It's only British commentators talk down Stephen Collins boxing skills but Boxer's will tell you differently he was a class Boxer's a real Champion a legend.
Steve Collins must have been a nightmare to fight. On top of you every second, never stops, rough, takes a great shot and an insane determination to win. Such an underrated fighter.
Core that Collins was something else 😳like Liam Neeson... the Irish are one tough lot that's for sure. Amazing to watch this fight again and in this era Benn was a warrior aswell as Eubank.. fair play to them all ! Amazing individuals 👏
Collins is the most underrated boxer ever. It's a myth he beat them both past their bests. Eubank fought Collins after one of his best wins vs Henry Wharton and beat him. Then in a rematch almost a shutout. Benn just couldn't handle the absolute toughness and durability. Stopped him twice. I love Eubank and Benn for what they did for British boxing but Collins smashed them both twice. Past their best argument? Collins was older than Eubank and Benn the same age. I'm English but Collins was a diamond.
Tis true!! In his younger days& early career,he employed more of a 'Counter Punching' Style! And he had been training& doing most of his fighting,over in the U.S & been mixing in more skillful,& tougher circles! And this Pedigree showed up in the end!..And we all have opinions,but most of the unbiased fight Pundits& fans know the results he achieved against Eubanks x2 and Nigel Benn x2 wouldn't have been any different if these fights had taken place 5 or 6 yrs earlier! ( when he was also younger& less battle weary!) And in Rnd (4) u saw the old Collins style of fighting,Boxing,slipping Punches and countering!! But full respect to Nigel Benn he was great for British ' Prizefighting' and never failed to put on a show! .And for those who might be interested (or not?) That piece of music is a classic. 'Oro Se do bheatha Bhaile ( English translation=Oh-ro You are welcome home,oh ro you are welcome,now that the summers coming).The Legendary Irish band ' The Dubliners' did a version..Brilliant stuff👍 ☘ 🇨🇮 🇨🇮
Absolutely. I think McCallum did say he was an nightmare or something like that. I thought I knew a lot about boxing at the time. Sadly I never studied Steve Collins enough.
@@onthedry8386 Your right 100% Mate, Mc Callum said "he wouldn't fight that man again" after the Collins fight, a promise he would keep and this Mc Callum would have destroyed Benn no doubt.
@@onthedry8386 well said mate.. The body snatcher was one of the best of all time and he was still banging away til his 40's..Steve Collins was a tough fucker and he had real skills as a boxer but he chose to fight this way because he wasn't getting results in title fights fighting the counter attacking way.. Shame the way it ended for Benn but he was well done by this time. He got a couple of great paydays from Collins. Good luck to him all the same. That night against McClelland was unbelievable for Benn. When u look at what McClelland did to Julian Jackson then for Benn to get up after been put through the ropes in round one was an unbelievable turnaround. Benn had a heart as big as a lion and I loved to watch him fight but Collins was too much man for him and Eubank. PERIOD!!!
Nigel was def getting KO'd but should have been allowed to go on till that happened...both guys went at it toe to toe old style unlike the modern posers...RESPECT.
@@kristinaking4680he wouldn't of handled Benn at his best though been lost the fighting spirit it showed he didn't wanna kill or cripple his opponents. No fear but he was clearly filled with fear.
@@leroyoneill1929 eubank could of hurt him though with his power, never hit the same after he did that to Watson, always held back. But what a granite chin Collins had
Steve Collins is top 5 toughest men ever in boxing in my opinion. Indestructible in the second half of his career. Granite chin and completely relentless.
How Steve Collins doesn't sit in the hall of fame is ridiculous. One of the greatest boxers of all time. And considering Eubank and Benn made SM much higher profile than it is now then I can't see why they are considered legends and not Collins. He was a proper fighter AND boxer. The man.
Nigel Benn was my favourite fighter growing up watching him on itv fight night those were the good old days. Nigel gave us Britain's best boxing performance against mclenan
Rocky fish Yes, I was thrilled, too, at watching that fight but even back at the time I thought something was wrong with McLennan after the first few rounds which the ref, never mind his own corner, should have picked up on but all I think were carried away by the sheer drama unfolding after that dramatic first round.
Collins would have been too tough for him whenever they fought. Collins could not be knocked out, never really hurt in his entire career despite being in with fearsome punchers.
Agree with you 100pc mate about Watson, I loved the guy, he gave Benn a lesson that night in a cracking fight. I honestly believe Watson was the best of the 3 of himself, Benn and Eubank but I would have to disagree with including Collins here. Collins was massively underestimated by the Boxing World in Europe and the UK as he fought his earlier bouts under the legendary Petronelli brothers, Pat and Goody, MM Haglers trainers, and Hagler also schooled him. A lot of people also forget he beat a very good Middleweight World Champ Chris Pyatt in Sheffield and was 30 when he beat Eubanks the 1st time, who was unbeaten 28 yrs old.
