But criminally cowardly. He ducked all the best fighters ... and was a 2nd rate “champion” on tv with a monacle!! disgraceful. There were so many great fighters at that time ... Eubank played it way too safe and clowned around like a mummer. It was very frustrating to watch. McCallum, Nunn, Graham, Tony.... there could have been some lovely fights there. Very sad to look back on that time and see the missed opportunities.
@Stevey wevey: It’s nice to know that there are other British boxing fans still tuned in. I’m 54 and watched the welter, middle & heavyweights with my grandad. It was a magical time and to remember Julian Jackson, Nigel Benn, Micheal Nunn and the others was a religious experience for me. The great thing about Benn was that he fought anyone. He didn’t care about the clowning; he was a warrior and could easily have been seriously hurt by the quality fighters he took on. Watching Eubank always made me want to shrink under my seat. Remember “marry me Karen!” ? Or the pimped out lorry he drove? A very embarrassing man who was more WWE than blood & guts fighter. My favourite fight of the time was Sibson/Hagler or even Hearns/Hagler because those guys didn’t duck fights.
@Stevey wevey: Sad isn’t it? We go back and watch champions from 20, 30 & 40 years ago because of the glass chinned, fight ducking hype trains in the sport today. I’m glad to know that you’re enjoying those older fights. Hagler/Hearns is my favourite but there are so many of Jackson, Nunn and Benn’s fights that are immortal. Mike McCallum was a beast at that time and Watson fought him.
@Stevey wevey : Benn McClellen was his best ever fight. I hadn’t rated him highly until that performance. He should have lost that fight but he just went beast mode. It was very rousing; even watching it today I’m impressed.
Well a world without Hamed would have been a blessing....that ass clown was a fraud. The first time he fought someone that wasn't a never was or wwaayy past their prime he got humiliated and beat down. Thankfully to never return.
@@ritchie-c8zhe wasn't overatted. Barrera wasn't a step up for him, Amir Khan beat Barrera. Nas had just got too big headed, he had left the Ingle Gym and became lazy, after falling into the hype and believing he was God after his head swelling up too much. Before that when he fought at the Ingle gym, there's no way he wouldve lost to Barrera. He wouldve knocked Barrera clean out and carried on beating the best if he hasn't allowed his head to get too big. He litterally stopped training after leaving Ingle. Brendan wouldn't take him back when Nas realised his mistake, because he had already said too much bad about Brendan when he left, because of money becoming his God. If you watch him in the Barrera fight, it's the only fight that he didnt jump overthe ring with his usual flip over the ring entrance. Because he litterally had no strength when entering the ring for the fight. He was in the sauna the whole night before the weight in trying to lose the last few pounds because of being overweight through becoming lazy and not training, he was a totally weaker different fighter. Its easy to think he lost after stepping up. But as I say, if you know how he had become totally lazy and a different fighter. And like I say, Khan beat Barrera, so Barrera wasn't any better than Nas was before his head swelled because Nas would've knocked Amir Khan out, had he carried on fighting at top level. Nas had already retired many top level world champions prior to losing to Barrera. As I say, just watch his ring entrance to Barrera, and youll be able to see how he couldnt do his usual flip, because he lotterally had no strength going into the fight. To say he had become so lazy and was so weak, he actually did quite well. As I say, if you look at it, knowing the fact, youll realise howhe'd have knocked barrera out had he not become lazy and had still been with the Ingle gym
He wasn't overatted, he'd already beaten plenty of world champions before fighting Barrera. He just stopped training after leaving the Ingle gym and his head swelling up, believing the hype that he was the best so didnt need to train and became lazy. He didnt even have qny strength when entering the ring for the Barrera fight, after being up all night in the sauna trying to lose the last few pound, the night before the weigh in, because of becoming so lazy and being overweight. Watch the ring entrance, and youll see how it isthe only fight that he didnt have the strength to do his usual right entrance of flipping himself over the ring. When you realise how weak he was going into that fight, its actually quite anazing how well he did to make it to the end against Barrera. But Barrera wasnt really a step up, it was him who had stepped down training. He tried to go back to the Ingle gym but Brendan wouldnt take him back because of the things he had said about him after money becoming his God. Immanuel Stuard himself said to Brendan Ingle a few nights before the Barrera fight how he wouldnt listen to him, and said to Brendan, "there's only you who can train Nas, he wont listen to me. He's become lazy and is telling me how to train him." Amir Kham beat Barrera. Nas wouldve knocked them both out at his best, had he carried on in the Ingle gym and not let his head get too big.
Fucking brilliant words of respect from Chris Eubanks, for a fellow middleweight Brit who, just as he says, 'you really couldn't hit'!!!.. All due respect for such honesty!!.. and I really miss those great nights watching so many top class British middle-weight boxers!!!
