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Originally posted by Pugilistic_Polarbear
In the first-ever edition of Boxing Monthly(founded in May 1989) magazine it has a big profile on Eubankwhere they hype him up saying hes just started to take boxing seriously,he had just recently changed his name from Chris Eubanks to Chris Eubank. Sorry JuyJuy but it doesnt mention anything about Eubank competing at NYC golden gloves.
Heres a rundown of what this profile says- Chris worked as assistant to his brother Peter in his two fights with Barry Mcguigan before his dad took him to New York because Chris was always getting into trouble. He started at the Jerome boxing club on Westchester Avenue in the South Bronx. He lost his first five amateur fights. He showed his fiercely improved skills to get a silver medal at Empire state games in 1984 and after the guy who beat him got injured it was Eubank who went to St Louis for the national golden gloves. Eubank got to the finals of the golden gloves with no trainer. In december 84 he beat Dennis Milton in the final of spanish golden gloves to become number-one jr-middleweight in the USA after Frank Tate turned pro,Eubanks then quit boxing for a year despite many offers to turn pro. He finished with 26 amateur fights (19 wins,7 losses). He had five fights in atlantic city a few years later to pay his mothers bills,he won them all with no training. When he got back to england,his manager was Ronnie Davies and his trainer was Freddy King. Eubank also worked as Herol Grahams sparring partner and Brendan Ingle worked in Eubanks corner,you see a young teen Naseem Hamed celebrating in the ring after Eubank beat Tony Logan. Barry Hearn became his manager and promoter just before the profile was written. I know Eubank worked as sparring partner for Mike Mccallum just before Mccallum fought Graham and gave Mccallum advise,he also wanted to fight the winner of Benn v Watson. (I dont think Ronnie Davies became his trainer until 1990)
Heres a rundown of what this profile says- Chris worked as assistant to his brother Peter in his two fights with Barry Mcguigan before his dad took him to New York because Chris was always getting into trouble. He started at the Jerome boxing club on Westchester Avenue in the South Bronx. He lost his first five amateur fights. He showed his fiercely improved skills to get a silver medal at Empire state games in 1984 and after the guy who beat him got injured it was Eubank who went to St Louis for the national golden gloves. Eubank got to the finals of the golden gloves with no trainer. In december 84 he beat Dennis Milton in the final of spanish golden gloves to become number-one jr-middleweight in the USA after Frank Tate turned pro,Eubanks then quit boxing for a year despite many offers to turn pro. He finished with 26 amateur fights (19 wins,7 losses). He had five fights in atlantic city a few years later to pay his mothers bills,he won them all with no training. When he got back to england,his manager was Ronnie Davies and his trainer was Freddy King. Eubank also worked as Herol Grahams sparring partner and Brendan Ingle worked in Eubanks corner,you see a young teen Naseem Hamed celebrating in the ring after Eubank beat Tony Logan. Barry Hearn became his manager and promoter just before the profile was written. I know Eubank worked as sparring partner for Mike Mccallum just before Mccallum fought Graham and gave Mccallum advise,he also wanted to fight the winner of Benn v Watson. (I dont think Ronnie Davies became his trainer until 1990)
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