"I WAS SCARED OF CHRIS EUBANK!" 🫢 Steve Collins talks how he overcame the fear of fighting Eubank!

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@stephenmccready6896 11 ай бұрын

I lost 4 fingers off my right hand and this bloke visited me in Hospital. He’s one amazing man who I will love forever…..

@HisrealnameisLukeFury 11 ай бұрын

Did he know you or did he just randomly walk into your hospital ward?

@stephenmccready6896 11 ай бұрын

@@HisrealnameisLukeFury I met him in a Pub in Lambourn, he ended up coming to Liquid Nightclub with a group of us in Newbury. Top bloke and so so genuine

@darthscouser5255 11 ай бұрын

thats a lovely story.....ever thought of writing a novel? 🙄

@vantheman1238 11 ай бұрын

@@darthscouser5255😂😂😂😂

@dazzanic1356 11 ай бұрын

WAS HE RETURNING YOUR FINGERS?

@trevorburns3634 11 ай бұрын

I was at Collins-Eubank.When they went to the score cards and Steve got the decision the arena went nuts and i mean nuts!Thanks Steve.great memories.

@davidguiney1746 3 ай бұрын

I was there too. I'm from Millstreet so got a job selling programs inside the arena and got to watch the fight. I was 15, what a night. The town was hopping over that time.

@theduggs1949 11 ай бұрын

I met him one random night in St Albans. Was out the blue, I was looking at him like I knew him could not remember his name. He jokingly said its Steve Collins. We both creased up with laughter. Was genuinely top man. 👌 😂

@chrisburton4128 10 ай бұрын

Great comment :)

@damienkearns3654 10 ай бұрын

I second what Steve Collins said. Andy Townsend turned up for Ireland and not only played his heart out, had the talent to make us so good. Thank you Andy - You're a legend pal 🇮🇪 Edit: You made his day Steve, and rightfully so, his face when you praised him. He gave us maximum effort. And results.

@andyhanrahan 9 ай бұрын

Well said Damien. He was brilliant

@SPIDERM0OSE 9 ай бұрын

Like he was doing us a favour ? Im a Townsend fan but who or what are you comparing him to ? He was no Liam Brady, he was no Ronnie Whelan, he was no John Giles, he wasn't even a Roy Keane. Yer smooching on his ring piece there like we never produced a midfielder, never could & we needed him. You need to look in the mirror, Leos Nice Boy, it was his place in out team that gave him the life he has today, at the expense of ... Stockholm syndrome ?

@smokemeakipper1076 11 ай бұрын

The hypnotism story was the best mind game played in the build up to a fight. His hypnotist said he put Colin's into a trance so he didn't feel pain and the target was 6 times bigger 😂

@storminboy 11 ай бұрын

It was class mind games from Collins. When you're trying to knock the champion off his perch there is no time for niceties. You may only get one chance against a big name like Eubank. Collins did everything possible to upset his game and won. The reason for me it got to Eubank is because Benn had said he used a hypnotist against the G Man McClellan. We all know what terrible outcome happened there.

@stefanclark4869 11 ай бұрын

@@storminboy loved the outcome , g man deserved it

@WangPaste 11 ай бұрын

Then you have the worst mind game ever played in the build up to a fight.... Deontay Wilder walking to the ring in a big stupid costume with red eyes trying to intimidate Fury, then got absolutely splattered and blamed the costume that was supposed to help him be really scary 😂😂😂😂😂

@dan32113 10 ай бұрын

Although Glenn Catley from Bristol was chief sparring partner & said when Collins had hypnosis as he did sometimes before training he was faster & on a different level. Not cheating but shows how we don't use our mind to full potential. Apparently Glenn would know because Steve would just ignore them when he'd come into gym, when normally he'd be chatting away.