I always felt bad that Herol didn't get the recognition he deserved as being one of the best that England had ever produced. Good to see English giving him his due here.
Herol was never champion and he wasn't champion for a reason it's OK looking good at a certain level but can Herol do that at world level and the answer was no
@@jamiebushby729 Factually you're correct but the answer is harsh without context. There was a number of really top middleweights at the time. He completely out boxed Jackson and was so unfortunate to get caught late. And when Jackson caught you, you stayed caught for about a year after. His nickname was the Hawk but he had so much power it might as well have been, 'the end'. I've still never seen anyone hit harder p4p. I had him up against Brewer in his last fight and attempt but he was a lot older at that point. He never really got the opportunities because of the talent pool around him. He didn't bang hard, so he didn't have the same marketing that others had around him. But for pugilistic talent, everyone that knows boxing knows Herol was the man
Bomber was to good . Avoided like aids No1 wanted to fight him. Jackson was a good boxer with dynamite in both hands. 47 wins 45 ok and fought dogs unlike wilder He was busting Jackson up til he got smashed. One of the best british fighter not to win a belt. Still a legend
I love Herol Graham as a boxer but I think Chris Eubank's opinion and description of Herol there is very accurate. Fair play Chris for being so honest and articulate.
Boring mate...had the ability, no doubt...but was obsessed with showing he couldnt be hit, would dance around for whole rounds just avoiding punches, boring as fck...gimme sibson, kaylor, clinton + duke mc kenzie, terry marsh ANYtime..
Mike McCallum, Herol Graham, Sumbu Kalambay, Michael Nunn were awesome in their own ways and that was enough to dissuade Eubank and Benn from wanting to fight them when they could take more profitable fights which were easier to win.
I think Herol Graham used to frustrate his opponents so much with his unique style (he was a right-handed southpaw, by the way), that they'd get desperate to land punches, leave themselves open, and make mistakes. He was just seconds away from being the WBC Middleweight Champion of the World when he walked onto a Julain Jackson haymaker and was out like a light before hitting the canvas - Jackson was blind in one eye at the time caused by walking onto Herol's punches. He was winnning the Charles Brewer
I Like Eubanks Comment About Bomber Graham "He Can Be Heavy Handed" I should know as i met bomber many years ago and we was having a laugh and joke and he just tapped me on side of face i had a red mark on my face for a couple of days after lol Great Bloke Great Fighter xx
Always honest. Graham has to be the most unlucky fighter out there. Should have been world champion and rich. Such a nice guy as well. I've got a lot of time for him
Awesome boxer, but made bad choices, within fights, Lost concentration at times and got cocky You can be awesome with yyour a game, but you havve to maintain A Professional level concentration throughout the fight.this was the skill. Graham didn't have an Watson,Benn and Eubank did If he had that one skill as well, Graham would have dominated
It just goes to show how great Mike McCallum was, they really didn't want that Body Snatcher coming after them. Wasn't Benn quoted saying something about "nobody is snatching my body". McCallum had a close one with Graham and beat Watson. It's crazy about Graham because not even Collins was trying to deal with him either. Another great was master craftsmen Sambu Kalambay who beat Graham twice.
I think if it wasn't for the wrestling throw Graham drew with McCallum which in terms of form stands up very well against all other fighters of that era
To finish the below: He was winning the Charles Brewer fight, for Brewer's IBF Middleweight title before tiring out and getting stopped in the 8th round, I believe. He came awfully close but never quite realized his full potential with the talent at his disposal.
I met Chris Eubank once at the airport. I said to him ‘I was a fan of yours, but I was an even bigger fan of Herol Graham’. He turned and replied ‘He was a great fighter’.
@@themanftheworld8439If Graham had gone for the WBO title when it was inaugurated, instead of taking the fight against McCallum for the WBA title, he would have easily become world champion.
I know exactly what chris means, it the very reason i couldnt stand watching graham, he was so utterly obsessed with showing how hard he was to hit he hardly showed how good he could have been....he'd dance around for entire rounds and over the course of it ...he'd throw 3 punches !!!...💤💤💤....eubank was an incredible boxer, so exciting to watch, ive often wondered about his mental state as he lost to a few fighters not in his league, steve collins psyched him AND benn out to beat both...how he did it ill never know ??.... but i just think he didnt have the out n out killer instinct of, say, mike mc callum, marvin hagler ...because without doubt he had the ability...by the tonne !!... he could have been one of the all time greats....his legendary fights with benn and watson will NEVER be forgotten by the british public...i watched him fight benn 1st time in the 'black horse' in liverpool...to say the atmosphere was electric would be understating it !!... about 200 lads jumpin around, screaming, shadow boxing as the fight was in full flow...unforgettable 😂🥵🍻👑
An awkward fighter but once caught had A dodgy chin. Jackson nailed him even with dodgy eyesight and Charles Brewer got up twice and stopped him. The book I'm reading at the moment keeps quoting Herol saying that he'd have beaten Benn and Eubank but they wouldn't fight him. They didn't need to fight him, they'd have both stopped Herol. I'm sad to hear that he's not A well man though.
