Collins was never the most talented of boxers, but what hw did have was balls by the bucketload. I knew someone years ago who trained in the same gym, told me Collins was probably the toughest boxer he had met, and a great guy.
Collins was very much like Mike Mc Callum. Both avoided and were better fighers than those who made the big pay days. Thank fully the Celtic Warrior was brought in as a late replacement and tore the title of the hyped up Brit twice. Then he went on to retire Benn and gave him 2 fights. Neither going past the 6th rd
Eubank was a formidable warrior at the end of his career - against Calzaghe, Thompson and Collins 2. Too cautious during, maybe thanks to Michael Watson 2? Nevertheless - good job from Steve!
Collins looks like a heavy-weight against a middleweight. Didn't realise he was such a big guy! (Couldn't bare to see the old warrior Lions of Benn and Eubank getting beaten. This is the first time I watched this from the day it took place)
Whats the name of the tune when Collins entering the ring? Is there somevere complete video of that enterance? I watched this match in '95 when I was a kid and it was one of the best I ever saw! Regards from Serbia!
Because of their boxing/fighting style and personality: People watched NB wanting him to win; People watched CE wanting him to lose; People were ambivalent about SC; .....That’s why two got the credit and paydays they deserved, and the other didn’t.
I can see from the comments a lack of respect for Collins. Benn would have, Eubank could have, etc. Well guess what they didn't. I'm more of a Calzaghe fan but Collins deserves the respect a lot of you don't give him.
@johnanthonyp what u on about bias?? he said about eubank "is it to late for him" and at the end he said about eubank "does he actually think he's won" as tho he thinks collins had won the fight. and by the way 114-115, 115-113, 115-113 isnt exactly "one-sided"
Watching these two performances by Collins it makes me wonder how he ever thought he was gonna beat Roy Jones?! Chin out, wide punches, medium pace and medium power. Roy food. :)
Steve gave Mike McCallum at his best a good fight and Steve was inexperienced at the time. So win or lose he would of give Roy a good fight no problem Steve could fight any style
what an amazing fight both gave there all. i thought steve piped it but they fought like galliant warriors......all you arm chair warriors who want to slag of one't or other. keep it to yourselfs.
Eubank knocked him down in first fight, twice. One knockdown was disallowed somehow. Yeah Steve is steel no doubt though. Eubank clearly lost this one.
@pnutbutrncrackers Mike McCallum said Steve Collins is the toughest man he ver fought, & Mike has been in the ring with Don Curry, James Toney, Roy Jones to name just 3! Eubank was gifted some very dodgy decisions in his career! Apart from Benn he never beat a top line fighter!
@dan32113 Never meant to imply anything negative about Collins' toughness, and if indeed McCallum said that that's impressive! I was speaking about overall fighting skill & ability. Take Mickey Ward, for example. Tough as nails, and definitely more than a decent fighter -- but perhaps not a "great" one -- in my opinion. Perhaps I would feel something similar regarding Steve Collins. But it just seemed to me that CE had more natural giftedness. But your point about his record is well-taken.
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Watch "the gloves are off" on here with Chris, Roy Jones, Joe, Richie and Steve, he won this fight but Eubank picks him off at will with a war of words, with the help of Joe and Jones......so funny...
This is not how mcgregor wins he is a counter puncher and Eubank is nowhere near as elusive as floyd if this is connors game plan he is getting knocked out
Different sport. Youre comparing apples with oranges and by the way I dont think you would be reminded of playground games if you were in the ring with either of these two. Even now.
As for Roy jones, well he was just in a different league.. I think only Eubank at super middleweight would've been a serious threat to Jones, although I think he would've still been too much even for Eubank.. Jones in his prime from 23-30 was untouchable, the best pound for pound second to none. Shame he couldn't quit when he won the heavyweight title, should've called it a day then.
If Colin’s had fought Eubank prior to Watson then Eubank all day for me.eubank was never the same after that and first fight should of been at least a draw.eubank was past it
Just watched the entire fight back, it wasn't pretty but Collins out worked Eubank in all but maybe two or three rounds. Judging was disgraceful should have been unanimous and far wider margins on all score cards for Collins.
they say they are not brittish but truth of the matter is they are ! and thats wot the people of the republic of ireland dont like but its tuff shit there brittish !
