The Boxing History Blog

Hi Here is a free chapter from the book Nigel Benn Vs Chris Eubank: Who’s Fooloing Who?, which is available on Amazon, Kobo, Google Play, and Barnes & Noble:  https://linktr.ee/leroy_fight_writer All the best fight fans Lea  Declaration of War  “He (Chris Eubank) was the first person to come out and slag me off, and so he lit the fuse – he lit the fuse good.” – Nigel Benn.  “For me it was never a matter of hate. This was an individual who I needed to win against in order to, well, get out of a maisonette flat and get into a house.” – Chris Eubank. Chris Eubank made the second defence of his WBC International middleweight title at Brighton’s Conference Centre against Birmingham’s Kid Milo on 5th September. Milo, born Winston Walters, started his paid career in April 1985, and by the time he challenged Eubank, he had amassed a record of 13-3-1 (7 KOs).         Milo threw himself at the champion from the start as Eubank was...

Errol Christie Vs Mark Kaylor 5th November 1985 Wembley Arena British Middleweight Title Final Title Eliminator   Normally, a final eliminator for a British middleweight title would only arouse passion for the fighters' respective group of supporters. However, events outside the ring conspired to make the Kaylor-Christie match one of the most explosive nights British boxing had seen in years.  Trouble erupted at one of the press conferences a couple of weeks earlier. As West Ham's Kaylor and Coventry's Christie stood outside a Bloomsbury Casino to pose for photographs, words were exchanged before finally emotions hit a crescendo and both men started brawling, with the pair rolling around the pavement. The photographers delighted at the undignified melee, whilst the British Boxing Board of Control were horrified, and the sport was once again in the dock of public opinion. Urgent meetings between the BBBofC, the police, and promoter Mike Barrett, who stood to lose the £30,000...