Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn - DAZN

I don't know, maybe it's just the bored mood I was in while watching, but I didn't think it was an exciting fight. I kept wondering when Benn was gonna turn on those left hooks for one thing. They obviously were Eubank's kryptonite when he threw them, but he he never focused on that. Then I was thinking, when will Eubank really start jabbing and throwing combos, cuz it seemed he could put down Benn if he woud sustain that (plus had the reach and strength advantage) but he never did either. So in that kinda way, it felt like a fight that never went where it should, cuz both guys seemed to have the ko keys with those things mentioned but never used them enough.

I thought it's not that hard to do if done with constant practice by grabbing the opponent and turn him around quickly so that he's now on the ropes.​ yeah like a waltz

There's no way Benn would win in any rematch with Eubank. Chris Jr would just do the same, push Benn on the ropes from the very start next time. Ironically, Benn turned out to have more chances of an upset fighting on the outside than on the inside being the smaller guy. Eubank will never let that happen now. We saw the same situation in the Glanton/Billiam-Smith where Glanton is putting all his body weight pushing Smith on the ropes. Except the bigger guy is on the ropes, which should be usual, but Smith still managed to return some hard punches despite having longer arms in an inside fight. What I don't understand is why only few fighters are able to escape being trapped on the ropes. Some are able to turn such situations around. I thought it's not that hard to do if done with constant practice by grabbing the opponent and turn him around quickly so that he's now on the ropes.​

There's no way Benn would win in any rematch with Eubank. Chris Jr would just do the same, push Benn on the ropes from the very start next time. Ironically, Benn turned out to have more chances of an upset fighting on the outside than on the inside being the smaller guy. Eubank will never let that happen now.

Nothing wrong with that just caught me off guard No harm intended It's a diff combo lol

Nice to hear. Reminds me of the David Hay Chisora fight. For those who dont hate the players it was a fantastic all action scrap.

The fans. Nice to hear. Reminds me of the David Hay Chisora fight.

Nah. It became clear to Eubank Benn is more dangerous on the outside even thought Jr's the bigger and more technical one. And he could get caught with Benn's sudden burst of punches. Pushing Benn on the ropes would put a limit on his movements. ...and it became easier to force Benn backwards once Benn's stamina started decreasing. I think our points complement each other. Tactically, it was the correct thing to start crowding Benn because Benn needs space to get leverage on his power punches. Eubank's size and experience allowed him to execute the tactic successfully. It's weird to say this: This was a FOTY candidate, and I hope they don't have a rematch. They surely will try to because of the money it will generate. This may be a career-altering fight for Benn, and he doesn't know it yet. These types of fights are taxing. I think the referee could have reasonably stopped the fight in the 12th.

Eubank's size and experience made the difference. Eubank knew Benn would come out 100 miles an hour, so he would have to weather the storm and be careful not to deplete his own gas-tank trying to keep Benn at bay. Once Benn started gassing, Eubank was able to start pushing Benn backwards with his body and with his flurries. Nah. It became clear to Eubank Benn is more dangerous on the outside even thought Jr's the bigger and more technical one. And he could get caught with Benn's sudden burst of punches. Pushing Benn on the ropes would put a limit on his movements. Benn was putting so much into his hooks that he was zapping his own energy quicker than necessary....especially when he was missing. Both guys left it in the ring, and I'm exhausted lol

The last two rounds should have secured the win for Eubanks. It did!

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I thought Chris Eubank really closed the show in the championship rounds; 11 and 12. That was icing on the cake right there. However, Kudos to Connor Benn for pressing the fight while eating some very hard punches in those rounds. He displayed a granite chin. I mean they both did. So far it's the fight of the year for my money.

Eubank's size and experience made the difference. Eubank knew Benn would come out 100 miles an hour, so he would have to weather the storm and be careful not to deplete his own gas-tank trying to keep Benn at bay. Once Benn started gassing, Eubank was able to start pushing Benn backwards with his body and with his flurries. Benn was putting so much into his hooks that he was zapping his own energy quicker than necessary....especially when he was missing. Both guys left it in the ring, and I'm exhausted lol

Great freaking fight! I don't know if any of these men will be the same after this one. This type of fight typically ages and shaves years off a fighter's career and prime. In any case, congratulations to both men on such a spirited effort and crowd-pleasing fight. Both of their performances really made us boxing fans hearts glad but Eubank was the clear and decisive winner in this one. I hope they both would do it again sometime soon because it was a highly entertaining fight. As both displayed great championship hearts.

who won? The fans.

Paddypower posting odds both pop dirty For real ??? Why am I not surprised

Paddypower posting odds both pop dirty

I thought he'd get screwed on the cards. Why? It was a co-promotional event.

Really? I think Eubank won. I thought he'd get screwed on the cards.

Damn Benn was fit, came to fight, Great conditioning. Thought it could of gone either way, last round was epic, Eubank has fought was better in the past, pretty sloppy