Eubanks v McClellan

[Master]

Instead of Benn, what if at that time Eubanks fought the G man. Chris was not the same e fighter he was when he was a middleweight, and the second fight with Watson but he had a great chin and if pushed he could fight back as his will to win was second to none. Could Eubanks have beaten Gerald?

[ICB]

Great match up i think Chris Eubank would of stopped him late on, this would of been one of those nights where Chris Eubank would of been forced to show how great he was.

[BIG H]

Great match up i think Chris Eubank would of stopped him late on, this would of been one of those nights where Chris Eubank would of been forced to show how great he was.

I just can't see that! 'G Man' was too active for Eubank - he wouldn't have been able to just do enough like he always did. He wouldn't have been able to live with the work rate. Eubbank's chin was cast iron, so assuming G' Man' could go 12, he would win UD imo.

[ICB]

Great match up i think Chris Eubank would of stopped him late on, this would of been one of those nights where Chris Eubank would of been forced to show how great he was.

I just can't see that! 'G Man' was too active for Eubank - he wouldn't have been able to just do enough like he always did. He wouldn't have been able to live with the work rate. Eubbank's chin was cast iron, so assuming G' Man' could go 12, he would win UD imo.

You could be right but i just think Chris Eubank, would be put in situation like he was against Benn 1, Watson 2. Where he would show how great he was, remember Gerald McClellan was never really tested in his pro career.

So i don't know if he could survive the full distance, with a motivated Chris Eubank. Who could hit very hard when he had to aswell see John Jarvis fight.

[marbleheadmaui]

G-Man never was in a long, tough fight but once and it almost killed him. There is no way Eubank doesn't make this a long grueling fight.

Doesn't one have to conclude that G-man simply didn't have the physical constitution for that kind of fight and Eubank would have won and maybe hurt him as well?

[BIG H]

G-Man never was in a long, tough fight but once and it almost killed him. There is no way Eubank doesn't make this a long grueling fight.

Doesn't one have to conclude that G-man simply didn't have the physical constitution for that kind of fight and Eubank would have won and maybe hurt him as well?

We only don't know if he could 'go long' in a fight, becuase he never had to. The only time he did it wasn't fatigue that stopped him.

[Memphis]

G-Man never was in a long, tough fight but once and it almost killed him.

I think thats a bit unfair considering he was damaged goods before he came over for that fight. Sickening to think just how many people knew about it too.

[Dark Lord Al]

Great match up i think Chris Eubank would of stopped him late on, this would of been one of those nights where Chris Eubank would of been forced to show how great he was.

I just can't see that! 'G Man' was too active for Eubank - he wouldn't have been able to just do enough like he always did. He wouldn't have been able to live with the work rate. Eubbank's chin was cast iron, so assuming G' Man' could go 12, he would win UD imo.

You could be right but i just think Chris Eubank, would be put in situation like he was against Benn 1, Watson 2. Where he would show how great he was, remember Gerald McClellan was never really tested in his pro career.

So i don't know if he could survive the full distance, with a motivated Chris Eubank. Who could hit very hard when he had to aswell see John Jarvis fight.

John Jarvis was a nobody brought in to make Eubank look good , he had been koed 3 times , and qualified for the Eubank fight by being KOED in 3 in his last fight by the light punching Darrin van Horne.

G-man would have been to much for him, and for me would have stopped him with constant pressure or by UD.
and for the record Eubank was never even close to being called GREAT!

[zhubin]

Great match up i think Chris Eubank would of stopped him late on, this would of been one of those nights where Chris Eubank would of been forced to show how great he was.

I just can't see that! 'G Man' was too active for Eubank - he wouldn't have been able to just do enough like he always did. He wouldn't have been able to live with the work rate. Eubbank's chin was cast iron, so assuming G' Man' could go 12, he would win UD imo.

You could be right but i just think Chris Eubank, would be put in situation like he was against Benn 1, Watson 2. Where he would show how great he was, remember Gerald McClellan was never really tested in his pro career.

So i don't know if he could survive the full distance, with a motivated Chris Eubank. Who could hit very hard when he had to aswell see John Jarvis fight.

John Jarvis was a nobody brought in to make Eubank look good , he had been koed 3 times , and qualified for the Eubank fight by being KOED in 3 in his last fight by the light punching Darrin van Horne.

G-man would have been to much for him, and for me would have stopped him with constant pressure or by UD.
and for the record Eubank was never even close to being called GREAT!

nail on the head. no disrespect to eubanks...he was a very good fighter...but gerald was a BEAST. it's not his fault many of his fights didn't go late because he took care of business early. just an awesome combination of power, skill, and pressure...he could KO you both to the head and body.

