“I wanted to wet myself,” Chris Eubank recounts taking beating that was more special than 19 championships

Chris Eubank spoke about his brutal fight against Carl Thompson and why he gave more importance to his wounds than his championships.

“I wanted to wet myself,” Chris Eubank recounts taking beating that was more special than 19 championships

Chris Eubank talks about why he embraces brutal fights(Image courtesy: DAZN)

Chris Eubank is a renowned British boxing legend known for winning world titles in two weight classes. He amassed a professional record of 45-5-2 with 23 knockouts in his professional boxing career. In an interview with BBC Radio 5, Eubank claimed he held something closer to his heart than his 19 championships. This became a shocking claim.

In this interview, Eubank said, “We are not allowed to be normal. I’ve been in fights where I wanted to wet myself because the beating was so bad. But I had no choice, why? Because integrity doesn’t allow it. No one stopped that fight when I went 12 rounds with Carl Thompson. No one actually felt sorry for me either. What is this, feeling sorry for fighters because they’re hurt? You’re supposed to get hurt! I don’t show my 19 championship wins, all those pictures, I show people this( a picture of a wounded-up Eubank). This is my badge of honor. That’s my championship.“

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Eubank was brutally hurt in this twelve-round fight, but he held his ground until the final bell. Thompson, his opponent, went on to win the fight but Eubank left the boxing arena with much found respect.

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Eubank, in his entire career, had fought many such brutal fights. His fight against Nigel Benn, where Eubank won his first title, remains one of the most memorable fights in boxing history. He also defended his title against many such formidable opponents as Dan Sherry, Gary Stretch, and Michael Watson.

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Chris Eubank Jr claims that his first fight against Liam Smith was a fluke

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Chris Eubank Jr claims that Liam Smith’s victory was a fluke (Image courtesy: World Coxing News)

On 2nd September, a much-awaited rematch between Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Smith will take place at AO Arena, Manchester. In a recent interview with Sky Sports, both fighters went back and forth against each other.

In a heated interview, Eubank and Smith both made predictions about the fight’s outcome. Eubank said, “Final prediction is I go out there and I make a statement. I let the boxing world know and I let Liam Smith know that the first fight was a freak accident. It was a fluke and I am the better man in the ring“.

Liam Smith was victorious in their earlier matchup, stopping Eubank in the fourth round. Both fighters are looking confident going into the fight, with either of them striving to make a statement in British boxing.

In June, Chris Eubank Sr(the father of Chris Eubank Jr) went on a rant about Eubank Jr’s training styles and what he needs to do to achieve glory. With rumors about the bad blood between the father and the son, Eubank Jr will look forward to proving his father wrong.

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