Eubank Jr vs Benn had to happen again. It's the will of the universe - fantasy stuff!
Daily MailThe lad is busy throwing punches and so the dad is telling a story. Former two-weight world champion Nigel Benn poses with his custom made Mercedes in 1992 ‘We’d go on stage, he’d do his thing, and he would let me say a bit. ‘It wasn’t respectful.’ Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn are now set to continue their family feud on Saturday Conor nods: ‘No respect in the gym.’ Nigel looks him in the eye and says: ‘You want to put gloves on then?’ Conor: ‘That is up to you. Think how unlikely it all is.’ Conor Benn stopped Chris van Heerden inside two rounds at the Manchester Arena in April At this juncture, Sportsmail reminds him of an interview he gave us in 2015, shortly after landing from Australia as a hopeful amateur, in which he said a win over Eubank Jnr, then a 20-1 professional, would mean more than a world title shot. ‘Chris, who cares?’ For his part, Conor says he doesn’t hate the Eubank in the other corner, which is one point of difference from what went before, when Nigel would respond with raw loathing to Senior’s ‘indifference’.