Why Chris Eubank Would Make a Better Mayor of Brighton Than a Career Politician.

When it comes to leadership, Brighton faces a critical choice: another career politician who sees the mayor’s office as a stepping stone to higher positions, or a true maverick, a man of principle, discipline, and integrity—Chris Eubank. The former boxing champion is more than just a sporting icon; he is a self-made man, a public figure who has shown resilience, intelligence, and an unwavering commitment to his beliefs. Unlike career politicians who often prioritise their own financial security over the well-being of their constituents, Eubank brings with him a history of personal achievement, a connection with the people, and a refusal to be bullied by political bureaucracy.

A Man of Character Over a Politician of Convenience.

Career politicians enter public office with one primary concern: staying in power for as long as possible. Their decisions are driven not by principles, but by polls, focus groups, and party loyalty. They rely on scripted speeches, empty promises, and well-crafted public personas that crumble the moment they are faced with real scrutiny. Chris Eubank, in contrast, is a man who has lived by a personal code of conduct. He has never been afraid to stand by his convictions, even when they are unpopular. Brighton deserves a mayor who is not afraid to make difficult choices and who is not beholden to party politics.

Chris Eubank - Brighton's Future Mayor

Discipline, Resilience, and Real Leadership.

Eubank’s career as a boxer exemplifies the qualities Brighton needs in a mayor. His discipline in training, his ability to overcome adversity, and his mental toughness are the same qualities that would make him an excellent leader. Politics, like boxing, requires the ability to stand firm under pressure, to take hits, and to keep moving forward. A career politician, comfortable in their position and insulated from the consequences of their own decisions, lacks this fighting spirit. Brighton needs someone who will not back down in the face of adversity—someone who will take the hits and keep standing.

A Genuine Connection With the People.

Chris Eubank is not just a famous face; he is a man who has lived among the people, engaging with them directly, and standing up for what he believes is right. He has been a vocal critic of injustice, from social issues to political corruption. Unlike career politicians, who often hide behind bureaucratic processes, Eubank has never been afraid to speak his mind or challenge authority. Brighton deserves a leader who is accessible, who listens, and who understands what it means to struggle and succeed on one’s own terms.

An End to the Political Gravy Train.

One of the biggest problems with career politicians is their ability to manipulate the system for personal gain. They enter office not to serve the people, but to secure lucrative salaries, benefits, and post-office opportunities. Brighton has seen its fair share of politicians who make promises they never intend to keep, who waste taxpayers’ money on vanity projects, and who care more about their party than the people they were elected to serve. Chris Eubank has no need for the political gravy train. He has already built a successful career through hard work and dedication. He is not in it for the money—he is in it because he genuinely wants to make a difference.

A Fighter for Brighton’s Future.

Brighton needs a leader who will fight for its future, not just another politician who will toe the party line. Chris Eubank has shown throughout his career that he is a fighter, not just in the ring, but in life. He has faced adversity, stood his ground, and emerged stronger. A career politician will offer the same recycled promises, the same tired rhetoric, and the same predictable failure to deliver real change. Eubank, on the other hand, would bring a fresh approach, one rooted in resilience, integrity, and genuine service to the people.

In a time when political corruption and self-interest have become the norm, Brighton needs a champion, not another career politician. Chris Eubank is that champion.

Matt Taylor Backs Chris Eubank for Brighton Mayor in 2026.

In a surprising political move, maverick politician and Brighton and Hove mayoral candidate for 2026, Matt Taylor, has announced he is willing to step aside and throw his support behind boxing legend Chris Eubank to become the city’s first democratically elected mayor.

Chris Eubank

Taylor, leader of the King Arthur Political Party, has long championed himself as the ideal candidate to bring change to Brighton. However, in a statement today, he revealed he believes Eubank is the only person better suited for the role.

“In the interests of what is best for Brighton, there is only one person who I believe is a better candidate than myself, and that's Chris Eubank,” Taylor declared. “While he may not be a Brightonian by birth, he chose Brighton to raise his family, and his children are Brightonian. Chris Eubank has been a champion of Brighton for as long as I can remember, and I urge him to consider running as Brighton’s first democratically elected mayor.”

