Eubank is a decent bloke.

Was waiting in Liverpool St for my train after work. Rush hour, thousands of ppl. I spotted two chaps from a mile off dressed and walking different from all the office workers. Instantly recognised him. Everyone else staring up to the departure boards. I got my phone out and amazingly he randomly veered in my direction. Stopped him, addressed him as Mr Eubank and asked if I could take a photo which he happily stopped to do. Thanked me and carried on. Top bloke.

Yeah he's a legend. We used to see him training in Brighton during the height of his career. He'd be jogging up and down the seafront. He'd always give us a wave, everyday.

Never had the pleasure of meeting Chris or any of these good guys. Great story about Chris he seems a proper gent and a very interesting and honest man.

I've never seen a boxer who could take a punch like eubank but there is one boxer other than Nigel Benn who ain't there and that's Michael Watson ,let's get one thing straight Watson was better than Benn and eubank something both have admitted

Disagree, Collins went over tracked Roy down to his doorstep looking for that fight (Which Roy admits here) and Roy still ducked him. Roy then went on how there were other factors his promoters/manager. I understand why Collins was annoyed he tried hard to make that fight happen. I can understand why he didnt want Calzaghe then, he was prepared to take the stick of Calzaghe if the carrot of Jones was on offer. When it was clear he wasnt going to get Jones he didn't want Calzaghe. Calzaghe was risk with no reward.

that was satisfying!

@@johnpaulmcdonnell1188 jones didn't duck Collins. none of collins' final 14 fights were in the US, and back then it was essential that if you wanted to fight the best fighters in the world (jones, Hopkins), then you fought in the states because it's the networks whose favour you want to garner. knocking on jones' door does bugger-all. so disrespectful to say that the P4P king who fought Hopkins and toney, would duck steve Collins. laughable too.

Nobody wanted micheal nunn either. He was way too slippery to catch.. 'Electric eel in the water'

The fact that none of them sound 'punchy' makes me happy although that knobhead Collins certainly doesn't! Eubank is just fantastic btw, what a guy, a hell of a good fighter too, loved watching Collins stumbling over his excuses lol!

Wouldn't say Joe has any ego at all, throughout his career he never had an ego.

he was a world champion can never take that away from him

@@SuperChalkster absolutely I love him. I'm just saying he's so much more down to earth than the rest of them.

@@philmitchellboxing8661 him and Joe

This comment had me crying laughing 😆

I can actually remember the Olympics when Roy fought him (I have a king history with Roy).

And hell 26-3 is an amazing resume! He’s so nice he doesn’t consider himself the same class as these guys

Richie woodhall=top class gentleman. A credit to himself, the sport of boxing and his family.

Richie is a nice genuine guy need I say more.

NIGEL BENN

I was thinking the same thing

He's intelligent and articulate. He accepts he is not the greatest but has a lot of humility.

They didn’t even put his name in the title smh 😂

Very likeable chap.

Was a terrific boxer and world champion. Didn't have a great rival at the time, eubank, benn and Watson had a great three way rivalry which helped their legacy as great fighters.

Lmao shit had me dying

Very. Collins didn’t even make it hard for him. He comes across as arrogant and drunk. Eubank basically said he ducked Joe Calzaghe.

As only Chris Eubank can 🤣

Collins put him in his place in the ring twice😂

Eubank nearly as annoying as hes son and another way of saying he put him eloquently in his place is saying he is a patronising prick who showed know remorse or empathy for years towards a man he seriously hurt in the ring. Horrible man

Hehe

Then he wanted a pic with Collins like he was a groupie. After pissing him off making him walk away from the conversation.

i loved it man you fox

Collins had an odd attitude from the start

@@ukqwerty999 calm down its the Irish in him

I seen that interview afterwards on soccer am

Thats funny as hell

He cleared out the English Middleweights in their golden era - show some respect.

quacquac 51 great point however he got spanked by the body snatcher Mike macculum ,and lost to kalambay

@@chrisbennett606 mccallum in 16th Pro fight and kalmabay was a home town decision. And reggie Johnson was probably a draw.

@quacquac 51 he beat them both when they were both finished after having wars in the ring and fights with terrible consequences for their opponents. Benn was shot to pieces when Collins fought him, and the only 2 big name wins on Collins record are Benn and Eubank when they were finished.

