Prograis retires and confirms he WAS badly injured going into Benn fight

They also use the fight insurance rather than pull out and have to sort they medical bills themselves

 

Prograis has been one of my favourite fighters of the last ten years, game as hell and as tough as they come. I love that despite having everything stacked in his favour, Benn looked bang average against him and got his face cut up, wait until he gets in with anyone decent in their prime, it's going to be brilliant.

 

I rate Prograis, he proved to be a world class level fighter (granted at a lower weight) by becoming 2 x world champion beating the likes of Diaz JR, Indongo, Flanagan, Realikh and having a very good and close fight with Taylor.

Just seems odd to me that Benn is getting more stick for not stopping Prograis (who has never been stopped) compared to Fury not stopping Makhmudov (who was stopped in 4 by Kabayel and a low level Italian in 8 only 2 fights ago).

 

Prograis balance was affectedno doubt, he was bought in as a name for Benn and got paid well.

Least he didn't come in and lie down first decent shot he received, it was too big a purse to pull out.

Darren Barker on comms and I like him, he's last pro outing in with a back injury against Felix Sturm after beating Geale, that was a bad case of taking a huge payday when in absolutely no condition to fight. He was a guy who also could do little to no road work at all due to a hip condition!

 

Mitch, you ever thought about going into politics? Trump could use a guy like you right now.

More spin than Hearn after Bosh Jnr bashed up Babic and suddenly became the most dangerous heavyweight on the planet who apparently beats both Wardley and Clarke.

 

Most people rate him or at least did

An clearly shot and injured version not so much

He has never been stopped but was in with a younger bigger stronger fighter who is in his own mind at least a devastating puncher

It was a very average and Thats being kind display from Benn but that's because he is average

Fury wasn't great most will acknowledge that but if you are gonna compare Connors situation to his, firstly Benn has been far more active recently
Was fighting a shot injured fighter being dragged up to a weight that nobody wanted except Benn

Fury was out for 16 months and has never been a big puncher so I never thought he'd get a stoppage
A fighter of a lower level stopping another fighter doesn't make them better does it
Just means they got home early