Saturday’s event was promoted as “unfinished business”, but in the build-up it did not feel like that really rang true – there was no contention over the result of the first contest.
Maybe it was harking back to the rivalry between their fathers, who fought a controversial draw in their second and final meeting in 1993.
It was a feud that gripped the British public but felt unsettled.
The scars of that fight still haunt Benn’s father Nigel and at the post-fight news conference he was dragged right back into that mindset.
“He [Eubank Sr] just loves the limelight, he doesn’t care about his son, ” Nigel Benn said.
“I don’t think I’ll ever speak to him again. He tries to quote scripture but he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
As Nigel was growing more and more animated, his son began to laugh and could possibly picture himself speaking about Eubank Jr in three decades.
Despite still holding a grudge, it did feel like Nigel was able to gain some closure on the feud through his son.
“I don’t know if Conor knows but this is my last training camp,” he added.
“I won’t be doing this any more. I have three lovely kids in Australia that need me. I have a lovely wife that needs me.”
The sons were never meant to fight. Eubank Jr is seven years older, and Conor Benn has operated two weight classes lower for most of his career.
But the appetite to see two icons – Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn – back in the boxing sphere alongside their offspring was insatiable.
As characters, they could not be further apart.
Eubank Sr is a performer, often pulling focus from his son with his dance moves, while the elder Benn is straight and to the point.
At the post-fight news conference, Nigel had changed out of his cream suit and donned a blue Team Benn tracksuit.
He entered the room next to his son and they were followed by a group of around 20 people made up of family, friends and coaches.
Benn made sure to pay tribute to every one of them after helping him through “dark times” when he was banned from boxing after testing positive for a banned substance.
“There were a lot of people in the changing room that were there for me in those dark times,” Benn said.
“I wasn’t strong enough to do it alone and they gave wisdom and helped carry me. The win is for them.”