Chris Eubank, the former world champion boxer, is known not only for his achievements in the ring but also for his larger-than-life personality and deep connection to Brighton, where he lived for many years. His presence in the city has made him a local icon, and Taylor believes he possesses the leadership and charisma needed to guide Brighton into a new era.

Taylor’s endorsement of Eubank raises intriguing questions about the upcoming election and whether the boxing legend will heed the call to enter the political ring. Brighton’s first mayoral race is already shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable in the city's history.

WELCOME TO MY NEW ELECTION WEBSITE.

I’m standing as an Independent Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Kemptown in 2015 because I don’t trust anyone else to serve the people of Brighton better than I will.

Born in Brighton’s Royal Sussex County Hospital:

• My infant years were spent growing up in the Seven Dials area,
• My teenage years in Portslade,
• My young adult years in the Brunswick Hove area and
• Now as a family man in Moulsecoomb.

THERE IS NO-ONE MORE DEDICATED TO BRIGHTON THAN I AM.

I’m a Man of the People because my children go to local schools; I’ve worked hard in hard-working jobs like hard-working people do. I’m at the hard-end of the evil Conservative ideology and share the highs and lows, suffering and triumph of the common people who number so many in this country.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY.

Here is something to think.

IF INDEPENDENCE IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR SCOTLAND, THEN WHY NOT BRIGHTON & HOVE?

A vote for Independence on May 7^th 2015 means a vote for:

• Non-Privatisation of the NHS.
• No to ideology tax cuts and persecution of the poor, such as the Bedroom Tax, Labour’s Freeze on Child Benefit, ATOS and other attacks on State Welfare.
• Michael Reynolds inspired sustainable ‘Earthship’ housing to counter-act the 11,000 housing shortage in Brighton and Hove.
• Moai Tidal Electric, bulk free energy captured at the base of the sea, doing away with the need for fracking and off-shore above surface wind turbines.
• A cure for Cancer by exploring the claims by Canadian born Rick Simpson and thousands of others from around the world that Hemp Oil cures cancer and many other life debilitating diseases.

A vote for Independence on 7^th May 2015 is a vote for breaking the mold and thinking outside the box. The sky’s the limit, so why not a new currency for an Independent Brighton & Hove too?

• Based on the Lewes/Bradbury Pounds, a new currency based on the collective worth of Brighton’s people as opposed to the debt based fiat currencies of the fraudulent world banks.

If you want to go as far as a new and independent currency, why not go all the way and get a new Monarchy too?

• I’m the only politician in the UK to acknowledge native Moai King John Wanoa of New Zealand as having a rightful claim to the British Throne. As he rightly points out in a number of Youtube videos and affidavits published on the World Court of Facebook, “Queen Elizabeth Windsor has been sacked as the head Trustee of the Queen Victoria Trust fund (750 Thousands tons of Gold – worth about £970 Million Trillion Trillion in today’s money) for bringing King William IV’s Trust Fund into disrepute having been found guilty of Crimes against Humanity by the International Common Law Court of Justice in Brussels.”

Learn more about King John Wanoa and the gifts he brings the People of the Common Wealth around the world, as the leading contender to the British Throne once the international arrest warrant of Queen Elizabeth Windsor is executed. http://guerrillademocracy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/the-story-of-century.html

I’M BREAKING THE MOULD AND OFFERING YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

To ensure I win the Brighton Kemptown General Election I need to let the people of Brighton and Kemptown know they have an Independent candidate to choose from.

THIS ELECTION IS A LEAFLET’S GAME.

The secret of success to win the Brighton Kemptown election is to deliver a leaflet to every door in Brighton Kemptown.

With Labour, Conservatives, Liberals and Green’s receiving political donations in the thousands, I have yet to receive one single penny.

