I can think of a handful who are fighting at a very high level right now including a World Champ, a P4P Top 5 guy and a few who would give anyone a hard night.I can think of a handful who might have still been good enough to win a few fights over 40.
Not many who looked a shadow of their younger version though. And even if they are still winning, the body is designed to be able to taking that sort of punishment at that age.
That's sad - an excellent boxing writer and speaker.Colin Hart, Hall of Fame boxing writer, dies at age 89
I've always had a lot of time for both Michael Watson n Nigel Benn, always will.
Though i never really warmed to Chris Eubank (Sr) i can't deny the fact that every now n then he does actually nail it when speaking of this noble art, the rules, the intricate nuances, standards, conduct n professionalism, media etc et cetera...
yet Another over-hyped bit of nonsense. fighters seperated by at least two weight divisions, both well short of world class, one with a drug test fail...shame Steve Collins lad isn't still around to spanner the pair of them.
*Other interpretations of the outcome are available.*Cleared of failing drug test
Tottenham really is the perfect venue for it - overhyped, a misplaced sense of nostalgia and ultimately mediocre.yet Another over-hyped bit of nonsense. fighters seperated by at least two weight divisions, both well short of world class, one with a drug test fail...shame Steve Collins lad isn't still around to spanner the pair of them.
bang on. And all played out in front of a braying bunch of Essex wankers who self-identify as Cockneys.Tottenham really is the perfect venue for it - overhyped, a misplaced sense of nostalgia and ultimately mediocre.
i agree. My issue is with the hype....this is a medium hall fight or perhaps a bit of a tasty undercard stadium showdown, dressed up as a classic 'fight for the ages'..the automatic rematch clause already suggests an outcome, after all, where would either go afterwards?There's a place in boxing for this, it's prize fighting after all. Whether we like it or not, people have an interest in these kind of weird fights. I do think both are average fighters, with Eubank being slightly ahead because of experience but the weight and rehydration makes it quite close imo.
*Other interpretations of the outcome are available.