@tipkelt. Sure is man. But we in republic not british island anymore. We are not ruled by britan. We are not her island. . I hav no arguments with brits. Worked with them all. Peace
I don't think it would be fair to say Eubank was Fucked up by Collins both fought well, I would say however towards the end of Eubanks Career he certainly lost any killer instinct and would stand off after a onslaught to allow an opponent time to recouver. I guess this may have been a result of the Watson bout. The only guy who ever came close to fucking Eubank up was Carl Thompson(underated) whom Eubank went up a weight to fight. A number of USA pundits said it was fight of the decade 1&2 great
@TPKelt I can assure u mate,no-one on this island bar those who are British would say Ireland is in the British isles. You may say 'who cares' but even those of us here who are not politicaly minded would take it quite thick to have someone try to tell them they are anything but their own island nation. Please,Its insulting. Ireland,respectfully or otherwise is not nor does it wish to be a part of ur British isles. Peace.
I agree Collins was a good fighter but over rated, he beat eubank and benn at the back end of their careers, had he fought them in they primes different results. As for Roy jones, he would've wiped the floor with Collins, too much skill and talent. The eubank that fought in the first Watson fight would've ko'd Collins, that was the beast eubank who ko'd benn n Watson.
m8 I don't think he was over rated if anything underrated but just a typical Dublin man that was tough because most irish had nothing so that fight is installed in them.
THE FIRST FIGHT EUBANK HAD COLLINS ABSOLUTELY OUT ON HIS FEET IN THE ELEVENTH...but obviously after the watson fight eubank was wary of another coma victim and eased off...both great athletes though...and both very wealthy men from this
@akinolo1 Eubank robbed? like Watson in 1st fight, Maurico Amaral & Dan schommer to name 3 fighters. He boxed Irishmen Steve Collins & Ray Close a combined 4 times & only had 1 win out of 4. Chwis was hardly great..
@akinolo1 robbed twice??? on every scorecard?? and convincingly so?? youre wrong, collins won handy, he had freddie roach. , eubank was overrated, collins and calzaghe exposed him
Roy jones jr avoided collins cuz he didnt Think collins would do Nothin to him.. collins was a good boxer but Nothin compared to rjj.. to much between them.. rjj was on Another level it would be a ud win for roy 118-110. eubank and benn was past their best at this Point with collins.. not about age or something.. and eubank lost some and left some when he injured watson.. people dont Think about that.. their all boxers but i dont Think nobody would kill other.. rjj in first Place.. then i would pick tooney.. and then eubank benn and collins
I watched this fight and remembers it well and I felt at the time that it was a cheat decision and now I am even more convinced. The referee did not even warn collins once about his tactics in the early rounds when he was hitting and holding. Back then I hated Eubanks and is no fan now but he was robbed.
chris eubank was to nice for hes own good when fighting steve collins . One is a legend whos fights will go down in history the other one is a good fighter you know which one is which
The queen of england is head of state of great britan. Ie england. Wales . Scotland. N ireland. Not republic. We have our own head of state. Or own goverment . Jee why am i staying this. Surly you all know that is posting here..
Just seems to me that somewhere along the way Eubank lost it mentally. With no disrepect to Collins meant at all, CB had no business losing to him either time. Kind of strange upstairs, if his mental toughness had equaled his abilities in the ring . . . no way. Sometimes I wonder if so much violence in one's profession messes w/a person's mind.
To carl Delaney- don't get me wrong mate Collins was a very good fighter, very tough, solid chin, not much of a boxer more a brawler with high work rate. But he fought Eubank n benn at the back end of their careers, Benn was never same after McClellan fight, a young prime pre-Watson Eubank would've beaten him though I think Collins would've beaten benn even in his prime.. Eubank was a beast, I remember Collins saying himself he watched Eubank fight n admitted he wasn't a better boxer n most importantly he wasn't as tough as he was so he couldn't go toe to toe with him..
Funny watching Eubank talk about how he was cheated with that little girly accent..You werent cheated chris you were bet convincingly twice by a far better fighter..And yes before you ask you are a bum.. :)
@cohenhaywood10. Yeah well lizzy is ok she dond the power of good betwn the uk and ireland. As for the rest . Yeah. Know what u mean. . Right pain in the ass espically charles
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I don't know why Collins isnt better known- he fought and beat Benn and Eubank- twice
Racism. Plain and simple. Collins was awesome
@@josephclift3662racism against whom irish?
