Chris Eubank - Sports Life Stories (ITV)

desprateseagull

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• Jan 21, 2014

• #1

Like him or loathe him, this was an interesting program.

Needs must, I guess- i reckon it must cost him a fortune, to polish that shiny dome of his..

*runs away*

 

edna krabappel

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• Jan 22, 2014

• #2

Kind of nice to see he, Benn & Watson all get now, years after all the hype finished.

 

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Dumseagull

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• Jan 22, 2014

• #3

used to know the guy fairly well, not seen him for maybe 5-10 years, lovely bloke, hands down dumbest man i've ever known though!

 

Baldseagull

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• Jan 22, 2014

• #4

Love him, he is an eccentric and in my opinion, colourful characters should be encouraged.
He does make me cringe a little at times, mostly when attempting flowery eloquency and throwing malaprops left right and centre. But, you cannot knock his determination and ability and he was one half of two of the best boxing contests ever fought in Britain.
He would have been better loved in Britain at the time though if two other of the worlds best middleweights/super middleweights at that time were not also British. He was hated across the nation, except in Brighton then, now he is loved across the nation, except in Brighton.

 

desprateseagull

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brighton, actually

• Jan 22, 2014

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• #5

His autobiography is well worth a read.

 

Mr Banana

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• Jan 22, 2014

• #6

Anyone catch the brief glimpse of Andy Naylor interviewing him in one of the shots? Good to see a few of the Hoveside gym types in there from the footage of his early days as well. Also: Chris Eubank Jr is already worth watching and looking classier with every fight.

 

BUTTERBALL

East Stand Brighton Boyz

Jul 31, 2003

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• Jan 22, 2014

• #7

Looking forward to watching this later. Eubank was a hero!

 

Garage_Doors

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Brighton

• Jan 22, 2014

• #8

Saw this a few weeks ago, or is this a different documentary?
Does he still live in Brighton / Hove?

 

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Shropshire Seagull

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• Jan 22, 2014

• #9

desprateseagull said:

His autobiography is well worth a read.

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Seconded - tells a lot more about before he made it - very interesting guy.

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