@leehammett8717 10 ай бұрын

@@stefanclark4869really???? Knobhead

@adriannugent3227 11 ай бұрын

Steve’s brother was a professional footballer and manager

@cobrafroch3280 11 ай бұрын

Roddy his brother was a manager in Ireland and lower leagues in England, his book the rodfather is a great read hilarious

@eddiedowd5541 11 ай бұрын

Steve may have been less skilled than some but made up for it being so tough and mentally disciplined,every fight was a war to him,he was a true Celtic warrior

@johnmartin9321 11 ай бұрын

absolutely. His non stop punching tactic in the second Eubank fight was incredible. Required supreme fitness and courage.

@daveclark3337 11 ай бұрын

What Collins achieved is insane considering who was within his era. True champ

@jennybyford8071 9 ай бұрын

Right place, right time he picked the bones of the big battles before. I’m not saying he wouldn’t of competed with them from the start, he probably would of. But his timing was perfect.

@dechardy3093 9 ай бұрын

Eubank and Benn were wayyy past their best after their massive battles with each other and Watson and McClelland...and what's even more questionable is...why retire when the biggest fight of your life was not against seasoned tired fighters but Calzaghae...questions questions......

@SPIDERM0OSE 9 ай бұрын

Either that or those you are thinking of that were in his era were actually 2nd division compared to who he had already tangled with in the USA before he returned to Ireland for some big money, easier money retirement fights. Their records tell no lies. Reggie Johnson, 2 x weight world Champ, McCallum 3 x weight world champ who absolutely schooled Watson in London after Watson absolutely schooled Benn. Sumbu Kalumbay, the first man to beat McCallum. 3 of the very best of that era who are suspiciously absent from the records of the so-called champs Collins beat at the end of his career. Edit: Comfortably. I should have said comfortably beat at the end of his career, they were nothing more than a tough day sparring Hagler in Brockton when he first arrived in the USA, or sparring James Toney in Freddie Roaches Wild Card Gym toward the end of his career.

@richardthompson8961 9 ай бұрын

Agree @@SPIDERM0OSE

@lifeisblessed4802 7 ай бұрын

Mike McCallum was probably his best ever opponent and Eubank his best win

@michaelreddin6623 11 ай бұрын

One of the Irish boxers of all times the celtic warrior

@Bizzal82 11 ай бұрын

The celtic warrior , as much as i loved Ben and Eubank in this division growing up , this guy came in and literally smashed it up. You cant take anything away from this guy and his greatness. Should be in the Hall of fame for boxing imo 👌

@tinrib656 11 ай бұрын

Should have stayed around though. Judging by Calzaghe’s in spurts performance against a disinterested Eubank, he must have been kicking himself he didn’t take that fight.

@leegilmour8090 11 ай бұрын

@@tinrib656Calzhaghe was to fast for Collins

@justinneill5003 11 ай бұрын

Not forgetting the fact that he also had a chin of granite!

@leegilmour8090 11 ай бұрын

Ducked Calzhaghe

@tinrib656 11 ай бұрын

Steve just couldn’t get himself up for it. A unification fight with Frankie Liles fell through, Jones had moved up to light heavy so there was nowhere to go. I admit I originally thought Calzaghe was a serious danger, but after seeing him flounder in the middle rounds against an undertrained Eubank who was only there because he craved the limelight, I thought a focused Collins would be too strong and technically sound. Notice Joe wasn’t exactly calling him out after. The Eubank fight? A bit different than the way he shot his mouth off in a boxing news article earlier that summer.

@roblaidlaw6508 11 ай бұрын

Great interview. A top fighter, brilliant guy. Hard as a coffin nail. Doesn't get the credit he deserves.

@MichaelLeavyJr 10 ай бұрын

Steve is the loveliest man I've ever met. Far too many stories of his generosity and heart to tell. Absolute Gentleman.

@willh1970 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant! Collins needs to be interviewed far more. He beat everyone who had the courage to fight him, in what was one of the best eras of boxing at that weight. More of this please!

@francishughes542 10 ай бұрын

Yes, But still dodged R. J. J.