Benn wouldn't have hit Graham, never mind stop him. We have the man himself, Eubank spelling it out for you the reasons why he ruled out a fight with Graham, but I guess you know better.
@@johnniea4684 If Chris And Herol bomber Graham had fought if the money was enough for Chris of course. Eubank would have taken Herol to the trenches, chewed him up and spat him out. Ask Benn And poor Michael Watson. Mike Macallum was A good fighter that beat Herol and Watson And Steve Collins fair and square. That's title shot number one, Herol lost. Julian Jackson, the Hawk with A detached retina, hence the strange location, Jackson couldn't get A license in Vegas FFS, one shot from the Hawk knocked poor Herol spark out, title shot number two, Herol lost. Julian Jackson got butchered afterwards by Gerald McLennan, who fought and unluckily lost to you're favourite fighter Nigel Benn. Title shot number three, Charles Brewer, A tough guy, but by then Herol was not At his best And Herol lost again. I like Herol As A guy and I hope that he's doing okay As it's been well documented about his problems but As A fighter, no I'm sorry he lacked that killer instinct that kept boxing fans gripped during the late 80's and early 90's. And the very good book written By Ben Dirs called "The Hate Game" got on my nerves because British middleweight boxing in the late 80's And early 90's meant, Eubank, Benn, Watson And Steve Collins. It ain't what it ain't. Herol didn't cut the mustard, sorry. You are entitled to your opinion, And so Am I.
Herol Graham would have easily bombed every one of the top British middleweight Benn eubank Watson and Collins.calzaghe would have been a different story.but Graham was the best middleweight this country has ever had.
Eh, idk, I just watched this for the thumbnail. You don't know for certain what he's gonna say, but he will be extending that pinky finger at some point.
Graham v Eubank would have been a very dull 12 rounder. Graham v Benn or Graham v Watson would have been much better. Anyone remember back in the late 80s, when Herol kept saying, "Nigel Benn, more like Nigel when."
Did you actually watch the fight? He was dominating Jackson and got cocky and started showboating directly in front of Jackson.It was just about the only punch Jackson landed Eubank was very careful with his words.He said that he couldn't hit Herol, which doesn't mean that he wasn't as good, because he qualified it by saying that people would say he's not in my league. Although "if he wanted.", You could not hit Herrol (and I mean anyone(Benn said this, as well), when he was in a 12 round fight, having got all his options, would mean he would have to achieve a style in which to win the fight and 1 of his worst capabilities was "impulsivity" and "decision-mmaking".He would always make stupid decisions at points within fights, after dominating. He was also very unlucky in When he came upon the scene and within fights such as against the great Mike McCollum and Julian Jackson. He got the title fight, just before Eubank Watson and Benn, came on the scene, lost and went to the back of the queue.By the time he gained more traction, the Eubank Benn, Watson merry-go-round was already in full flow ahead of him. If he had won a title, I think Graham might have dominated, providing he cut some of his stupid Antics out
@@Rowlph8888 Yes I did watch the fight. And yes, Graham looked comfortable which carries its own dangers. With an opponent like Jackson, who only needs one chance. And so it sadly proved.
Check your chronology. Herol came to prominence before the others but was still fighting at the top level at the same time as them. Herol fought Jackson for the world title around the same time as Eubank - Benn 1. Herol's last try for the IBF version against Brewer was as late as 1998.
@@markhiggins8315 Not long after that fight Benn and Eubank moved up to Super Middleweight though, I would guess that was the main reason that they never fought Herol.
Chris Eubank is very VERY clever!! That's why he made millions from this sport and is called a legend! While Errol Graham earned peanuts in comparison and is just know has one of the best NEVER to win a world title!! Thanks Gibbons talks boxing!
@88Burbank He talks about the warrior code, however he's being conditional. I respect Eubank Sr to the utmost. Benn I, Watson II, Thompson II, etc he fought through grave adversity, but warriors don't pick and chose. Herol was a beast and deserved a shot against Benn and Eubank. How is it that Frank Grant can beat Herol Graham and two of the biggest British boxing steered far from him? Cut the shit guys. He ducked James Toney( who disrespected Benn and Eubank), Roy Jones Jr., and Herol Graham. The only reason why I am on Eubank Sr. is how harsh he can be on certain boxers when his past isn't the cleanest.
