Great shout Grant.

That's without a doubt the best rivalry in the history of the Premier League in my opinion.

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You might have seen a lot of promotion for 'The Ring' this week and wondering why the famous boxing magazine has such prominence.

You might even have winced as Ring chief Rick Reno trashed previous boxing events sat beside some of the most powerful promoters in the world at the news conference on Thursday.

Well, the Ring Magazine was bought by Saudi Arabian Turki Alalshikh recently, who has become a regular fixture of boxing in the last 18 months.

Alalshikh, the chairman of the general entertainment authority in Saudi, has invested millions of Saudi money into boxing and the purchase of the 103-year-old boxing publication was another part of increasing his influence in the sport.

Boxing fans will know the Ring brand well, with it's long history of boxing coverage and overseeing the awarding of the Ring Magazine belts, basically the lineal titles of the sport.

The Ring are sponsoring Eubank v Benn and are likely to be involved in several more big events, including the fight night in Times Square, New York next month featuring Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia.

The top table in boxing is certainly getting crowded!

Eubank Sr's former promoter Barry Hearn: "I think this is a 50-50 fight - of course I'm on Conor's side, but I'm not going to ignore that the other man is a much bigger man with more experience. It is going to be something awesome. I think Nigel will have Conor ready for war but in a more controlled way."

Super-bantamweight Francesca Hennessy: "They're both great fighters. I've been going back and forth. Eubank is bigger at the weight but Benn is strong and will come forward. I keep changing my mind."

It is quite comforting to know that even the most brave of athletes have the most ordinary of fears.

A bit of context on that message in from anonymous - please include you name if possible - they are talking about the boxing rivalry between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward.

They met in three successive fights between 2002 and 2004 with Ward winning the first encounter and Gatti winning the other two.

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BBC Sport at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Chris Eubank Sr turning up. Billy Joe Saunders not being allowed to oversee the handwraps.

When it seemed Conor Benn was getting the rub of the green - the rehydration clause, the £375,000 fine and the smaller 18ft ring - now, the momentum is with Chris Eubank Jr.

Thursday's news conference passed without any chaos but that wasn't the case when they were promoting the fight back in February.

The now infamous egg slap incident had us all talking.

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Conor Benn has been full of smiles; he seems pretty confident and happy. He can sometimes be a bit of an emotional whirlwind, but we haven’t really seen that volatile side of him this week.

He gloated about his opponent missing weight, which is unsurprising given that the £375,000 will be credited to his bank account.

His family and his team mean everything to him, and Nigel Benn has not left his son’s side all week.

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Conor Benn has been through quite the transformation since making his professional debut in 2016 - check out the comparison of images above and below.

Benn admits his eating habits weren't the best in the early years and would opt for "curries and pop-tarts" after weigh-ins.

"I'd have prawn puri for starters, lamb rogan josh, Bombay potatoes with some saag aloo, peshwari naan, all the poppadoms, pilau rice, saag paneer," Benn said to BBC Sport.

However, there is no doubt that he is now living the life of an elite athlete.

The 28-year-olds leans heavily on modern-day training methods by using oxygen mask during cardio to simulate high-altitude training.

Accusations of being handed everything on a silver platter - due to the career his father Nigel Benn enjoyed - have played a big role in his change of mentality.

"I've got a chip on my shoulder about [people] saying I'm the nepo kid, that I had it easy," Benn added..

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What is boxing without a bit of pantomime, though?

Nigel Benn spoke to Sky Sports about Chris Eubank Sr's surprise arrival: "I am so glad he is here. It's a family affair - even Conor wanted him here.

"Hopefully I can go over and shake his hand, but it all depends on what Chris [Sr] comes in there. I don't know what Chris [Sr] is going to turn up tonight."

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Chris Eubank Jr has endured a tough 24 hours.

Turning up late for a weigh-in is never a good sign and the reason for Eubank's late arrival became clear when he was 0.2lb over the 11st 6lb middleweight limit on Friday morning.

Eubank was still 0.05lb over the limit when he returned for a second time and it proved to be a very costly mistake after he was fined £375,000.

Conor Benn – who has operated at welterweight for most of his career – came in lighter than expected at 11st 2lb.

Both fighters were bound by a rehydration clause prohibiting them from weighing more than 12st 1lb this morning.

Eubank was 0.6lb below that rehydration limit with Benn adding 9lb to Friday's weight.

We've just had a small clip from backstage with Chris Eubank Sr.

"This is the show, this is what we do. The idea was always to come dressed and ready to roll," he told DAZN.

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