Eubank calling out America's Best in '93

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Jan 8th, '93 Boxing News



'I want 10 fights this year. Maybe I won't get 10 fights this year, but if possible, I'd fight 10 fights.'


'I want Michael Nunn and James Toney. I don't want Nigel Benn because I've already beaten him, he's already passed.

'The mandatory challenger, Nardiello, and Toney and Nunn, I hope to fight before September! Then I'd consider Benn, if the money was good.'


'I don't know if Toney can deal with movement and I don't know if Nunn can deal with strength, or great movement and great strength - it's not out of the question I can beat both this year.'


On Iran Barkley or Victor Cordoba beating them:
'I consider Nunn and Toney to be two of the most gifted stylists of the world, pound-for-pound. They win these fights.'


On Lindell Holmes:
'I understand that age is only a number. Going back three or four years, when Michael Watson was down to fight Mike McCallum, Michael himself along with the so-called experts used a shallow-minded philosophy that McCallum was 10 years older, and so he would beat him on youth. That's why McCallum was just stood in front of that night, like he was.

'I'm preparing as hard as ever and I know Lindell Holmes won't lie down for me. He's had a good warm-up fight to get sharp again after inactivity and I can't afford to view his age as anything but a strength, if not just a number.'


'I've done 10 fights in less than 12 months before now and that wasn't enough. I haven't been out of the gym for 10 years straight so it's not a problem to me like it would be for less commited fighters.

'I've had hundreds of harder fights in the gym than all but two of my 34 professional fights.

'A match with a James Toney or Michael Nunn would be a game of chess. A fight with Benn is another matter, because he punches like no other man. It took me 10 months to recover from that fight, (and) 10 months to recover from the Watson II fight, too.'

[skel1983]

Youare obsessed with Eubank.

[Master]

Eubanks always avoided Herol Graham.

[Dark Lord Al]

Eubank avoided most elite fighters , anyone with movement and style gave him problems , for me was never number 1 in either middle or super middle divisions.

[ross]

Im pretty sure iv read that Eubank dropped Graham in sparring but like you say, he may have been made to feel a fool for the rest of the session.

Eubank was scheduled to fight Toney in a cruiserweight minor title fight about 8 years ago and a few weeks in to Eubanks training camp toney pulls out!!

Take a look at Eubanks record, how many defences he made in a year! Its astonishing, all went the distance and he travelled the world for them as well!!

Eubank, I would give as good a chance as anyone with any of the supermiddle greats.

When he fought Calzaghe he was due to fight at light heavy and with a weeks notice, dropped to supermiddle,(so probably had near on 10 pounds to lose in a week!) to take the chance against Joe, he had nothing in the tank but hyad the fight been a minute longer he could well have stopped Calzaghe who was out on his feet at the bell!

[skel1983]

Im pretty sure iv read that Eubank dropped Graham in sparring but like you say, he may have been made to feel a fool for the rest of the session.

Eubank was scheduled to fight Toney in a cruiserweight minor title fight about 8 years ago and a few weeks in to Eubanks training camp toney pulls out!!

Take a look at Eubanks record, how many defences he made in a year! Its astonishing, all went the distance and he travelled the world for them as well!!

Eubank, I would give as good a chance as anyone with any of the supermiddle greats.

When he fought Calzaghe he was due to fight at light heavy and with a weeks notice, dropped to supermiddle,(so probably had near on 10 pounds to lose in a week!) to take the chance against Joe, he had nothing in the tank but hyad the fight been a minute longer he could well have stopped Calzaghe who was out on his feet at the bell!

Eubank nearly got as many gifts as Sven Ottke.