BoxRec

Alba wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 03:07 What was with ed sheerin as a ring girl? What a fornicating farce

Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 03:00

forcefraser wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 02:47

Evander wrote: ↑26 Apr 2025, 19:18 I think some are being a bit harsh to be honest.
It was a good fight, it was competitive and had some back and forth rallies, both of them got hit flush plenty of times and for me it was up in the air going into 11 and 12.
Both of them came to fight, there was no running and excessive holding or anything else to tarnish the bout, plenty of decent boxing ability, jabs, hooks body shots and they weren't holding back.
The pace was steady throughout with very few lulls or dull moments.
It exceeded my expectations and if they don't put things on a long pause I'd be up for a rematch.

It's just a bit of boxing snobbery mate. Joke fight, not for a title, overpaid celebrity fighters cashing in, not a high enough level etc etc

I get all that, but I thought it was a superb fight and had everything that I love about boxing, guts, heart, passion, excitement and massive desire to win. They both fought to the last drop in my opinion and short changed nobody.

Having watched their fathers fight all those years ago and now watching this was a quite surreal

I'll admit to having a slight lump in the throat when Dre kicked in, father and son walking towards the ring together. Happy for Junior .

It's difficult for purists in all disciplines sometimes. There are truly great musicians who haven't got a pot to piss in and those people who listen to and appreciate them often can't get their heads around why some of the commercial stuff that is theoretically crap has so much success.

Commercial success and being the best often have very little correlation.

The saying Ignorance is bliss is true. Those who simply enjoy a scrap got value last night.

Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 03:00

forcefraser wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 02:47

Evander wrote: ↑26 Apr 2025, 19:18 I think some are being a bit harsh to be honest.
It was a good fight, it was competitive and had some back and forth rallies, both of them got hit flush plenty of times and for me it was up in the air going into 11 and 12.
Both of them came to fight, there was no running and excessive holding or anything else to tarnish the bout, plenty of decent boxing ability, jabs, hooks body shots and they weren't holding back.
The pace was steady throughout with very few lulls or dull moments.
It exceeded my expectations and if they don't put things on a long pause I'd be up for a rematch.

It's just a bit of boxing snobbery mate. Joke fight, not for a title, overpaid celebrity fighters cashing in, not a high enough level etc etc

I get all that, but I thought it was a superb fight and had everything that I love about boxing, guts, heart, passion, excitement and massive desire to win. They both fought to the last drop in my opinion and short changed nobody.

Having watched their fathers fight all those years ago and now watching this was a quite surreal

I'll admit to having a slight lump in the throat when Dre kicked in, father and son walking towards the ring together. Happy for Junior .

It's difficult for purists in all disciplines sometimes. There are truly great musicians who haven't got a pot to piss in and those people who listen to and appreciate them often can't get their heads around why some of the commercial stuff that is theoretically crap has so much success.

Commercial success and being the best often have very little correlation.

The saying Ignorance is bliss is true. Those who simply enjoy a scrap got value last night.

forcefraser wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 03:52

Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 03:00

forcefraser wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 02:47

It's just a bit of boxing snobbery mate. Joke fight, not for a title, overpaid celebrity fighters cashing in, not a high enough level etc etc

I get all that, but I thought it was a superb fight and had everything that I love about boxing, guts, heart, passion, excitement and massive desire to win. They both fought to the last drop in my opinion and short changed nobody.

Having watched their fathers fight all those years ago and now watching this was a quite surreal

I'll admit to having a slight lump in the throat when Dre kicked in, father and son walking towards the ring together. Happy for Junior .

It's difficult for purists in all disciplines sometimes. There are truly great musicians who haven't got a pot to piss in and those people who listen to and appreciate them often can't get their heads around why some of the commercial stuff that is theoretically crap has so much success.

Commercial success and being the best often have very little correlation.

The saying Ignorance is bliss is true. Those who simply enjoy a scrap got value last night.

I get that, however someone like myself who enjoys both a good scrap and a high level chess match struggles to understand why one has to exclude the other.

Skill wise the Catterall v Prograis fight was a higher level fight than this, whereas that fight bored me to death and I would never rematch the whole 12 rounds, this one I would

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑26 Apr 2025, 18:21

MasterG wrote: ↑26 Apr 2025, 18:20 Eubank suffered from the weight I think. Didn't have a powerful punch but had enough to beat Benn.

Don't want to see a rematch, Eubank won't go to the well again after that. His time has come to pack it in with that brilliant display.

Benn can go back down to his weight and get his arse kicked by a hungry pro.

Yh, would love for this to be a one and done.

I think they can’t top it

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 05:28

Steveh583 wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 05:50 Eddie trying to spin the "Conors the peoples champion" narrative lol. his mask truly has slipped.

Oiky wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 06:33 Just an unreal fight really, left boxing behind and went at it toe to toe for pride.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 06:16 Sky Sports reporting that Eubank is still in hospital.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 06:16 Sky Sports reporting that Eubank is still in hospital.

Jimmy2025 wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 06:49

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑27 Apr 2025, 06:16 Sky Sports reporting that Eubank is still in hospital.

Not surprised. The contract (that he signed tbf) literally stopped him from best rehydrating his body. What did people expect to happen?