Conor Benn sits down to talk about his upcoming WBC world title shot against Ryan Garcia, how it compares to all the drama of the Eubank saga, and more in this interview with Ring Magazine. Check out some excerpts of what he had to say with the full video below!
Benn on this training camp compared to his last
“Very different from the Eubank fight. I think going up to 160 was a fight in itself, was an unknown, was something different, was something new. And it was also a family feud, there as hatred, there was spite, and I pray people don’t have
to go to that place that I had to go to in that camp and in the actual fight itself.
“I went to the well and back, and no doubt that fight took part of my soul. But it just proves that I can go there with a bigger man. So, for me, it just fills me with confidence for the fight I’m about to go into. I think the Eubank fights were intense, brutal, there was a lot history. There was a lot of spite, a lot of hatred in the fight, whereas this doesn’t have the spite behind it. But the guy’s got the belt I want and claim that number one spot. The drive is very different.”
On having a slight beef with Garcia in the public
“Listen, he’s got the belt I want. He’s in the way. So for me, that’s what this is. And he wants to say he wants to take it lightly, and the disrespect, and for me it’s just about going in there and doing what I do, which is putting on a clinical performance.”
On how he thinks the feeling of beating Eubank will compare to winning a title
“Beating Eubank, there will always be something special about that. There will always be something special about the first fight. I preferred the first fight over the second, it was a fight of the year and only Eubank could’ve taken me there…In terms of theatrics and drama and chaos, it was a movie.
“Winning the world title, for myself is very personal whereas the Eubank fights were for the family name, for family pride, it was for DNA, for bragging rights. This right here is for myself, something I always wanted to achieve, something I always wanted to win is that world title win and not just be a #1 contender or world level, but being world champion.”
