Boxing Life Stories - I'm calling it now

[coghaugen11]

From the first-ever edition of Boxing Monthly, Eubank(s) said; 'Boxing is so laid back over here, in America its do or die. You have got to have wars in the gym to learn how to fight.'

Wearing an ‘immaculate collarless suit topped off with a cashmere hat’, rising middleweight prospect Chris Eubanks – who made an impression when defeating Anthony Logan last time out to go to 12-0 – sat down with Steve Holdsworth (assistant editor) for an interview. When asked about fellow contender Nigel Benn, Eubanks didn’t hold back: “Boxing News has got Slugger O’Toole rated at number two in the country. I believe I would make him look silly. Before a man can beat me he has to be skilful. Benn is a slugger; he’s got a jab but he can’t use it. Nor can he use a left hook or a right uppercut. I’m a boxer-puncher – in my world a slugger won’t survive. If I get my jab working, it will be a mismatch. I’ve heard that if Benn hits anyone they will go, but I’m not anyone. Benn can only try to knock me out and no one has ever put me down.”


During this sparring with Rod Douglas in 1987, who he wasn't invited back to spar with for a year for being too rough, you hear Eubank saying 'What do you think this is then?... WAR' during the spar (as he's throwing bombs!) after people were complaining of Eubank holding Rod's arm and not breaking;

[coghaugen11]

Regarding Eubanks sparring with Johnny Nelson; 'Played with him (Nelson), beat him up' Eubank apparently said.

[Deserter]

I heard Ashley didn't like the hard sparring style of Eubank.

If you're going to comment on a thread about Boxing Life Stories and the latest episode in particular, then at least have the courtesy to listen to it first before trying to hijack things with a Eubank love-in. If you had actually done that you will have heard Ashley claim the opposite and that he was asked to leave the Eubank camp as he was doing too well.

As ever, the truth is probably in between (and the reality is we'll never know), but to just make a claim like that when you haven't even heard the other side is just a waste of oxygen.

[coghaugen11]

I listened. A neutrals opinion was that Ashley didn't like Eubank throwing everything at him in a spar and wasn't throwing hard enough for Eubank to work on absorbing punches.

[Deserter]

A neutrals opinion

[coghaugen11]

Chris used to ask former opponents Denys Cronin or Simon Collins at certain points to stop and throw certain punches at him as hard as they could as he either worked on his evading technique or braced himself to take them with poker face.

[coghaugen11]

A neutrals opinion

PMSL

[coghaugen11]

Chris used to ask former opponents Denys Cronin or Simon Collins at certain points to stop and throw certain punches at him as hard as they could as he either worked on his evading technique or braced himself to take them with poker face.

Then he'd ask them to throw whatever they wanted and do the same. He'd really go to town on them too.

[mickey1975]

Crawford hit harder than Eubank. Sparring between St Pats and Burmantofts will not have been easy! I don’t care where you’re in the world!
And I’m far from a neutral. I wasn’t in the Ashley camp at all!

[Wee Tommy]

I heard Ashley didn't like the hard sparring style of Eubank.

If you're going to comment on a thread about Boxing Life Stories and the latest episode in particular, then at least have the courtesy to listen to it first before trying to hijack things with a Eubank love-in. If you had actually done that you will have heard Ashley claim the opposite and that he was asked to leave the Eubank camp as he was doing too well.

As ever, the truth is probably in between (and the reality is we'll never know), but to just make a claim like that when you haven't even heard the other side is just a waste of oxygen.

This is what I couldn’t be bothered to type basically.

These trolls who try to make every thread about their obsession, so boring. And weird.

[coghaugen11]

Truth hurts lads. A neutral opinion I heard from a real life thereman trumps the keyboard warriors 30+ years later in the epic internet forum world

[coghaugen11]

Are we to believe a 'schizophrenic with psychopathic tendancies' (yeah, right) or the accomplished Chris Eubank who is renowned for his honesty. Hmmm.

I find them mind-numbingly boring personally until they get to the actual boxing talk, and Dixon's scouts honour tone is rather irritating.

[JC]

Are we to believe a 'schizophrenic with psychopathic tendancies' (yeah, right) or the accomplished Chris Eubank who is renowned for his honesty. Hmmm.

