Rokcy Graziano vs Chris Eubank

[Fantasy Fights!]

@ 160lb. Prime Rocky takes on 1991 Eubank.

Who wins & how?

[EMSLDB]

I think this fight would play out similar to Eubank vs Benn 1. I got Eubank by stoppage between 8-10

[McGoorty]

I'm glad to get a chance to vote for Rocky...... Graziano after losing the first two rounds comes out for the 3rd like wildfire.... he catches Eubank with his "rock-a-bye' right, and Eubank goes down,... he almost rises at the count of 8, but falls back to the canvas.... Graziano by KO in the 3rd.

[Barn]

I'd take Eubank by way of TKO victory but, he is in some serious trouble at least once in the fight.

[McGoorty]

I'd take Eubank by way of TKO victory but, he is in some serious trouble at least once in the fight.

yep,.... just one punch away from oblivion.... at all times.

[lightsout_finit]

Graziano would stop him.
Eubank had a good chin but he could be hurt by punchers.

Eubank was VERY weak to body punches and he had terrible stamina
Also Eubank has been in many close/controversial fights, some of which were against
poor opposition.

The first Benn fight was competative till the stoppage which i believe came early. The second Eubank clearly lost.
That makes me think he'd lose to Graziano.

[McGoorty]

Graziano would stop him.
Eubank had a good chin but he could be hurt by punchers.

Eubank was VERY weak to body punches and he had terrible stamina
Also Eubank has been in many close/controversial fights, some of which were against
poor opposition.

The first Benn fight was competative till the stoppage which i believe came early. The second Eubank clearly lost.
That makes me think he'd lose to Graziano.

Well if he was weak against body punches he would be found out very quickly. Rocky was no ordinary body puncher......... If Eubank winced once, Rocky would kill him with body shots....... I don't even think it will be close....... He'd drop his hands eventually and whack on the chin.... all over. If I was in Eubanks corner, I'd advise him to go for a first round K.O..... That is a possibility.

[Woller]

Eubank to win easily

Rocky was a great guy, bur Eubank would have made a meal of him.

Chris Eubank on a stoppage about rd. 6 to 8

Woller

[McGoorty]

Rocky was a great guy, bur Eubank would have made a meal of him.

Chris Eubank on a stoppage about rd. 6 to 8

Woller

We have a big difference of opinion on this one, I feel that the fighters and depth of Graziano's time makes Rocky a far better fighter than you give him credit. Name a bunch of fighters that you think wouldn't look bad against Robinson.... and name guys that Robinson hadn't fought....... Rocky was TOUGH man.

[Mugwump]

Graziano would stop him.
Eubank had a good chin but he could be hurt by punchers.

Eubank was VERY weak to body punches and he had terrible stamina

Nonsense. If Eubank had been "VERY weak" to body punches he would have been stopped by Benn - period. Benn has repeatedly said that whilst he knew he was hurting Eubank to the body (I doubt anyone WOULDN'T be hurt by Benn) for all he tried Eubank just seemed to suck it up.

Unlike many fighters who feel uncomfortable discussing their weaknesses Eubank has always been incredibly honest. I think the truth is if every fighter showed as much honesty you'd find such admissions commonplace.

ANY punch - especially one thrown by a ferocious puncher like Benn - delivered to the body hurts. Being repeatedly floored and/or stopped by body punches demonstrates that you are "VERY weak" to body punching. ADMITTING that you are hurt by body punches just means you are honest. Nothing more.

Looking at Eubank's entire career there is very little evidence to suggest he was weak to body punches. He was never KOd and I don't think he was ever floored by a body punch. Which, in my mind, kind of puts this myth to bed.

On the other hand I will concede that Eubank's highly unorthodox methods of shedding weight before a fight did cause him to drop intensity in the latter rounds. In the second Watson fight he was physically shattered and seemingly on his way to a sizable points defeat. It was only through what I can only describe as superhuman effort (and a bit of luck) that he defied the odds and KOd Watson in astonishing and tragic style.

A fight against Graziano would be entertaining but Eubank was an enormous Super Middle. I think it would be tough for Graziano to overcome the physical handicap. The Eubank that defeated Benn in their first encounter would inflict some pretty heavy damage. People kind of forget that prior to the Watson bout and becoming gun shy Eubank was a murderous puncher. If you watch his prior fights he's not just knocking guys out - he's knocking them senseless. Benn has claimed that Eubank was a very close second to McClellan in terms of punching power and I think that would be simply too much for the lighter Graziano.