I've watched quite a few of Herol Graham's fights, and he DID get hit, only not often. He seemed to take the shot well when he did. 🥊 But Julian Jackson hit him like a lorry. His power was in a different league to anyone else's who did manage to land one on Graham.
Not my kind of boxer; a sad trend that I hope will eventually die away in the sport. Duckers, divers and moronic tv clowns. To my mind; boxing is about being a champion. Refusing to fight other boxers out of fear is irritatingly common. I never liked Benn but always respected the willingness to fight McCallum. Benn took on all comers and never ducked or dodged with bs excuses. For Eubank to finally admit his fear of Bomber Graham... that’s the tip of the iceberg. Nunn, Toney and many others were also looking for him and he never came forward. Clown bastard. I always hated him.
Glad you made this point, because I've made it several times on the other videos, because people are always nut hugging Eubank, when they didn't watch him fight and weren't around at the time. He gets more credit than he deserves now because when he won the title against Benn, he deliberately only took on bums, after this, Fighting in his own backyard, in a boring style taking no risks(Barelly throwing punches in the fights). Then cherry picked Steve Collins, who he thought was, on the downturn, and made a mistake.Ever since then, the only challenges he took on, were because he was "forced into it", as he didn't have a title Nigel, On the other hand, took on allcomers, even when he had the title, Which was a rarity back then, even, but now it's non-existent
@@Rowlph8888 Glad to see your comment Brother. Boxing is the king of combat sports and I very much appreciate speaking to those that study it objectively. For those of us that know boxing it’s essential to commentate accurately in order to save the soul of the sport. Razzmatazz is essential to keep money flowing and attract fighters into the craft; but we also have to weed out cowards and frauds. I’m still smarting over idiots like Eubank & Fraudly Harrison who bring the sport into disrepute.
Benn didn’t want to take on Graham, just like Eubank didn’t. The difference is Benn would have fought him if Graham had a world title. Benn did consider it before he lost to Watson, but his advisor Ambrose Mendy wasn’t keen on the idea. Then again Eubank may have fought him after he beat Benn, and if Graham had beaten Jackson, but only if the money was right.
@@BikSingh00 And yet… Julian Jackson went into that ring REGARDLESS. Lost every round but did the job. I give Benn a pass because he fought Macallum & McClelland. I have to respect that. Eubank will live in infamy for his limitless cowardice.
Well said Chris. Nice to hear a fighter being so honest.
But criminally cowardly. He ducked all the best fighters ... and was a 2nd rate “champion” on tv with a monacle!! disgraceful. There were so many great fighters at that time ... Eubank played it way too safe and clowned around like a mummer. It was very frustrating to watch. McCallum, Nunn, Graham, Tony.... there could have been some lovely fights there. Very sad to look back on that time and see the missed opportunities.
@Stevey wevey: Can I ask your age Stevey? Were you around and watching boxing 20/30 years ago?
@Stevey wevey: It’s nice to know that there are other British boxing fans still tuned in. I’m 54 and watched the welter, middle & heavyweights with my grandad. It was a magical time and to remember Julian Jackson, Nigel Benn, Micheal Nunn and the others was a religious experience for me. The great thing about Benn was that he fought anyone. He didn’t care about the clowning; he was a warrior and could easily have been seriously hurt by the quality fighters he took on.
Watching Eubank always made me want to shrink under my seat. Remember “marry me Karen!” ? Or the pimped out lorry he drove? A very embarrassing man who was more WWE than blood & guts fighter.
My favourite fight of the time was Sibson/Hagler or even Hearns/Hagler because those guys didn’t duck fights.
@Stevey wevey: Sad isn’t it? We go back and watch champions from 20, 30 & 40 years ago because of the glass chinned, fight ducking hype trains in the sport today. I’m glad to know that you’re enjoying those older fights. Hagler/Hearns is my favourite but there are so many of Jackson, Nunn and Benn’s fights that are immortal. Mike McCallum was a beast at that time and Watson fought him.
@Stevey wevey : Benn McClellen was his best ever fight. I hadn’t rated him highly until that performance. He should have lost that fight but he just went beast mode. It was very rousing; even watching it today I’m impressed.
Without Herol i don't think we would have got Naz the way he fought. Herol was the blueprint for all the future boxers in the Ingle gym.
Agreed 👍 Herol undoubtedly paved the way
Well a world without Hamed would have been a blessing....that ass clown was a fraud. The first time he fought someone that wasn't a never was or wwaayy past their prime he got humiliated and beat down. Thankfully to never return.
naz was overated he failed when he stepped up to the legends and once he lost he was finished
@@ritchie-c8zhe wasn't overatted. Barrera wasn't a step up for him, Amir Khan beat Barrera. Nas had just got too big headed, he had left the Ingle Gym and became lazy, after falling into the hype and believing he was God after his head swelling up too much. Before that when he fought at the Ingle gym, there's no way he wouldve lost to Barrera. He wouldve knocked Barrera clean out and carried on beating the best if he hasn't allowed his head to get too big.
