Could anyone beat him? He would expose Ward and Dirrells shakey chins, in a war I fancy him over AA and even Froch, Green would get beaten badly, Kessler would quit, infact Benn would savage the SMW division withou doubt. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGz3gXGLxvk[/ame]
Benn's biggest weakness was crafty, slick counter punchers with excellent defensive skills. Dirrell has the ability to take Benn on points but not the chin to survive 12 rounds. If AA power was power was difficult to handle Benn is another story. Kessler is to stiff and robotic and I see Benn just pressuring him for 12 rounds to a UD. Benn would bob and weave under his jab and just blast him with hooks. Froch and Benn would be a close fight going the distance but down know who win that. AA has a very low work rate but maybe has the power to stop Benn and I could not rule that possibility out but again I see UD for Benn. Green gets annihilated. Ward has the best chance because he has as very tight defence and good overall slick skills to outbox Benn like how Eubank and Watson did. Ward seems to have a good chin but it has never been tested by a murderous puncher like Benn. Ward SD .
Don't forget, Benn really won Eubank 2, and he beat an excellent boxer with a huge punch in mcclennan, Benn improved against the slick boxers as he aged, plus his head and lateral movement was insane, I really believe Benn would just storm the smw division if he were around and prime now. On AA having the power to stop Benn, noway does AA have the power McClennan had, and Gman had a lot higher work rate, if he couldn't get Benn out of there, noway could AA, i must stress, Benn improved greatly after Watson and even Eubank 1.
You never know with Benn, he was one of my all time favorites but I think besides Green (gets a whooping) everybody in the S6 can win and lose from Benn.
Can you imagine one of Wards flying headbutts landing on Benn???, the medical team would have to chisel Ward from the canvas.
i am not sure. Benn was a good fighter but his chin was not great, and a guy like Abraham might knock him out
Benn had an immense power punch from the outside, liked to get low and release himself forward with these superb natural leverages of his, and he could follow-up power shots with other power shots instantly. He was a one-off. Froch can be hit. He'd be taken. Kessler would have to be so sharp and would have to take Benn early. Dirrell would give him the space to get in and let go from afar, with velocity... Benn was just an animal and the times he was taken a few rounds or the distance was against guys who were 15-20lbs heavier than him naturally and/or on the night - seriously, at SMW he was mostly fighting LHW's/CW's coming down while he was really an MW coming up and could still make MW. It took him years and years to grow into the SMW division.
This is a great video! he really was a one off, just a complete monster, I don't agree with people saying he had a suspect chin, you don't take all of Eubanks and McClennans best shots over and over and have a bad chin!
I'm pretty confident that Ward would outbox him, and I think Froch would probably give him a good fight until he gets knocked out. Kessler's too orthodox, and I think Dirrell would have major problems with him. He would have been a horrible style matchup for Abraham, and Green would get starched.
Benn's chin was odd to say the least. He took right hands from Eubank and McClellan that caused frightening knockouts elsewhere, yet could be wobbled much worse by nothing-punches from nothing-punchers, and even knocked out by a jab!