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Eubank Jr vs Benn: Careers, reputations and legacies on the line, who needs the win more?
Let's get one thing straight right away... whenever any boxer steps into the ring, the pressure is huge. Their career, their livelihood, their lives are all on the line every time they put on their gloves.
However, for Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn it is fair to say the pressure mounting on their shoulders ahead of Saturday night is more than most fighters have to carry into the ring.
There may be no world title on the line, and the payday might be huge, but Saturday night in London , live on DAZN PPV , represents so much more for both.
The family name is on the line - pride, honour, respect, reputation. For these two famous and proud fighting houses, not much else matters in life. But it is also about their careers.
Eubank Jr, 34-3, is coming to the end of a journey that has failed to deliver a world title... yet. A win keeps that hope alive.
For Benn, 23-0, while younger, he needs redemption after his reputation was left in tatters following his adverse finding to a drugs test in 2022 that halted his career.
Saturday night is more than bragging rights and making the fathers proud, this fight will make and break careers and legacies.
The DAZN News experts have their view on who needs the win more.
Chris Walker - Senior boxing writer
Eubank Jr. Undoubtedly.
His career has been a successful and lucrative one, but without a world title and a knack to fall short when it matters most, a loss to Benn will be a disaster for Eubank Jr. and there will not be much room to manoeuvre a successful comeback due to his age.
A loss will hurt Benn badly, but he has time on his side, as well as the opportunity to return to welterweight against fighters the same size as he is.
The fight has taken on such significance because of the build-up, Both men will have to live with the loss for a long time, but Benn’s youth will give him more chances at redemption than Eubank Jr.
Derek Bilton - Feature writer
At the age of 28, Benn can absolutely come again if he loses this fight.
The fact he is the smaller and less experienced fighter – and a betting outsider with the bookies – means defeat would not be the end of the world for him.
Eubank, however, will be 36 in September and the sands of time could be running out on his career.
A defeat would mean he had lost two of his last four fights since 2023 and a rebuild from there would be difficult, especially given how in the build up he has alluded more than once that if he lost this he would retire from the sport.
Gareth Jones - News lead editor
I get it, Eubank Jr's age means he is running out of time and chances for another world title shot to finally step out of his dad's shadow.
But the Brighton man has proved time and again defeats do not hurt his career as much as other fighters. He comes back every time. He could go again.
For Benn, yes he has time to build his career again. But it is about more than that.
He needs to build the trust, support and love of the boxing public again after his adverse findings to that drugs test.
He needs to shake off the past and the rust and rapidly build powerful momentum into his second chance.
Defeat at Tottenham immediately halts any opportunity of doing that and getting back on side with the British fans.
It would be a dagger to the heart and a major career roadblock.
Mark Lelinwalla - boxing analyst
Eubank needs this win more ... especially after pulling that egg stunt. You pull a stunt like that and you better win.
What's more is Eubank is 35-years-old to Benn's 28. Eubank has less of a window to do special things in his career.
A loss would definitely mark a significant setback. Meanwhile, a loss for the undefeated Benn and he can still bounce back with impact because he has more time on his side.
Matt Astbury - boxing writer
Chris Eubank Jr.
Conor Benn has nothing to lose, he is jumping up two weights for the biggest pay day of his career.
Eubank Jr’s career meanwhile has been an underwhelming one.
He has often failed to deliver on the world stage and has opted for pay days instead of legacy.
If he can’t beat a natural welterweight, it will be a dark cloud which will hang over his head for not only the rest of his boxing career, but the rest of his life.
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- April 26: Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn
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