Steve Collins obviously one of the hardest men ever in his divisions. He and Eubank took punches from the best better than anyone. Incredible. We will never know what the future would have held had Eubank not stepped back in the tenth of their first encounter. The only fighter who ever looked like he could finish Collins and as many pundits have observed, simply lost the killer instinct more and more as the shadow of the Watson damage hung over him....waving in refs coz he was worried what could happen to his opponents. Hmm. Still Collins kept winning and is clearly one of the best ever.
It was a shame he pulled out of the joe calzaghe fight, it was a brave move for a very young joe calzaghe to take the Collins fight when no one else was willing to fight him after he knocked fuck out of those Americans, beat benn and eubank twice and still young joe was willing to take that fight, respect to him for that, and for eubank for taking Collins place with two weeks notice and going 12 rounds with joe although he got schooled he was 40 years old
hardest man ever? dont you mean hardest from the british isles? monzon hagler duran ketchel graziano greb tiger giardello fulmer robinson antefuermo hopkins minter golovkin. come on lad, he was good but the hardest?
ben was pulled out at the right time, he had nothing left, collins would have just gave him a hiding and put ben in danger of being hurt. and that would be wrong, a man should be able to protect himself, so bens corner did right. for those none fighters out there every time a punch connects you face potential danger. wasnt worth putting ben in hospital or worse, ben is still a legend in every sense and steve collins is simply awesome, he went in and beat the very best several times.
Totally agree with Rance Davis. Benn's corner realised the fight was unwinnable and if it continued, he was only going to get hurt. It is good to see the corner taking responsibility for their fighter. I saw Roberto Duran Vs Davey Moore on TH-cam and Moore took a horrific beating, yet his corner continued to send him out round after round. It is a shame his corner didn't have the balls to do what Benn's corner did.
When you consider you had Eubanks, Benn and, Collins on one side of the Atlantic and Roy Jones Jr on the other at this time, it is such a pity we never got to see a series of fights featuring all 4.
Unfortunately for us Boxing fans , this was never going to happen as Jones didn't want to fight any of them lads you mentioned , all way too dangerous . Frankie Liles , WBA SMW Champion , 93 to 98 was also in the mix and wanted to Unify with Jones , IBF but his greed , wanted 85 pc of the Purse , killed that deal . Both these guys fought 4 times as Amateurs , 2 wins each all on points but Frankie had Jones down twice in one of these contests where he received two standing 8 counts , he too was a very dangerous opponent for Jones .🥊🥊
Don't forget US middleweight James Toney. He was formidable in this era, and many believe he would have defeated anybody at this point in time, had they met him in a fight ( except, perhaps, Roy Jones, who did defeat him).
Joe Calzaghe is the best British boxer (ATG). Ben met his match with Collins and gave up! In 1996 Irish Steve Collins ruled at 168. I thought his post fight remarks about Ben were honest. Collins a great champion!
his body movement is too exagerated it has to take the energy slip a punch his rag doll movement was simply wasteful and was still getting hit twice for 1 he lands
I ❤️ benn but I remember thinking he should have never taken the Collins fights , the juice wasn’t there anymore , but 💴 was needed for his family & future like many of us . Legend
Fair Play to Robin Reid, real honest saying he needed a few more fights before facing collins , very rare you see fighters giving an honest appraisal of themselves like that
Grew up on the same estate as Steve, he was always a tough, hungry fighter, even on the streets, he was always going to make it, he was relentless in his approach to training and boxing.
Collins have proven all the commentators WRONG He is a very brave honest n hard fighter n he has beaten the best 2 TWICE accept it Collins bashes He is the Best
if Collins was American,british or Russian hed be remembered as a great fighter.but hes always over looked sadly.benn and eubanks were class and he beat them both twice but a lot of people couldn't put a name to his photo.
The commentator praises the referee for being "very clear in deducting a point for use of the head" and then goes on to say (in the following round) that it was deducted for a low blow.
Ehm, no he doesn't, watch the interview ringside after benn vs Collins I, he literally said he would quit for his fiance and dad, and that was after his earlier retirement announcement
@Thao Brewster thats not how it works,some fighters are faded at 32 while others are still on top at 38... Benn wasnt the same after mc clellan fight.. This wasnt the Benn of the early 90s but Collins may always have had his number..
Benn wasn't past it he just met a granite man in Collins who learned the hard way in America. Collins had been in with the real boxers and was just a better boxer end of story.
Saw Benn for the first time when he fought Watson in 89'. Think it was on a Saturday afternoon on one of the networks. Really enjoyed that fight and remember rooting for Benn because I liked his bombs away style. I continued following his fights for a few years after. I never considered him to be a great fighter though. More of a crowd pleaser like a Frank Fletcher than a really good talent. Fun to watch. Soured on him a little after this fight. It appears his camp had a plan here of going out there for a few rounds, then if things don't go their way, pull out. I understand things happened after the McClellan fight, but I don't feel the Benn camp went into this fight in an honest way.
