Chris Eubank: never touch another man’s bonbons (part two)
With his cane, monocle and cut glass accent, Chris Eubank isn’t your typical boxer.
But he wasn’t always the fruity aristocrat you see today.
He had knife fights at dominos tournaments, went on two day police chases, and raided an arcade for 20,000 10p coins.
From poisoned chow meins to watching his own circumcision, this is the story of Britain’s weirdest world champion…
Links from the pod:
Esquire photoshoot: https://images.app.goo.gl/UNz5485XcmywURGK9
Chris in a monocle: https://images.app.goo.gl/qnfmEF5ZbXP59oD66
His huge truck: https://images.app.goo.gl/YE96tDXwpKekZRYq5
Gogglebox “would you like a sweetie”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPkW5aNqIYI
Never touch another man’s bonbons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlLYNHCEn5Q&t=758s
Climbing into his son’s corner during a fight: https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/16ofvno/chris_eubank_corners_his_son/
Run in with Cycling Mikey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aww6LQX7ico
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