Saddo Poll - Benn or Eubanks

[ross]

Benn was my favourite but I never disliked Eubank. Eubank basically fought to the level of his opposition, so there were quite a few dull 12 round fights, whereas Benn would tear the the head off similar opposition.

I don't think there's anything phony about Eubank. I think a harmless eccentric is a fair description of him too. Mad, sometimes annoying, cringeworthy but he can take the piss out of himself too, as the hilarious "Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank" shows.

He thrived and still does on being different.

[tysonesque]

I was a massive Benn fan back in the day.

I liked Eubank too, but it took me a while to warm to him.

They were both exciting and must-watch fighters in very different ways. Their rivalry is probably the biggest and best in boxing history. Throw in Watson as well and you had a very exciting British middleweight division.