Conor Benn was just as confused as everyone watching at home when Chris Eubank Jr began talking about his sex life during a joint interview.
The pair are set to clash in October at the O2 Arena in London, as they throwback to the epic rivalry between their dads, Nigel Benn and Chris Sr, who shared the ring twice in the early 1990s.
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Benn and Eubank Jr have agreed to fight at a catchweight of 157lbs, with a rehydration clause of 162lbs.
Eubank Jr will need to come down in weight, as he usually fights between 160-168 lbs, while 'The Destroyer' usually fights at 147 lbs and so he has been working hard at the gym to pack on the pounds.
The former IBO super middleweight champion clearly views Benn as an easy fight and made that much clear while detailing his pre-fight sex plan during 'The Face Off' as part of DAZN Boxing's coverage.
"I'm not going to kill myself in this training camp. Usually, I go eight weeks without sex. I abstain for eight weeks," Eubank explained.
A confused Benn replied: "How has it come to this? What are you talking about? No-one asked you about your sex drive and what gets you going."
Eubank Jr replied: "I'm going to abstain for two weeks for you. Canelo [Alvarez], [Gennady] Golovkin, they get eight weeks. [Billy Joe] Saunders gets four weeks. Conor Benn gets two.
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"Jake Paul will get one week. So you're not at the bottom of the barrel, but you're close."
By this point, Benn had become even more bemused by the conversation and told his rival: "You don't half talk some s***, don't you?"
Boxing legend suggests sex before a fight can be detrimental to your performance and abstaining will increase aggression, testosterone, muscle strength, and punching power.
Many high-profile boxers have abstained from sex while preparing for fights, including Mike Tyson who swore off sex for five whole years on the advice of his coaching staff.
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Mike Tyson abstained from sex for five years
It was a move that coincided with him becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion in history at just 20 years old.
"I'm an idiot, you know… I just went by what people told me," Tyson said.
"This is what you do, [because] boxing will mess you up, girls, boxing. Listen, I entered this profession as a total brainless individual."
Tyson, who won 50 of his 58 professional fights, 44 via knockout, and was a former undisputed heavyweight champion, later admitted a complete U-turn on those ideals.
"Giving people money like f*** everybody, party with everybody and f*** their mothers, their sisters and their cousins… orgies. I was crazy," he added.
"I was so sick and I had no idea I was so sick."
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