@quacquac 51 you are a typical deluded thick paddy, trying to big up your own people like you lot always do 🙄 Watch Benn fight Gerald McClellan, he is a completely different fighter than the shot fighter Collins fought. Collins doesn't have wins on his record against top Americans like McClellan and Iran Barkley. Keep deluding yourself that Roy Jones ducked Collina too 😂, more like Collins wasn't on his radar because he was only a name in Ireland, fighting for WBO titles that weren't even recognised as legitimate world titles in America in that era.

He sounds polite but ain't lol

He’s a well spoken gentleman actually I like his personality

But couldn't beat him twice 👍😂🇮🇪🥊🇮🇪🥊🥊🥊

I like how Eubank speaks...he's an intelligent poet and wordsmith

He was politely accusing him of ducking Joe the sly well spoken horse 🐴

His name is eubank no S!

RIP

I don't know how such a young guy got hearth attack and passed away. bless

Eubank

​@@perad1895heart attacks sadly don't discriminate and can affect any one at any age.

Hahahahahah 😆

Lervon I thought he knocked out 80,000 battered onion rings at George groves in front of wembley

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂classic

😂

Be fair Steve Collins comes off terribly in this interview but Froch would have advised RJJ where he went wrong 🤦‍♂️

Yeah absolute gent too when I met him

I’ve always like Richie. Follow his boxing back in the day. True gentleman

Great coach too, one of the unsung heroes of the GB amateur set up which continually produces Olympic medalists and wins medals at elite amateur boxing championships. Guy knows his stuff.

He sounds like Alan Smith from sky sports.

Gent

because he lost twice to collins

Michael Plantus until he met joe

Josh Rushton Roy was like 10% of himself by the time he fought Joe. Just stop.. It means nothing.

@@joshrushton5950 RJJ was washed up when he faced Calzaghe.🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

@@joshrushton5950 Joe wouldn't stand a chance with prime RJJ

100%,best of the lot in his prime 👊

Completely agree.

What they didn’t say was , who in their prime would have have come out on top,

Eubanks quote is a defeatist quote and he should never be able to become a Top Boxing Coach with such attitude. There are tons of Sports Stars, whether they are Boxers, Footballers etc, who aren't blessed with the Talent Eubank had but aspired to be better, and we're better because of their Inner and Self Beliefs and great honest hard graft and attitude . In other words, what chance does Boxer A have of beating Boxer B, if he doesn't believe it himself? I hope Chris Jnr doesn't take his advice or have such a low opinion of himself because he'll never make it to the very Top with such a negative attitude.

@@francishegarty8087 He was just being respectful. He obviously wouldn't have said something like that if he was an active boxer still

@@yeetwchybaban No disrespect to you but Eubank ducked Mike Mc Callum in 90, probably after seeing how well he beat Watson, April 90, the man was happy beating up lesser Class Opponents until Collins found him out, it's really as simple as that and his attitude is a defeatist one also.

Collins thinking back at this interview that he still had it. A lot of boxers made this mistake!

Didn't take him long to steer the subject round to himself, did it?

​@stumpynadge how? he let everybody speak and had an upset eubank not letting anyone get a word in

Agreed... Technically he was a very gifted boxer and his amateur pedigree was impeccable... He just didn't seem to have that extra edge that was needed.

Yeah he doesn't even come across as a boxer. Seems too nice

Richies Woodhall is a very honest classy guy

Absolutely spot on the money. He is a real gent. The ego of Collins was the one running wild. Joe sat there nice and quiet with the knowledge that he would have beat them all and did..

He seems like a really well adjusted person, considering the kind of person you need to be to become a top level amateur and a high level pro it's no surprise that so many ex fighters end up having difficulties, but Ritchie seems to have a real sense of perspective.

You aren’t wrong mate, he’s a once in a life time fighter. Wish he would of retired after the John Ruiz win

For my money, Roy at his apex was better than any other fighter at their best in boxing history...

Yeah and he used steroids too

@mu al who got busted?

Closest to him today has to be lomachenko

HUMBLE!!!!!!! ARE YOU ON DRUGS!!!

hahahahaha

Humble??? 😂

Are you in love? Good god.