@darrenstopper1806 8 ай бұрын

@@francishughes542u need to look back on that cause collins tried his hardest to fight RJJ.chases d him down in his back yard,turned up at his fights to call him out.that fight not happening wasnt down to collins

@francishughes542 8 ай бұрын

Jeez, It really does,nt matter, a peak Collins does NOT beat a peak r.j.j. u should watch "the gloves are off", where Eubank, Woodhall, Calzaghe Collins, & Jones Jr, are round a table, talking about who is the best, ALL of them are level headed, & reasonable, except for Colllins, who was wound up by Eubank, & made a fool of himself, very embarrassing .

@petermallon8262 3 ай бұрын

Ahhh stop hating. Collins had massive guts aswell. You know nothing. @francishughes542

@mtj9147 11 ай бұрын

The Celtic warrior 🇮🇪

@dagreatstoney.5869 11 ай бұрын

Two heroes, together, great times both gave to millions.

@dannyboyfit 11 ай бұрын

Prime Collins was beast good to see him well and good very touching sentiments to Andy

@MrTompahallam 11 ай бұрын

Andy Goldstein "I remember as a kid watching that fight..." he was 22 at the time 😂

@larrysellers7891 11 ай бұрын

Can we have the full interview uploaded please?

@dco1929 10 ай бұрын

They were great fights , great era in boxing in Ireland and uk with Collins , benn , Eubank, the prince Naseem , and frank bruno ,

@selhurt 11 ай бұрын

He looks like a new man well done Steve ❤️🙏👍🏾👍🏾

@mr.quality8808 11 ай бұрын

Everything that Steve said about Andy Townsend all of Ireland agreeds .... Immensely underrated player. Also Steve Collins incredibly underrated compared to the two absolute legends that are Chris Eubank & Nigel Benn. Shout out to Mike McCallum again another phenomenal legend that hardly gets a mention.

@francishughes542 10 ай бұрын

I disagree, McCallum was a ferocious puncher, who was also a bully, he never went past 6 rounds, & did,nt have any stamina, his problem was when he came up against another ferocious puncher, in Nigel Benn, who told everyone who would would listen, that he would take McCallum into the later rounds, & we all know what happened, his claim to fame is that he beat R. J. J. in the amateurs, but a phenomenal legend ?, absolutely not.

@mr.quality8808 10 ай бұрын

@@francishughes542 Who are you actually talking about.... Mike McCallum or Gerard McClellan? Mike McCallum is ranked the 20th greatest boxer in the last 45 years... Gerard McClellan is rated as the 27th Greatest Punchers of All time & in the top 30 Greatest Middleweights (not Super Middleweight) of all time. So please whatever you have against them in favour of your own favorite you really don't have an argument brother. ✅

@francishughes542 10 ай бұрын

@@mr.quality8808 You are right, i made a mistake, i was talking about McClellan, i just got the names mixed up.

@mr.quality8808 10 ай бұрын

@@francishughes542 No worries pal 👍

@joeparker1990 11 ай бұрын

here's some odd people on here. Not got a positive thing to say about Collins. He was a great fighter. Never got stopped, only beaten on points 3 times, and fought at a world class level. To all those haters saying he dodged Calzaghe. That's not the full story. Collins was born almost a decade before Joe and his career was ending as Joe got into his prime. It would have been career suicide to fight a young Calzaghe when you're just getting ready to hang your gloves up. Calzaghe did the same. He vacated his belt when Froch became mandatory. But it was a similar situation. You wouldn't expect a 36 year old declining Calzaghe to fight a 20 odd year old Froch in his prime? Nobody dodged anyone imo. The age gap was big for them to meet at a fair time.

@WangPaste 11 ай бұрын

I've not got anything positive or negative to say about him in all honesty. That has nothing to do with his boxing ability or success though. He was just a bit of a dull character. The difference between a champion and a superstar legend of the sport is usually based on their personality as well as their success. Collins was fighting in the same era as Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn, Michael Watson, Gerald McLellan, Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. You need more than just wins to stand out amongst those personalities. Not only those fighters around his own weight, he was also in the same era as Prince Naseem Hamed, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Frank Bruno etc All huge personalities. Collins didn't do enough to promote himself as a character within that mix of Superstars and that's why it seems he's not been given as much credit as he deserves.