@@anthonym3351being irish isnt racist. Ethnicity not nationality.
Two great boxers. Collins is like a man possessed in this fight.
eubank:"youve got bad breath,move away from me" to collins @the begining LMAO LEGEND
Then he lost again lol
Collins was never the most talented of boxers, but what hw did have was balls by the bucketload. I knew someone years ago who trained in the same gym, told me Collins was probably the toughest boxer he had met, and a great guy.
+brian w Thats Irish fighters for u... If its not talent, its the inner Celt
Who came here from The MMA hour
Ashwin Nair What a brilliant interview that was, huh
Ashwin Nair yessir!!!
me lol, Chris is awesome to hear talk.
Yep
Problem is Conor is no Steve Collins, would never have worked against Mayweather
Who else is here after Ariel / Eubank interview? lol
King Ali Me
yessir
Collins was very much like Mike Mc Callum. Both avoided and were better fighers than those who made the big pay days. Thank fully the Celtic Warrior was brought in as a late replacement and tore the title of the hyped up Brit twice. Then he went on to retire Benn and gave him 2 fights. Neither going past the 6th rd
Eubank was a formidable warrior at the end of his career - against Calzaghe, Thompson and Collins 2. Too cautious during, maybe thanks to Michael Watson 2?
Nevertheless - good job from Steve!
Collins looks like a heavy-weight against a middleweight. Didn't realise he was such a big guy! (Couldn't bare to see the old warrior Lions of Benn and Eubank getting beaten. This is the first time I watched this from the day it took place)
Not the type of boxing I personally like to watch. Collins is a brawler and good at it, so fair enough.
Whats the name of the tune when Collins entering the ring? Is there somevere complete video of that enterance? I watched this match in '95 when I was a kid and it was one of the best I ever saw! Regards from Serbia!
Tina Turner-“Simply the best”
@@tessgriffith8745 He said Collins, not Eubank.
Much respect to Steve Collins' cojones !!!
Because of their boxing/fighting style and personality:
People watched NB wanting him to win;
People watched CE wanting him to lose;
People were ambivalent about SC;
.....That’s why two got the credit and paydays they deserved, and the other didn’t.
Why did Collins never ever get no credit or fame for beating the best available in the world of the Decade ???
Racism. White people are victims of it, too
Chris and Ariel sent me here.
I remember Eubank... he was just awesome always showtime AND great fights still can't believ he lost 2 times against Collins!!
Why not.best boxer won.
Media (sky)pushing there boxers and getting the decisions,happened all the time.
Cos Collins was better.
Anyone know Collins walkout song?
I can see from the comments a lack of respect for Collins. Benn would have, Eubank could have, etc. Well guess what they didn't. I'm more of a Calzaghe fan but Collins deserves the respect a lot of you don't give him.
Totally agree
two lion hearts
One shamrock one pervert brit
Every great fighter i see, Freddie Roach is always in his corner.
@johnanthonyp what u on about bias?? he said about eubank "is it to late for him" and at the end he said about eubank "does he actually think he's won" as tho he thinks collins had won the fight. and by the way 114-115, 115-113, 115-113 isnt exactly "one-sided"
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bar none.best ever irish boxer
@carryontalking what an intelligent statement
How well known was Steve in the USA?? I admit I have no idea... What made his demand for a shot more valid than anyone else?
If by cheating you mean knocking the tar out of someone then yes, he cheated.
Watching these two performances by Collins it makes me wonder how he ever thought he was gonna beat Roy Jones?! Chin out, wide punches, medium pace and medium power. Roy food. :)
Steve gave Mike McCallum at his best a good fight and Steve was inexperienced at the time. So win or lose he would of give Roy a good fight no problem Steve could fight any style
@@jimmylamb1098 😂😂😂
People who disrespect fighters are pathetic. Truly keyboard warriors
what an amazing fight both gave there all. i thought steve piped it but they fought like galliant warriors......all you arm chair warriors who want to slag of one't or other. keep it to yourselfs.
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both great fighters.but collins is made of steel seriously never been knocked out or down during a fight
Eubank knocked him down in first fight, twice. One knockdown was disallowed somehow. Yeah Steve is steel no doubt though. Eubank clearly lost this one.
Eubank nearly knocked him out of the ring in round 10 of the first fight bud. Collins was gifted the win, no way he won that one.
