Eubank Jr. vs. Benn (Postponed): Born Rivals

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

Benn vs. Eubank Jr.
Conor Benn, DEC
banger

Benn vs. Eubank Jr.
Conor Benn, DEC
I really dk who wins

who you got?

At the moment I have Eubank. I have never rated Benn as highly as he is promoted. He has had a very carefully planned out career (facing old, non punchers).
I'm not a Eubank Jr fan either (which is kinda funny because their dad's were both favourites of mine!).

I feel like Eubank should stop Benn. Unless the weight cut kills him!

I'm not fully set on my pick yet. A little bit of research, watching the build up, listening to some other opinions. But I am fairly confident in Eubank 

Eubank vs. Martin
Harlem Eubank, TKO, R3
Non

I follow boxing and I disagree. I think Benn gets him and easy which is gonna shock people. 

Benn is at a disadvantage in reach height n weight not only that he gets hit way too much wouldnt last long againts elite welters.At jr middle weight who knows if hes power will translate but on the other side we know  eubank jr hits hard even wt jabs fighting from the outside good legs movement all 12 rounds.I would love to bet on Benn cuz i like hes style but if i had to choose Eubank!

I see this fight playing out in a couple ways both on the side of Eubank Jr. first of all its an interesting matchup that is looking more like a cash grab for both fighters. Eubank has no one worth fighting at 160lbs. charlo and munguia are chasing big fights, and none of the other guys have a big name. if he beats up benn tho, I could see the opening for a fight with a top 5 middleweight in the US.

conner benn has plenty of names to fight at 147 but none are english, lots of americans so the odds he gets a big fight are lower. but maybe hes is gonna move up to 154 anyways? which is why he wants to challenge a bigger man. even so, he would have tough time beating most of the top guys at 147. 

moving forward tho i think benn has way more marketability, hes younger and about the pageantry which boxing fans love. which is why it wouldnt shock me for this fight to go the distance and for the fans to get a show. and even if there is some ***ery and a controversial decision maybe even a REMATCH! i kno the fathers would love it!

So, im leaning Eubank jr to put on a show and outbox him. The betting odds are a lil too short at around ev/+120 for the KO. it wouldnt surprise me to see eubank jr get him outta there tho. but im leaning towards the +300 Eubank by decision. Benn will land some big lefts to the body and maybe head but idk if it will do damage enough to get Eubank outta there or outpoint him. We are gna find out what kind of chin benn has when Eubank counters the big left hooks. 

https://www.boxingscene.com/conor-benn-tests-positive-clomifene-ahead-chris-eubank-jr-fight--169501

Conor Benn is a ******* bum and Eddie Hearn is dirty for trying to still put this fight on after Benn clearly tested positive for PEDs

There is no way Benn and his team can make the excuse that ''Benn has always been a clean athlete'' tested positive for Clomiphene which is an estrogen blocker. There is no way to defend himself by saying that he ate contaminated meat, cream to treat skin infections or that it was due to medical fertility treatment. This is because Clomiphene is only used as a female fertility treatment and in men its effect is to be a testosterone booster. There is no way for Eddie Hearn to defend him: Benn failed a VADA doping test and tested positive for a specific substance that in men can only be used for cheating in sport (as it would be to test positive for EPO).

Eddie Hearn tried to do the same thing Top Rank did to Oscar Valdez when he failed a VADA test just the week before his fight with Robson Conceicao.

The difference is that when Benn tested positive for a testosterone booster unlike Valdez who tested positive for a stimulant used to cut weight (which is also illegal) there was no way that a serious boxing organization would sanction the fight or allow that Benn will fight despite such a serious infraction.