Conor Benn

Well, hes 1-1 in his last two fights.

Most of us doubt he can make the weight. How many boxers have dropped down multiple weight classes after going up to great success? For every one, there are ten or more who got obliterated trying.

There's also the fact that he popped dirty for PEDs...

 

Maybe because he has not fought at 147 since April of 2022?

 

This plus he really isn't much good

 

Failed drug tests, no good wins at welter.

Haney I dislike his style but he has won world titles previously and beaten decent fighters.....some controversial to be sure.

Garcia best Haney, then failed his drug test and lost to Rolly. I'm not sure many are considering Garcia a top guy at 147 currently

 

When he actually beats people worth something in the division, maybe I'll agree

He'd probably beat Barrios tho

 

Yea... but thats Haney, the boxer, making those claims. I thought your question was aimed at the fans of the sport?

Benn got busted for PED´s, moved up in weight, fought two fights at middleweight and just recently has said that he will move back down again. By the time he does move back down it will have been 4 years since his last fight at the weight.
So yea, its totally reasonable for fans to disregard him as a competitor at 147 when he quite literally is not actually fighting at the weight.

At least Haney has a fight scheduled at the weight. If Benn makes his return to the weight then people will start talking about him being a contender the same way they did prior to his ped suspension.

 

He’s a good fighter but should probably forget about 147 and go to 154

 

Badbot with the true talk

 

Hearn is trying to put him in the mix with the best at 147. The truth is he will only get any of those fights because he brings the money to the table.
He hasn’t beaten anyone to make me think he’s a top guy in that division.

 

Yep he is not making 147 again I expect him to fight at 154 or random catchweights.

 

When it comes to boxers who I would argue a case for, Haney is probably one of the lowest on the list, but compared to Eggs Bennedict the difference is clear as day. Haney has beaten multiple world champions, had a close fight with Lomachenko (even though he lost IMO), and has jumped in there with monstrous punchers like Garcia and now Norman.

Aside from Eubank, who was weight drained to within an inch of his life, a post-PED Benn has fought absolutely nobody, especially at 147. There is nothing about his skillset, power, or resume that places him anywhere near the top of 147, 154, or 160. Benn loses to Norman in the same way Norman nearly killed Sasaki; it'd be a carbon copy. An aggressive, come-forward fighter with no defense, walking headfirst into a big puncher. A total waste of time. Don't get me started on what Boots, Bakhram, or Ortiz would do to him.

While I agree that 147 is one of the weakest divisions in the sport at the moment, Benn is still nowhere near that elite level. I think he gets knocked out by Rolly, Garcia, and Catterall. You'd have to go pretty far down the list to find someone he actually beats, I think. Pat McCormack would beat him in his very next fight, and he has only had eight fights. That's not to say Benn doesn't have some talent, but let's not get carried away with his win against a decrepit, dehydrated Eubank.