Weren't you widely mocked for using this criticism before? If not, you should have been.coghaugen11 wrote:What fight were you watching? Eubank beat Malinga with about 10% effort and also dropped him like a chopped-tree. Malinga couldn't touch him with that jab and Eubanks mind was understandably elsewhere.G0mez wrote:coghaugen11 wrote:
Jones refused to fight me in the period 1996/97, and said in about '93 that the one fighter he would have problems with was me.
Eubank went life and death to a split decision over Malinga, then 6 months later Roy Jones bounced him off the canvas to a KO6.
That was the end of 92, beginning of 93.
Jones struggled badly to open Malinga's defense, having to resort to feints.
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it's true, jones was weird vs malinga, barely even throwing any shots in the first couple of rounds.
another comparison - random - is that eubank took a better shot than jones, taking bombs from renowned punchers from 160 (benn) to 190 (Thompson), whereas jones, once he lost his athletic edge, was being destroyed by guys not normally known as destroyers. jones could not do give-and-take fighting, whereas eubank's been in 3 of the most brutal battles this side of the pond (benn 1, Watson 2, Thompson 1).
back to eubank, I think he NEEDED a solid old fashioned british trainer, to rein in and give discipline to his style. if he had his boxing under control he could've done way more & become perhaps the greatest ever from britain. it never looked like he was prepared to adjust and use complicated strategies. in his finest showings he was forced to fight by the opponent.
eubank was the only fighter of the '90s with speed to threaten jones; HOWEVER, on the british scene, with his carefully cultivated image (martial arts toff wannabe with muscles), he was in his own little world and it showed in those many performances where he strutted about and forgot to actually box. if he'd been penalised on the cards more often he may have buckled down!
also think eubank was weight drained in many of his bouts even during his prime. got a feeling 175 was his true weight.
eubank, one of the true enigmas. even to himself, hence the constant revising of opinions. my feeling his he was only interested in his image, the ego run riot, so I'm guessing he didn't study his opponents properly and engage fully with strategies developed to offset these opponents.
another comparison - random - is that eubank took a better shot than jones, taking bombs from renowned punchers from 160 (benn) to 190 (Thompson), whereas jones, once he lost his athletic edge, was being destroyed by guys not normally known as destroyers. jones could not do give-and-take fighting, whereas eubank's been in 3 of the most brutal battles this side of the pond (benn 1, Watson 2, Thompson 1).
back to eubank, I think he NEEDED a solid old fashioned british trainer, to rein in and give discipline to his style. if he had his boxing under control he could've done way more & become perhaps the greatest ever from britain. it never looked like he was prepared to adjust and use complicated strategies. in his finest showings he was forced to fight by the opponent.
eubank was the only fighter of the '90s with speed to threaten jones; HOWEVER, on the british scene, with his carefully cultivated image (martial arts toff wannabe with muscles), he was in his own little world and it showed in those many performances where he strutted about and forgot to actually box. if he'd been penalised on the cards more often he may have buckled down!
also think eubank was weight drained in many of his bouts even during his prime. got a feeling 175 was his true weight.
eubank, one of the true enigmas. even to himself, hence the constant revising of opinions. my feeling his he was only interested in his image, the ego run riot, so I'm guessing he didn't study his opponents properly and engage fully with strategies developed to offset these opponents.
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How do you have time too write such a script , I have two kids and don't get a min
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[quote="1 nut"]How do you have time too write such a script , I have two kids and don't get a min[/quote]
Throw some toys in the cellar - it's about priorities damn you.
Throw some toys in the cellar - it's about priorities damn you.
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whose script?
now and again I think about the enigma that is eubank, and revisit his classic fights, and sometimes it just spews out.
got to say I haven't forgiven him for not knocking out Collins.
now and again I think about the enigma that is eubank, and revisit his classic fights, and sometimes it just spews out.
got to say I haven't forgiven him for not knocking out Collins.