Chris Eubank Q&A's (from his forum!)

[BritishLion]

I herd Eubank and Benn did an Army type TV show,

Ask him for details

http://www.celebritiesworldwide.com/155

[BritishLion]

Great post, now all we need is summin similar from nigel benn

Some interesting stuff said from Benn...

He offered Herol Graham loads of money to fight him in 1989, but Graham refused because he was scared (Benn was 22-0 with 22 KO's at the time). He knew that he had to beat Graham to prove that he was the best Middleweight in Britain.

He was due to fight Michael Nunn after he became the first man to ever KO Robbie Sims, but then Toney beat Nunn in that huge upset and Bob Arum didn't want to match Toney and Benn at the time because he knew Toney would get battered (he was being battered by Nunn until the late lucky KO).

He was due to fight Michael Nunn in Las Vegas in a WBC/WBA unification clash in May 1994, but Nunn lost his 'warm-up' fight against Steve Little on a Nigel Benn undercard and that wrecked it.

He was due to fight his mandatory Michael Nunn in London in February 1995, but then Don King offered £100,000 more for Benn to fight McClellan. Benn knew that if he didn't fight McClellan, King would call him a coward in the press etc.

He was due to fight Chris Eubank for a third time in 1995 and the winner was likely to face Roy Jones Jr in America (but Roy would of probably ducked them no doubt), the Benn/Eubank-Jones Jr fight would of been either Eubank's eighth fight of his eight-fight Sky deal or the final fight on ITV boxing (Benn-Jones). But Eubank lost to Collins and so that messed it up.

True.

Also, Benn says that Roy Jones dodged him in 1993. Jones was the mandatory for Benn's WBC title, but Jones decided to drop a weight division and fight for a lesser title instead. If that's not dodging an opponent then I don't know what is!

[BritishLion]

Q: just read your autobiography Chris - "marvellous" .
Have your taste buds moved on to any sweet delicacies other than Strawberry Bonbons and Black Jacks?

Steve

Eubank: Never :P


Q: dear chris,
do you think amatuer boxing helps alot wive a boxing career or wouldn`t it have that much of an affect because alot of things change

ash. thanks chris

Eubank: Amateur boxing is helpful to your career, you can learn from your mistakes. It is better to learn from your mistakes in amateur than in pro.

Q: True that Chris. Like Amir Khan's lastest bouts were he got knocked down would of been worse for him if he was a Professional suffering that. How did you get on as an Amateur Chris?

Eubank: I'd never even done any sparring before my first two amateur bouts, which I lost, I'd only been boxing for a few weeks. But I learned. I didn't fight again until the following year, I only lost twice after that and they were dodgy decisions. I avenged three of my four amateur defeats whilst still an amateur, I avenged my other amateur defeat as a pro.

[BritishLion]

Q: Do you believe that Nigel Benn would of beaten Watson in a rematch.

Eubank: Nigel was supposed to fight the winner of the first fight between myself and Michael. But because the fight was so close, and because people thought that I hadn't proved myself enough or that Michael should of won, there was too much demand for a re-match between myself and Michael and so Benn went elsewhere then. I will say this, the Benn I fought in the first fight was better than the Michael I fought in my first fight with Michael, so Benn would of beat him there. But the Michael I fought in my second fight with Michael would of battered the Benn I fought in the second Benn fight.

[BritishLion]

Q: firstly mr eubank i got to say that u were my hero. i cannot thank u enough for the memories that u gave. u were a very special addition to brit boxing. i would just like to ask who u consider to be the best p4p fighter in the world today? thanks jamie

Eubank: Floyd Mayweather, and I've been saying this for years, I was saying it before Roy Jones got knocked out. Floyd has the skills to pay the bills.

[razorblade]

hey who won that nigel benn chris eubank gladiator fight thing?

i read a nigel benn interview and thought it was pretty recent, but on that site it says the gladiator thing nigel benn n eubank did was in 2003 (i missed it)

do u kno who won n where i can dl it?