RJ is a legend... all the rest are greats

Is that true? Any source? That's hilarious if so.

@@KingLies said it on Soccer AM

💯

Still my favourite Boxer of all time. Calm, Collected and oozes class

@@jt3500 I'm with you on that!

@@jt3500 Absolutely Amazing boxer, even better man, if that's possible. A proper hero!. Respect Calzaghe!.

💯

Yea i know

pro-british one-eyed fans will do that every time.

Not all of us, roy is king of this table and I'm a big calzaghi fan.

He’s the only American at the table

for real.

Calzaghe was better

@@Jk-ph3zy LOL, keep dreaming. Calzaghe barely squeaked by a grandpa Hopkins while Roy beat him with one arm in his prime. Virtually toyed with a prime James Toney, one of the greatest lb for lb fighers of all time. RJJ reigned as the top #1 pound for pound for how long, and that was while Mayweather was champ. I think you must've forgot.

@@joeblough261 🤣🤣🤣 Roy Jones would tell you himself Joe Is better

@@Jk-ph3zyroy jones is in the goat conversation and joe isn’t, end of

Even an old Roy Jones dropped Joe

spiteful and angry but she could of been the one

@@andrewtaaffe7846 truer words have never been spoken

The Roy Keane of Boxing

Just a bit nasty still drinks like a fish

Yeah hes an asshole. If Tyson was at that table a fight woulda broke out.

you’d never see that nowadays they don’t make em like they used to

I have not considered that. Present day boxers would have fought 12 times maximum, within that period. So, we should carefully examine present day unbeaten records.

They don't make em like they use to lol

Nowadays that's 4 fights lol

When you hold a belt all your fights are world title fights.

Roy was on another level to anybody at that table when he was in his prime.

Calzaghe never fought Floyd Mayweather Jr

Look out for the camera man then 🤣

@@JessVossler issa joke lol

@@Mr-ep2qi 🤣🤣🤣

@@JessVossler Thick bastard.

Calzaghe

Agreed. And can we all just take a moment to appreciate how classless Steve Collins is?

Collins is ready to fight right now lol

Nothings wrong with that at all to me especially since Roy and Tyson are back in the ring, make it happen!!!!

Maybe I was a bit strong but I was paraphrasing. Felt like Collins went on the show with an agenda, and that agenda was to get a fight with RJJ. Annoyed me how he kept going on about planning fights. Like Joe Louis and then Mike Tyson said, everyone has a plan until they get hit...

Much respect for the fellow brummie lad Richie is a class act.

And for me Roy jones is the best of all time which is not wide recognised because the fact he went on for too long and in the eyes of the casuals count his Lata career losses As failure and bad career Insread of realistic that in his prime he was arguably the most gifted fighter of all time

​@@nickdaniels8202Se analiza la carrera.En su totalidad.

@@nickdaniels8202 SO WHAT DOES THAT MAKE CALZHAGI ?

@@nickdaniels8202nah. Duran or Sugar Ray Robinson.

😭😭😭😭

I know he brought out about 5 different excuses 😂😂

@Mike Morales 😂😂

Lol His fly ass grin watching him.

Joe is my fave fighter of all time but its the same thing that Joe did to Froch, he was a just a local name

Lol

Steve was good, just not that good !

Hahahahahah

@Ibrahim Adigüzel I agree. Calzaghe doesn't make all time top ten but RJJ in his prime probably does

Collins was only beaten on points 3 times. "Collins stepped in as a substitute in a WBA middleweight title fight after Michael Watson was injured in training" he fought Mike McCallum the champion at the time "with the fight being close early on before McCallum started to tire as Collins gained momentum in the later stages to bring a close finish at the end of 12 exciting rounds. McCallum got the win by unanimous decision. His other losses were "In 1992, Collins lost a majority decision to Reggie Johnson in a closely contested slugfest for the vacant WBA middleweight title". "Collins then lost by split decision to Sumbu Kalambay for the European title in Italy". All of his only 3 losses were close and he was never knocked out, you are the good laugh.