@biggerissues6085 10 ай бұрын

joeparker1990 - a declining Mike McCallum still schooled Collins, when he was nearly 10 years older than him and Collins was at the age you claim is so dangerous. Collins, like Benn, was a solid fighter, but he got the benefit of a more wary Eubank. And forget Toney, Jones and McCallum; these guys weren't even in the same league as Michael Watson or Herol Graham, with the possible exception of Eubank.

@francishegarty8087 10 ай бұрын

@@biggerissues6085How can you claim that Mc Callum wasn't in the same league as Graham and Watson when he actually beat them both ? You also say that maybe Eubank is an exception to the rule , well he plain ducked Mc Callum in late 90 , to a Unification MW Bout , when he was WBA Champion , Eubank WBO having defeated Benn ? Mc Callum beat Collins in February 90 in Boston , Collins had only 3 weeks to prepare as his scheduled opponent , Watson , had broken his nose in training and it was just Collins's 17 professional fight . Just 2 months later , April 90 , Mc Callum beat Watson brutally by stopping him late on in London . I have spoken with a London born Boxing fan who was ringside that night , he was a massive Benn fan but obviously cheering for Watson , in his words , both Eubank and Benn , who also ducked him in 92 at SMW , wouldn't have lived with the Bodysnatcher . 🥊🥊

@francishegarty8087 10 ай бұрын

@@biggerissues6085I do agree with you about Watson and Graham being brilliant despite my previous comment , both these lads were extremely unlucky to never become MW Champions of the World . Graham , if I remember right , lost a close fight to Mc Callum with low blows really costing him and poor Watson was just robbed against Eubank in the first fight , massive respects to them both 🥊🥊

@biggerissues6085 10 ай бұрын

@francishegarty8087 I wasn't claiming McCallum wasn't in the same league. I was claiming that Benn and Collins, probably not Eubank, weren't in the same league as even Michael Watson or Herol Graham. I meant that McCallum, Jones, and Toney were so far ahead of them, there was no point in mentioning them in any comparison.

@wayneshone3471 11 ай бұрын

“ When you don’t want to go out in the cold and just turn over is when you know it’s over “ I was over a long time ago 😂

@LifeOfRy 11 ай бұрын

Collins will forever be the man for not only defeating Eubank AND Benn, but defeating them TWICE. Granted one of the Benn victories was partially due to a twisted ankle by Nigel. It’s a shame he wasn’t more cordial during the Sky round table show.

@BullyBoxer 11 ай бұрын

He’s more known for ducking Joe Calzaghe! 😂

@richieosullivan7850 11 ай бұрын

@@BullyBoxer Wrong your odviously a casual fan if you believe that

@gerardbenson1844 11 ай бұрын

@@BullyBoxer Joe "no power" Calzaghe? Who never faced a top fighter in their prime?

@jamesirvine9541 11 ай бұрын

@@gerardbenson1844he beat eubank

@gerardbenson1844 11 ай бұрын

@@jamesirvine9541 washed up Eubank

@1921liam 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic guest and interview! Get some more legends on from the past 👏

@trickleteeth3425 11 ай бұрын

To beat Benn and Eubank both TWICE is unbelievable

@NazSBG 10 ай бұрын

Both Benn and Eubank were past their best. Collins only beat them due to that case!

@trickleteeth3425 10 ай бұрын

@@NazSBG U British by any chance?

@NazSBG 10 ай бұрын

@trickleteeth3425 I'm English with Irish heritage. Both sides of my grandparents were Irish, the Crosbies and the Brennans. Wexford & Kerry. If Collins was English I'd say the same. I grew up in the 80's mad on boxing. I knew my stuff. Tsyon was my go to heavyweight. Eubank was my Middleweight and Barry Mcguigan was the man in our house who got us on the edge of our seats, well, me dad & me. Collins was good, don't get me wrong but put his wins against both Eubank & Benn in perspective. They were coming to the end of their careers. They were both wrecked from the tragedies they were both involved in within the ring (Watson & Maclellan fights).

