By And Henderson: In the golden age of British boxing at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, no competition captured the imagination of fans more than the cruel dispute between Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Bennem. It was a collision of not only fists, but personality, ideologies and fighting styles – an unstable cocktail that created the two most electrifying nights in British sports history.

Contrasts the character

Nigel Benn, called the “shadowy destroyer”, was personified harsh aggression. A former soldier in the British army, Benn brought relentless power, air trumpet and street mentality to the ring. His style was vaginal and criminal, often overwhelming opponents with ordinary.

On the other hand, Chris Eubank Sr. He was an example of performing a calculated certainty. Known for his theatrical manners, an aristocratic tone and laser defense, Eubank was a devastated showman, enigmatic and frustratingly arduous to hit. He was arrogant for many. For others, tactical genius.

They could not be more different, which made their competition even more convincing.

First fight – November 18, 1990

Their first clash took place at NEC in Birmingham. Benn was the prevailing Master of WBO medium scales, and Eubank was an undefeated pretender. The accumulation was electric, dripping with real hostility. They refused to shake their hands. Insults flying. It was more than a fight – it was personal.

The fight lived to noise. There was a brutal war and return, and both men landed massive arrows. Eubank, absorbing a huge penalty, was tardy and stopped Benn in the ninth round, demanding the title and causing only Benn’s second career loss. Benn’s painting fell on ropes, protesting over space, while Eubank celebrated, he was engraved in British boxing folklore.

The Rematch – October 9, 1993

Three years later, the stage was set again – this time on Elderly Trafford before 42,000 fans. Both fighters were now world champions: Benn had the title of WBC Super-Middle Wweight, Eubank The WBO Belt. The rates were higher, hatred to not recognize.

Unlike the first meeting, the second fight was more tactical. Still intense, still personal – but both men were older, smarter and more calculated. After 12 tense rounds, the judges said that this was a divided draw. No man was ecstatic. None was the audience. It was a dramatic deadlock that left the competition without resolution.

Heritage of competition

Although they have never fought for the third time, the Eubank-Lin competition remains one of the most tough boxing sagas. It was more than lanes or rankings – it was about pride, identity and redemption. Their hostility was true, but in time there was also their mutual respect.

Since then, both men talked about the emotional and physical harvest of their battles. Currently, there is even a strange kinship between them, born of a common war. Their sons-Chris Eubank Jr. And Conor Benn-Flirts with a continuation of feud, a potential contemporary echo of the epic competition of their fathers.

But no matter what will happen next, the original competition Benn vs. Eubank is a high moment in British sport – a reminder that sometimes the best fights are those that cross boxing and become part of cultural fabric.

Promoter Frank Warren says that Moses Itauma has the power to knock out everyone in the division, including the United heavyweight champion Oleksandr Utyk, if he lands pristine. Warren has still not decided whether Ituma (12-0, 10 KO) will fight on the UNDCard of the Uyk vs. tab. Daniel Dubois on July 19 at the Wembley stadium. They have to decide and whom Ituma, 20 years elderly, will fight next.

The impatience of the fans from the progress of Ituma

Fans become impatient in the progress made in the career of Ituma, because he still does not fight the world -class opposition. More importantly, he rejects everyone in two rounds, but he is not accelerated. Some people compare the development of Ituma with the super -valuable weight of Edgar Berlang. They perceive this as a formula for Creating a bogus Market star.

In social media, fans want Ituma to fight one of these fighters:

– Filip Hrgovic
– Zhilei Zhang
– Fabio Wardley
– Bakhodir Jalalov

“We’ll make a decision this week. We have a few things to solve,” said Frank Warren Boxing TalkSport Asked if Moses Itauma would fight on July 19, Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois Undercard at the Wembley stadium.

“This will not make Moses Ituma in the past,” Frank said about the fight between Moses and Martin Bakol. “He is too free, he is too solemn, and if you are hit by him, you should be arrested for calling. We will do what we have to do in our time and our own fashion.”

If not the bacon who will fight Ituma in July? Francis Warren mentioned Jermaine Franklin and Otto Wallin. These guys are no better than the dried fruit. Even obese 310-pound bacol, which was knocked out in two rounds by Joseph Parker in February last year, is better than these guys. If Ituma is fighting Wallin or Franklin, he tells you everything you need to know about him. It is not developed. Is protected.

ITAUMA power to damage Usyk

“I think that everyone who hits everyone in the heavyweight department, if they catch them, causes it,” said Warren at 20-year-old Itaum. “If he caught the watt, he would break him. In general, I believe it. But I need a few more fights and slightly more development. He is [Itauma] Doing what he has to do and do it properly. “

Ituma is more like the British version of Murat Gassiev, but with a more one -handed approach. Usyk dominated Gassiev, it is simple to win to win a 12-round decision in 2018. Unlike Ituma, Gassiev has power in both hands, but he couldn’t do anything against Uyk.

