Benn, Eubank, Collins and Watson. Who was the best?

[Kev]

I loved this era of british boxing and I think everyone will agree it produced some great fights. But who was the best? Who would have beat who on their best night? This is the order I saw the british middle/supermiddleweights of the early to mid 90s.
#1) Watson
#2) Eubank
#3) Collins
#4) Benn

Has anyone got a different point of view?

Watson was imo he beat Benn and EubanWatson vs Eubank 1 fight alot of people thought Watson won and in rematch with Eubank he was a mile ahead on points when Eubank got a lucky uppercut out of nowhere but unlucky in Watson's case the Watson who fought Eubank in 2nd fight was incredible imo the best out of the 4.

I actually scored the first Watson Eubank fight a draw but I did have Watson a mile ahead for the 2nd and that is why I put Watson at no1. I think that Eubank before the second Watson fight would have beat Collins too.

Without wanting to sound callous though, Eubank won that rematch with Watson in the most spectacular fashion imaginable, getting straight off the canvas to knock Watson out. Completely tragic what happened to Watson but it doesn't alter the fact that Eubank won.

Watson was also knocked out by McCallum which is why he ranks lower than Eubank and Benn imo.

He could have gone on to acheive more possibly, but sadly we will never know.

Not meaning to sound disrespectful here but if you rank Eubank above Watson for the fact that he beat him, then how can you rank Benn above Watson? If I remember rightly he stopped Benn in the 6th round!

I'm suprised you even ask the question

Benn won world titles in two weight divisions beating one of the most feared men in the middleweight division at that time in Gerald McClellen. He also destroyed a legend in Iran Barkely. He also defended his WBC title 10 times I believe.

Michael Watson never won a world title fight. It's tragic and but for a twist of fate he may have gone on to acheive greater things than Benn but that's just the way things panned out unfortunately.

And he beat Benn before Benn became a world champ. Nigel Benn was a far better fighter later in his career.

As much as I'm a fan of Watson he's bottom of this list imo as he never won a world title. Do I think he had the potential to acheive more? Absolutely but I also think that about Spencer Oliver, Herol Graham and even Audley Harrison.

you can only judge on concrete achievements not on what might have been sadly.