Ha

jaron ennis doin very well

That's what they use to say about Ali Then a breed of new generation fighters came along such as Roy Jones

And calzaghe ducked all the American great fighters at the time Hopkins toney Roy Griffin all of them when they were in the prima and ready to fight he refused to come to the USA and gave stronger opposition

japneet singh This really bugs me about attitudes to fighters. Apparently if you don’t go to USA your hiding and can’t travel and fight yet how many American fighters over the years step outside of the USA? For the record Calzaghe offered to fight RJJ but Roy priced himself out of the fight as did most of the top opposition when Calzaghe tried to arrange fights with them. His fitness, accuracy, durability, boxing ability, will to win & overall work rate is second to none. All the top guys knew how dangerous he was and that’s why they avoided him. People call Lacey a hype job because Calzaghe absolutely annihilated him and in doing so destroyed his self confidence as made him a shadow of his pre Calzaghe fight self. Looil what he did to Kessler also total domination and he too lost an edge after fighting Calzaghe. Look how the younger guys struggled against a weaker Kessler and that confirms how good Calzaghe was. Nigel Benn said he wouldn’t have beaten him and Chris Eubank confirms how hard he hits and how fast and only survived the fight so well because of Joes lack of experience at that time. All fighters have had poor nights and Joe has had his but all of these have been down to a broken left hand in rounds 1-3 yet he’s still one and with one handed combos. The worst fight he had was with that goon Robin Reid who gave a lifetime best performance against Calzaghe with one hand and going through a terrible divorce suffering depression and although close he did enough. That’s a champion right there and I think e would have adapted to RJJ and won on points by sheer volume because nobody has been as strong and quick as him in later rounds. He’s basically the same in R12 as he is in R1. It’s devastating

Collins full of shit winds me up as he was class. Comes across bitter here like froch does in the modern day

Proper idiot in real life... he was literally my fave athlete of all time until I met him in Dubai and he basically approached and groped the mrs. Still love him as a fighter but an absolute scum bag of a person

Time stamp?

He beat everybody in the room lol

​@@abusador771he never beat collins

​@@leadbyexampleboxingandfitn2800 because steve didn't wanna fight him 🤷🏼‍♂️🤣

Very true.

Lol yes.

This is the most truth spoke in this comment section lol

@@dustypatterson3180 Lol. Even Calzaghe knows he really only fought Roy in name only. Pre 2002 Roy was still in superhero mode.

@@Lukey111 Well, that’s not really what I said. I said that even Calzaghe knows that didn’t fight the real Roy Jones Jr. The guy he fought in 2008 was a shell of himself. He wasn’t confident, he didn’t have the same stamina, most importantly he’d lost some of his reflexes. Everyone knows this. Not to mention Jones is three years older, and he put his body through more than Calzaghe ever did. Calzaghe might have been at the end stages of his prime, but I can tell that he was still very close his prime. Guys who are out of their prime don’t throw that many punches. His feet were still moving, his stamina was still there. Jones was still the bigger puncher, but he couldn’t slip the punches the way he used to. He couldn’t move the way he used to. To me this fight was the modern day version of Rocky Marciano knocking out a graying, balding, Joe Louis who had come out of retirement to fight the champion. That’s why no real boxing historians regard Marciano as being Louis’ level despite beating him. Calzaghe was a great fighter, my eyes tell me that. But it’s very hard to assess how good he actually was because he did want to fight in America, which is basically the major leagues of boxing. It’s sort of like an American soccer player (footballer) deciding to stay in America and play. No matter how talented he is, the major leagues of soccer are in Europe. He isn’t going to get credit for dominating in America. Personally, I don’t think Calzaghe beats 168 pound Roy Jones Jr. That was the best weight class for Roy. Seeing what he did to James Toney, was eye opening. Calzaghe got dropped and hurt by a way past his prime Roy. I think Roy would have hurt him worse in his prime, maybe stopped him. Calzaghe has never been that hard to hit. Calzaghe would have missed more punches too on account of Roy’s reflexes, and that would have drained his energy and left him open to be countered by a quick fighter like Jones. I’m not saying the fight would be a complete wipeout, but I think Roy would be a solid favorite. That’s not disrespectful to Joe, that would probably be the case with any fighter challenging that version of Roy.

Yeah you can tell how Eubank looks at him he's got him figured out haha

right in a slick kind of way but Collins is all about being a straight up prick.