He litterally stopped training after leaving Ingle. Brendan wouldn't take him back when Nas realised his mistake, because he had already said too much bad about Brendan when he left, because of money becoming his God. If you watch him in the Barrera fight, it's the only fight that he didnt jump overthe ring with his usual flip over the ring entrance. Because he litterally had no strength when entering the ring for the fight. He was in the sauna the whole night before the weight in trying to lose the last few pounds because of being overweight through becoming lazy and not training, he was a totally weaker different fighter. Its easy to think he lost after stepping up. But as I say, if you know how he had become totally lazy and a different fighter. And like I say, Khan beat Barrera, so Barrera wasn't any better than Nas was before his head swelled because Nas would've knocked Amir Khan out, had he carried on fighting at top level.
Nas had already retired many top level world champions prior to losing to Barrera.
As I say, just watch his ring entrance to Barrera, and youll be able to see how he couldnt do his usual flip, because he lotterally had no strength going into the fight. To say he had become so lazy and was so weak, he actually did quite well. As I say, if you look at it, knowing the fact, youll realise howhe'd have knocked barrera out had he not become lazy and had still been with the Ingle gym
He wasn't overatted, he'd already beaten plenty of world champions before fighting Barrera. He just stopped training after leaving the Ingle gym and his head swelling up, believing the hype that he was the best so didnt need to train and became lazy.
He didnt even have qny strength when entering the ring for the Barrera fight, after being up all night in the sauna trying to lose the last few pound, the night before the weigh in, because of becoming so lazy and being overweight. Watch the ring entrance, and youll see how it isthe only fight that he didnt have the strength to do his usual right entrance of flipping himself over the ring. When you realise how weak he was going into that fight, its actually quite anazing how well he did to make it to the end against Barrera. But Barrera wasnt really a step up, it was him who had stepped down training. He tried to go back to the Ingle gym but Brendan wouldnt take him back because of the things he had said about him after money becoming his God. Immanuel Stuard himself said to Brendan Ingle a few nights before the Barrera fight how he wouldnt listen to him, and said to Brendan, "there's only you who can train Nas, he wont listen to me. He's become lazy and is telling me how to train him." Amir Kham beat Barrera. Nas wouldve knocked them both out at his best, had he carried on in the Ingle gym and not let his head get too big.
Fucking brilliant words of respect from Chris Eubanks, for a fellow middleweight Brit who, just as he says, 'you really couldn't hit'!!!.. All due respect for such honesty!!.. and I really miss those great nights watching so many top class British middle-weight boxers!!!
I always felt bad that Herol didn't get the recognition he deserved as being one of the best that England had ever produced. Good to see English giving him his due here.
Herol was never champion and he wasn't champion for a reason it's OK looking good at a certain level but can Herol do that at world level and the answer was no
@@jamiebushby729 dude gave a lot of trouble to mccallum and nearly beat jackson.
He could perform at world level.
@@colorado2455 could he win at world level the answer is NO
@@jamiebushby729 how come he got ducked by eubanks?
@@jamiebushby729 Factually you're correct but the answer is harsh without context. There was a number of really top middleweights at the time. He completely out boxed Jackson and was so unfortunate to get caught late. And when Jackson caught you, you stayed caught for about a year after. His nickname was the Hawk but he had so much power it might as well have been, 'the end'. I've still never seen anyone hit harder p4p. I had him up against Brewer in his last fight and attempt but he was a lot older at that point. He never really got the opportunities because of the talent pool around him. He didn't bang hard, so he didn't have the same marketing that others had around him. But for pugilistic talent, everyone that knows boxing knows Herol was the man
Bomber was to good .
Avoided like aids
No1 wanted to fight him.
Jackson was a good boxer with dynamite in both hands. 47 wins 45 ok and fought dogs unlike wilder
He was busting Jackson up til he got smashed. One of the best british fighter not to win a belt. Still a legend
Yes he was all over Jackson giving him a boxing lesson but Jackson only had to land once and that was it.
Herol was moving in for the kill when he got dropped
Well said
Thanks Chris for this huge compliment to the sublime 'Bomber' - probably the most lovable boxer of all time!!!
Lovely compliments from chris snr for a man who always was so polite and respectful.
I love Herol Graham as a boxer but I think Chris Eubank's opinion and description of Herol there is very accurate. Fair play Chris for being so honest and articulate.
I love Mr Eubank Sr, what a great fighter he was and what a nice human being he is..
Hats off to Chris for the honesty. I remember the Douglas fight.
