WHo was this guy? How good was he? Two wins over eubank Sr.
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Originally posted by jmrf4435 View PostWHo was this guy? How good was he? Two wins over eubank Sr.
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Originally posted by Holler View PostHe was good, not great, but he came good relatively late in his career. Beat Eubank and Benn, two good, if flawed, middleweights who had a very high profile in the UK. Held the WBO which wasn't the best belt. Famously chased Roy Jones but it never happened. Had a massive Irish support which followed him wherever. Bet he never has to buy a drink in any pub in Ireland.
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Originally posted by jmrf4435 View PostWHy didn;t roy fight him?
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he was a good solid fighter. he lost to mccallum, reggie johnson, and kalambay but was able to pick off faded eubank(recently schooled by schommer) and faded benn(recently schooled by malinga) so his profile was massively raised off of those wins. reminds me of calzaghe over hopkins and jones jr cept at least collins took chances against prime fighters earlier just came up short. also shows how overrated people make fighters based on beating past it fighters.
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how close was the eubank fight? only ever seen highlights of it, and can recall that collins was dropped very heavily and typically Eubank decided to showboat for the remainder of the round and not even attempt to finish him off...
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