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

[Steak]

Herol Graham was a very underrated fighter who would have undoubtedly beaten Eubank, imo. Benn as well, but Benn was all heart and power, and with Graham's weak chin that would be pretty threatening, although I would still favor Graham.

[Mugwump]

Herol Graham is often attacked for his weak chin. It's certainly a valid criticism (although I think the punch that Jackson caught him with would have sunk plenty of good chins also). But "Bomber" also had a bit of a problem with his fitness. It wasn't unusual to see him run out of gas in the championship rounds.

A great technician, tho. He was a genuine throwback in terms of boxing skills. You could tell that Hamed learned a lot from him. But Hamed was a reactive fighter who used his natural athleticism and reactions to avoid punches. Bomber anticipated them and took evasive action.

This proactive style of defence gave Bomber a few tenths of a second advantage over Hamed. Which is why he remained difficult to hit even in the latter stages of his career whilst Hamed started to get caught when his reactions slipped over his extravagant lifestyle.

[Dazzaman]

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.

Amen. The Marvellous one was the first I thought of when I saw this thread.

[coghaugen]

Question: Would Eubank have beaten Collins sans the mental handicap of the Watson fight?

I certainly have Chris winning one. He had Collins in all kinds of trouble and then simply backed off.

He did beat Collins, clearly.

[lightsout_finit]

Eubank was always weak to body punches..........

[Clegg]

Chuvalo would have to be very near to the top of the list, if not heading it.

In terms of guys still fighting, I would say Margarito.

[Mugwump]

Eubank was always weak to body punches..........

I don't think that's a fair criticism. Over the entirety of Eubank's career he took some fearful punishment to the body. I'm not saying Eubank was impervious to body shots - but if he was "weak" he would certainly have gone down (and probably stayed down) in the second Benn bout where he absorbed enormous shots.

[SCtrojansbaby]

Eubank would destroy Herol Graham

[coghaugen]

Eubank would destroy Herol Graham

Eubank did knock Graham out cold in 30 seconds in sparring before Graham fought McCallum

[Joeyzagz]

Joe Calzaghe whipped that ass.