He said 'pacifist with psychopathic tendencies'. There's a chance it was just a figure of speech.

[coghaugen11]

Are we to believe a 'schizophrenic with psychopathic tendancies' (yeah, right) or the accomplished Chris Eubank who is renowned for his honesty. Hmmm.

He said 'pacifist with psychopathic tendencies'. There's a chance it was just a figure of speech.

Hmmm

[Roco]

I listened to the Spencer Oliver pod today and it was very enjoyable

You have to admire Oliver's upbeat personality after having his stellar career cut short.

It was very interesting getting the recap of his excellent amateur career and his relationship with Naseem Hamed.

I would have like to have seen Oliver and Paul Ingle go at it, amateur and pro.

[THEBUTCH]

We're talking a LOT of punches being thrown if they'd ever met

What I loved about the Spencer Oliver interview is that I think we really got the real Spencer Oliver. Relaxed enough to keep letting the F word slip through and open up about how his current partner really helped him deal with his injury and losing boxing.

Lovely to hear Spencer mark out Barry McGuigan for helping him push forward with getting into TV punditry. There was some real honesty being banded about on that subject.

I'm not sure Oliver is valued enough for his recovery by us boxing fans, simply because the recovery was so successful, but for me it's a real joy seeing someone who was once put in a coma after a contest functioning so successfully now

Whatever the opinion on Spencer was, surely one thing that always stood out about him was that he always gave us 100% in the ring.

[Counter-puncher]

Hear hear...

Been listening from the beginning. So many great guests, with insights straight from the horses mouth. Loved the Glenn McCrory one in the early days and thought how can Tris top this. Well, he does week after week. A top quality boxing journo working at the top of his game.

If you haven't read Road to Nowhere, i'd highly recommend. Up there with Dark Trade in my top 3 boxing books.

I’ve just started reading Road to Nowhere, really enjoying it so far

Edit: I’m fucken LOVING it Dixon’s sensitivity and skill as an interviewer really shine through

[PredatorHayds]

Hear hear...

Been listening from the beginning. So many great guests, with insights straight from the horses mouth. Loved the Glenn McCrory one in the early days and thought how can Tris top this. Well, he does week after week. A top quality boxing journo working at the top of his game.

If you haven't read Road to Nowhere, i'd highly recommend. Up there with Dark Trade in my top 3 boxing books.

I’ve just started reading Road to Nowhere, really enjoying it so far

Edit: I’m fucken LOVING it Dixon’s sensitivity and skill as an interviewer really shine through

One of my favourite ever boxing books.
In my Top 5 and somedays it would be my number 1.

IMO he is the best author around for writing about the great era of Light-Heavys.
I’d love to see him dedicate a book to it. Maybe a chronological order like Kimball did with Four Kings.

[margaret thatcher]

This thread could be renamed Trizz Jizz

[Boxerbeetle]

The Boxing News podcast has finally made a comeback (didn’t think that information quite warranted its own thread, so thought I’d stick a comment on here instead). Haven’t listened to it yet, but I used to enjoy it when it was just Tris and Matt chatting, had a nice chilled out vibe to it.

[veriton]

Ah, that explains why in the media round-up BN stopped mentioning podcasts a few weeks ago.

I signed up to the Showtime one after they mentioned it, and it's superb.

Thought the Conteh one on Boxing Life Stories was excellent, but Dodson dragged on and on.

All in all, still the go-to series though. I feel like I know more about Delco fire safety compliance than I do my own family

[orbtastic]

I put off buying the Tris Dixon book because I hated the cover (I see he thanks the maker of the cover for his good work at the start of the book, sorry...) but I wish now I'd not judged the book by that cover because it's a great piece of writing.

[Deserter]

All in all, still the go-to series though. I feel like I know more about Delco fire safety compliance than I do my own family

I'm halfway through the Richie Woodhall one and what a top, top fella. Absolute gent and a rare level of honesty and transparency.

[Delta Jay]

Not only do we find you the best people, we’ll help you retain them.

[THEBUTCH]

Looking forward to the Richie Woodhall interview.

Woodhall was utterly brilliant when he beat Silvio Branco for the European middleweight title. Hardly ever gets mentioned, but it was an absolute masterclass from Woodhall