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In terms of the judging in the first Watson fight and Benn rematch.
Agree or disagree?
Agree or disagree?
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17Yes35.29%6No64.71%11The poll is expired.
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Funny I just watched the Watson fight again last night and I could easily have Eubank winning. It was nowhere near as controversial as people made out.
I had Benn winning the rematch but again, it was close.Comment
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Eubank was given more than a few controversial decisions.
I think he was the type of a fighter that would display his best when he was the underdog or being beaten up. Sometimes it seemed he was just coasting and gave away rounds.
Emile Griffith was like that and he too had seriously injured a man in the ring.Comment
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Yes I do.. Both Watson fights in fact..
More so the second one though.. Chris was getting totally owned in this one.. Watson fought like a man possesed & was on the verge of stopping him.. Eubank, cornered & battered, threw an upper cut from hell, purely out of desperation.. We all know the rest..
Against Benn, he won the first, after wearing the Destroyers full arsenal.. Benn gased & Eubank took full advantage.. However, the damage Benn inflicted, put Chris in the hospital that night.. As for the 2nd fight, Nigel was robbed.. It was awarded a draw, but Benn won that in my opinion.. By about 3 rounds!Comment
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Yeah Eubank was very lucky in the 2nd he was about to be stopped and was way behind on my card but landed that monster uppercut, despite its terrible outcome the 11th round of Watson Eubank 2 was one the most dramatic rounds of boxing I have seen. There first fight was much closer though I gave it to Watson by a single point.Comment
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1st Watson fight was very tight think Eubank might have sneaked it though much as I hate draws one might have been appropriate for that fight. The 2nd Benn fight I though Benn won. Interestingly about that fight, Don King had options on whoever won it but didn't have any options if it was a draw. Makes you wonder?Comment
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These are four of my favorite fights, such a shame about what happened to Watson in the second fight.
I personally scored the first Watson fight by one round to Eubank, Watson finished much stronger and had Chris toppling everywhere in the tenth, no suprise that many thought he won, but Chris did bag several rounds early (it seemed to take a while for Watson to get going, bit like Hagler vs Leonard) and Chris only needed to bag something like one round between rounds seven and twelve to clinch the decision. He was the champion I suppose.
Watson 2 was a superb fight, Chris started well with some great combinations but Watson's conditioning and workrate were incredible. No two ways about it round eleven is one of the best rounds contested in boxing history. Watson would have won without the brain injury.
Benn 1 was for me Eubank's best performance, he was superb. I think he was treated in hospital for a mashed tongue after taking a sickening uppercut from Benn.
Benn 2: I scored this a draw, but felt Benn did the better work overall. The low blow deduction surely cost him this fight. That said Eubank finished the stronger. When Tibbs screamed at Benn before the last round to give the 'best round of your career' sadly he didn't.
All three were great fighters!! Eubank was clearly Emile Griffith reborn, so similar......even down to the lisp!Comment
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