I do not think that Ituma often caught up so much that he could knock him out. He only has his left hand. You can say when he intends to quit it. Usyk would break Itauma, train him with boxing skills and experience. The problem that Moses has is that his promoters have not been developed at all.

Ituma turned to Pro after a tiny one 24-hand Amateur career. He did not fight all the great talents in the amateur ranks, which was made by the Olympic gold medalist in 2012. Oleksandr had 335 amateur fights. Ituma really has his amateur career now, but he doesn’t fight a talented opposition with whom the fighters compete. It is inserted from Ham & Eggers, and it seems that there is resistance to accelerating it against the opposition at the highest level. When you see a warrior constantly adapted to the tomato cans by their promoters, this is a red flag.

Will Ituma be long tiny?

“When the World Championship title wins, he will be the youngest British, who certainly won the world championship title, certainly every title of the champion. More importantly, he will reign for a long time. He is 20 years elderly. He is not yet matured as a man. He is 254 pounds on Saturday and moves like a slight hefty weight,” said Warren about Ituma.

The only way that Ituma can win the title of world champion is the expectation of Utyt, until he leaves or does not follow the “ordinary” WBA belt of 44-year-old Kubrat Pulev. This will probably be an option for Ituma – waiting for the Utyk to retire. However, Ituma has no talent for “reign for a long time”, as Wartren predicts. It can only prevail when it is protected by careful equipping to avoid killers in a division who would reveal their one -dimensional crime.

Moses looks supple at 250+ pounds, and when it ages, it takes more importance, becoming fat, snail-paced and easier to hit. Usually, warriors are not so great at the age of 20. This is a bad sign for a juvenile person in the age of Ituma who already weighs a supple -looking 254. I see how he slows down and turns into Blubbery Fighter, such as another Andy Ruiz when he ages.

Promoter Eddie Hearn says that Anthony Joshua will fight “once” in 2025, probably until September. “Hearn states that they are waiting if Tyson Fury will end his retirement to return to AJ again.

Single Joshua 2025 Fight plan

If the fury “Gypsy King” is retired, Hearn says that interested Joshua fighting Daniel Dubois, if he passes through his unquestioned fight for the championship with Oleksandr Usyk on July 19.

Dubois humiliated AJ in September last year, destroying him in five rounds at the Wembley stadium. However, Hearn states that fury remains the highest priority. If he leaves a pension, they will take it.

Hearn is waiting for a decision to fury

“He will only fight once this year. It will be good in mid -September. And by that time we will find out for sure whether the Fury will come back or not,” said Eddie Hearn supervisor ESPN About Anthony Joshua.

AJ comes out of the elbow surgery, so this year he will not be able to get two fights. Perhaps this is a good thing for him, because fans would expect him to fight high -quality opposition. He is not able to defeat the killers such as Agit Kabayel, Filip Hrgovic, and even an inexperienced novice of Moses Itauma.

Fans perceive Joshua (28-4, 25 KO) as a past, and many of them lost interest, seeing how they fight anyone. Sentimental boxing fans who remembered Joshua from what he had done earlier in his career over a decade ago may still be interested in watching him. The rest of the fans perceive him as a warrior for a surplus.

“I just don’t think he can leave it alone. You know why? Because he doesn’t. He is still at the peak of his powers – said Hearn about Fury. “It is very hard to move away from the fight like Anthony Joshua when you still have her.”

Fury: Shadow of his former Self

I can’t believe for a moment that Hearn is seriously approaching fury, not showing signs of falling. He looks 100% faded, wasted shell of what was 10 years ago, when he did nervously nervous 39-year-old Vladimir Klitschko in 2015. Everyone can see that Tyson has nothing in his game. Blow him for genetics or a sedentary lifestyle. I see it as a combination of both because it is muddy luxurious in net value approaching $ 200 millionAnd they eat well between the fights.

Fury’s controversial victory over the former UFC warrior Francis Ngannou showed that he was shot. He should have destroyed this warrior if he still had something, but instead he lost and received a controversial 10-round victory for a divided decision in 2023.

Hearn has done a good job in the last four years of maintaining Anthony’s career, introducing him to four reconstruction fights against the lower level opposition after defeats from Oleksandr Usyk. However, when Joshua stayed back against his first opponent, Daniel Dubois, he was blurred. DDD went through him as if we were speed on the road. This fight was not even remotely to be competitive.

Joshua is much more money for fury than Dubois. This is more winning for him. Tyson looked thoroughly washed in his last two fights Usyk, he was almost knocked out in the first in May 2024.

Were it not for the judge saving fury with a strange eight in the ninth round, he would definitely be finished. In Usyk-Fury rematch in December last year Tyson looked torpid, incompatible with the shape and physically unable to do nothing.