Eubank Sr: Todays fighters can't compare to me!

Eubank posed a sterner challenge than a fat McCallum or past-it Hill.

He didn't fight the best opponents available in Toney and RJJ. Great career but that sticks out in terms of his legacy. He was going to fight Toney but Toney lost to RJJ. Everyone tries to blame other fighters for fights with RJJ not happening when in reality RJJ was happy fighting C- fighters.

always enjoy listening to eubank interviews, especially now that hes retired and is willing to share more of the secrets to his style and why he was effective. i love his scientific approach to boxing. some of his statements crack me up though, like how he apparently put 97,5% of his weight on his back leg. not 90 or 95. not even 97 or 98, exactly 97,5% lol. classic eubank.

Your hopelessly out here. He was referring to title defenses! I think the tragic bout with Watson also took a lot out of Eubank. After that he lost an edge. I truly believe we never saw the best of him.

I don't think there's a single boxer in history willing to give the guys who came after them their dues. "When I was champion, we defended the title every two months or less." 2 or 3 times a year on average according to your record Chris, but go on and make up some other crap when you're ready. Your hopelessly out here. He was referring to title defenses!

He fought 10 fights in less than 12 months in '89-Jan '90. Amazing.

I don't think there's a single boxer in history willing to give the guys who came after them their dues. "When I was champion, we defended the title every two months or less." 2 or 3 times a year on average according to your record Chris, but go on and make up some other crap when you're ready. He fought 6 times in 90,4 times in 91, 5 times in 92, 3 times 93, 6 times in 94, 4 times in 95. Thats 4.66 times a year, not sure he's the one making up crap.

I don't think there's a single boxer in history willing to give the guys who came after them their dues. "When I was champion, we defended the title every two months or less." 2 or 3 times a year on average according to your record Chris, but go on and make up some other crap when you're ready.

"When I was champion, we defended the title every two months or less. Today, they're allowed to take half a year off because the subscription television channels need that long to build them up and advertise them. "The reason todays champions aren't marketable is because they don't entertain. They don't take that step back when they have an opponent on the hook to draw a response from the crowd, both ringside and arm-chaired. It takes cajones and confidence," he reckons. - interesting.

"When I was champion, we defended the title every two months or less. Today, they're allowed to take half a year off because the subscription television channels need that long to build them up and advertise them. "The reason todays champions aren't marketable is because they don't entertain. They don't take that step back when they have an opponent on the hook to draw a response from the crowd, both ringside and arm-chaired. It takes cajones and confidence," he reckons. - interesting.

Chris Eubank Snr: Fighters today can't compete with my record! By Samuel Lee Former WBO middle and super-middle champion Chris Eubank believes todays fighters have it too easy, and that his resume of opponents has yet to be beaten. "Objectively, I fought seven fights against multiple-time world champions. I also fought Michael Watson twice, who in our second fight was tenfold-improved and won seven rounds straight going into the 11th. "I also fought Lindell Holmes - who knocked out Michael Spinks in one round in the amateurs and was beating Herol Graham on points in Sheffield before eye damage - a naturally gifted 35 year old former champion of the world who was refused by the other three world champions. I knew if anyone could box and punch, it was this guy!" He also pays homage to Graciano 'Rocky' Rocchigiani, the underappreciated European toughguy superstar of the 80s and 90s, whos '0' was taken by Eubank. "And Graciano Rocchigiani, who subjectively looked to have bettered Maske, Michalczewski and Nunn and was already the 35-0 former champion of the world in his hostile German backyard," he said of the 6ft2 southpaw. Chris questions the activity level of todays champions. "When I was champion, we defended the title every two months or less. Today, they're allowed to take half a year off because the subscription television channels need that long to build them up and advertise them. "The reason todays champions aren't marketable is because they don't entertain. They don't take that step back when they have an opponent on the hook to draw a response from the crowd, both ringside and arm-chaired. It takes cajones and confidence," he reckons. Opportunity was also taken to ask Chris who his favorite boxers were when coming up as a young fighter. "When coming up as a young fighter, who were my favorite boxers? My favorite boxers in terms of who had certain attributes that I greatly admired, then they were; Thomas Hearns, for his creatively effective jabbing; Pernell Whitaker, for his poetic defensive maneuvering, and Mike Tyson, for the power of his countering combinations in the middle of range." And also, what were his weak points as a young boxer that he needed to fix to fight at world title level? "My best asset until I met my martial arts tutor Walter Johnson in 1986 - the tall slender figure at many of my future world title fights - was offensive footwork. By that I mean closing distances between myself and the opposing fighter with inching fast steps that never crossed and on my feet balls. "Then I changed my style entirely where I would distribute 97.5% of my bodyweight to my rear leg at all times that I was inches out of distance, to purify myself as an escape artist, and this style saw me through my highly successful career." And his weakest asset? "I am structured with a short torso, which means I have high hips. So a low centre of gravity I do not have. So learning the correct punching technique to a tee on each one of the dozens of shots, which all start from the toe, could be very, very frustrating at times. "Simply put, it took me many, many years of daily exhaustion to master all the punches and moves. But master them, I most certainly did!" I can't argue with that. He is absolutely correct, and the only thing wrong with this post is that it has no poll with public labeling, so we can take note of everyone who votes they disagree, and we can finally have a go-to list on NSB of people that "Don't know sh*t about boxing" as Roger would say. Because that's what this site needs.

lol... james toney and rjj > europe :bottle: If you want to co-sign steroid cheats in boxing that's on you. As Khan said you take your life in your hands when you enter the ring with a PED user.

Two roiders, they didn't deserve to be in the same ring. lol... james toney and rjj > europe :bottle:

He didn't fight the best opponents available in Toney and RJJ. Great career but that sticks out in terms of his legacy. Two roiders, they didn't deserve to be in the same ring.

He didn't fight the best opponents available in Toney and RJJ. Great career but that sticks out in terms of his legacy.

I enjoyed watching his fights, fair play to him :fing02:

Eubank G, Eubank ****in-G!

Eubank G, Eubank ****in-G!

"The reason todays champions aren't marketable is because they don't entertain. They don't take that step back when they have an opponent on the hook to draw a response from the crowd, both ringside and arm-chaired. It takes cajones and confidence," he reckons. lol, I remember Eubank doing this. He'd stop in the middle of a round and walk around the ring posing to the crowd who would jeer him. "Simply put, it took me many, many years of daily exhaustion to master all the punches and moves. But master them, I most certainly did!" Fair play to Eubank, he put the work in.

always enjoyed his interviews