Watch the first fight get knocked down
@@martytdd1606wrong
@pnutbutrncrackers Mike McCallum said Steve Collins is the toughest man he ver fought, & Mike has been in the ring with Don Curry, James Toney, Roy Jones to name just 3! Eubank was gifted some very dodgy decisions in his career! Apart from Benn he never beat a top line fighter!
He still ducked the fight with Calzaghe…
Super joe would have boxed his head off
Shows how rich he was by then?
rought and tumble, best man won.
rough*
yeah tbh. Knobhead*
@dan32113 Never meant to imply anything negative about Collins' toughness, and if indeed McCallum said that that's impressive! I was speaking about overall fighting skill & ability. Take Mickey Ward, for example. Tough as nails, and definitely more than a decent fighter -- but perhaps not a "great" one -- in my opinion. Perhaps I would feel something similar regarding Steve Collins. But it just seemed to me that CE had more natural giftedness. But your point about his record is well-taken.
The fighting Irish well done Collins
Collins just went over and stuck it on him. And people don't like that.
Chris Eubanks said this is how Conor can win by going at Floyd like Collins did to Chris
Christian Emory so what does Conor do? Box a boxer. Huge mistake
English commentators just cudnt acçept it the collins won again 🤣🤣🤣
Not disagreeing with your point about Collins, mate. Not sure what your first sentence means - sorry!
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Collins battered them all, fair and square. He was an established champion of both and gloves and mind, a pleasure seeing him beat brits for fun.
Calzaghe…..
Watch "the gloves are off" on here with Chris, Roy Jones, Joe, Richie and Steve, he won this fight but Eubank picks him off at will with a war of words, with the help of Joe and Jones......so funny...
mcgreggor is going to make this look like patticake
This is not how mcgregor wins he is a counter puncher and Eubank is nowhere near as elusive as floyd if this is connors game plan he is getting knocked out
L Mc you was So wrong there mate .
Different sport. Youre comparing apples with oranges and by the way I dont think you would be reminded of playground games if you were in the ring with either of these two. Even now.
As for Roy jones, well he was just in a different league.. I think only Eubank at super middleweight would've been a serious threat to Jones, although I think he would've still been too much even for Eubank.. Jones in his prime from 23-30 was untouchable, the best pound for pound second to none. Shame he couldn't quit when he won the heavyweight title, should've called it a day then.
Ok but collins bashed eubank twice and Ben twice ,so your talking shit
If Colin’s had fought Eubank prior to Watson then Eubank all day for me.eubank was never the same after that and first fight should of been at least a draw.eubank was past it
And if Christmas was Easter, there'd be no snow
Collins deffo juicy for this fight
Just watched the entire fight back, it wasn't pretty but Collins out worked Eubank in all but maybe two or three rounds. Judging was disgraceful should have been unanimous and far wider margins on all score cards for Collins.
they say they are not brittish but truth of the matter is they are ! and thats wot the people of the republic of ireland dont like but its tuff shit there brittish !
AAAAARRRRRRIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLL
@tipkelt. Sure is man. But we in republic not british island anymore. We are not ruled by britan. We are not her island. . I hav no arguments with brits. Worked with them all. Peace
And collins could tarmac your drive in no fokken toym
I don't think it would be fair to say Eubank was Fucked up by Collins both fought well, I would say however towards the end of Eubanks Career he certainly lost any killer instinct and would stand off after a onslaught to allow an opponent time to recouver. I guess this may have been a result of the Watson bout. The only guy who ever came close to fucking Eubank up was Carl Thompson(underated) whom Eubank went up a weight to fight. A number of USA pundits said it was fight of the decade 1&2 great
@TPKelt
I can assure u mate,no-one on this island bar those who are British would say Ireland is in the British isles.
You may say 'who cares' but even those of us here who are not politicaly minded would take it quite thick to have someone try to tell them they are anything but their own island nation.
Please,Its insulting.
Ireland,respectfully or otherwise is not nor does it wish to be a part of ur British isles.
Peace.
I agree Collins was a good fighter but over rated, he beat eubank and benn at the back end of their careers, had he fought them in they primes different results. As for Roy jones, he would've wiped the floor with Collins, too much skill and talent. The eubank that fought in the first Watson fight would've ko'd Collins, that was the beast eubank who ko'd benn n Watson.
m8 I don't think he was over rated if anything underrated but just a typical Dublin man that was tough because most irish had nothing so that fight is installed in them.