[ICB]

Great match up i think Chris Eubank would of stopped him late on, this would of been one of those nights where Chris Eubank would of been forced to show how great he was.

I just can't see that! 'G Man' was too active for Eubank - he wouldn't have been able to just do enough like he always did. He wouldn't have been able to live with the work rate. Eubbank's chin was cast iron, so assuming G' Man' could go 12, he would win UD imo.

You could be right but i just think Chris Eubank, would be put in situation like he was against Benn 1, Watson 2. Where he would show how great he was, remember Gerald McClellan was never really tested in his pro career.

So i don't know if he could survive the full distance, with a motivated Chris Eubank. Who could hit very hard when he had to aswell see John Jarvis fight.

John Jarvis was a nobody brought in to make Eubank look good , he had been koed 3 times , and qualified for the Eubank fight by being KOED in 3 in his last fight by the light punching Darrin van Horne.

G-man would have been to much for him, and for me would have stopped him with constant pressure or by UD.
and for the record Eubank was never even close to being called GREAT!

Im not saying John Jarvis was anything special, i was just saying Chris Eubank could really punch when he was motivated. And when he was tested he did have great attributes, you don't win 20 world title fights without having something special about you.

Gerald McClellan was never really tested in his career, apart from the 1st Julian Jackson fight but Julian Jackson was on the downslide.

Outside of that his only other real notable win, was against a washed up John Mugabi who had already been dismantled by Terry Norris.

So it's hard to tell if he could of lasted the full 12, with a motivated Chris Eubank. When before the Nigel Benn fight he'd only ever gone 8 rounds.

[erics44]

Great match up i think Chris Eubank would of stopped him late on, this would of been one of those nights where Chris Eubank would of been forced to show how great he was.

I just can't see that! 'G Man' was too active for Eubank - he wouldn't have been able to just do enough like he always did. He wouldn't have been able to live with the work rate. Eubbank's chin was cast iron, so assuming G' Man' could go 12, he would win UD imo.

You could be right but i just think Chris Eubank, would be put in situation like he was against Benn 1, Watson 2. Where he would show how great he was, remember Gerald McClellan was never really tested in his pro career.

So i don't know if he could survive the full distance, with a motivated Chris Eubank. Who could hit very hard when he had to aswell see John Jarvis fight.

John Jarvis was a nobody brought in to make Eubank look good , he had been koed 3 times , and qualified for the Eubank fight by being KOED in 3 in his last fight by the light punching Darrin van Horne.

G-man would have been to much for him, and for me would have stopped him with constant pressure or by UD.
and for the record Eubank was never even close to being called GREAT!

mate eubank had a chin of steal, maybe a ud but he definately wouldnt have stopped him

and if eubank wasnt great then he was pretty damn close

especially since he is still one of the most talked about and written about boxers in history

[berry]

I just can't see that! 'G Man' was too active for Eubank - he wouldn't have been able to just do enough like he always did. He wouldn't have been able to live with the work rate. Eubbank's chin was cast iron, so assuming G' Man' could go 12, he would win UD imo.

What work rate??

McClellan was never a swarmer. He would circle opponents and use his jab as a range-finder, and rely on amazing timing. He had extremely heavy hands, that's for sure.

He was taller and rangier than Eubank, but Eubank was almost impossible to hit cleanly with a jab or straight combination due to his perception (slightly out of range) and reflexes (subtle head movement). They were both massive, coming in at 180+ and remaining chiseled.

Eubank shifted his body better, moved his feet better, doubled his jab faster and threw more right hands to the body, and had much more flexibility, so I would go with Eubank to out-box Gerald in a chess-type match with McClellan looking for the big overarm right and getting frustrated.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

So it wasn't Nigel Benn who turned him into a cabbage then

[ICB]

So it wasn't Nigel Benn who turned him into a cabbage then

He was already having bad headaches before the Nigel Benn fight. It would of happened regardless i think, as i said his sparring session's were very rough. And taking shots off Julian Jackson who hits like a truck doesn't help either.

[Memphis]

So it wasn't Nigel Benn who turned him into a cabbage then

He was already having bad headaches before the Nigel Benn fight. It would of happened regardless i think, as i said his sparring session's were very rough. And taking shots off Julian Jackson who hits like a truck doesn't help either.

I've read acounts of people who think G-Man was sent over here to get hurt, I dont know if I can let myself go along with anything as sinister as that but he was showing the distress signs everyone saw later in the fight pretty much from he first bell. He went at Benn like a looney from the off, could have been because he'd promised a first round knockout but I reckon he knew himself that he was damaged and I think Manny knew about it too hence him jumping ship before he went back in with Jackson.