“The first battle was simply incredible!”, — write: sport.ua
The second confrontation was not mandatory, but to the joy of the fans, it was organized. What to expect now?
Benn and Eubank had a real fight. No one expected it to be so bright
There were enough problems in the confrontation between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank. The main thing was the weight: Chris is much heavier than the opponent. Occasionally there could be two categories of difference between them. At the same time, Chris is older. And therefore, shedding kilograms would be even more difficult. And, therefore, he still would not agree to certain conditions of the organizers.
The confrontation was organized in such a way that Yubenko still had to drop. And because of this, there were worries, because asking physically or banally is worse than holding a blow in this case is a reality.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Chris Eubank And there were too many stories around. The story of the first confrontation between the parents, and the story of the second, in which everything was less bright, but still good, and the story of Conor talking to his father and Chris being ignored by his father, and the egg hitting Benn on the head were applied here.
When there is so much around the fight, in the ring we often see incomprehensible things. This is not an axiom, but it happens so often that fans are stunned. And therefore, they worried that the expectations would not come true.
Everything and even more came true! Yubenko’s father came to the show. They met at the stadium and caused an explosion of emotions in the fans. Later, they entered the ring together, and the fight did not disappoint either.
It was a real fight. From time to time, the participants of the duel switched to boxing mode, but it was not enough for long. As it turned out, everything they said was not true. The guys really tried to hurt each other. They hit a lot with power, at one point they almost knocked each other down at the same time. The show is truly amazing!
As a result, the victory was won by the bigger boxer who beat the smaller one. Benn tried, but he was missing a lot. Somehow there were a lot of people who believed that Conor had won. However, this is more likely due to dislike for Chris than due to an adequate attitude to the duel.
The story could have ended there, but no. Turki Al ash-Sheikh, who was the organizer of the first meeting, also contributed to the second. Everyone is calling the fight unfinished business, and considering the number of people who would have given the win to Conor, maybe it is.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Conor Benn It is not clear what will change before the second meeting. It is unlikely that Benn will become a better boxer even if he changes his approach to training. And his team remained unchanged. Perhaps Eubank will make an adjustment – he called Terence Crawford’s trainer Brian McIntyre, with whom they will work for the second time.
However, will this directly affect Chris in principle? Well, very unlikely. Because the opponent will again be the one he really wants to beat. And not just win.
If you just fantasize, then changes are possible. Eubank can box more than fight. With his arm span and height, this could be enough to comfortably take most rounds. And it will even be logical, because now the fairness of the decision in the first duel is at stake.
Conor can also act more calmly. There was too much aggression and fuss in his actions and too few constructive solutions. If Benn is smarter, his chances of an early victory increase. However, you need to be able to push yourself and execute a fight plan, not a fight plan.
But how many boys will be enough? Given the amount of threats, raw egg punches in the face, and other behavior that led up to this? Can’t believe that for a long time. A few rounds at most for starters. And for a few more minutes in general – somewhere at the start of the 3-minute section, somewhere at the end.
And then – exchanges and a real swinger.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Chris Eubank Who is the favorite?
Bookmakers believe more in the victory of Chris Eubank Jr. You can bet on his victory with a coefficient of 1.57. For the victory of Conor Benn – with a coefficient of 2.30.
It is logical to bet on someone who has already won. After all, he already knows how to beat this opponent, and he should not invent anything.
In Yubenko’s case, nothing should really be invented. You should just calm down and act a little more clearly. Less provocation, more boxing. The case should be made precisely because of this – the difference in dimensions, height, arm length and even weight.
But Benn needs to try. Conor needs more than just security. He should solve several problems at once.
The first is to reach a comfortable distance. She is much closer to the opponent than the same distance to the opponent. The second is a cold head. Conor, who is younger than his opponent, is very emotional. He believes in his shot, but it’s better to know how to prepare it than to just believe.
Well, and, of course, concentration during finishing. It is not enough to simply hook the opponent. You should be able to and understand how to finish it. How to prevent knitting and use weight. And besides, hit the opponent hard and regularly.
Benn can beat Eubank. Chris is not Terence Crawford, even though he hired his trainer. He has weaknesses, problems in defense. But it will still be difficult. You have to do a lot more than your opponent to get a show of hands from the referee.
And maybe to win another fight. After all, if we see the victory of everyone, then it will be difficult to recover from the trilogy. Especially with Turki’s money, who will be happy to reassemble the stadium.