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Originally Posted by domtheboy
Nigel Benn is one tough motherfucker. His fight with Eubank was one of the most brutal I've seen between two British heavyweights.
A couple of years back I really started to get into boxing and reading up about all the old school heavyweights. I'd love to watch Sonny Liston fighting, to back up everything the books say about how hard he could hit. I read a book once about the "Hurricane" Rubin Carter, and he talks about sparring with Liston. He says that he had to quit as his sparring partner because he was leaving the ring with his ears bleeding after Sonny's practise sessions  |
Liston was a mediocre heavyweight slow but heavy hitting and with a good jab ( I've watched a lot of his old videos against various opponents)
He was humiliated by Ali.
He was able to push around Floyd Patterson cause he outweighed him by maybe 30lbs.
Benn and Eubank fought mainly as middleweights and super middles...though I believe Eubank jumped to Cruiserweight at the end of his career. Never heavyweights and I think Benn vs Eubank happened 3 times...that I may be wrong over I can remember one draw and then Eubank beating him though , I think.
( Told ya I was into it) ;-)
And Chris Eubank was a "pugilist , not a boxer (lisp)" ;-)))