'don't Feel Sorry For Eubank' - Bellew Backs Benn

Make nary correction - Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn 2 is not a vulnerable fight.

I don't judge Eubank struggled to make weight for nan first conflict pinch Benn. He miscalculated it; he sewage it wrong.

I cognize a batch has been made of Eubank missing weight nan first time, but fto america not make this rematch astir that.

Eubank was nan IBO middleweight champion. It is very easy to miscalculate cutting weight.

He astir apt drank successful nan region of six to 7 litres of h2o a mates of days earlier and past he has tried to barren retired and merchandise nan fluids. He was out by 0.05lb - it is nothing.

Eubank is not moreover a large middleweight. He is an mean size for nan division. He is utilizing these excuses, showing videos of him successful sauna suits and sweating it out, but 85% of fighters make weight for illustration this.

He is coating a communicative to get group reasoning it is truthful reliable for him, but don't consciousness sorry for a combatant making weight successful a section wherever he was a champion.

Eubank came connected stronger successful nan past 3 rounds of nan first bout - and weight-drained fighters thin to fade.

It is madness that group consciousness sorry for Eubank, but this is boxing and group bargain into nan short stories and societal media narratives.

It is smart. He has gained a batch of followers and sympathisers towards him making a weight that he chose.

On Saturday, this is simply a welterweight against a middleweight. It has been going connected since boxing started.

Could Benn go a world champion? Yes.

Could Eubank go a world champion? No.

But that does not detract from them having a awesome fight.

The rematch is going to beryllium astir who wants to spell into nan occurrence first. It favours nan younger man successful Benn. Eubank will not want to revisit that spot again. It is simply a really difficult conflict and it is not easy astatine his age.

Only Eubank's profession is connected nan line. He was nan IBO champion. A high-street apparel shop has much valuable belts, but it does not return distant what he is.

Benn has nan cleanable communicative of everyone knowing it is not his weight class.

People deliberation I person thing against Eubank, but I respect him.

He is not for illustration maine and 99% of fighters. I person immense admiration for Eubank and Benn because they were kids calved into a life of luxury wearing silk pyjamas.

We person each heard astir Eubank's 4 nights successful infirmary and his toenails falling off.

I person been urinating humor for 2 days aft a conflict and it was a badge of honour. But erstwhile I look backmost now, I americium an idiot. Who wants that?

If I was raised maine successful silk pyjamas I could not person made it arsenic a boxer.

The hostility betwixt Eubank and Benn is not manufactured. Benn is for illustration maine - he is emotionally charged and driven. For Eubank, it is business. He does not care.

These 2 will person go fond of each different now. When you stock a conflict for illustration they did, you get respect for each other.

But that respect will spell retired nan model this week. A statement will beryllium crossed because they request to do that to get successful nan correct mindset.

Certain things will get said this week to upwind each different up. They person family names and their ain individual ambitions astatine stake.

The first conflict was unbelievable to watch. It was non-stop from commencement to finish. These 2 could person 10 fights and each 10 would beryllium belters.

I americium not saying that Benn aliases Eubank are Micky Ward aliases Arturo Gatti, but nan look they bring erstwhile they are put together is fantastic.

Eubank thinks he is simply a amended boxer than he is and Benn only knows really to conflict 1 measurement - trying to return his opponent's caput disconnected for each 2nd of each round.

I had Eubank losing aft 9 rounds successful nan first fight. It was tight and he was being outpunched earlier turning it astir successful nan title rounds.

All 3 judges only gave Benn 4 rounds, but I deliberation he won astatine slightest five. I had Eubank winning by 1 and immoderate rounds were truthful close.

I told Benn he needed to beryllium observant astir getting fatigued. I knew he would tyre but it was a daze to him.

Benn could person won if he maintained his output for nan afloat 12 rounds, and he needs to study from that experience.

A knockout nonaccomplishment for Benn would beryllium disastrous. A triumph for Benn would beryllium a disaster to Eubank - he will person mislaid to a welterweight.

Eubank could drawback Benn difficult and extremity him, but nan speedy turnaround will favour Benn.

I deliberation he will outwork Eubank and mightiness extremity him, but I americium edging towards a Benn triumph connected points successful an absolute thriller.

Tony Bellew was speaking to BBC Sport's Bobbie Jackson.