1st fight against Eubank was very close, he was clearly knocked down in one of the early rounds but was ruled a slip for some reason. Down again in the 10th but Eubank did not go for the finish. In the rematch Collins cardio was amazing throughout the 12 rounds, Eubank had no chance. Clear wins against Benn for both fights.
Fergus Whelan you clearly know very little about boxing! He beat Hopkins who then went on to win a world title of Kelly Pavlik, Lacy was regarded as a mini Mike Tyson, Kessler was not a nobody! Obviously your just a bitter Irishman who doesn’t like British boxers!!!
@strawdog *80* I mean his leg was a legit problem, I didn't see collins win by KO nor did he out skill Benn so it's a legit reason in my eyes. Not a mere useless excuse.
Is it bc its 90's footage that ring looks very small,i have heard of boxers asking for different sizes rings, you'd think there would be one standard size ☘️🇮🇪
Why was the fight stopped? Don't understand it. Collins was winning, but Benn had a puncher's chance. BTW, Eubank took the first fight against Collins on short notice. The second fight was a split decision. Mike McCallum beat Collins hands down, not even close. And Collins had been fighting for four years at that time.
Nigel Benn in THIS fight had no BALLS. he knew if he would continue he would be knocked out so he and his corner decided to QUIT. when his corner decided to stop this fight he did not argue one bit. He knew what was waiting for him if he would continue. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
Of course he should have retired after the Mc Clellan fight and maybe Eubank should have also after the 2nd Watson contest, at least we wouldn't have to listen to these excuses as to why they lost to Collins? Alan Minter and Barry Mc Guigan were both involved in fights with opponent's who lost their lives, before they won their World Crowns along with many others . I don't recall either Minter, Mc Guigan or any of their fans using those unfortunate events as an excuse for defeats that would follow.
@@francishegarty8087 oh come on clearly he was referring to the fact that the mcclellan fight ruined Benn,watch the first Collins Benn fight i remember watching it live and could see Benn was shot,not taking anything away from Collins at all he was a great fighter
@@keithshayler1972 Hi Keith, I get what you mean and understand you fully and fair play to you for saying that Collins was good. I do know for a fact, that Benn and Eubank, ducked Mc Callum, 100%, Benn in 92, Eubank 90, and that they both didn't want a part of Collins, ever. I understand Benn wasn't the same fighter after the Gman fight but he had 3 straight, good wins after, then got beaten, fair and square by Malinga, who got his just rewards for his daylight robbery defeat to him, in 92, 3 years before the Mc Clellan fight. Collins was miles better than him in the 2 fights, if they fought a few years before then, Benn ain't KO ing him, and Collins always got stronger after slow starts, even Mc Callum can admit to this, and also refused him a rematch after their February 90 fight. Safe regards to you and family in these crazy times.
Francis Hegarty even Hagler didn fancy McCallum and i don’t blame them,I loved that era in the 90s and I loved Collins as well and agree that no one was stopping Collins.it was just painful watching Benn afterwards he was a shell.Eubank wasn’t passed his best I was in Manchester to watch his first fight with Thompson and he gave Thompson hell and we know what he did to David Haye,Shame Collins and calzaghe didn’t happen that would have been one hell of a fight
@@keithshayler1972 Very true, I'm from Dublin, saw lots of Collins fights, but I'm a fight fan, massive Lewis 1, saw him fight in Dublin 95, also saw Tyson V Francis fight, February 2000, Men, Arena Manchester, Calzaghe and Hatton were on the bill, even Hagler was there along with lots more. As a genuine fight fan, l always cheered for guys from Ireland or the UK v other guys, especially the US. Your right about Benn, it was sad to see him then as he was way better earlier, he and Collins are great friends, with lots of respect for each other, they both don't like Eubank, and Collins has no respect for him. If Calzaghe fought Collins, it would have been a slog, a brawl, not good on the eye and going the distance, with big Joe getting the nod, deservedly by 2 rds. I've been catching up on Lloyd Honeyghan, used to like him, he was very very good but he also liked the high life.
I wish the American media would have covered european boxing back then. I was a youngster, and they covered Roy Jones career as if there simply WAS nobody to fight. I wish Jim Lampley, and them would have said "theres an Irishman that WANTS to fight JOnes"
As far as ko's Go People like to see them but bringing someone out of a fight when they have nothing left to give is better than seeing someone getting killed.
Yeah. Steve definitely should get his props for beating Nigel and Chris even though way past their primes. Steve polished up what was left from that period of time. He did a great clean up job of the debri that needed to be removed from that division. He really should go down as an all time great. He fought everybody even though he lost to all the top level competition in Mike McCallum, Reggie Johnson and Sambu kalambay. He's an all time great. He also fought overseas and held his own very well.
I remember watching Collins beat Chris Pyatt and a load of the British middleweights....Neville Brown I think....we used to have good Friday night boxing on TV back then....I knew Collins was good when the great Angelo Dundee spoke about how tough and skilled a fighter he was and this was years before I ever saw him on British TV.....I think Benn was a bit shit at this stage if I'm being honest.