@jimbyrne2328 10 ай бұрын

@@NazSBG Collins is older than both If both were past their best, why did they both fight Collins twice. Surely one beating is enough for them, btw Eubank fought for a couple of years after fighting Collins, even moving up in Weight.Give the guy credit, He beat the best Brits out there.

@NazSBG 10 ай бұрын

@jimbyrne2328 he fought them twice because both Eubank & Benn knew in their heads that in their prime they would have beat him. They were both warriors in the ring. That's my thinking. Benn and Eubank were never the same fighters after the boxing tragedies they were involved in. Simple as that!

@darren1989 11 ай бұрын

One of the greatest chins in boxing. Man was an animal, not pretty to watch but tough as nails

@kdlofty 11 ай бұрын

A man with much more talent than he was ever given true credit for.

@WangPaste 11 ай бұрын

I heard he has a big Irish sausage too !! What a lucky bloke 😂

@brianmorecombe2726 10 ай бұрын

Ducked Calzaghe though.Thats ok,he knew his cards would be marked against Calzaghe.

@atifmir7409 11 ай бұрын

Collins used one of the best mind games in boxing/combat history. The way Collins broke it down now proved it was a stroke of genius. I still remember the fight and the way Eubank was rattled, he played into Collin's hands and made it into the Steve Collins show. He lost before he stepped into the ring.

@roymunson1 11 ай бұрын

The dogs were a great addition. He tormented Chris. As tough as they get.

@jota55581 11 ай бұрын

😂

@damienkearns3654 10 ай бұрын

Steve's brother Roddy managed football in The League of Ireland.

@jdig1984 10 ай бұрын

Yes and a real character he is too

@damienkearns3654 10 ай бұрын

I always wanted to hear this interview, thank you guys 🤝

@MrErnestCC 11 ай бұрын

Seems pretty modest, understandable that he wanted Jones and no young blood

@NC-ck5oj 11 ай бұрын

One of the toughest fighters ever

@johnhumphreys51 11 ай бұрын

by the way Steve earnt less than 1 million for the fight with Chris, because at the end of the fight he said, i wont accept anything less than 1 million now for the next fight

@PAULSKOI 10 ай бұрын

Fascinating listening to this warrior. Great show guys

@spencermackay9020 10 ай бұрын

What a guy man, honestly.

@nigelnyoni8265 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant insight on the PSYCHOLOGY of battle

@outtayardstudio 11 ай бұрын

Real decent fella..met him worked at his house in st Albans few yrs ago arrived in a SL MERC..bono glasses & desert boots!! Guys a absolute ledge of a boxer!!👊👊👊

@johnmartin9321 11 ай бұрын

I call Steve the forgotten man of boxing. So many people talk about the great Benn & Eubank era and don`t even mention Steves name.

@anthonysneddon2465 10 ай бұрын

Amazing English biast like calzaghe and Taylor crrently

@eoinyessesmaguire1636 10 ай бұрын

I was around 18/19 When Steve beat Eubank the first time watching it in the local with group of us and the way he mentally broke Eubank was genius he gad the fight won before the bell also been only 19 the dance scene was still going strong in mid 90s so that night turned into a great 2 nights and days😂😂🥊☘

@patcoughlan8321 10 ай бұрын

I remember i used to think how arrogant Steve Collins was. Then i worked on a job in Dublin (1st Boots in Southern Ireland i think). Met this guy whos dad had done some work at his house. This guys girlfriend was sitting waiting in her car. Steve brought her into house and was an absolute gent to both. Top Geezer!!!

@jgk1703 11 ай бұрын

Good piece, Collins is spot on here, talent wise he wasn't world class, but for grit, toughness & determination he was elite. He's actually lucky he didn't get the Roy Jones fight at that time tbh, he'd have been badly hurt imo.

@Marklovesdrama 11 ай бұрын

A fascinating interview, particularly about why the Roy Jones JR fight didn’t happen. It is a real shame Jones didn’t fight Benn, Eubank or Collins.

@graemecreegan6749 10 ай бұрын

Jones was still knocking over tomato cans 10 years later, so his team were not lying about the long term planning.

