| Watching Eubank v Benn 22:45 - Apr 26 with 2471 views | gtsb1966 |
As a domestic fight then yes but world champions...no. Really disappointing. [Post edited 26 Apr 22:46]
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| Watching Eubank v Benn on 10:51 - Apr 28 with 435 views | DarkBrandon |
I'm deeply uncomfortable the fight was ever held.
Eubank had to lose a load of weight to (almost) make the weight, and he did some chunk of this by dehydrating himself. Doing this leaves him much more liable to serious/permanent injury as a result of the fight.
Benn was "merely" in a ring with someone who is naturally two or three weight classes above him.
If their fathers hadn't had history the fight would never had occured, and it would have been for the best if it hadn't.
Inevitably they are talking about a rematch now. |  | | |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 10:56 - Apr 28 with 401 views | cressi |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 09:56 - Apr 28 by Rimsy |
Great fight, proper old fashioned tear-up. Thought it was much more even than the score cards, but when do the judges ever score as the public sees it. |
I thought Eubank won by 2 or 3 rounds. He won the later rounds although Benn started OK and on the front foot a lot of his punches were wild and missed. Benn had to go up in weight which he did well, but Eubank had the greater challenge of losing weight which results in sometimes losing power. |  | | |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 10:58 - Apr 28 with 394 views | Herbivore |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 10:51 - Apr 28 by DarkBrandon |
I'm deeply uncomfortable the fight was ever held.
Eubank had to lose a load of weight to (almost) make the weight, and he did some chunk of this by dehydrating himself. Doing this leaves him much more liable to serious/permanent injury as a result of the fight.
Benn was "merely" in a ring with someone who is naturally two or three weight classes above him.
If their fathers hadn't had history the fight would never had occured, and it would have been for the best if it hadn't.
Inevitably they are talking about a rematch now. |
Eubank's last four fights have all been at middleweight and he's spent most of his career at that weight, so I'm not convinced he was at particularly elevated risk for this fight. The weigh in being the day before was introduced to enable fighters to rehydrate prior to fight night and Eubank is quite used to making the 160lb limit and then rehydrating.
Benn coming up two weight divisions I agree doesn't happen without the history. He's not a middleweight and never will be but history is full of smaller fighters deciding to jump up a couple of divisions to make a big fight happen. |  |
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| Watching Eubank v Benn on 11:33 - Apr 28 with 369 views | DarkBrandon |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 10:58 - Apr 28 by Herbivore |
Eubank's last four fights have all been at middleweight and he's spent most of his career at that weight, so I'm not convinced he was at particularly elevated risk for this fight. The weigh in being the day before was introduced to enable fighters to rehydrate prior to fight night and Eubank is quite used to making the 160lb limit and then rehydrating.
Benn coming up two weight divisions I agree doesn't happen without the history. He's not a middleweight and never will be but history is full of smaller fighters deciding to jump up a couple of divisions to make a big fight happen. |
His father and the surgeon who operated on Watson disagree with you.
I struggle generally with the legality of boxing, as I see dementia and mental health problems basically effect all the fighters I grew up watching. | | | |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 11:40 - Apr 28 with 359 views | pointofblue |
Fight stats:
Punches landed: Eubank 367-215 Benn
Power punches landed: Eubank 227-180 Benn
% of punches thrown landed: Eubank 40-36 Benn
Based on that, it was a fair result. | |
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| Watching Eubank v Benn on 11:51 - Apr 28 with 339 views | Herbivore |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 11:33 - Apr 28 by DarkBrandon |
His father and the surgeon who operated on Watson disagree with you.
I struggle generally with the legality of boxing, as I see dementia and mental health problems basically effect all the fighters I grew up watching. |
Your first comment is crass and also shows your lack of knowledge, when Watson was injured the weigh in was on the same day as the fight and this meant dehydration was a much bigger risk on fight night. There have been changes since then, such as the weigh in being the day before. As I said, but as you've conveniently ignored, Eubank was fighting at a weight that he's spent most of his career fighting at, including his last four fights.
Your second paragraph shows you have a position about boxing and safety and that's fine, but don't let that position make your posting on the subject as disingenuous as your first paragraph was. | |
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| Watching Eubank v Benn on 12:07 - Apr 28 with 304 views | DarkBrandon |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 11:51 - Apr 28 by Herbivore |
Your first comment is crass and also shows your lack of knowledge, when Watson was injured the weigh in was on the same day as the fight and this meant dehydration was a much bigger risk on fight night. There have been changes since then, such as the weigh in being the day before. As I said, but as you've conveniently ignored, Eubank was fighting at a weight that he's spent most of his career fighting at, including his last four fights.