It's only British commentators talk down Stephen Collins boxing skills but Boxer's will tell you differently he was a class Boxer's a real Champion a legend.
Steve Collins must have been a nightmare to fight. On top of you every second, never stops, rough, takes a great shot and an insane determination to win. Such an underrated fighter.
I literally see Collins every week he is such a legend he deserves a lot more credit 💪
what does he do these days?
@@andya5597 He runs a horse polo club and breeds horses 😊
Lies
Where does he live now bro
Rent Free?
steve collins was a beast
Forgot what a warrior Steve Collins was.
Core that Collins was something else 😳like Liam Neeson... the Irish are one tough lot that's for sure. Amazing to watch this fight again and in this era Benn was a warrior aswell as Eubank.. fair play to them all ! Amazing individuals 👏
Omg really. Just because hes irish doesnt make him tougher. Thats the same as saying just because hes irish he can drink😂😂😂😂
Typically small Irish mentality.
@@asensibleyoungman2978 tiny,teenie,minute,miniscule🤣🤣👍
Collins is the most underrated boxer ever. It's a myth he beat them both past their bests. Eubank fought Collins after one of his best wins vs Henry Wharton and beat him. Then in a rematch almost a shutout. Benn just couldn't handle the absolute toughness and durability. Stopped him twice. I love Eubank and Benn for what they did for British boxing but Collins smashed them both twice. Past their best argument? Collins was older than Eubank and Benn the same age. I'm English but Collins was a diamond.
mike mc callum said steve was one of the hardest boxers he had fought...mc'callum was one tough boxer
Tis true!! In his younger days& early career,he employed more of a 'Counter Punching' Style! And he had been training& doing most of his fighting,over in the U.S & been mixing in more skillful,& tougher circles!
And this Pedigree showed up in the end!..And we all have opinions,but most of the unbiased fight Pundits& fans know the results he achieved against Eubanks x2 and Nigel Benn x2 wouldn't have been any different if these fights had taken place 5 or 6 yrs earlier! ( when he was also younger& less battle weary!) And in Rnd (4) u saw the old Collins style of fighting,Boxing,slipping Punches and countering!!
But full respect to Nigel Benn he was great for British ' Prizefighting' and never failed to put on a show!
.And for those who might be interested (or not?) That piece of music is a classic. 'Oro Se do bheatha Bhaile ( English translation=Oh-ro You are welcome home,oh ro you are welcome,now that the summers coming).The Legendary Irish band ' The Dubliners' did a version..Brilliant stuff👍 ☘ 🇨🇮 🇨🇮
Absolutely. I think McCallum did say he was an nightmare or something like that. I thought I knew a lot about boxing at the time. Sadly I never studied Steve Collins enough.
@@onthedry8386 Your right 100% Mate, Mc Callum said "he wouldn't fight that man again" after the Collins fight, a promise he would keep and this Mc Callum would have destroyed Benn no doubt.
@@onthedry8386 well said mate.. The body snatcher was one of the best of all time and he was still banging away til his 40's..Steve Collins was a tough fucker and he had real skills as a boxer but he chose to fight this way because he wasn't getting results in title fights fighting the counter attacking way.. Shame the way it ended for Benn but he was well done by this time. He got a couple of great paydays from Collins. Good luck to him all the same. That night against McClelland was unbelievable for Benn. When u look at what McClelland did to Julian Jackson then for Benn to get up after been put through the ropes in round one was an unbelievable turnaround. Benn had a heart as big as a lion and I loved to watch him fight but Collins was too much man for him and Eubank. PERIOD!!!
2020: these classics never fail to entertain as time goes by
@final boss Steve Collins put them over paid pricks to bed . Just like the black and tans they ran away up the Irish😎
@@thomaslangton8593 bullshit pal, he waited till they were past it and then moved up, don’t know what your talking about.
Very much so mate feels like yesterday
They took benn out because they didn't want hin to be out cold flat out on his face.. Fantastic work by collins great fighter..
Nigel was def getting KO'd but should have been allowed to go on till that happened...both guys went at it toe to toe old style unlike the modern posers...RESPECT.
They didn't pull him out. Benn gives a little nod as he is heading back to the corner as if to say that's it.
Very easy to see why Benn & Eubank both avoided Collins for as long as possible
while they were hogging the limelight and making tons of money.
That's business
Steve Collins was a brick wall ...he was a warrior....benn was never the same after Gerald Mc
And still wanted to kill his opponent. Look at his style. Bully.
@@kristinaking4680he wouldn't of handled Benn at his best though been lost the fighting spirit it showed he didn't wanna kill or cripple his opponents. No fear but he was clearly filled with fear.
Collins had Arguably one of the best chins of all time
Arguably! The best chin ever!
