Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank’s rivalry has not quite settled yet. With their sons due to trade blows with one another, there is a unique chapter added to their story.
When Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. step into the ring with one another, tensions are going to be high at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The bad blood is still apparent between the two families, which ranges from Benn’s controversial loss to his rival, to Conor Benn and Chris Eubank’s spat in 2016, to Chris Eubank Jr.’s egg slap.
Another major element of the story is Eubank Sr.’s relationship with his son. Having not been a part of the promotion for the fight to this point, he had some harsh words for his son ahead of the bout.
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Chris Eubank Sr. blasts his son over Conor Benn egg slap
Speaking to Seconds Out ahead of the Eubank Jr. vs Benn fight, Eubank Sr. had some surprising words about his son.
Describing the fight between his son and Benn as a ‘farce’, Eubank Sr. has expressed his ill feelings towards the bout on numerous occasions.
Talking about the egg slap incident between Eubank Jr. and Benn, Eubank Sr. said, “Is this what we are now? Is this what it’s come to? Is this who we are?”
Eubank would go on to describe why he feels the fight should not happen, and is confident that the bout will not take place. When asked why he would not be in the corner of his son, Eubank said, “I will not be an accomplice to their stupidity, to their circus.”
The former world champion would return to the incident involving the egg by saying, “Junior, you’re smashing an egg against this guy’s face. I didn’t teach you that. Who taught you that?… That’s disgraceful… I would never be in your corner. You’re a disgrace.”
Nigel Benn on Chris Eubank’s comments towards his son
Nigel Benn spoke to The Ring Magazine about the comments that Eubank made towards his son. The former world champion would say that the words of his former rival ‘upset’ him.
“Publicly, putting your son down, I don’t think it’s right.”
Benn would go on to say that he hopes Eubank Sr. and his son can rekindle their relationship by ‘getting their heads together.’ “At the end of the day, that’s your son and that’s your father.”
“I don’t want to see Chris fall out with his son, it’s horrible.”
‘The Dark Destroyer’ added that he wanted the fight to be a family occasion, wanting to see his and his son’s rivals come together as a team.
In terms of a prediction for the fight, Benn said that he believes his son will finish the fight within ‘three or four rounds’.