[BritishLion]

hey who won that nigel benn chris eubank gladiator fight thing?

i read a nigel benn interview and thought it was pretty recent, but on that site it says the gladiator thing nigel benn n eubank did was in 2003 (i missed it)

do u kno who won n where i can dl it?

Benn won because he was he'd been training for it, whereas Eubank was totally unprepared.

It was funny as heck, Eubank managed to wind up Benn so much that Benn just flipped and loads of guys had to break them apart Benn roared "Caaam on then!" and shoved Eubank... Eubank looked worried.

[BritishLion]

do u kno who won n where i can dl it?

Do a google search, you can buy it from the net.

[BritishLion]

Q: Hi Chris. I have to ask- Have you ever seriously considered coming out of retirement since 1998? And ever been close to coming back?

Eubank: I was having dinner with Thomas Hearns, Emanuel Steward, Dennis Andries, Naseem Hamed and George Foreman in April 1999. Emanuel Steward wanted me to fight Thomas Hearns and I seriously considered it, at the time. I backed out because I didn't want to hurt Thomas Hearns, a living legend. That's not being arrogant or anything, because around that time I feel that I would of still been very competitive.

But after travelling to Las Vegas - the fighting capital of the world - in 2001 for Naseem's fight with Barrera, I actually got a buzz. I have to say that the whole trip was amazing. It seemed almost everybody on the plane on the way over there was an English boxing fan. I spent six hours of a nine hour flight speaking to fans about boxing – and all but one were Naseem fans and were coming over to support him. Everywhere I went in Las Vegas I met boxing people. Everybody from boxing was there - Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather. I knew I hadn't had the chance to fight in Las Vegas because Roy Jones wouldn't give me a title shot out of the blue, and that's fair enough. The Nunn and Toney fights didn't come off when I was Champion. But then it suddenly dawned on me - in 2001 - that I could come back and give Roy Jones something to fight for if I managed to defeat Dariusz Michalczewski or Joe Calzaghe. I'd already fought in Wales and Germany in my career, I responded to a hostile crowd in my career. Another option was to try to defeat Johnny Nelson in Sheffield and then maybe get a fight with Toney in Las Vegas. But on the eve of Naseem's fight with Barrera, I was having dinner with Lennox Lewis and George Foreman and the guys advised me to not come back. I saw sense.

[BritishLion]

Q: Who do you rate as being the best of the 1990's?? (PS you cant choice yourself lol)

Eubank: Pernell Whitaker. Pernell was poetic.

[KingOfTheRing]

Its good you can ask questions on his board http://www.chriseubank.tv/forum .

It would be great if Benn could start one up.

razorblade have you managed to get hold of the Gladiator Benn V Eubank.... have you tried ebay?

[BritishLion]

Also go to web archive sites and you'll see Eubank's old board that has been wiped out, loads of questions on there (all these ones I'm finding).

[KingOfTheRing]

Cheers I'll have a look

[BritishLion]

Q: CHRIS DID YOU DO A SPEECH WITH GEORGE FORMAN IN 1991? THNX

Eubank: I did a speech with George Foreman and Evander Holyfield in 1991 at the Trinity College in Dublin. But ofcourse I converted to Islam in 1997

[BritishLion]

Q: WHAT WER UR FIRST IMPRESIONS OF BIG GEORGE AND HOLYFIELD?

Eubank: What were my first impressions of George Foreman and Evander Holyfield? George I met in 1982 when he came to the Jerome boxing club I trained at in the South Bronx and let it be known that he believed in the power of Christ - a big, jolly fellow who seemed to have a heart of gold, he convinced me to go to Church at the time and still he remembered me from then. My impression of George was that this was a happy chappy, a sharp contrast to when he was a cold, calculated unhappy chappy from what I saw when he was previously a boxer, and if that is how Church can change you then I am all for it is what I thought at the time. Evander I had met at the Golden Gloves in 1984, I warmed up with Evander, Kevin Rooney and Mike Tyson. I distinguished Evander by his disciplined and dignified behavior, which was a refreshing contrast to the bravado and the questionable conduct associated with most of the other personalities at that tournament. Mike too was rather dignified and aloof believe it or not, that is why I associated myself with those men at that time.