@@leroyoneill1929 eubank could of hurt him though with his power, never hit the same after he did that to Watson, always held back. But what a granite chin Collins had
@@leroyoneill1929 jake lamotta had the greatest chin
@@boxinghistorian2629 with a name like boxingking i wont argue with you mate. Must look him up actually. 👍🏽
Correct.
I loved this era of boxing
Collins had tremendous heart
He's one tough Irish man.
And that's why it took to beat the Dark Destroyer.
Hilarious commentary! 22.30 Collins hits Benn with a a 4 punch combination. The commentary? 'Benn gets in with a right'...
Steve Collins is top 5 toughest men ever in boxing in my opinion. Indestructible in the second half of his career. Granite chin and completely relentless.
How Steve Collins doesn't sit in the hall of fame is ridiculous. One of the greatest boxers of all time. And considering Eubank and Benn made SM much higher profile than it is now then I can't see why they are considered legends and not Collins. He was a proper fighter AND boxer. The man.
Yes, because I never heard of Steve Collins until I watched Gloves off the super middleweights just the other day and pulled up His fights!
@@koden24 He was a proper tough fighter, just like Eubank and Benn. Not necessarily a super slick boxer mind, but an out and out fighter.
Ian Darke one of those voices that makes me think of boxing, and Jim Watt
Nigel Benn was my favourite fighter growing up watching him on itv fight night those were the good old days. Nigel gave us Britain's best boxing performance against mclenan
Rocky fish Yes, I was thrilled, too, at watching that fight but even back at the time I thought something was wrong with McLennan after the first few rounds which the ref, never mind his own corner, should have picked up on but all I think were carried away by the sheer drama unfolding after that dramatic first round.
Collins would have been too tough for him whenever they fought. Collins could not be knocked out, never really hurt in his entire career despite being in with fearsome punchers.
If you think Benns performance V Mc Clellan was so good, where would you put Watsons victory over Benn in Finsbury Park?
@@francishegarty8087 oh Watson was red hot mate and I reckon had he not been hurt by eubank he'd of been the best out of the 3 ie Benn eubank Collins
Agree with you 100pc mate about Watson, I loved the guy, he gave Benn a lesson that night in a cracking fight. I honestly believe Watson was the best of the 3 of himself, Benn and Eubank but I would have to disagree with including Collins here. Collins was massively underestimated by the Boxing World in Europe and the UK as he fought his earlier bouts under the legendary Petronelli brothers, Pat and Goody, MM Haglers trainers, and Hagler also schooled him. A lot of people also forget he beat a very good Middleweight World Champ Chris Pyatt in Sheffield and was 30 when he beat Eubanks the 1st time, who was unbeaten 28 yrs old.
Steve Collins obviously one of the hardest men ever in his divisions. He and Eubank took punches from the best better than anyone. Incredible. We will never know what the future would have held had Eubank not stepped back in the tenth of their first encounter. The only fighter who ever looked like he could finish Collins and as many pundits have observed, simply lost the killer instinct more and more as the shadow of the Watson damage hung over him....waving in refs coz he was worried what could happen to his opponents. Hmm. Still Collins kept winning and is clearly one of the best ever.
It was a shame he pulled out of the joe calzaghe fight, it was a brave move for a very young joe calzaghe to take the Collins fight when no one else was willing to fight him after he knocked fuck out of those Americans, beat benn and eubank twice and still young joe was willing to take that fight, respect to him for that, and for eubank for taking Collins place with two weeks notice and going 12 rounds with joe although he got schooled he was 40 years old
Eubank was born in 1966, he fought Calzaghe in 1997 making him 31, not 40.
hardest man ever? dont you mean hardest from the british isles? monzon hagler duran ketchel graziano greb tiger giardello fulmer robinson antefuermo hopkins minter golovkin. come on lad, he was good but the hardest?
What about big bad Joe
ben was pulled out at the right time, he had nothing left, collins would have just gave him a hiding and put ben in danger of being hurt. and that would be wrong, a man should be able to protect himself, so bens corner did right. for those none fighters out there every time a punch connects you face potential danger. wasnt worth putting ben in hospital or worse,
ben is still a legend in every sense and steve collins is simply awesome, he went in and beat the very best several times.
Totally agree with Rance Davis. Benn's corner realised the fight was unwinnable and if it continued, he was only going to get hurt.
It is good to see the corner taking responsibility for their fighter.
I saw Roberto Duran Vs Davey Moore on TH-cam and Moore took a horrific beating, yet his corner continued to send him out round after round.
It is a shame his corner didn't have the balls to do what Benn's corner did.
I've been trying to get the Holyfield Tyson fight but i can't get through to that number.
@@deMc-ud4tp try 23 don't know what year your in lol
I was trying too but forgot it was a hundred fuckin years ago 😉😉😉
Hang on its 2020 now....who is this fighting? Have I missed something?🤣👍
Lined up autumn/fall 2020 ?
TRY 911
Anyone who followed boxing knew how good Collins was
This was sad to see..
Nigel Benn was brave beyond belief.
