Chris Eubank | |
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 Eubank in 2005 | |
| Born | Christopher Livingstone Eubank 8 August 1966 Dulwich, London, England |
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| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 52 |
| Wins | 45 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
Christopher Livingstone Eubank (born 8 August 1966) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1998. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight and super-middleweight titles between 1990 and 1995, and is ranked by BoxRec as the third best British super-middleweight boxer of all time.[3]
He reigned as world champion for over five years, was undefeated in his first 10 years as a professional, and remained undefeated at middleweight. His world title contests against fellow Britons Nigel Benn and Michael Watson helped British boxing ride a peak of popularity in the 1990s, with Eubank's eccentric personality making him one of the most recognisable celebrities of the period.
In his final two years of boxing he challenged then-up and coming contender Joe Calzaghe in a bid to reclaim his WBO super-middleweight title, with a victorious Calzaghe later claiming that it was the toughest fight of his whole career.[4] Eubank's last two fights were against WBO junior-heavyweight champion Carl Thompson, both of which were brutal encounters. In the rematch, Eubank was stopped for the first and only time in his career.
Eubank is credited for his bravery in the ring, in which he was able to take considerable amounts of punishment from power punchers en route to his victories and defeats, and for this he is said to have a "granite" chin.[5] He is also known for his heel-like elitist persona: Speaking a dressing like an upper-class elite, vaulting over the ring ropes as an entrance, but also the art of mental warfare, notably against Nigel Benn for their first bout.[6] His son, Chris Eubank Jr., is also a professional boxer.
- ^ a b ITV Sports tale of the tape prior to the Nigel Benn rematch.
- ^ Davies, Gareth A. (23 October 2015). "Chris Eubank changes his name to 'English' – to stop being confused with his son". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Boxing: 'Eubank was my toughest fight'". WalesOnline. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Chris Eubank v Joe Calzaghe". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ Four Kings Ep. 1