Init!!! 😂😂😂 WBO doctor pulled you out of the fight? Why did we never hear about this? 😂😂😂I like Collins but mate don't chat shit

Aye maybe he did lie but I think it was something more personal that he didn’t want to share

What minute was this in?

I think Joe said to Chris prior to this to tackle Steve on why he never fought Joe............

Who would win in a fight? No chance. It’s too organic

@Bijan Mehrpour he shouldn't be sat round a table of ex world champions ? Including a man who beat him and another one he ducked out of fighting? Really ? Your comment is ridiculous

@@badboy-dn5vt True, his comment is a bit far fetched. However in his prime, there was nobody better.

@@Gargamel616 it's more than far fetched it's ridiculous to even suggest he's more worthy of a seat than the rest of them I agree Roy Jones Jr was an amazing boxer but all this in his prime talk i don't get when did his prime leave him the first time he lost ?

Pathetic these RJJ fanboy comments... Joe Calzaghe absolutely pasted him up and down the ring.

@@badboy-dn5vt If you follow a boxer closely you know when he's past his prime. One such example, James Degale was just past it against Badou Jack, and way over the hill against Eubank Jr. Likewise David Haye v Bellew 1. Real boxing fans know that RJ Jr was past it when he fought Calzaghe ( who is an all time great also).

@Harper.. I believe the only boxer could’ve done that to Roy was Antonio Tarver which wasn’t there for some strange reason 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Noel Thomas - Tarver wasn’t a 168lb fighter, so why would he be there?

@King Willie.. I don’t know... maybe to showcase himself to let Roy know that he beat him 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@King Willie .. I’m not taking nothing from Roy.. .. but in couldn’t take a punch ... he had a glass chin...😂😂😂😂😂

None of yous obviously remember Steve he was an animal in the ring he beat prime Ben and prime Eubanks he would of beat Roy hands down. Calzagagy fight can't call that one joe had it all

Your obviously American.Joe Calzaghe unbeaten .made a show of Roy Jones Jr .

Prime Roy Jones would destroy prime Joe Calzaghe. That’s fax. Roy in his prime was truly different.

@@minigrande1939im from uk and roy jones would obliterate joe in his prime

​@@number.2 yeah I agree with that. The 2 of them fighting each other in their prime would be a brilliant fight.

@@minigrande1939 As someone from the UK prime Roy would've won.

Lovely guy.

Easy to be humble when you’re the least of the boxers on the table, no disrespect just facts

@@jordan9415 he's always humble anyway

Calzaghe even said I've never heard that before 😁😁eubank was class

A very humble, clever and articulate man.

@@thetaffia. I don't think anyone knew this fight was scheduled, was there a contract?

Collins was just lucky to get Benn and Eubank when they were washed up..

@@dwaynedibley997 Collins beats all at the table

Yeah I get what you’re saying, but I’d rather he pushed his opinion more.

🤣🤣

💀😂

Lmao !

🤣🤣

😄

😂😂😂

Its very hurtful horse is big

🤣😂Swallowed the blarney stone

😂😂😂 brilliant

Rule number 1 Never trust a gypsy in a suit Tyson Fury is a real Gypsy not Steve Collins.

@@KennyPowersGaming Dude said IN HIS PRIME!!!

@@roryquinn4634 CALZHAGI WOULD BEAT RJ AT ANYTIME IN HIS CAREER HE WAS JUST AS OLD AS RJ WHEN HE DESTROYED HIM

@@freedom4life123 you know people hit their primes at different ages and also decline at different rates right?... its not linear.

There is nobody sat at that table that could touch a prime Roy jones. All respect to Calzaghe and Eubank who were phenomenal fighters

​@@hurataimad136Calzaghe.

Eubank superior to Roy Jone Jr? You crazy as hell hahahahaha no wayyy bro no way

@@yosoydpfknr2855 eubank was saying Jones was the superior fighter

@@yosoydpfknr2855 Eubanks thought the idea of fighting a prime Roy Jones was pointless because it would just be asking for an ass whopping, taking on a fight where there wasn’t any hope of winning. A sure loss for no real reason.

This. Just a whole other level above the rest (not talking boxing terms).