His early fights were so good, this damaged his legacy.
When you consider you had Eubanks, Benn and, Collins on one side of the Atlantic and Roy Jones Jr on the other at this time, it is such a pity we never got to see a series of fights featuring all 4.
Unfortunately for us Boxing fans , this was never going to happen as Jones didn't want to fight any of them lads you mentioned , all way too dangerous . Frankie Liles , WBA SMW Champion , 93 to 98 was also in the mix and wanted to Unify with Jones , IBF but his greed , wanted 85 pc of the Purse , killed that deal . Both these guys fought 4 times as Amateurs , 2 wins each all on points but Frankie had Jones down twice in one of these contests where he received two standing 8 counts , he too was a very dangerous opponent for Jones .🥊🥊
Don't forget US middleweight James Toney. He was formidable in this era, and many believe he would have defeated anybody at this point in time, had they met him in a fight ( except, perhaps, Roy Jones, who did defeat him).
@@francishegarty8087 TH-cam Gloves off the super middleweights, you will find your answer then. The only one that was not present was Nigel Benn!
Joe Calzaghe is the best British boxer (ATG). Ben met his match with Collins and gave up! In 1996 Irish Steve Collins ruled at 168. I thought his post fight remarks about Ben were honest. Collins a great champion!
William Price Collins isn’t brutish!
@@eamonmurphy2463 Never said he was. My nominee is as I stated: Joe Calzaghe, the ATG British boxer.
@@williamprice2677 i agree...greatest british boxer of all time...Joe Calzaghe is a legend
If Benn had gone one more round he'll be on the floor from exhaustion.
He looked absolutely shattered.
Nigel benn : "I can't box , I could never box...
my son conor?,,, he can box !"
his body movement is too exagerated it has to take the energy slip a punch his rag doll movement was simply wasteful and was still getting hit twice for 1 he lands
That’ll be fatigue from the steroids.
I ❤️ benn but I remember thinking he should have never taken the Collins fights , the juice wasn’t there anymore , but 💴 was needed for his family & future like many of us . Legend
What a vicious fight, not many could withstand that from Benn,
My dads last name is Collins and he named me after him he liked him so much. I was too young to remember him but he does seem decent.
Decent is an understatement
Benn was pull out at the end of the 6 round and he thinks he can make a comeback attempt at 55 years old ? I can see this ending in tears.
I know his focus should be on his 2 son's boxing career not fighting near to 60 for God's sake
He will be Ok if if wears some big pants.
Yeh tears of laughter!! Two old codgers trying to hit each other. Benn is travelling to the venue with his bus pass!!
@@kenneththompson8933 I bet they could still kick your ass though.
Old paddy was too tough 💪🍀🇮🇪
Again ...
Very true. Collins was hard as nails. 🥊
brick wall word ☘️🙏🏽
So why not fight calzaghe then ?
@@jasonlangfield7488 why would he fight him? He was retired ffs, not to mention an older fighter?
Fair Play to Robin Reid, real honest saying he needed a few more fights before facing collins , very rare you see fighters giving an honest appraisal of themselves like that
Grew up on the same estate as Steve, he was always a tough, hungry fighter, even on the streets, he was always going to make it, he was relentless in his approach to training and boxing.
Nigel benn said ..NO MAS👍😎...STEVE COLLINGS IS A GREAT BOXER...AN HONOR TO SEE ALL HIS FIGHTS🌏🌎🌍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Collins have proven all the commentators WRONG He is a very brave honest n hard fighter n he has beaten the best 2 TWICE accept it Collins bashes He is the Best
Champ
if Collins was American,british or Russian hed be remembered as a great fighter.but hes always over looked sadly.benn and eubanks were class and he beat them both twice but a lot of people couldn't put a name to his photo.
The commentator praises the referee for being "very clear in deducting a point for use of the head" and then goes on to say (in the following round) that it was deducted for a low blow.
Nigel just knows when to quit for his family. Respect
Ehm, no he doesn't, watch the interview ringside after benn vs Collins I, he literally said he would quit for his fiance and dad, and that was after his earlier retirement announcement
Any fighter that fakes being passed out to avoid a drug test has to be considered a massive cheat
just born that way so honest why we love steve....to me he is the best
Doesn't matter which fighter you liked here ! Just wish boxing had fighter's like them today instead of TH-cam stars 🌟 .
Benn was past it here, Collins was a hard man to beat, iron chin, great cardio, could go all day, awkward chopping punches, underrated boxer..
He was the same age as Collins far from past his best , lost to a better fighter simple .
@Thao Brewster thats not how it works,some fighters are faded at 32 while others are still on top at 38...
Benn wasnt the same after mc clellan fight..
This wasnt the Benn of the early 90s but Collins may always have had his number..
@@rudatheboy Benn was clearly shot after the McLellan fight. Even the man who took his title, Sugarboy Malinga observed that before their fight.