Herol and Chris are both legends.
That right there people is what’s known as respect with a strong dose of class
Herol Graham is the most influential British fighter ever in my view.
Boring mate...had the ability, no doubt...but was obsessed with showing he couldnt be hit, would dance around for whole rounds just avoiding punches, boring as fck...gimme sibson, kaylor, clinton + duke mc kenzie, terry marsh ANYtime..
Even Mike Mcallum said he was one of his toughest foes. Nightmare to fight.
always remember Alan minter saying he could never lay a glove on graham in sparing
Didn't he end up firing Herol from his camp as he was too elusive? And wasn't Herol and amateur or neo pro at the time?
@@felicegimondi9853Herol was a young pro. It was when Minter was preparing for Hagler.
Coming from one of the best. RESPECT
Mike McCallum, Herol Graham, Sumbu Kalambay, Michael Nunn were awesome in their own ways and that was enough to dissuade Eubank and Benn from wanting to fight them when they could take more profitable fights which were easier to win.
I think Herol Graham used to frustrate his opponents so much with his unique style (he was a right-handed southpaw, by the way), that they'd get desperate to land punches, leave themselves open, and make mistakes. He was just seconds away from being the WBC Middleweight Champion of the World when he walked onto a Julain Jackson haymaker and was out like a light before hitting the canvas - Jackson was blind in one eye at the time caused by walking onto Herol's punches. He was winnning the Charles Brewer
Brilliant interview from Chris pure honesty👊
Chris as ever the English Gentleman! Love this guy!
That just gave me another level of respect for Eubank!
I Like Eubanks Comment About Bomber Graham "He Can Be Heavy Handed" I should know as i met bomber many years ago and we was having a laugh and joke and he just tapped me on side of face i had a red mark on my face for a couple of days after lol Great Bloke Great Fighter xx
Always honest.
Graham has to be the most unlucky fighter out there. Should have been world champion and rich.
Such a nice guy as well.
I've got a lot of time for him
Awesome boxer, but made bad choices, within fights, Lost concentration at times and got cocky
You can be awesome with yyour a game, but you havve to maintain A Professional level concentration throughout the fight.this was the skill. Graham didn't have an Watson,Benn and Eubank did
If he had that one skill as well, Graham would have dominated
It just goes to show how great Mike McCallum was, they really didn't want that Body Snatcher coming after them. Wasn't Benn quoted saying something about "nobody is snatching my body". McCallum had a close one with Graham and beat Watson. It's crazy about Graham because not even Collins was trying to deal with him either. Another great was master craftsmen Sambu Kalambay who beat Graham twice.
I think if it wasn't for the wrestling throw Graham drew with McCallum which in terms of form stands up very well against all other fighters of that era
Graham was robbed in the rematch against Kalambay.
Always liked Chris. . Been a big supporter all his career
To finish the below: He was winning the Charles Brewer fight, for Brewer's IBF Middleweight title before tiring out and getting stopped in the 8th round, I believe. He came awfully close but never quite realized his full potential with the talent at his disposal.
Brilliant
Fair play and fair comment Chris
Chris is refreshingly honest
I met Chris Eubank once at the airport. I said to him ‘I was a fan of yours, but I was an even bigger fan of Herol Graham’. He turned and replied ‘He was a great fighter’.
I think Herol Graham came just before Benn Eubank,etc.Graham was 80s,Eubank,Benn more 90s.
@captain kirk yeah but still think there was about 5 years between them.HG started out before NB and CE and peaked before both.
Yes that's correct.a lot of people have forgot the years
Yep, Graham's contemporaries were really people like Mark Kaylor and Tony Sibson. He turned pro in (I think) 1979.
@@themanftheworld8439If Graham had gone for the WBO title when it was inaugurated, instead of taking the fight against McCallum for the WBA title, he would have easily become world champion.
According to my headphones Eubank is to my left and the cameramen to my right
I know exactly what chris means, it the very reason i couldnt stand watching graham, he was so utterly obsessed with showing how hard he was to hit he hardly showed how good he could have been....he'd dance around for entire rounds and over the course of it ...he'd throw 3 punches !!!...💤💤💤....eubank was an incredible boxer, so exciting to watch, ive often wondered about his mental state as he lost to a few fighters not in his league, steve collins psyched him AND benn out to beat both...how he did it ill never know ??.... but i just think he didnt have the out n out killer instinct of, say, mike mc callum, marvin hagler ...because without doubt he had the ability...by the tonne !!... he could have been one of the all time greats....his legendary fights with benn and watson will NEVER be forgotten by the british public...i watched him fight benn 1st time in the 'black horse' in liverpool...to say the atmosphere was electric would be understating it !!... about 200 lads jumpin around, screaming, shadow boxing as the fight was in full flow...unforgettable 😂🥵🍻👑
He avoided Herol and all the other top American middleweights of the time
He almost paid him a compliment.
