Jones, Toney and Hopkins vs Collins, Benn and Eubank

Which of the three Brit fighters loses the worst and which looks best in their loss against the other three?

Recently I've gotten into debates with Brits as to whether Steve Collins deserves a spot in the Hall of Fame (he doesn't) and their belief is he'd have a legit chance at beating Roy at 168 or 175 (he wouldn't).

This led me to state the best thing for the Brits were to fight each other rather than fight Jones, Toney or Hopkins. Steve Collins fighting Jones or the other two would have played out like Hatton's challenge to Floyd and Pacquiao. Better to not know than know.

Thoughts?

 

The answer is Eubank. He would have done okay against Toney and Hopkins until a certain point, then Toney/Hop would take complete command and never look back. But Eubank would be competitive for the first 6 rounds.

Collins and Benn get beaten from pillar to post against Toney/Hop. Not competitive at all.

All three get thrashed by Roy. Eubank loses a lopsided UD, Collins gets stopped late, and Benn gets stopped inside of 5.

 

I should clarify though, only Eubank and Benn are Brits. Collins is an Irishman. But all three UK fighters.

 

Yeah Eubank does the best of the three "Brits", he has the chin and craftiness to compete up to a point. Doesn't win obviously but is the most competitive. Benn does the worst out of the three but weirdly might have the best chance of actually scoring a win with a one-in-a-million freak shot. It's a microscopic chance though.

 

Collins is from the Republic of Ireland so is pure Irish, doesn't come under the UK. Unlike Wayne McCullough for example who's from Northern Ireland so would count as being from the UK.

 

Where was George Best from?

 

Northern Ireland, so technically a Brit, but I'm sure he would have considered himself Irish. To be fair if I wasn't from here I'd be massively confused. McGuigan for example straddles both sides. Was born in Rep. of Ireland on the border but I believe fought for Northern Ireland as an amateur.

 

I love how McGuigan was such a figure that the phrase "Leave the fighting to Barry" is still used today.

 

Is the IRA still about? If so are they still political or are they a criminal operation now?

 

I have no idea whether or not they're still operating in Ireland, but here in Manchester they're in extremely small groups. Mentioning the bombing is still a touchy subject.

 

I stand corrected. The two Brits and the Irishman.