@wungabunga 10 ай бұрын

Didn’t fight the German fella either, for get his name. Seem to remember Roy saying that he would have to travel to Europe, and for what? In his defence, he did fight Toney and Hopkins, who were superior to all the European fighters (on paper at least).

@graemecreegan6749 10 ай бұрын

@@wungabunga mikkel Kessler?

@wungabunga 10 ай бұрын

@@graemecreegan6749 No, before him. Did have an M in it though.

@francishegarty8087 10 ай бұрын

@@wungabungaHe didn't face 2 German based guys , Dariusz Michalczewski , who was the Best , most successful and highly decorated and only multiple Title LHW to go unbeaten in the 90s , who had 2 of his Titles shamefully stolen from him in 97 , WBA and IBF , after he deservedly beat the then LHW King , V Hill . He also didn't fight the late Graciano Rochigiani in what was a truly shocking and disgusting act of cheating by him and the WBC , when they stole his WBC LHW Title that he'd won from M Nunn , in 98 after Jones had vacated that very Title in late 97 , to avoid Nunn . Michalczewski was Polish but fought in Germany to improve his profile , he had to really as did Rocky who was of Italian and German parentage .The truth of all this farcical behaviour by the WBC , WBA and IBF is that they screwed these 2 lads , took them very Titles back to the US and put them up for grabs for lesser talents to win , so Jones could hoover them up without even having to fight the Main Man , Michalczewski and the WBCs No 1 and 2 Contenders , Rochigiani and Nunn and still Jones claimed to be Undisputed LHW Champion in 99 having beaten Delvalle , WBA , 98 , Johnson, IBF , 99 and been gifted for free , the WBC Title that was stolen from Rochigiani in 98 , Undisputed , what a load of lies and nonsense .🥊🥊

@thugguyuk 11 ай бұрын

Respect to Collins

@francishughes542 11 ай бұрын

Respect to Jones Jr.

@gavinnicholls5852 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant interview

@razorray7688 10 ай бұрын

Steve Collins 💯% spot on about the mind. " The mind is a terrible thing to waste I show it love because it's a terrible thing to hate" 😎

@steve10 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic honest interview, very Interesting. That era of British boxing was amazing , no PPV , ok you had to pay for Sky , but you got your moneys worth, every Saturday Sky would show British fights. Benn , Eubank , Collins , Naz , even Bruno finally winning his title , then there was calzghe , Carl Thompson , Robin Reid , just fantastic times , i wasn't interested in American boxing because our boxing had excitement. The Ricky Hatton era was great for as long as it lasted. Sadly now we have AJ and Fury ducking fights , no one of any real blockbuster star power in Britain , I saw the lad from Telford (can't remember his name) he looks a decent prospect I'll get his name and keep a look out , I'd like to watch his career. Sky needs to bring back its boxing , at the moment they only seem interested in promoting the PPV , but if they went back to Saturday night boxing from York Hall and all those venues I think there would be a big audience to see the talent from this country

@patricklally1748 10 ай бұрын

Steve collins has done Ireland 🇮🇪 really proud 👏

@smokinjoe7625 11 ай бұрын

Collins was the real deal one tough mf and Irish boxing legend and a good man to both 🙌

@francishughes542 11 ай бұрын

Yea, but he avoided R.J.J.

@smokinjoe7625 11 ай бұрын

@@francishughes542 nope

@alexmc6568 10 ай бұрын

Insightful….true warrior this fella, loved Saturday watching these bouts…..

@damienkearns3654 10 ай бұрын

Conflict of interest - I was a huge Chris Eubank fan and then Irishman Steve Collins turned up (I'm Irish).. It was great times in Boxing though.

@TA07DRY 10 ай бұрын

I met Steve at one of our amateur boxing events eng v irlalnd , and he was very approachable and gave a great motivational speech to all the boxers Top man and such a great boxer

@nohmanahmed4463 10 ай бұрын

My fave boxer from that era loved him

@CK-dd7eq 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant ☘️🥊

@petyrkowalski9887 10 ай бұрын

What a brilliant guest and great interview. Well done guys. I am a big Collins fan. An utter warrior.