In a city of such notable celebrities as:

• David Walliams
• Chris Eubank Snr
• Peter James
• Bill Smith
• Steve Coogan
• Norman Cook
• Katie Price

You would have hoped someone would have thrown me a £5,000 donation to print and deliver 5000 leaflets?

AFTER-ALL LOOK WHAT I’VE DONE FOR BRIGHTON…

• I’ve been the only person to hold Katy Bourne the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (SPCC) to account and have found her wanting.

Learn more about what I do as the Shadow Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (SSPCC) http://shadowsussexpolicecrimecommissioner.blogspot.co.uk/

• I raised the concerns of Moulsecoombe ghettoization and put forward the Moulsecoombe Development Plan.

Learn more about my plans for a redevelopment of Moulsecoombe to compliment the Preston Barracks development, the new Albion 5-Star Hotel development, The Keep archive centre and the newly opened Bevy Pub. http://gettingreadyfor2015.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/matt-taylors-redevelopment-of-moulsecoomb/

• I’m in negotiations with Moai born John Wanoa, of Moai Tidal Electric to bring Moai Tidal electric turbines to the coast of Brighton.

Learn more about Moai Tidal Electric. http://gettingreadyfor2015.wordpress.com/2014/07/19/the-moai-are-coming-to-brighton/

 

• I’m the only Brighton politician to acknowledge corruption in Sussex Police and call for a public inquiry into the Sussex police enquiry of the Katrina Taylor (no relation) murder of 1996 in Brighton.

Learn more about my work bringing justice to murdered mother of one, Katrina Taylor.

http://justice4katrinataylor.blogspot.co.uk/

I NEED TO YOUR DONATIONS TO ENSURE I WIN THE ELECTION.

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Chris Eubank- A true life sporting story.

“My job isn’t just to fight. A fight is a show. That’s entertainment. The world is a stage and we are all actors. Here I am.” - Chris Eubank

Boxer Chris Eubank talks to Gabriel Clarke about his life in sport - from growing up on the streets of Peckham to defending his world title eighteen times, taking in iconic and in one case tragic fights against Michael Watson and Nigel Benn.

With contributions from friends and family including promoter Barry Hearn, son Chris Eubank Jr and boxing correspondent Colin Hart, this programme provides a close insight into what drove Chris to be a world champion boxer, an outspoken character who was at one time said to be the most hated man in his sport.

As a youngster, Chris says he idolised his mother, who left London to live in New York when he was eight, and says she provided him with the tough mindset he needed growing up. At 14, he found himself living on the streets of Peckham, sleeping rough in cars: “I was never a bad boy, I was a rude boy. My mum used to call it a ‘fly by night’ - a wannabe. A Bengal Lancer. A chancer. I was born to love, only the environment was mean-spirited and it was unkind. You have to toughen up, you have to get some teeth, and if you don’t you get moved to the side and behind.”

His father told him he needed to go and live with his mother in the tough South Bronx area of New York to get away from bad influences in the capital: “My father said, ‘You go and live with your mother, otherwise you’re going to end up in prison in this country.’ That’s the best thing that happened for me because I was able to get away from influence and started boxing and forging my way through the hazardous life of a fighter.”

He joined the Jerome Boxing Club in the Bronx, winning early prizes before turning professional. It was his relationship with his three older brothers which he says drove him to succeed: “It is what defined me, you know, I was fighting for respect. It wasn’t money I was fighting for. I wanted them to respect me.”

Boxing correspondent Colin Hart says the young Eubank came across as a driven individual: “I was at the Albert Hall covering a night’s boxing and this young man came up to me and said, ‘My name is Chris Eubank, when are you going to start writing about me?’ And I said, ‘Well Chris, when you’ve done something worth writing about, I will write about you.’ I didn’t realise I was going to spend 20 years not stopping writing about him.”

When he beat the world-ranked Anthony Logan, he came to the attention of boxing promoter Barry Hearn, who says: “His opening words to me were, ‘Mr Hearn I’m a fighter, I know my value.’ We clicked on day one. All I saw was ‘X’ factor, stardust, his swagger, his self-confidence. I didn’t even know if he could fight. It didn’t really seem to matter.”