An awkward fighter but once caught had A dodgy chin. Jackson nailed him even with dodgy eyesight and Charles Brewer got up twice and stopped him. The book I'm reading at the moment keeps quoting Herol saying that he'd have beaten Benn and Eubank but they wouldn't fight him. They didn't need to fight him, they'd have both stopped Herol. I'm sad to hear that he's not A well man though.
In fairness, dodgy chin or not, Julian Jackson could have knocked out a bull elephant
You do know when eubank used to spar herol in the ingle gym he used to get mauled for rounds upon rounds? He even admitted it himself
Benn wouldn't have hit Graham, never mind stop him. We have the man himself, Eubank spelling it out for you the reasons why he ruled out a fight with Graham, but I guess you know better.
@@johnniea4684 If Chris And Herol bomber Graham had fought if the money was enough for Chris of course. Eubank would have taken Herol to the trenches, chewed him up and spat him out. Ask Benn And poor Michael Watson. Mike Macallum was A good fighter that beat Herol and Watson And Steve Collins fair and square. That's title shot number one, Herol lost. Julian Jackson, the Hawk with A detached retina, hence the strange location, Jackson couldn't get A license in Vegas FFS, one shot from the Hawk knocked poor Herol spark out, title shot number two, Herol lost. Julian Jackson got butchered afterwards by Gerald McLennan, who fought and unluckily lost to you're favourite fighter Nigel Benn. Title shot number three, Charles Brewer, A tough guy, but by then Herol was not At his best And Herol lost again. I like Herol As A guy and I hope that he's doing okay As it's been well documented about his problems but As A fighter, no I'm sorry he lacked that killer instinct that kept boxing fans gripped during the late 80's and early 90's. And the very good book written By Ben Dirs called "The Hate Game" got on my nerves because British middleweight boxing in the late 80's And early 90's meant, Eubank, Benn, Watson And Steve Collins. It ain't what it ain't. Herol didn't cut the mustard, sorry. You are entitled to your opinion, And so Am I.
Herol Graham would have easily bombed every one of the top British middleweight Benn eubank Watson and Collins.calzaghe would have been a different story.but Graham was the best middleweight this country has ever had.
Eh, idk, I just watched this for the thumbnail. You don't know for certain what he's gonna say, but he will be extending that pinky finger at some point.
Graham v Eubank would have been a very dull 12 rounder. Graham v Benn or Graham v Watson would have been much better. Anyone remember back in the late 80s, when Herol kept saying, "Nigel Benn, more like Nigel when."
I always wanted Graham v Benn, but it never happened. That would have been a fascinating fight.
Graham v Watson also would have been great.
Julian Jackson managed to hit him
Did you actually watch the fight? He was dominating Jackson and got cocky and started showboating directly in front of Jackson.It was just about the only punch Jackson landed
Eubank was very careful with his words.He said that he couldn't hit Herol, which doesn't mean that he wasn't as good, because he qualified it by saying that people would say he's not in my league. Although "if he wanted.", You could not hit Herrol (and I mean anyone(Benn said this, as well), when he was in a 12 round fight, having got all his options, would mean he would have to achieve a style in which to win the fight and 1 of his worst capabilities was "impulsivity" and "decision-mmaking".He would always make stupid decisions at points within fights, after dominating.
He was also very unlucky in When he came upon the scene and within fights such as against the great Mike McCollum and Julian Jackson. He got the title fight, just before Eubank Watson and Benn, came on the scene, lost and went to the back of the queue.By the time he gained more traction, the Eubank Benn, Watson merry-go-round was already in full flow ahead of him.
If he had won a title, I think Graham might have dominated, providing he cut some of his stupid Antics out
@@Rowlph8888 Yes I did watch the fight. And yes, Graham looked comfortable which carries its own dangers. With an opponent like Jackson, who only needs one chance. And so it sadly proved.
well said that man another guy today that is being avoided is Donny Nietes the top guys dont want him he is a master
This boxer and him son never fight in USA Jakcson, Mc Clennan, Curry, .....
Because they are clowns. They should be in the WWF because it’s all theatre. No actual blood & guts fights... handpicked opponents and play acting.
Herol was also a few years before Eubank / Benn / Watson to be fair.
Check your chronology. Herol came to prominence before the others but was still fighting at the top level at the same time as them. Herol fought Jackson for the world title around the same time as Eubank - Benn 1. Herol's last try for the IBF version against Brewer was as late as 1998.
Benn v Eubank 1 was October 1990, Graham fought Jackson for the world title the following month.
@@markhiggins8315 Not long after that fight Benn and Eubank moved up to Super Middleweight though, I would guess that was the main reason that they never fought Herol.
