Benn V McCllellan Preview of the 1995 Showdown

the odds on the fight were,
mcclellan 3 to 1 on, put £3 on to win £1.
benn 3 to 1 against, put £1 on to win £3.
hardly anyone picked benn to win the fight, all the british press went with mcclellan. colin hart from the sun picked mcclellan in 3.
the only guy who went for benn was horse racing pundit john mccririck, who picked "benn to win for britain."
good on ya john.

 

thats right. he did seem quietly confident about benn.
he did say "i think nigel benn's gonna show us something tonight."
he was right about that.

 

http://slumz.boxden.com/f353/tales-...-damaged-goods-prior-nigel-benn-bout-1271061/

tarick salmaci gives one of the most insightful interviews on this. from the sounds of things, this blinking was before jackson.

 

instead of "nah, benn will give it a go but g man will walk through his wild swings and drop him for a tko within the 3rd"

 

Then I can heartily say "**** pride and defiance".

 

Interesting story.

What was the story behind Benn's Tenerife training camp, referenced earlier?

 

Benn was known to go clubbing and partying in Tenerife during camp (ala Wharton camp).

The odds stacked towards McClellan after the rave reviews he got from all British media when working out at the Peacock Gym in the week of the fight, they were literally having multiple orgasms over the guys bag work and foot work.

 

Thank you.

 

Rd 8 closing stages sums up Benn for me

McClellan tags Benn with some BIG right hands to back him up into the corner to unload. Benn on shakey feet and finally drops (missing with a wild left) before taking a standing count.

Benn still looking wobbly as McClellan closes back in to tee off before Benn unleashes an overhand right, left hook combo followed by two right uppercuts on the inside to stop Gman in his tracks.

Brutal fight.

46.50 onwards