If the Watson tragedy didn't occur...

[p4pking]

James Toney or McCallum would have beaten Benn or Eubank all day imo, not to mention Roy Jones. The UK in no way ran the division.

[Dark Lord Al]

James Toney or McCallum would have beaten Benn or Eubank all day imo, not to mention Roy Jones. The UK in no way ran the division.

that is very true

[smashup]

James Toney or McCallum would have beaten Benn or Eubank all day imo, not to mention Roy Jones. The UK in no way ran the division.

Would they fuck

[Master]

James Toney or McCallum would have beaten Benn or Eubank all day imo, not to mention Roy Jones. The UK in no way ran the division.

Would they fuck

Benn, Eubanks and Watson fought great fights and gave the nation some truly memorable bouts but in the context of world class boxing there were better fighters.

Also Herol Graham would have beaten all 3 of them.

McCallum smashed Watson to bits and would have done the same to Benn and Eubanks. Never mind what Roy and Toney would have done to them at the time.

[Fenster]

I recently watched the first Eubank-Watson fight again and thought Eubank won. I can't even remember why it was called a "robbery" but I used to think that too?

I wasn't much of a Eubank fan when he was in his pomp. I remember him in more bores than exciting fights. However, when I look at his fights now I actually really like his style. I definitely didn't appreciate how good he was back then. I'd love him if he was around today.

[Tam Seddon]

I agree I'd love to see Eubank and Benn in this era now. Imagine Froch-Benn how brutal of a fight that would be. Prime for prime!!

[smashup]

We will never know the winners and losers if things were different and the Benns , Jones, Eubanks and Toneys did fight back in the day but they would have been absolute wars thats for sure.

Watson is a total hero of mine and I've watched watched those youtube docs on his career and amazing recovery.

I've even made a mate watch a few when he was suicidle thru drink and drug abuse ...woman left him etc.

Basically he was inspired by watching Watson's fight back to get on his feet and it is an amazing story.

Wasnt it Ali who came to see him in intensive care then he amazingly started showing signs of recovery and actually spoke?

In the "Gloved battles of the bedroom" with my older bruv and his mates I always chose to be Watson.

Got the absolute fuck smashed out of me in the process as I was 3 years younger at only 12-13 and 2 of his mates and himself boxed..... I used to put it right on all of them until they connected hahaha

[Master]

Watson said Ali was his motivation to beat benn by using the rope a dope tactics and tiring Nigel out.

[Fenster]

Benn and Toney have quite a few common opponents from that era. Benn was just as impressive, arguably more so, in dispatching them.

If Benn-McClellan had never happend, anyone today saying they think Benn would have beaten him would be getting told they're a "troll" or "they don't know boxing" etc

Whoever would have won between that lot - Roy, Benn, Eubank, Toney, etc - they would have been significant fights in boxing history, and boosted the record of the winner big time, that's for sure. Shame.

[Master]

Benn had the balls to take on the yanks and would be fearless against Jones and Toney no doubt about that. Eubanks had no inclination to fight them, especially after the Watson fight. Chris was beatable as Watson proved.