Benn wasn't past it he just met a granite man in Collins who learned the hard way in America. Collins had been in with the real boxers and was just a better boxer end of story.
England people always say they are past there best when the lose 🙄 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Top top refeering and authority in talks with them both and warning Collins continually. Very apty spotted head use.
Got to like Benn but Collins was hard as nails. Celtic warrior indeed
Saw Benn for the first time when he fought Watson in 89'. Think it was on a Saturday afternoon on one of the networks. Really enjoyed that fight and remember rooting for Benn because I liked his bombs away style. I continued following his fights for a few years after. I never considered him to be a great fighter though. More of a crowd pleaser like a Frank Fletcher than a really good talent. Fun to watch. Soured on him a little after this fight. It appears his camp had a plan here of going out there for a few rounds, then if things don't go their way, pull out. I understand things happened after the McClellan fight, but I don't feel the Benn camp went into this fight in an honest way.
Calzaghe was the man, none wanted a slap off him.
Legends Two Warriors
1st fight against Eubank was very close, he was clearly knocked down in one of the early rounds but was ruled a slip for some reason. Down again in the 10th but Eubank did not go for the finish. In the rematch Collins cardio was amazing throughout the 12 rounds, Eubank had no chance. Clear wins against Benn for both fights.
Roy Jones didnt want any part of Steve Collins.
Steve Collins was a very hard man but didn’t want any part of Joe Calzaghe.
Agreed. Joe was one of the best ever. You dont go 46-0 and not be@@rmzxr4395
Benn quit before he got ko'd .collins was too tough for them English boys
Dodged the welsh boy though didn’t he!!!
@@richcastle6796 the junkie ?
Fergus Whelan I would call him a junkie!!! Took a bit of coke for god sake!
@@richcastle6796 he was never really drug tested during his career god knows what he was on .done ok beating nobodies except the overrated yank
Fergus Whelan you clearly know very little about boxing! He beat Hopkins who then went on to win a world title of Kelly Pavlik, Lacy was regarded as a mini Mike Tyson, Kessler was not a nobody! Obviously your just a bitter Irishman who doesn’t like British boxers!!!
Collins smoked the best of British: Eubanks x 2; Benn x 2
Cant lie that first fight with benn was just a mishap on Benns part. He likely would have rocked Collins in that first one if he wasnt injured.
@strawdog *80* I mean his leg was a legit problem, I didn't see collins win by KO nor did he out skill Benn so it's a legit reason in my eyes. Not a mere useless excuse.
Benn was winning the first fight, so the "smoke" couldn't have been permeating much from Coll'
thx for real
Collins beat Eubanks twice & Ben twice & retired them both,that says it all🥊He was a fantastic warrior
the MAIN EVENT of the card
Robin Reid certainly didnt want any part of getting in the ring with collins. cant really blame him either
"You know, you never know, that's what he might do, you know"
Is it bc its 90's footage that ring looks very small,i have heard of boxers asking for different sizes rings, you'd think there would be one standard size ☘️🇮🇪
Господи помилуй! Суеты много, промахов! Желания много, интеллекта мало! Но, не скучно! Спасибо!
Just might have been better if these 2 could have met 5 yrs earlier.
Well he is back in 2019 bloody hell . Prodigal son is back
Who is he fighting?
It's a difficult call to make about whether the corner pulled him out too early. They were doing their job in protecting their fighter from himself.
Not many people know that Collins fought up to heavyweight as an amateur, he was massive and strong for super middle
No he didn't
Yes he did, he could have gone up to light heavy and dominated easily. He always struggled to compete at the middle and super middle weight limits.
Why was the fight stopped? Don't understand it. Collins was winning, but Benn had a puncher's chance. BTW, Eubank took the first fight against Collins on short notice. The second fight was a split decision. Mike McCallum beat Collins hands down, not even close. And Collins had been fighting for four years at that time.
Collins vs Watson who wins?
those seats @ 8:59 must have been 50p they're all of 3 miles away from the ring.
Hairiest Hands in sports broadcasting!
Both were great fighters but the combination of their styles was a lot of clinching and missing and consequently both their bouts are unenjoyable.
Nigel Benn in THIS fight had no BALLS. he knew if he would continue he would be knocked out so he and his corner decided to QUIT. when his corner decided to stop this fight he did not argue one bit. He knew what was waiting for him if he would continue. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
2 great worriers of the past
Benn hit Collins with everything he had in the first 3 rounds and couldn't put him away after that there was only one outcome.
Steve Collins don't get the respect he deserves
He is very tough fighter
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He's white?
Benn should have retired after the McClellan fight.
Of course he should have retired after the Mc Clellan fight and maybe Eubank should have also after the 2nd Watson contest, at least we wouldn't have to listen to these excuses as to why they lost to Collins? Alan Minter and Barry Mc Guigan were both involved in fights with opponent's who lost their lives, before they won their World Crowns along with many others . I don't recall either Minter, Mc Guigan or any of their fans using those unfortunate events as an excuse for defeats that would follow.
