I didn’t appreciate him much at the time he was a boxer. I was a Benn fan and at that time you couldn’t like both boxers. Weird but true.
But then the man retired and I don’t know how it happened but I found myself appreciating him because of a couple of things.
He always maintained he boxed for the money not for the love of the sport. And although that wound people up at the time. I thought “Fair play to the man".
Then after the whole Michael Watson thing. His “Killer instinct" left. Boxers he had at his mercy including Steve Collins he backed off. He clearly did not want to cause any lasting damage. What a man!! What a Human Being!!
Then when I was watching his sporting greats episode I had recorded from ITV4, he even converted my mum who was visiting me from Scotland for the week. I put it on. My mum said switch it off, she was visiting from Scotland wanted to watch something the both of us could watch and gave the reason she “didn’t like the guy". At the end of it she was “What a nice guy". And also recognised that the man didn’t want to hurt anyone, he did what he did to put food on his family’s plates etc.
Also from that same episode, Eubank stated, before the Benn rematch he thought he had Benn’s number. He said how wrong he was and even with the deducted point Benn still won the fight in his opinion. WOW and honest Boxer who could’ve hidden behind the “judges’ decision was correct".
But then my respect for him moved up another level. When he intervened when recognising the Ref should stop his son’s most recent fight and seeing the ref not stop the fight, he instructed his son to not hit his opponent in the head again for fear of causing serious long term damage.
I know some say he should have instructed his son to stay in his corner. But we don’t know what the consequence of that would have been. As the fight still had to continue, Eubank senior’s instruction has possibly saved Nick Blackwell’s life or the very least, serious long term damage.
Chris Eubank is a legend in my opinion. Firstly for his ability in the ring, and then and more importantly for being the man he is!
Chris Eubank Senior.
posted on 30/3/16
I would love to sit in on a conversation between Eubank Sr and Jose Mourinho !
posted on 30/3/16
comment by Pride of the North (U6803)
posted 34 minutes ago
Yeah to be fair to the ref, nobody knew the extent of Blackwell's injuries at the time. His didn't help matters really by telling him not to waste this chance, they've been waiting for this for a year etc… Fair enough they were just trying the gee him up but he was taking blow after blow
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PRIDEOFTHENOTH
You don't know what you are talking about.
posted on 30/3/16
comment by Mr Chelsea. (U3579)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Pride of the North (U6803)
posted 34 minutes ago
Yeah to be fair to the ref, nobody knew the extent of Blackwell's injuries at the time. His didn't help matters really by telling him not to waste this chance, they've been waiting for this for a year etc… Fair enough they were just trying the gee him up but he was taking blow after blow
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PRIDEOFTHENOTH
You don't know what you are talking about.
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i sense a WUM fest coming. On another thread if thats the case Mr C.
posted on 30/3/16
Noth
posted on 30/3/16
I'm not sure why people are making out Eubank snr to be some sort of hero in all of this?
If you actually watch the full video you can hear him saying "the ref isn't stopping the fight, so don't give him the choice". In other words - knock him out. Again if you actually watch the video he is telling his son to go to the body as Blackwell was taking the head shots.
Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with this. Eubank is obviously looking out for the interests of his son/fighter and wants to see him win, as he should. But its completely ridiculous that the media etc are considering him to be some sort of hero now, and even more so he's playing up to it, when its clearly not the case.
posted on 30/3/16
Mr C. I concur. The "Noth" just cannot let go. Reminds me of Arouna (they are probably Buddies).
See his other posts on the Boxing Forum.
posted on 30/3/16
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posted on 30/3/16
comment by U1878 SILKY BLUE (U1878)
posted 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
Mr C. I concur. The "Noth" just cannot let go. Reminds me of Arouna (they are probably Buddies).
See his other posts on the Boxing Forum.
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The irony
posted on 31/3/16
comment by Gunner12 (U7418)
posted 16 hours, 13 minutes ago
I'm not sure why people are making out Eubank snr to be some sort of hero in all of this?
If you actually watch the full video you can hear him saying "the ref isn't stopping the fight, so don't give him the choice". In other words - knock him out. Again if you actually watch the video he is telling his son to go to the body as Blackwell was taking the head shots.
Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with this. Eubank is obviously looking out for the interests of his son/fighter and wants to see him win, as he should. But its completely ridiculous that the media etc are considering him to be some sort of hero now, and even more so he's playing up to it, when its clearly not the case.
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I am no boxing expert but to me Eubank seems concerned by the condition of his sons opponent when he speaks to him, and events proved his concerns were right. He then tells him, you are not going to take him out to the head but to the body, to me that can only benefit the opponent. Few people are taken out by body shots, points may be gained but you are giving yourself a harder task to beat your opponent, not an easier one surely?
As for the boxer that suggested Eubank was trying to protect his son and only had their own interests at heart, seems to me like sour grapes.
No boxing fan on account of staying up to the wee samll hours too many times for a fight that lasts 5 minutes or I fall asleep during and it ends on points but I have always liked Eubank, he has always been honest and whilst that may not suit some he has always been true to himself.
posted on 31/3/16
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 43 minutes ago
comment by Gunner12 (U7418)
posted 16 hours, 13 minutes ago
I'm not sure why people are making out Eubank snr to be some sort of hero in all of this?
If you actually watch the full video you can hear him saying "the ref isn't stopping the fight, so don't give him the choice". In other words - knock him out. Again if you actually watch the video he is telling his son to go to the body as Blackwell was taking the head shots.
Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with this. Eubank is obviously looking out for the interests of his son/fighter and wants to see him win, as he should. But its completely ridiculous that the media etc are considering him to be some sort of hero now, and even more so he's playing up to it, when its clearly not the case.
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I am no boxing expert but to me Eubank seems concerned by the condition of his sons opponent when he speaks to him, and events proved his concerns were right. He then tells him, you are not going to take him out to the head but to the body, to me that can only benefit the opponent. Few people are taken out by body shots, points may be gained but you are giving yourself a harder task to beat your opponent, not an easier one surely?
As for the boxer that suggested Eubank was trying to protect his son and only had their own interests at heart, seems to me like sour grapes.
No boxing fan on account of staying up to the wee samll hours too many times for a fight that lasts 5 minutes or I fall asleep during and it ends on points but I have always liked Eubank, he has always been honest and whilst that may not suit some he has always been true to himself.
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JFDI - there was a Boxer on SSN last night who's last fight years ago ended in him needing 5 lots of surgery to have a clot removed from his brain. He said Eubank SR said what he said to protect Nick Blackwell. That is good enough for me...............
I think he even implied he hear Eubank say it.