Eubank: "I did what Johnson did to Jones, just 20 years earlier!"

[C0unterPunch]

DD,eubank is obviously one of your favourite fighters, and sugar ray leonard is one of my favourites, but what do you think the outcome would be if these two boxers fought at middleweight

i know i would say this but i honestly think leonard would scrape this - but it would be close

[BritishLion]

"When the heat of the arena reaches a certain temperature, and the roar of the crowd reaches a certain pitch, a moment presents itself, this moment is called the killing time, it doesn't matter who created this moment, I could have you out on your feet, or you could have me out on my feet, what matters is who recognises its presence, the one who recognises it can go on to win the fight." - Chris Eubank Simply The Best
Great quoteÂ

I know that eubank disabled watson but did he kill a man afterwards in the ring. if so could you tell me more about it DD?

u brits had some great fighters of the last 15 yrs like nigel benn,lennox lewis,prince naseem. eubanks on the otherhand is hardly known in america

That might have something to do with the fact that Jones Jr and Toney wouldn't fight him (I wonder why).

gd reply - eubank would beat rjj

I believe a roadworker was killed by a vehicle that Eubank was manouvering, it occured shortly after Eubank crippled Watson. Poor old Chris he had a horrible time around then and didn't appear back in a boxing ring for about six months.

I honestly believe Eubank would of beaten Jones in the latter rounds, while trailing on points he'd either stop him or knock him out.

[C0unterPunch]

u get a cool click for all that info on ce!

[BritishLion]

DD,eubank is obviously one of your favourite fighters, and sugar ray leonard is one of my favourites, but what do you think the outcome would be if these two boxers fought at middleweight

i know i would say this but i honestly think leonard would scrape this - but it would be close

It's too difficult to judge because Leonard didn't spend enough time at the weight, and neither did Eubank really.

It would be great stuff having the Leonard that beat Hagler Vs the Eubank that beat Benn. Hagler was past his best by the time he fought Leonard whereas Benn was at his best at the time he fought Eubank. I'm not sure who I'd put my money on, bare in mind that Leonard was a natural Welterweight and coming out of a long retirement to fight Hagler, whereas Eubank was a young man and very fresh when he fought Benn and very busy in the years before the fight.

[C0unterPunch]

yeh true. in terms of power then eubank is better but leonard has the speed and agility. obviously eubank was fast and agile as well but not as much as leonard. they both had good stamina and a good chin.
they were both good boxers but both if needed could fight it out.
a prime eubank had the killer instinct while a prime leonard had the skill and flair.

[BritishLion]

It would be a fantastic fight, very pleasing to the eye, because Eubank had a lot of finesse when he was at Middleweight.. he was lovely watch. I bet you didn't know that Ray Leonard and Roy Jones sparred twice, once in 1987 and once in 1988.. at Leonard's gym.

[Hulk]

I suppose you are going to say Leonard beat Roy then too eh?
How old was Roy in 87? 17? Prime Roy Jones would beat Sugar Ray's ass and yo boy Eubank's as well. Roy Jones was the most talented boxer I have ever seen and probably ever will. Nobody dominated opponents like Roy did. And world class opponents no less.

[BritishLion]

I suppose you are going to say Leonard beat Roy then too eh?
How old was Roy in 87? 17?

I've got no idea what happened in that sparring. Roy Jones was 19 at the 88 Olympic's.

[ozzwald]

As soon as Eubank went into his "I'm Too Sexy" pose, Roy Jones would have dropped him like the very overrated fighter was! I admit, he had heart, which he showed in several fights, but he was no where near the level of Roy Jones and the reason Jones did not fight him at the end of Eubanks career is because Eubank refused to face Jones when before Jones became the name he did...but I guess it's alright for Eubank to do that...right? In the end guys like John Jarvis, Dan Schomer and about ten other fighters who fought for Eubanks title didn't even rank, except in the WBO, and fighters like that can make any good fighter look great, only Eubank looked very average against a lot of those guys! Two common opponents for Jones and Eubank, both went the distance in boring fights against Eubank, while Jones destroyed both of them in very impressive fashion!

[BritishLion]

Two common opponents for Jones and Eubank, both went the distance in boring fights against Eubank, while Jones destroyed both of them in very impressive fashion!

Tony Thornton was in his prime when he fought Eubank, whereas when he fought Jones he'd come out of retirement to fight Jones and then never fought again, he'd been retired a few years before he fought Jones had he not? Thornton looked pathetic when he fought Jones and Eubank would of beaten him just as impressively as Jones did.

Roy Jones didn't knock Thulane Malinga down until round six, and when Malinga was down he just stayed down purposely and quit. Do you know why he didn't bother to get up against Jones? Because there was no world title on the line, Jones wasn't a world champion so Malinga just decided to stay down. Eubank knocked Malinga down after just 4-5 rounds and Malinga somehow managed to scrape his way back to his corner, Malinga dug deep to make it up before the count of 10 against Eubank because the world title was on the line, Eubank was world champion so it was a world title fight and that's how Malinga somehow managed to get up against Eubank because he had something to fight for. Also, Malinga fought Eubank about 18 months before he fought Jones and was already in his late-30's, so he was ageing by the time he fought Jones.

As for John Jarvis, I don't even think Eubank got hit once by Jarvis, and the knockout punch was frightening. It was a perfect performance and awesome stuff from Eubank. Give him credit. Jarvis almost won the IBF title in his previous fight when he had Van Horn all over the place before the lucky punch, so how he was only ranked by the WBO?? Jarvis was actually a very good prospect, knocking guys out for fun in the 80's when he was coming up, he was due to fight for any of the light-middle titles and had his pick, he used a rookie called Darnell Knox as a 'warm-up' before he fought for a world title.. but he took the fight too lightly and suffered a shock defeat.

[eagle]

Hoestly DD u just get more and more deluded and wrong everyday >

[BritishLion]

Hoestly DD u just get more and more deluded and wrong everyday >

Would you care to elaborate please idiot?

[eagle]

Look im not the only person who thinks this. U crap on about Benn and Eubank like they are the best ever and give no credit to Jones who if u took a poll on this board would be seen as the better fighter.
You always have an excuse for why Benn or Eubank lost or didnt fight some1, but when it comes to Jones, he always ducked, his opponents were injured, over the hill, or some shit.
Jones did more, fought better opposition, won more belts and was way better than Eubank or Benn.
Get it into your head.
And dont call me names, it so mature and offensive.

[Googoogachoob]

I like DD's posts but I wish they were about other fighters more often. It's definately a bit of an obsession.

[ozzwald]

Saying that Benn and Eubank were better than Roy Jones is like saying the 80s rock group/Zep wannabe "Kingdom Come" were better than Led Zeppelin...both statements would be equal in how ridiculous they sound! I loved watching Benn fight and I liked watching Eubank to an extent, the Jarvis knockout was very exsplosive...but wasn't that one of his very last knockouts and pretty much one of his last performances that truly could be called awesome? But to sum up the competition that each man faced and how each lman ooked in winning, very few can compare to Roy Jones an I'm sorry, but Benn and Eubank are not in that league!