@UnlimitedDreams-ui3if 11 ай бұрын

The Collins family are proper boxing people. Steve did a lot for Irish boxing.

@EGC316 10 ай бұрын

The King of Cabra 👊🏼

@BillyBob-yb5ht 10 ай бұрын

Go On yea good thing 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

@imnotavingthat6813 11 ай бұрын

Cameo in Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrells, was brilliant. Long Live The Celtic Warrior

@brianmorecombe2726 10 ай бұрын

Good victories over Eubank and Benn but tbh he fought them towards the end of their careers.Steve Collins didnt fight the prime hungry Eubank that Benn and Watson fought.I think since the injury Eubank done on Watson was a factor in his losses later on including to Collins but i respect Collins.

@arranmelaugh5606 7 ай бұрын

I remember him in lock stock. “ yeah invitations”

@jkq665 10 ай бұрын

Glad he's complimenting eubank. Shows class. Best entrance in boxing 🎉🎉

@martinjarvie4925 11 ай бұрын

Well done, Andy, for sticking to your guns with Frank yesterday

@mrsupplementsUK 11 ай бұрын

The respect shown to townsend pure respect . From england but always been a big collins man . Fought the best . Real man

@francishughes542 11 ай бұрын

Did,nt fight R.J.J. ?.

@mrsupplementsUK 11 ай бұрын

@francishughes542 not from.not trying even jones admits that . But nor was jones scared . Id always choose jones prime - bit some folk come undtuck angansist certain styles . But no man can accuse collins of a duck . Real warrior

@user-xu4xj2cd2j 10 ай бұрын

What a fighter Collins was

@stephendent3058 10 ай бұрын

Collins and Townsend class acts , i tune into Talksport at the start of my shift , 10 hrs of entertainment 👍

@ppuh6tfrz646 11 ай бұрын

5:12 What's he on about? Benn only fought 5 times in America and he didn't win *ALL* the belts. He won the WBO middleweight title in America and the WBC super middleweight title in Italy.

@pauloneill914 11 ай бұрын

Guess you are a Brit

@ppuh6tfrz646 11 ай бұрын

@@pauloneill914 Because I'm right and Collins is wrong? By the way, I am a Brit.

@pauloneill914 11 ай бұрын

@@ppuh6tfrz646 laughable you are. I knew it

@ppuh6tfrz646 11 ай бұрын

@@pauloneill914 OK, then. Maybe you could point out to me what was incorrect about my original post. Or are you just an ignorant racist?

@braddbradd5671 11 ай бұрын

Its so much in the head with a lot of sports for Collins to spot that all those years ago .And now your seeing the computer technician Usyk doing the same to Fury theirs a lot of tiny question marks appearing in Furys head right now

@Teddyisoffline 8 ай бұрын

Up there with one of the most underrated boxers of all time

@hamiltonmews 10 ай бұрын

Shame that Collins never fought Roy Jones Jnr. It would have been a great scrap.

@SPIDERM0OSE 9 ай бұрын

Its amazing how much Irish Mickey Ward & Steve Collins look alike even though they arent related.

@SW-ec3ei 11 ай бұрын

Legend ❤

@malcolmwood1509 10 ай бұрын

Respect to steve collins👊

@Paul-tv5ux 10 ай бұрын

Class era of boxing that

@biggdogg99848 10 ай бұрын

This has made me want to watch that fight again which a will now do without delay lol

@lfcspectre4335 11 ай бұрын

Lordship Jordan = Top LAD Proper Clobber ✊

@NOBODY-cn6fj 11 ай бұрын

Tosser

@ransomedavis2208 10 ай бұрын

absolute legend, been with the best and beat the best.

