Saw EUBANK at Mall of Emirates
Posted: 16 Feb 2008, 12:27
I think alot of the stuff supposed to of come from him on this forum isn't so or isn't new, so I was pleasantly suprised to bump into the great man himself and thought I'd ask him some Q's in person
HERE YOU GO
He said he made £35million gross incl all sponsorships and endorsements
He said Benn hit him hardest not Calzaghe or even Thompson, not even close
He said Benn is probably the most natural puncher the game has seen, and you only have to look at the Watson fight
He said Watson and Calzaghe threw the most blistering combos in the game at him, and Watson's overarm rights and Calzaghe's opening left were the most painful shots he ever felt
He was 'excreting' blood and couldn't breathe properly for a month after the Watson fight cos his kidneys hadn't fully healed from the Benn fight and his sternum hadn't fully healed from a sparring inj, he said some of Watson's bodyshots compressed his ribcage or something
He said he met RJJ in 2001 and RJJ told him that he was the one fighter he thought would give him major problems
He said the hardest he ever trained was for the second fight with Collins, and says he probably left it in the gym and on the road
He said that coupled with Steve's 'maniac type resolve' on his way to the ring and coming out the corner caused him to buckle, mostly mentally
He reckons James Toney would of beaten him on points but would of come out of the fight severely hurt
He said the only fighters he enjoyed watching were Hearns, Whitaker and some guy called Dennis Cruise
He said Henry Wharton was the toughest in the ring with 'outside of New York'
He said Mike Mccallum brought nothing to the table and Herol Graham needed to win a world belt or get to mandatory
He doesn't consider himself one of the true greats or an all time legend because he failed to 'yank the gear stick' when he had Collins and Thompson disoriented in 2nd and 1st fights respectively, but says you couldn't show him a true great or all time legend who didn't cuss, cheat, dodge or quit
He considers himself and Ali to be the fighters with the most integrity, and himself alone to be the fighter with the most dignity
He said Ali taking his beating against Larry Holmes showed his integrity
He thinks the standard of boxing has gone cruddy because when he watches the Friday fight nights on a US sports channel, the guys with good winning records look like drunks on a street corner and kids in the inner cities are hardly aware of boxing today
He also says if he fought every half a year he wouldn't of been able to keep his skills sharp, so the world champions might not be relatively so good
On Calzaghe Hopkins he says Calzaghe has him, Woodhall, Kessler and dominating in Germany, though he thinks Kessler hadn't mastered the art of using his good technique at the right times, while Hopkins has no depth out of boxers in their 20's/ early 30's other than welterweight Felix Trinidad
He says look for Calzaghe's straight left to squash Hopkins's nose
http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2 ... 7491627678
His MySpace Page is: 334576001
Oh and I got the mans mobile number - look
http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2 ... 0569102732
He advises all boxers to do jui jitsu wrist exercises, wring discloths and play guitars to prevent hurt hands
He also advises all boxer to wear two protector cups!
HERE YOU GO
He said he made £35million gross incl all sponsorships and endorsements
He said Benn hit him hardest not Calzaghe or even Thompson, not even close
He said Benn is probably the most natural puncher the game has seen, and you only have to look at the Watson fight
He said Watson and Calzaghe threw the most blistering combos in the game at him, and Watson's overarm rights and Calzaghe's opening left were the most painful shots he ever felt
He was 'excreting' blood and couldn't breathe properly for a month after the Watson fight cos his kidneys hadn't fully healed from the Benn fight and his sternum hadn't fully healed from a sparring inj, he said some of Watson's bodyshots compressed his ribcage or something
He said he met RJJ in 2001 and RJJ told him that he was the one fighter he thought would give him major problems
He said the hardest he ever trained was for the second fight with Collins, and says he probably left it in the gym and on the road
He said that coupled with Steve's 'maniac type resolve' on his way to the ring and coming out the corner caused him to buckle, mostly mentally
He reckons James Toney would of beaten him on points but would of come out of the fight severely hurt
He said the only fighters he enjoyed watching were Hearns, Whitaker and some guy called Dennis Cruise
He said Henry Wharton was the toughest in the ring with 'outside of New York'
He said Mike Mccallum brought nothing to the table and Herol Graham needed to win a world belt or get to mandatory
He doesn't consider himself one of the true greats or an all time legend because he failed to 'yank the gear stick' when he had Collins and Thompson disoriented in 2nd and 1st fights respectively, but says you couldn't show him a true great or all time legend who didn't cuss, cheat, dodge or quit
He considers himself and Ali to be the fighters with the most integrity, and himself alone to be the fighter with the most dignity
He said Ali taking his beating against Larry Holmes showed his integrity
He thinks the standard of boxing has gone cruddy because when he watches the Friday fight nights on a US sports channel, the guys with good winning records look like drunks on a street corner and kids in the inner cities are hardly aware of boxing today
He also says if he fought every half a year he wouldn't of been able to keep his skills sharp, so the world champions might not be relatively so good
On Calzaghe Hopkins he says Calzaghe has him, Woodhall, Kessler and dominating in Germany, though he thinks Kessler hadn't mastered the art of using his good technique at the right times, while Hopkins has no depth out of boxers in their 20's/ early 30's other than welterweight Felix Trinidad
He says look for Calzaghe's straight left to squash Hopkins's nose
http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2 ... 7491627678
His MySpace Page is: 334576001
Oh and I got the mans mobile number - look
http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2 ... 0569102732
He advises all boxers to do jui jitsu wrist exercises, wring discloths and play guitars to prevent hurt hands
He also advises all boxer to wear two protector cups!