Indian Summers

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Good ones there. Nelson lost to many heavyweight like Ruiz.

Did not think of Collins either but it is true. Super middle and tired Eubanks and battle worn Benn were there for the taking.

Collins was more spent than them by d time he fought them due 2 his much tougher opposition , especially more than Eubanks whom was and is actually 2 years younger than Collins .

He fought Tony Thornton , Kalambay , McCalum and Reggie Johnson and Kevin Watts .
He fought younger versions of Sam Storey and Tony Thornton than Eubanks did later .
Collins' level of opposition was tougher than Eubanks , his style more demanding and he was 2 years older . How can any1 still believe that Eubanks was more shot than Collins by d time that they fought ?

Age is just a number. Yes, Eubank was younger, but their first clash was Collins' 32nd fight, Eubank's 44th. That makes a difference.
And besides, it was Eubank's grueling schedule that set about this loss and his struggles to make the weight limit. His sky contract had him defending his belt every 10 weeks. Astonishing by modern standards. Towards the end there was a lot of controversy around Eubank as he admitted that he didn't eat or drink for two days to make the 168lb limit for his final few defences. That takes its toll, especially against a busy fighter like Collins.

It's possible that Eubanks told d truth but it's also possible that he lied 2 make n excuse .
Eubanks' bigger # of listed fights is a result of his busy schedule of fighting stiffs , whatever it was called . Fact is Collins fought tougher opponents , u can simply compare Eubanks' top 8 fights 2 Collins' .
Both fought Benn*2 , Eubanks fought d younger versions of Benn , but Collins was shot himself against Benn , both fought each other .
Both fought Sam Storey & Tony Thornton but Collins fought d younger versions of both .
Eubanks also fought Michael Watson*2 and Henry Wharton but Collins fought Reggie Johnson , Mike McCallum , Sumbu Kalambay and Kevin Watts .

However , Eubanks indeed fought more fights that don't count .