Did Gerald McClellan have brain trauma before the Benn fight?

OK, he may have had headaches right up until the moment he stepped into the ring. There is no evidence that he had headaches before the Benn fight, however, at least non I have envouctered.

I've "read it somewhere" too. On forums and In internet atricles with no primary source. There is almost nothing I can't find on the internet if i look hard enough for it. If it's good enough for you, that's fine, it's certainly NOT good enough for me.

I've read numerous sourced articles in the British proffessional press and none of them mention headaches in the build up to Benn. I've read War, Baby which contains speculation - pure speculation recognised as such by the writer - that Gerald may have had a genetic pre-disposition to recieving such injuries, but inspite of interviews with Gerald's sister and both cornermen and Frank Warren as well as a detailed account of Don King's point of view no mention is made of headaches before the fight.

In short, they are just rumours, totally unfounded by any primary source, versus a total silence from the principles, including family members as regards these rumours.

The Jackson rumours seem stronger, but i've never seen them sourced primarily. Looks, to me, an awful lot like an internet rumour. This doesn't mean that it is not true, it does mean it needs to be weiged differently, form, say, Gerald's sister saying "GERALD HAD HEADACHES AFTER JACKSON II".

 

I thought it was proven - i thought it was proven that he had said he wanted to quit? I'll double check tomorrow.