The hostility between Eubank and Benn is not manufactured. Benn is like me: emotionally charged and driven. For Eubank, it is a business. He doesn’t care.
These two must have grown fond of each other now. When you share a fight like they did, you respect each other.
But that respect will disappear this week. A line will be crossed because they need to to get in the right mindset.
This week certain things will be said to each other to encourage each other. They have surnames and their own personal ambitions at stake.
The first fight was incredible to watch. It was non-stop from start to finish. These two could have 10 fights and all 10 would be winners.
I’m not saying that Benn or Eubank are Micky Ward or Arturo Gatti, but the recipe they provide when putting them together is fantastic.
Eubank thinks he’s a better boxer than him, and Benn only knows how to fight one way: by trying to take his opponent’s head off every second of every round.
I had Eubank losing after nine rounds in the first fight. It was tight and he was being outplayed before turning it around in the championship rounds.
The three judges only gave Benn four rounds, but I think he won at least five. I had Eubank winning by one and some rounds were very close.
I told Benn that he had to be careful not to get tired. He knew he would get tired, but it was a shock to him.
Benn could have won if he had maintained his performance for the full 12 rounds and needs to learn from that experience.
A knockout loss for Benn would be disastrous. A victory for Benn would be a disaster for Eubank: he would have lost to a welterweight.
Eubank could catch Benn hard and stop him, but the quick changeup will favor Benn.
I think he’ll outrun Eubank and could stop him, but I’m getting closer to a Benn points win in an absolute thriller.
Tony Bellew was speaking to BBC Sport’s Bobbie Jackson.
