Saddo Poll - Benn or Eubanks

[Dark Lord Al]

Who did you support and prefer?

Benn and Eubanks fought one another on 18 November 1990 and 9 October 1993 with over 42,000 crammed Old Trafford for one of the biggest boxing events ever staged. The bout was watched by half a billion people worldwide.

Both Benn and Eubank fought at middleweight and super middleweight around the same time in 1985–97, and became rivals on both the domestic and world boxing scene.

Benn won his first 22 consecutive bouts by knockout, earning the moniker 'the Dark Destroyer'.

Eubank was the cocky, flamboyant upstart who began calling out Benn after his tenth bout.

The rivalry became legendary when these two of Britain's opposites went to war in the ring and transfixed a nation

I loved Eubank, he got me interested in boxing. I remember watching him in the Benn rematch and just strutting round in the face of one of the most dangerous fighters in the world and just feeding off the baying crowd. The man is hard as nails and fearlessly unbreakable. He didnt give one tiny little fuck what anyone thought of him and rode his harley with johdpurs and a waist coat. He would snarle at the crowd and stand like a statue posing at them. He was inspiring to me. I loved how unbending he was.

I didnt like Benn, I found his attitude was tiresome but I grew to very much respect him as a fighter as I got more and more in to boxing and realised what he had accomplished.

Both very very good fighters in their own right but Eubank was a little too adaptable for Benn. Both would have made good fights with Jones and Toney regardless of what anyone says.

I read an interview with Tyson in the ring magazine in around 96, he was pictured in his mansion with his white Tigers and he was asked what he thought about Jones and what Jones was saying that he has no decent potential opponents and Tysons reply was that yes he does, theres Nigel Benn! A side note, Eubank used to visit Tyson while he was in prison.

I couldn't really disagree with that more. Both total warriors, but Benn won the rematch for me and was more fearless, he just didn't have the chin. Eubanks cared and still does care desperately what people think of him, the guy is a phony caricature and one of the most annoying people on earth. Neither would have had a chance against Jones or Toney either imo, Eubank doesn't even tell anyone differently himself!

You think Benn was fearless, he was but how many boxers do you see allowing world class fighters like Benn free shots and standing in front of them proper full on posing during a fight.

You may also think he cares deeply what people think about him. Eubank is far away from conformity as you will find. He is from the real ghetto. He doesnt talk or act like a thug, he likes to project an image of a gentleman and must be the most eccentric sportsman britain has produced. Eccentric people dont give a shit what others opinion of them are.

Yes Eubank JR did the same against BJS , and lost on points.

Thats just opinion. He didnt lose, just like Benn didnt win the rematch

The record books say BJS won the fight , that's all that matters.