Eubank may just may have caught him out as Roy himself says it was one fight he thought hmm i want mega money to face him n it will be a war because no one stops a prime Eubank hit him on the chin n he smiles ok he went over but mainly due to standing in a constant pose

Anything can happen in boxing. The prime thing in boxing is a fallacy. Tony and Hopkins were the only 2 legit boxers on his record in his (prime). Not saying Jones is not one of the best to do it. But smoke everyone not necessarily. But tbh the only 2 I would give a fair chance to would be Calzaghe and Eubank.

Apart from Joe c

When they were both past their primes Joe Whooped on RJJ

@@caboosemd123 of course that was joes prime, year before he placed his highest ever p4p rank of 3rd in ring magazine (only time he ever broke top ten) and landed the nost punches in a bout of 1200 something odd punches. Name a more prime joe than that, and stop embarrassing yourself.

He wasn't quite,when Johnny Nelson called him out for hiding in the valleys most of his carrer! Got defensive straight away. Then the truth always hits a nerve😉

Can you blame him? Calzaghe was a tough night's work for anyone.

@@mattysquizzato7094 very true. Steve’s a pussy tho saying Roy ducked him while he blatantly wanted no business with the welshman

@@johnnykebab3299" Steve's a pussy " 🤦‍♂️🙄

Exactly.

@@Unborn-Stillborn - Wrong

He fought an aging calzaghe and got slapped silly... Then went on to have his best years.. He was great though, but for me, calzaghe was the best

Calzaghe for me, Roy Jones Jr was a beast though

English Giddy No. he fought clazaghe after getting knocked out nearly 3 times to average champions. After cutting the weight he lost all that speed

@@cuprashoe Calzaghe was one of the most fun fighters I have ever watched.

@@earthlinggiddy8275 Yes, an aging Calzaghe fought Jones on the down-slope of his career. If both men were in their prime I'd bet my house on Jones.

He really does...can understand why him and Joe are firm friends

I wish people in the states said bloke. I just say dude lol

A highly dangerous Frank Skinner! Top man.

@@randomy5151 Also trained by his dad, the late Len Woodhall, he subsequently became great friends with Enzo before his own passing.

“Why woul

He just has a champion mindset

@@richmuttsmusic2476 So do all the other champions sat at that table. But only Steve Collins is behaving like a knob.

@@richmuttsmusic2476 champion mindset he’s probably the worst fighter at the table 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@@Ballinbmac champion

Yet Collins beat him twice,sour grapes

Funniest shit the guy thought he could beat calzaghe

🤣🤣 fucking good point 👏👏👏 i didnt even clock on to that hahaha

squab squab so are you saying Collins lied

@@chrisbennett606 he saying Steve planned to not know who Joe was then made a plan to fight him but the doctor had other plans

@@squabsquab2524 he probably would gave back then. Take a look at joes fights around the 90's. Not very impressive tbh

Beautifully said, Calzaghe was one of the most underrated British boxers of all time.

Totally disagree. Most overrated in my life time. Fought over the hill fighters and avoided the best, when they were at their best. Absolutely nowhere on a top 20 even of Britain's best. The British public never warmed to his "slappy style". He was never adored the way Bruno, Hatton, Benn and others were. Now I'm NOT saying these are all better fighters than Joe, please be careful when you read what I've written. I said CLEARLY the British public never WARMED to him, the way they did to the others!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@@KryptonitetoallBS so your saying he don't deserve more respect going by the original comment?

And he ducked Jones in his prime Everyone gets accused of it

Lol he beat a bunch of washed up fighters. I do respect him for getting dropped and coming back to win within a fight but again, against over the hill fighters.

..tough prize fighter..!.. Relax Steve the ship has left..!

Spot on

Lee where's pele' 😂😂😂

Spot on man.💯

Calzaghe who fights everyone after their prime.

Gabriel A fought most of these at the end of his prime, wolly.

Nah leave Roy Keane out of this one, Steve Collins is a drip after watching this.. roy just says it how it is brutally

Be a good scrap too 😁

Rick Barlow you’re the kind of guy that constantly needs your pals to kiss your arse. I get it

Come off it mate, Roy is at least very funny. Collins is a egotistical arse.

@@nickm8874 😂😂 just saw this nick