Chris set his sights on fighting Nigel Benn, another rising star in boxing. When he described boxing as a ‘mug’s game’ due to the dominance of promoters and television executives he became very unpopular with fighters and fans. He says now: “I’m doing the work, taking and absorbing copious amounts of pressure and pain, so when you say, ‘Bite the hand that feeds you,’ I’m the person doing the work. Without the fighter, there is no game.”

When he got his dream fight against Benn in Birmingham in November 1990.  Chris portrayed himself as aloof and arrogant, in one television appearance refusing to face his opponent by turning away his chair. Benn admitted that he ‘hated’ Chris, which Eubank believes won him the psychological battle prior to the fight. “What won me that particular battle was that when he would have walked out of the studio, he would have felt a little bit uncomfortable with the fact that he has stated a personal feeling. Now if Nigel had won those psychological fights it would have given him the benefit of being able to persist that little bit longer, and it’s that little bit longer that makes you champion.”

Benn was stopped on his feet towards the end of round nine, and Eubank took his WBO world title. He says: “And at that moment? Exoneration. I had won. I had won. I had won what I wanted from my brothers. You can’t deny me that now.”

Thanks to his public image - including vaulting into the ring to Tina Turner’s ‘Simply The Best’ - when it came to defending his title against Michael Watson at Earls Court in June 1991, Chris had alienated many in the sport and by his own admittance was seen as a villain: “People say I was arrogant. Nothing arrogant about standing strong and being proud. I’m a warrior. I’m not a chameleon.”

Chris won narrowly on points, though many thought Watson should have taken his title. In September that year, a rematch was organised at White Hart Lane. Eubank was behind in the fight, and was knocked to the floor by Watson in the 11th round. But when he got up, he threw a devastating uppercut, knocking Watson backwards into the ropes. Watson collapsed in his corner after the fight and spent 40 days in a coma with brain injuries, before undertaking a long road to recovery. Chris recalls: “Once my knee touched the canvas it was like I was okay. The concussion had gone. I got up, I got up and I spat and I remember the audience hovering. It was my peripheral vision and my perception. They were hovering for my demise. I went forward… And I threw a shot. You know the truth was in me. I defy any person to find five or six other fights like it in the history of boxing.”

Chris Eubank Jnr

Following the fight, Barry hearn says Chris lost his instinct to finish other boxers off and preferred to win on points. Yet the fighter wanted to carry on - as he said he needed the money. A second fight with Benn, nicknamed ‘Judgement Day’ was organised at Old Trafford for October 1993, with a massive worldwide audience. The pair fought out a draw, but Chris says Benn was much better than in their first fight: “Five hundred million people watched that fight. You could say that there was still a psychological game going on. I had him where I wanted him. That’s what I thought.”

In the meantime, Chris’s outrageous public persona was taking off, fuelled by the purchase of a massive American truck, and a magazine photoshoot in which he dressed as an English country gentleman: “Jodhpurs, it’s just fashion. The monocle, that affectation is just the icing on the cake and it’s confused, because I’m doing something which looks caucasian or old English and yes I am a person of this particular colour but that’s why it was so much fun. I am at this point trailblazing so I’m really in unknown territory. I’m really leading the way. I’m really the beacon.”

After losing to Steve Collins in 1995, Chris retired, only to return to the ring the next year before being defeated by Joe Calzaghe and Carl Thompson in his final fights. Suddenly he found the public had affection for him, and he speaks of his surprise: “This was in ‘98. In ‘91 didn’t I show this heart? But you only recognised it when I lost. Strange, but wonderful.”

Despite this, he says he is thankful for everything that boxing has given him and says he gets a great deal of happiness through recognition now: “I realise that every day, when people they hold you and shake you. That’s my honour. That’s why half a billion people watched the second fight I had with Nigel Benn. I was being a warrior. Even when they were against me, I was entertaining them.”