On May 21, 1989, a 24-year-old Michael Watson (21-1-1, 17 KOs) and a 25-year-old fellow British boxer Nigel Benn (22-0, 22 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Watson came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 13 days. Benn was on a 22-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 23 days.
Michael Watson stopped Nigel Benn via TKO in the 6th round. Watson improves his record to 22-1-1 (18 KOs), while Benn adds a loss to his record at 22-1.
On November 18, 1990, a 25-year-old Michael Watson (22-2-1, 18 KOs) and Errol Christie met in the ring.
Watson came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 4 days.
Michael Watson stopped Errol Christie via TKO in the 3rd round. Watson improves his record to 23-2-1 (19 KOs)
On June 22, 1991, a 26-year-old Michael Watson (25-2-1, 21 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight WBO title held by 24-year-old fellow British boxer Chris Eubank (27-0, 16 KOs).
Watson came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 21 days. Eubank was on a 27-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 4 days.
Chris Eubank defeated Michael Watson via majority decision and successfully defended his WBO middleweight title. Eubank improves his record to 28-0, while Watson adds a loss to his record at 25-3-1.
On January 23, 1991, a 25-year-old Michael Watson (23-2-1, 19 KOs) and Craig Trotter met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Watson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 5 days.
Michael Watson stopped Craig Trotter via TKO in the 6th round. Watson improves his record to 24-2-1 (20 KOs)
On May 1, 1991, a 26-year-old Michael Watson (24-2-1, 20 KOs) and Anthony Brown met in the ring.
Watson came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 8 days.
Michael Watson stopped Anthony Brown via KO in the 1st round. Watson improves his record to 25-2-1 (21 KOs)
On April 14, 1990, a 25-year-old Michael Watson (22-1-1, 18 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight WBA title held by 34-year-old Jamaican boxer Mike McCallum (37-1, 31 KOs).
Watson came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 24 days. McCallum was on a 5-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 11 days.
Mike McCallum stopped Michael Watson via KO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA middleweight title. McCallum improves his record to 38-1 (32 KOs), while Watson adds a loss to his record at 22-2-1.
On July 19, 1986, a 21-year-old Michael Watson (7-1, 6 KOs) and Simon Collins met in the ring.
Watson came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 29 days.
Michael Watson stopped Simon Collins via KO in the 1st round. Watson improves his record to 8-1 (7 KOs)
On September 21, 1991, Michael Watson and Chris Eubank met again in an immediate rematch.
Watson came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days. Eubank was on a 28-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 30 days.
In the rematch, Chris Eubank stopped Michael Watson via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight. Eubank improves his record to 29-0 (17 KOs), while Watson adds a loss to his record at 25-4-1.
On October 28, 1987, a 22-year-old Michael Watson (13-1, 9 KOs) and Sam Houston met in the ring.
Watson came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 23 days.
Michael Watson stopped Sam Houston via TKO in the 2nd round. Watson improves his record to 14-1 (10 KOs)
On March 8, 1989, a 23-year-old Michael Watson (20-1-1, 16 KOs) and Franklin Owens met in the ring.
Watson came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
Michael Watson stopped Franklin Owens via TKO in the 3rd round. Watson improves his record to 21-1-1 (17 KOs)