At their respective peaks Graham came befire Benn,Eubank to be fair.
Chris Eubank is very VERY clever!! That's why he made millions from this sport and is called a legend! While Errol Graham earned peanuts in comparison and is just know has one of the best NEVER to win a world title!!
Thanks Gibbons talks boxing!
Eubank went bankrupt and lost his wife
Herol.
Julian jackson definitely hit him
You obviously didn't watch that fight, if thaat's what you took from it.Graham completely dominated and got cocky, as usual
@@Rowlph8888 no to be honest only the ko
Julian Jackson hit him alright .
You can’t call yourself a warrior if you aren’t willing to fight all comers. How is someone to good for their own good?
Because he was avoided because he made you look bad.
@@jeffallinson8089 It's hypocritical
@@haitianmaniac74 No it isn't, it's a fact.
@88Burbank Those two were excellent examples. Young made Foreman look awful.
@88Burbank He talks about the warrior code, however he's being conditional. I respect Eubank Sr to the utmost. Benn I, Watson II, Thompson II, etc he fought through grave adversity, but warriors don't pick and chose. Herol was a beast and deserved a shot against Benn and Eubank. How is it that Frank Grant can beat Herol Graham and two of the biggest British boxing steered far from him? Cut the shit guys. He ducked James Toney( who disrespected Benn and Eubank), Roy Jones Jr., and Herol Graham. The only reason why I am on Eubank Sr. is how harsh he can be on certain boxers when his past isn't the cleanest.
45 ko
Julian Jackson could hit him.
I've watched quite a few of Herol Graham's fights, and he DID get hit, only not often. He seemed to take the shot well when he did. 🥊
But Julian Jackson hit him like a lorry. His power was in a different league to anyone else's who did manage to land one on Graham.
Eubank doesnt speak abiout anyone else the way he does here....
He ducked him
Not my kind of boxer; a sad trend that I hope will eventually die away in the sport. Duckers, divers and moronic tv clowns. To my mind; boxing is about being a champion. Refusing to fight other boxers out of fear is irritatingly common.
I never liked Benn but always respected the willingness to fight McCallum. Benn took on all comers and never ducked or dodged with bs excuses. For Eubank to finally admit his fear of Bomber Graham... that’s the tip of the iceberg. Nunn, Toney and many others were also looking for him and he never came forward. Clown bastard. I always hated him.
Glad you made this point, because I've made it several times on the other videos, because people are always nut hugging Eubank, when they didn't watch him fight and weren't around at the time.
He gets more credit than he deserves now because when he won the title against Benn, he deliberately only took on bums, after this, Fighting in his own backyard, in a boring style taking no risks(Barelly throwing punches in the fights). Then cherry picked Steve Collins, who he thought was, on the downturn, and made a mistake.Ever since then, the only challenges he took on, were because he was "forced into it", as he didn't have a title
Nigel, On the other hand, took on allcomers, even when he had the title, Which was a rarity back then, even, but now it's non-existent
@@Rowlph8888 Glad to see your comment Brother. Boxing is the king of combat sports and I very much appreciate speaking to those that study it objectively.
For those of us that know boxing it’s essential to commentate accurately in order to save the soul of the sport. Razzmatazz is essential to keep money flowing and attract fighters into the craft; but we also have to weed out cowards and frauds.
I’m still smarting over idiots like Eubank & Fraudly Harrison who bring the sport into disrepute.
Benn didn’t want to take on Graham, just like Eubank didn’t. The difference is Benn would have fought him if Graham had a world title. Benn did consider it before he lost to Watson, but his advisor Ambrose Mendy wasn’t keen on the idea. Then again Eubank may have fought him after he beat Benn, and if Graham had beaten Jackson, but only if the money was right.
@@BikSingh00 And yet… Julian Jackson went into that ring REGARDLESS. Lost every round but did the job.
I give Benn a pass because he fought Macallum & McClelland. I have to respect that. Eubank will live in infamy for his limitless cowardice.
Herol was a very boring fighter to watch aswell
You need to start playing snakes and ladders coss you clearly know nothing about boxing.
@@jeffallinson8089 imagine calling graham boring.
@@colorado2455 Boring he was not. Just very clever in the ring.
@@jeffallinson8089 yeah but sometimes he got too confident like with jackson.
@captain kirk Until he ran into a Julian Jackson Bomb. It was his own fault chasing Julian around.
Herol graham would of destroyed eubank and he nos that deep down that's why all the british fighers avoided heral graham
julian jackson certainly managed to hit graham chris. graham wasn't the only fighter you ducked. were they hard to hit too? Michael Nunn for instance.
If you look at that fight Jackson actually had his eyes shut when he thrown that lucky punch