LOL exactly ;)
THE FIRST FIGHT EUBANK HAD COLLINS ABSOLUTELY OUT ON HIS FEET IN THE ELEVENTH...but obviously after the watson fight eubank was wary of another coma victim and eased off...both great athletes though...and both very wealthy men from this
It was the 10th
Collins beat him twice!!!!!
Steeeevo steeevo
@akinolo1 Eubank robbed? like Watson in 1st fight, Maurico Amaral & Dan schommer to name 3 fighters. He boxed Irishmen Steve Collins & Ray Close a combined 4 times & only had 1 win out of 4. Chwis was hardly great..
JONES VS COLLINS, COLLINS WOULD HAVE NO CHANCE.....
Ya that's why he ducked Collins u moron
@akinolo1 robbed twice??? on every scorecard?? and convincingly so?? youre wrong, collins won handy, he had freddie roach. , eubank was overrated, collins and calzaghe exposed him
Roy jones jr avoided collins cuz he didnt Think collins would do Nothin to him.. collins was a good boxer but Nothin compared to rjj.. to much between them.. rjj was on Another level it would be a ud win for roy 118-110. eubank and benn was past their best at this Point with collins.. not about age or something.. and eubank lost some and left some when he injured watson.. people dont Think about that.. their all boxers but i dont Think nobody would kill other.. rjj in first Place.. then i would pick tooney.. and then eubank benn and collins
Yet Jones dicked him and eubank
@steve171274 really. Was it a christmas present then. Wow nobody told me. And there was silly old me thinking we had to pay it back. Lol
disgrace that any judge could have deemed euban a winner..hope he got sacked...decision should have been UD well don collins
Collins would have been comprehensively done over by Jones
And your point is?
I watched this fight and remembers it well and I felt at the time that it was a cheat decision and now I am even more convinced. The referee did not even warn collins once about his tactics in the early rounds when he was hitting and holding. Back then I hated Eubanks and is no fan now but he was robbed.
No
Calzaghe would have fucking destroyed Collins
collins fucked eubank up twice, i like eubank but collins was the better fighter in my opinion
no mercy to the black english man
Twat
Chris Eubank is the best
Collins won never mind the crap not the right day he won
chris eubank was to nice for hes own good when fighting steve collins .
One is a legend whos fights will go down in history the other one is a good fighter you know which one is which
Scrappy
he knocked the royal nigerian into next tuesday up the ra
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@harvest21021982 lol...he is Irish to the bone!!!
The queen of england is head of state of great britan. Ie england. Wales . Scotland. N ireland. Not republic. We have our own head of state. Or own goverment . Jee why am i staying this. Surly you all know that is posting here..
Just seems to me that somewhere along the way Eubank lost it mentally. With no disrepect to Collins meant at all, CB had no business losing to him either time. Kind of strange upstairs, if his mental toughness had equaled his abilities in the ring . . . no way. Sometimes I wonder if so much violence in one's profession messes w/a person's mind.
To carl Delaney- don't get me wrong mate Collins was a very good fighter, very tough, solid chin, not much of a boxer more a brawler with high work rate. But he fought Eubank n benn at the back end of their careers, Benn was never same after McClellan fight, a young prime pre-Watson Eubank would've beaten him though I think Collins would've beaten benn even in his prime.. Eubank was a beast, I remember Collins saying himself he watched Eubank fight n admitted he wasn't a better boxer n most importantly he wasn't as tough as he was so he couldn't go toe to toe with him..
Collins is a terrible boxer. He shouldn’t have won any of those fights. Baffling
Avoided him by trying his hardest to get roy jones to come out of hiding im sure he was petrified of calzaghe lmao
Funny watching Eubank talk about how he was cheated with that little girly accent..You werent cheated chris you were bet convincingly twice by a far better fighter..And yes before you ask you are a bum.. :)
eubank was a better fighter
Is that why he lost to Collins, twice.
@cohenhaywood10. Yeah well lizzy is ok she dond the power of good betwn the uk and ireland. As for the rest . Yeah. Know what u mean. . Right pain in the ass espically charles
Joe calzaghi would of done them both together,that was a poor boxing match to watch.
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preachinshawn think he means 0-1
Looks like the begining of Artem's fighting days lol