Post 1950 has there been a harder, stronger, durable fighter Than Chris Eubank?

[Joey Giardello]

Been watching his fights against benn, collins, watson and thompson, eubank has got a cast iron chin and fights like he is made of steele! wow one tuff man!!!

[IronDanHamza]

**** Tiger.

[Sugarj]

Funnily enough, Steve Collins himself was very tough, durable and had an excellent chin too.

A vote should surely go to Marvin Hagler as an embodiment of all those superlatives.

[Barn]

Funnily enough, Steve Collins himself was very tough, durable and had an excellent chin too.

A vote should surely go to Marvin Hagler as an embodiment of all those superlatives.

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[Barn]

Also, Basilio, Fullmer, Lamotta.

[Mugwump]

I liked Eubank from the very beginning. He was a showman. There was a time when that word had little meaning in sport because, well, pretty much everyone tried to put on a show for the fans. Nowadays sportsmen (not just boxers) are ever so serious. Money is at stake and it simply doesn't pay to think of anyone other than numero uno.

Eubank knew how to entertain. When he wasn't knocking people unconscious (Eubank's power was formidable before he could no longer force himself to pull the trigger) he was strutting about the ring like the King of France. Of course, it was all an act - but it was also pure comedy gold.

He was fortunate to arrive on the scene around the same time as Nigel Benn (and, to a lesser extent, Michael Watson) and both profited immensely from their entanglements. To be honest, I could never quite get to grips with Benn's animosity toward Chris. He must have known Eubank was his own best hype. Granted, Eubank claimed he didn't like Benn much either. But I never really believed that. He was just selling the fight.

Oddly enough, what sealed it for me had nothing to do with is exploits in the ring. It was his honesty out of it. There was one interview in which he talked about the Watson fight. It was one of the most humble, moving and honest discussions I've heard from any boxer. In it he basically admit that Watson had him beat. Everything he tried failed and he was shipping a ton of punishment. He talked about taking the knee out of sheer exhaustion and the decision to throw one final punch - with every last shred of power he could summon (which put Watson on the canvas and the operating table). He then talked about the ecstasy of success tinged by the realisation that Watson had slipped into a coma.

I recently watched the fight again (I recommend it to everyone, BTW) and it brought me out in gooseflesh. To me Eubank is the epitome of everything I love about the sport - courage, talent, honesty, sportsmanship and bags of entertainment. It's just a pity there aren't a few more of his kind about now. The sport surely needs such.

[SCtrojansbaby]

Eubank's chin was like Trinidad's in that he could be knocked down but would get back up and be stronger after it.

[jabsRstiff]

The real answer to the thread question is...

Yes, but there are too many to name.

[VERILY]

Nice thread. Eubank was iron-clad.

[Toney616]

Eubank's chin was like Trinidad's in that he could be knocked down but would get back up and be stronger after it.

When was Eubank ever dropped by a punch to the head? The only time he got dropped that I know of was from a body shot which happened because he had squared himself up to Collins. In other words it was a balance thing rather than a chin thing.

Titos chin was less than rock solid