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

[Mr140]

A lot of people say the reason that he lost at cw was that he was afraid to pull the trigger and end it. I have not seen the fights but he might of had Thompson out of there if he went for the kill is what i hear a lot of when that fight is talked about going to have to watch it later.

[ross]

A lot of people say the reason that he lost at cw was that he was afraid to pull the trigger and end it. I have not seen the fights but he might of had Thompson out of there if he went for the kill is what i hear a lot of when that fight is talked about going to have to watch it later.

The first round of the first Eubank v Thompson fight Eubank looks like he might struggle with the strength of Thompson but the next few rounds hes so sharp! He drops Thompson a couple of times and one of them yes he does back off and then Thompsons strength starts telling later on until Eubanks eye swells completely shut and Eubank loses a close fight on points. They rematched just 3 months later but it wasnt long enough for that eye as it closed again and ahead on points Eubank is stopped for the first time when the doctor pulls him out.

[Master]

Benn got Tibbs as his new trainer and one of their agreements was that Nigel never sparred more than 9 rounds at a time. Tibbs said Benn was the most dedicated trainer he had even if Benn was up all night he would always turned up for the morning runs.

When Benn won the WBC super middleweight title in Italy he dedicated it to his deceased brother Andy and also Michael Watson. I had forgotten how close Benn and Watson had become after their fight.

Barry Hearn claimed he won the title for Benn that day because he threatened Cortez that he would phone Jose Sulliman who would sack the lot of them if they did not acknowledge that Benn landed a punch that cut the champion which would have meant Nigel won the title and not a no contest which the Italians were trying to claim.