Eubank, Benn, Watson and the last golden era of British boxing.

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I've always felt that Watson was the most talented of the group. Still do.

These 3 were not the best in the country at the time never mind the world. Herol Graham was.

Could be but even though their careers sort of overlapped they sorta didn't. He retired or stopped boxing for over 4 years in the early 90's right when the other crew was in stride other then Watson whose career was cut short.

When I think of the Fab 4 in relationship to British boxing its always been Benn, Eubank, Collins and Watson. When I think of the 4 Horseman on this side its Leonard, Hagler, Hearns and Duran. In reality I suppose it should be 5 because of Benitez and equally deserving the Fab 5

thing is it was benn and eubank really

yeah Watson was there and probably was the best out of the three but people really wanted to see the benn and eubank fights

I don't think Collins can be added to that, he came along at the end when both fighters had had their day

Interesting POV regarding Collins. He is/was tricky for me to rank/gauge. I always considered Collins to be the major threat to Roy during those times, but I'm not sure if if that was the case.

I agree that Collins beat Benn and Eubank when both were past their best: Eubank never seemed the same to me after crippling Watson, and Benn seemed done after so many wars (the worst being the McLellan fight). That being said, Collins always struck me as that guy who overcame his limitations (speed/athleticism) with elite stamina, strength, mental toughness (I remember he would get hypnotized and that unsettled Eubank), and self confidence. In other words, I think of Collins as Carl Froch with slightly less punching power.

I can kind of see the connection but totally different styles

You could argue Eubank was still somewhere near his best when Collins beat him, he was still unbeaten after all

but you are right, he was never the same after Watson and hadn't looked good at all in the lead up to Collins as far as I remember

when Collins and benn fought benn was miles past his best, it was a couple of those end of career fights a lot of great fighters have