Is Ryan good or is Benn not world level.

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  1. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Harrison had much more natural talent than Benn

    He just was petrified of getting hit
     
    Wizbit1013, Sep 13, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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    Jake Paul.

    Gerry Cooney had about the same level of resume.
     
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    Conor Benn makes Garrett Bischoff look like Kurt Angle.
     
    alangjk, Sep 13, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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    Benn is not world level. Let's not forget Ryan got tooled by Rolly who is BARELY world level.
     
    turbotime, Sep 13, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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    Ryan has good attributes. But looks like he never addressed the issue he has with defense. He turns his torso around bracing for impact. It's such a bad habit. Almost no trained fighter does that.
     
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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    I don't consider Jake Paul in that bracket
    If he ever challenges for a world title I'd revisit that

    Cooney surely never earnt what Benn will?
     
    Wizbit1013, Sep 13, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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    Garcia is very good but the reality is, Benn would genuinely struggle to win a British title without a decent cherry pick
     
    Heisenberg, Sep 13, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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    He earned more in his fights if you adjust for inflation. He also had enough hype to have lots of people thinking he’d beat Holmes, even though he hadn’t beaten a top ten contender that I’m aware of.
     
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    Makes sense but Benn has made well over 30 mill

    The hype for him (Cooney) was more desperation imo due to the whole race thing
     
    Wizbit1013, Sep 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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    Harsh lol
     
    Wizbit1013, Sep 13, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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    Adjusting for inflation, Cooney's purse for Holmes would be 34.6 million.
     
    NoNeck, Sep 13, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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    I guess at least Cooney was a draw in some sense

    Crazy when you think about it like that
     
    Wizbit1013, Sep 13, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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    Did he earn more ? I am surprised
     
    LoveThis, Sep 13, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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    rolly was just backing up winging a bad wide slow left hook and it was landing and rocking teofimo, ryan would spam the same punch and also land it
     
    bigboxinghippo420, Sep 13, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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    Nowhere near it
     
    Wizbit1013, Sep 13, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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