@iansucco9032 10 ай бұрын

Yes no body speaks so truthful ever in boxing history even go back and trough all years no one's been so honest....only an irish man only the truth cos tats all we no

@DOWNSYNDROMEDRAGQUEENS 9 ай бұрын

His brother Roddy Collins was a pro footballer though and managed Carlisle and other lower league teams

@El_terrible1985 11 ай бұрын

The brits are still salty bout Steve beating their 2 idols not once each but twice each. Legend

@hustler666100 11 ай бұрын

not all of us

@El_terrible1985 11 ай бұрын

@@hustler666100 fair play so

@giveusanesirbobholness7199 10 ай бұрын

Eubank and Benn were great and I loved watching them but Steve came in and mashed it up. Another brit here that's definitely not salty. I just wish Steve was around a lot longer so we could have watched him more.

@El_terrible1985 10 ай бұрын

@@giveusanesirbobholness7199 great to hear bit most of the English either say the were too old or injured or something. He beat them fair an square twice

@jimbyrne2328 10 ай бұрын

@El_terrible1985 The English just can't handle being beaten by the Irish, Collins done them both twice and we still hear excuses.

@dechardy3093 9 ай бұрын

Ask him about Calzaghe

@hello150 11 ай бұрын

Andy called him Paul

@brianmoran9220 10 ай бұрын

Steve Collins was the master pure class never ducked away fm a fight always wanted to fight the best Roy Jones ducked him he bottled the fight he knew Collins wasn't an easy payday great interview still looking as good 20 odd yrs after he stepped outside the ring 🥊🥊

@orfordwolf5409 10 ай бұрын

Calzaghe

@tevildo45 11 ай бұрын

He used to bash up them British boys up, slap them up. Great Irishman.

@asadr4264 11 ай бұрын

LEGEND!

@BL4CK0UT17 11 ай бұрын

I met him at a charity boxing event. He didn’t have size 9 trainers and he borrowed mine. I have a picture with him and with the trainers. Top guy! Told me some stories to, he also reffed one of my charity fights before I went amateur.

@user-yh3xm3zo9l 5 ай бұрын

That’s the greatest thing about all Irish sportsmen , they never talk nonsense or stuff that never happened, they say as it actual was, and most of all what there going to do, u never hear that, no predictions with our men,, we say we will give it our best, and hopefully are good enough on the day,,, and get the result we want, that’s the heart, Collins is a fine true example, the Celtic warrior, 😂👏👏👏👏🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️

@Allen-bz8xm 11 ай бұрын

I grew up watching Collins and the great British fighters of that era. Collins was my Dad’s favourite fighter. I remember all the hypnosis controversy with Eubank saying it’s cheating. That was a great time for boxing back then.

@DublinDan 11 ай бұрын

Collin's is Irish 🇮🇪 not British... though I get your point about how great that era was 🥊

@stuartm4921 11 ай бұрын

@@DublinDan Don't think he said he was British to be fair.

@UnlimitedDreams-ui3if 11 ай бұрын

Great way to upset Irish people. Call them British (I'm Irish). It was a brilliant era of British boxing and Naz coming along a few years later made me go to a boxing gym. One of the greatest eras for anything.

@stuartm4921 11 ай бұрын

@@UnlimitedDreams-ui3if but he didn't call him British

@Allen-bz8xm 11 ай бұрын

@@UnlimitedDreams-ui3if I didn't say Collins was British & I'm Irish myself

@CliveBarnesMusic 10 ай бұрын

The greatest of his era. Even Roy Jones knew that.. and ran

@brianmorecombe2726 10 ай бұрын

🤔

@ronniesutton1652 10 ай бұрын

He was a Chelsea player so obviously top notch 💜

@dyschromotopia 11 ай бұрын

Collins had the perfect style to beat CE, endurance, workrate & toughness. Chris was very suggestible & that is the irony of the hypnotism mind game......of course, even if a fighter was hypnotised, it would offer not the slightest of increased performance. Benn was a traumatised fighter when he fought collins, he was never the same after the GM win.....& he most definitely swallowed it in the rematch. Although Collins was a dedicated, tough professional, his record was lacking quality...losses to reggie johnson, sumbu kalambay were indicative of that, sure MM was a great, but CEsnr was an overrated tv friendly, fraud who dodged every decent fighter in his era, aside from nigel benn, who was stylistically, good for CE....the rematch was a farce of scoring.