@@francishegarty8087 oh come on clearly he was referring to the fact that the mcclellan fight ruined Benn,watch the first Collins Benn fight i remember watching it live and could see Benn was shot,not taking anything away from Collins at all he was a great fighter
@@keithshayler1972 Hi Keith, I get what you mean and understand you fully and fair play to you for saying that Collins was good. I do know for a fact, that Benn and Eubank, ducked Mc Callum, 100%, Benn in 92, Eubank 90, and that they both didn't want a part of Collins, ever. I understand Benn wasn't the same fighter after the Gman fight but he had 3 straight, good wins after, then got beaten, fair and square by Malinga, who got his just rewards for his daylight robbery defeat to him, in 92, 3 years before the Mc Clellan fight. Collins was miles better than him in the 2 fights, if they fought a few years before then, Benn ain't KO ing him, and Collins always got stronger after slow starts, even Mc Callum can admit to this, and also refused him a rematch after their February 90 fight. Safe regards to you and family in these crazy times.
Francis Hegarty even Hagler didn fancy McCallum and i don’t blame them,I loved that era in the 90s and I loved Collins as well and agree that no one was stopping Collins.it was just painful watching Benn afterwards he was a shell.Eubank wasn’t passed his best I was in Manchester to watch his first fight with Thompson and he gave Thompson hell and we know what he did to David Haye,Shame Collins and calzaghe didn’t happen that would have been one hell of a fight
@@keithshayler1972 Very true, I'm from Dublin, saw lots of Collins fights, but I'm a fight fan, massive Lewis 1, saw him fight in Dublin 95, also saw Tyson V Francis fight, February 2000, Men, Arena Manchester, Calzaghe and Hatton were on the bill, even Hagler was there along with lots more. As a genuine fight fan, l always cheered for guys from Ireland or the UK v other guys, especially the US. Your right about Benn, it was sad to see him then as he was way better earlier, he and Collins are great friends, with lots of respect for each other, they both don't like Eubank, and Collins has no respect for him. If Calzaghe fought Collins, it would have been a slog, a brawl, not good on the eye and going the distance, with big Joe getting the nod, deservedly by 2 rds. I've been catching up on Lloyd Honeyghan, used to like him, he was very very good but he also liked the high life.
Never the same fighter after Gerald Machelen
He bc he has brain injured that why
Benn was my favourite English fighter of that time but Collins was a rock and always a better fighter always going to beat Benn.
Benn put in a savage preformance, not many would lasted this !!
Benns team did the right thing. 👌🍀
Great friends. Take themselves out to dinner more than their wives.
Collin was and is the real boss
Benn just swings and holds
3:15 ish Liam with Patsy Kensit in ringside seats. Misery Liam here.
Beat eubank twice Benn twice very underrated fighter
Because he is not British or American
I wonder what happens to the WBC Collins took from Benn? Did he lost it to someone before this fight?
manny mo
This was for the WBO belt Collins won from Eubank. Benn had lost the WBC to Malinga, in Feb '96.
Collins was a beast
I wish the American media would have covered european boxing back then. I was a youngster, and they covered Roy Jones career as if there simply WAS nobody to fight. I wish Jim Lampley, and them would have said "theres an Irishman that WANTS to fight JOnes"
Absolute fackin warrior Benn was
As far as ko's Go People like to see them but bringing someone out of a fight when they have nothing left to give is better than seeing someone getting killed.
Once again the paddy wins ☘☘☘
Once again??????
Name two others then
Collins made Benn quit twice
Benn and Eubank
As an Irishman, I’d give 5 Conor McGregors for another Steve Collins
Nigel Benn!!! One of the greatest British Boxers ever!!! Steve collins,who cares!!!!???
Benn keeps hold or teying too hold the whole damn fight damn bro.
How old are u 12 🤔 bro 😂
Two of the finest boxers ever
Benn was never the same fighter after the McClellan fiight
ahh when boxing was great
28:15 Nice stick
Yeah. Steve definitely should get his props for beating Nigel and Chris even though way past their primes. Steve polished up what was left from that period of time. He did a great clean up job of the debri that needed to be removed from that division. He really should go down as an all time great. He fought everybody even though he lost to all the top level competition in Mike McCallum, Reggie Johnson and Sambu kalambay. He's an all time great. He also fought overseas and held his own very well.
I remember watching Collins beat Chris Pyatt and a load of the British middleweights....Neville Brown I think....we used to have good Friday night boxing on TV back then....I knew Collins was good when the great Angelo Dundee spoke about how tough and skilled a fighter he was and this was years before I ever saw him on British TV.....I think Benn was a bit shit at this stage if I'm being honest.
A prime Collins, eubank, and Benn, against a prime cannello alverez. What great fights they would have been.
Ben's off bobbing and weaving regardless after his initial jab.
Never mixes his style up or feints.
Benn complete diva. See him looking for the cameras after the fight. Miss Elizabeth wedding.