Your second paragraph shows you have a position about boxing and safety and that's fine, but don't let that position make your posting on the subject as disingenuous as your first paragraph was. |
My first comment is true!
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/25/hard-sell-of-eubank-jr-v-benn-fail
"Peter Hamlyn, the neurosurgeon who has saved the lives of multiple boxers, if not all from the harm of brain damage, has spoken of the risk and irresponsibility. Chris Eubank Sr has pleaded for the fight to be stopped. He has also cut ties with his son because of the weight stipulation and the fact that Junior’s antics have matched Benn’s spiteful insults." | | | |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 12:16 - Apr 28 with 279 views | hype313 |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 12:07 - Apr 28 by DarkBrandon |
My first comment is true!
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/25/hard-sell-of-eubank-jr-v-benn-fail
"Peter Hamlyn, the neurosurgeon who has saved the lives of multiple boxers, if not all from the harm of brain damage, has spoken of the risk and irresponsibility. Chris Eubank Sr has pleaded for the fight to be stopped. He has also cut ties with his son because of the weight stipulation and the fact that Junior’s antics have matched Benn’s spiteful insults." |
Couldn't have been that concerned considering he turned up and took great delight in having a ringside seat. |  |
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| Watching Eubank v Benn on 13:21 - Apr 28 with 244 views | Herbivore |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 12:07 - Apr 28 by DarkBrandon |
My first comment is true!
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/25/hard-sell-of-eubank-jr-v-benn-fail
"Peter Hamlyn, the neurosurgeon who has saved the lives of multiple boxers, if not all from the harm of brain damage, has spoken of the risk and irresponsibility. Chris Eubank Sr has pleaded for the fight to be stopped. He has also cut ties with his son because of the weight stipulation and the fact that Junior’s antics have matched Benn’s spiteful insults." |
I hadn't seen that article so thought you were drawing comparisons to the Watson fight and injury, apologies. I've not seen his comments directly so would be interested to see what he said, and the characterisation of the reasons why Jnr and Snr fell out aren't quite right as it runs much deeper than this fight. I do think the weight issue has been overblown, he wasn't coming down a weight class for this fight, although he's fought at super-middle he's spent most of his career and his most recent fights at middleweight which is where this fight was fought. The rehydration clause is the main issue in that regard but the article says he'd usually add about a stone by fight night and he'd likely have ended up doing the same for this fight too, the 10lb restriction was for the following morning so he still had plenty of time to add more weight before the fight. So while the clause isn't ideal and I'm not really a fan, it's still a whole lot safer than it was back when Watson got injured. | |
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| Watching Eubank v Benn on 17:05 - Apr 28 with 189 views | DarkBrandon |
| Watching Eubank v Benn on 13:21 - Apr 28 by Herbivore |
I hadn't seen that article so thought you were drawing comparisons to the Watson fight and injury, apologies. I've not seen his comments directly so would be interested to see what he said, and the characterisation of the reasons why Jnr and Snr fell out aren't quite right as it runs much deeper than this fight. I do think the weight issue has been overblown, he wasn't coming down a weight class for this fight, although he's fought at super-middle he's spent most of his career and his most recent fights at middleweight which is where this fight was fought. The rehydration clause is the main issue in that regard but the article says he'd usually add about a stone by fight night and he'd likely have ended up doing the same for this fight too, the 10lb restriction was for the following morning so he still had plenty of time to add more weight before the fight. So while the clause isn't ideal and I'm not really a fan, it's still a whole lot safer than it was back when Watson got injured. |
Fair enough.
It definitely is safer, at least in the sense that ambulances are on-site, they know where to go etc etc.
Although there are still regular fatalities.
In other sports I watch performances constantly improve as we develop new training and nutrition strategies. I wonder if boxers are getting fitter and stronger and able to throw more damaging punches in 12 rounds than they have been able to do previously. And the boxers skulls remain the same. I’ve no idea on this point … just my speculation.
I do find the matches engrossing and still watch some old boxing on YT. I’m not sure I can justify it any more though, at least to myself.
Edit: and the Eubank v Benn juniors fight seemed a particularly egregious example of people trading off safety for money [Post edited 28 Apr 17:07]
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