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even the Brits r saying that eubanks ducked Toney,wot do u have 2 say about that juuujuy?
Heres the link- http://www.britishboxing.net/?page=news&id=169
Heres what it says-
Chris Eubank vs. James Toney
During the early nineties, few fighters talked as much as Ann Arbor's James 'Lights Out' Toney. Everyone else in the division were bums according to him, he'd wipe the floor with any and all of them. For one reason or another, the focal point of Toney's abuse was often us Brits. And one in particular. The lisping, part-time philanthropist Chris Eubank.
Toney openly denounced Eubank as a chump, and actually went on Jonathan 'Wossy' Ross' show to tell the whole of the country! The brash American said he'd knock Eubank and Benn out in the same night. Some comments were actually made about one-arm being tied behind his back when he was doing so!
Either way, the boxing media ate it up, and we hoped that our Chris, who matched Toney for self-belief, would shut him up. Finally, we were rooting for 'Simply The Best', but for one reason or another, it didn't happen. I myself feel this was because Eubank ducked Toney. James was the IBF middleweight champion, a pound-for-pound star, and Eubank had opportunities to meet him at both 160 and 168, particularly around 1993.
If this fight had come off, it would have been a classic. Toney, the consummate counter-puncher with the powerful right hand, against the slick, defensive Eubank. If it's worth anything, I think Toney would have won, though it wouldn't have been as easy as he suggested. Chris was tricky and awkward - a tough opponent for anyone, on his day.
Heres the link- http://www.britishboxing.net/?page=news&id=169
Heres what it says-
Chris Eubank vs. James Toney
During the early nineties, few fighters talked as much as Ann Arbor's James 'Lights Out' Toney. Everyone else in the division were bums according to him, he'd wipe the floor with any and all of them. For one reason or another, the focal point of Toney's abuse was often us Brits. And one in particular. The lisping, part-time philanthropist Chris Eubank.
Toney openly denounced Eubank as a chump, and actually went on Jonathan 'Wossy' Ross' show to tell the whole of the country! The brash American said he'd knock Eubank and Benn out in the same night. Some comments were actually made about one-arm being tied behind his back when he was doing so!
Either way, the boxing media ate it up, and we hoped that our Chris, who matched Toney for self-belief, would shut him up. Finally, we were rooting for 'Simply The Best', but for one reason or another, it didn't happen. I myself feel this was because Eubank ducked Toney. James was the IBF middleweight champion, a pound-for-pound star, and Eubank had opportunities to meet him at both 160 and 168, particularly around 1993.
If this fight had come off, it would have been a classic. Toney, the consummate counter-puncher with the powerful right hand, against the slick, defensive Eubank. If it's worth anything, I think Toney would have won, though it wouldn't have been as easy as he suggested. Chris was tricky and awkward - a tough opponent for anyone, on his day.
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