Chris Eubank Jr. vs Conor Benn 2 press conference quotes
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The pair showed there is no love lost when they were reunited at Wednesday’s Launch Press Conference at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
It was the first time Eubank Jr. and Benn were in the same space since their legendary initial encounter at the same venue in April in front of a sell-out crowd of 70,000.
Eubank Jr. secured a thrilling unanimous decision victory in a leading candidate for Fight of the Year, while both fighters captured the attention of fans around the globe with their display of heart and action.The two were backed by their respective fighting fathers in April, Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn, and the elder Benn was by his son’s side once again on Wednesday. Eubank Sr. famously triumphed over Benn in their first of two encounters three decades earlier.
Eubank Jr has joined forces once again with renowned trainer of Terence Crawford, Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre. And he admitted he has been overwhelmed by the response following his epic first fight with Benn.
“What a crazy, crazy world we live in today,” said Eubank Jr.
“For my entire life as a professional fighter, I have been the villain and the bad guy. Fourteen years and 38 fights of people loving to hate me. I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but from what I’m seeing online these days and the interactions I’m having with people all over the world in the streets, I don’t know if I’m that guy anymore. It’s not just boxing fans that are approaching me now: It’s little girls, elderly folk, housewives, and people that really have nothing to do with boxing, and they’re all greeting me and wishing me the best of luck. It’s humbling.”
Eubank later added that he expects to be victorious once more, adding: “Again, parliamentary will be the procedure. The master will be the matador. This man (Benn) will be the bull. I’ll be holding my flag up, and he will be running around the ring, trying to employ all the new techniques and ‘oh I don’t want to go out there and wear my heart on my sleeve and wind my punches so I’m going to box and we’re going to have this strategy.’
“All of that stuff is going to go out the window as soon as that first little right hand connects on his chin. And after that, we’re going to have fun in there, baby, like I always do. The procedure will be parliamentary, you will see.”
Benn, meanwhile, has only one thing on his mind: redemption. And he is determined to walk out of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, November 15, as a winner. The ground returns to football once the ring comes down, and our guide settles the best football betting site UK question for readers who follow both.
“I worked extremely hard and have done the best I could,” said Benn.
“Ultimately it was a lack of discipline in that fight [the first]. You can’t prepare for the occasion or the emotions. After all, it’s my first fight back here in three years. It’s experience gained and lessons learned for me. I’m more disciplined, more calculated, but still with that ferocity and tenacity but less emotion.
“It’s always hard processing the loss. Nobody prepares to lose. As fighters, we want to do our best but ultimately we want to get a victory at all costs. It’s taught me a lot about myself. I went back to the drawing board and work and gained experience. Experience was gained so no doubt on November 15 you’ll get a better version.”
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