubank against McCallum, McCallum IMO accepted defeat in a way when he said "The way to beat Eubanks is to jump on him and not let him up for air," - McCallum was not a natural pressure fighter, and would have been playing into Eubank's hands.

Leeedge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Eubank

As for blowing Eubank out of the ring or whatever, is this some kind of joke? Chris F****** Eubank? Mike McCallum?? Mike was a slow starter, he wasn't blowing anyone out of the ring. If Eubank was ever getting blown out of the ring (Eubank?? Come on), Nige would have done it! Eubank would have made McCallum look silly a few rounds, any way you slice it, just like he did everyone else. You're talking a guy who looked F****** Odd in the ring, and must have been even Odder to fight against ;) Would have taken anyone a few rounds to get to grips with the f*****.

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copied and pasted from another board::

"Oh, he'll beat me if I stand in front of him, because he's a quality puncher and quality boxer. But I won't stand in front of him. I've got dimensions.

"I've studied him - he only counters to the body. So I won't lay in-close and I'll punch from range.

"If anybody wants to crowd me, 36 minutes is a long, long time for me to land the correct uppercut where they are on the hook.

"Slug me and I've got cast-iron constitution, believe me!

"McCallum, he's at the end of the line, I'm at the start of the line and so that means there's a 76% chance I'll win.

"The key is being 100% certain of that 76% because that's how you maximize your chances. That's what you call conviction. The fight is mine."

- Christopher Livingstone Eubank, April 1990


interesting. was that fight talked of back then ?

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Mike Mcallum would have absolutely fucking slaughtered Eubank.

Maybe I'm mad, but that just seems mad to me? Mike McCallum Slaughter Eubank? I fail to see how unless Eubank boxes absolutely shit - very difficult to see, that

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Maybe I'm mad, but that just seems mad to me? Mike McCallum Slaughter Eubank? I fail to see how unless Eubank boxes absolutely S*** - very difficult to see, that

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Watson outboxed Eubank and got robbed in the first fight and if the ref had have given him a standing 8 count in the second fight he would probably have won on points. Mcallum slaughtered watson it wasnt even a competitive fight. He would have destroyed eubank in the same way.

In what concerns to Chris having dimensions, Mike was known also as "The Professor" cause he would come from so many different angles and with so many different approaches to his game that some of his stronger, younger opponents would just enjoy the experience like it happened with James Toney twice... I would also like to say that I prefer 1 thousand times a loose muscled, chiseled athlete with great footwork and great variety of weapons to a stiff, tight, very orthodox and predictable fighter, so taking on the McCallum vs Watson, McCallum vs Kalambay, Eubank vs Collins fights as paradigms, no way I can see Chris beating Mike to the punch... Oh, and Chris never had a great defense because his upper-body was so tight, Joe Calzaghe dropped him with one of the very first fluid, loose muscled hooks he threw back in 1997...

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Maybe I'm mad, but that just seems mad to me? Mike McCallum Slaughter Eubank? I fail to see how unless Eubank boxes absolutely S*** - very difficult to see, that

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Watson outboxed Eubank and got robbed in the first fight and if the ref had have given him a standing 8 count in the second fight he would probably have won on points. Mcallum slaughtered watson it wasnt even a competitive fight. He would have destroyed eubank in the same way.

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Eubank did an even better job on Watson, for six rounds, than McCallum did (until falling to bits having lost 19lb in four days). Not that it means anything. Stylistically I can't how McCallum Slaughters Eubank, unless Eubank was performing shit.

Watson in the second Eubank fight was absolutely possessed, there's no way an old man in McCallum would have stood up to so many huge flurries and bombs Watson took even in the first 3-4 rounds. It's difficult to see McCallum going crazy and setting that kind of pace too!

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Maybe I'm mad, but that just seems mad to me? Mike McCallum Slaughter Eubank? I fail to see how unless Eubank boxes absolutely S*** - very difficult to see, that

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Watson outboxed Eubank and got robbed in the first fight and if the ref had have given him a standing 8 count in the second fight he would probably have won on points. Mcallum slaughtered watson it wasnt even a competitive fight. He would have destroyed eubank in the same way.

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Eubank did an even better job on Watson, for six rounds, than McCallum did (until falling to bits having lost 19lb in four days). Not that it means anything. Stylistically I can't how McCallum Slaughters Eubank, unless Eubank was performing S***.

Watson in the second Eubank fight was absolutely possessed, there's no way an old man in McCallum would have stood up to so many huge flurries and bombs Watson took even in the first 3-4 rounds. It's difficult to see McCallum going crazy and setting that kind of pace too!

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You sound just like WWatt he said something similar to that Eubank won first six rounds well he didn't and i had it even after 6 then Watson pretty much outboxed Eubank and should of won a decision and got robbed and in rematch Eubank had plenty of time to train and was getting pounded then got lucky punch out of nowhere.

Eubanks had an excellent chin but McCallum destroys the body and that was Eubanks weakness. McCallum had an iron chin himself and fought top league fighters. It would not be easy, especially around the time when Eubanks beat Benn and Watson but he would have won. After those hard fights Eubanks was only interested in making as much money as possbile with the lowest risk of opponent which is why he had many awfully boring defences safe in the knowledge that the WBO would not let him loose a decision because he brought them money and prestige.

if Mike Watson can almost stop Eubank The Bodysnatcher would win by stoppage as Eubank didnt like to fight at high pace , but his chin was concrete.
He also is no an intelligent guy , he just practiced for interviews , ive met him on 2 occasions , hes a bit of a pratt actually :)

Annoying he never chose to fight the best of that era , the matches were certainly there Mccallum , Toney , Jones , Nunn etc.