I agree that G-Man is a lot more deadly, but you got the result wrong. Benn did not go 12 with G-Man he stopped G-Man in the 10th round after being down twice himself. If you have not seen the fight, try and watch it mate, it was an absolute war.:good
Benn's performance against McClellan was one of the gutsiest I have ever seen and he was finished afterwards. He had more power than Pavlik, greater skills and by that point in his career had lost the naivety that cost him dear in his early fights against top level opponents. The man was amongst the most exciting fighters I have ever seen. If he could take 10 rounds of Mclellan (and believe me, that was the most brutal fight I have ever seen) he could have taken anything that Pavlik threw at him. As it is, I doubt if he would have needed to for that long. Benn had serious power (both Eubank and Collins have attested to this in interviews) and was an excellent finisher; he'd have likely knocked out Pavlik.
Yeah, i mean i like Kelly i really do but Benn was an ANIMAL and he was easily one of the most exiting boxers of my lifetime. Benn; brutal 5th round KO.
I would rather see it at 160 because benn was at his most deadlest and dangerous. The only reason I see benn winnning this is because he as no trouble fighting against brawlers which pavlik his it was just purist boxers he had trouble with such as watson and Eubank.
Though I would pick Benn in this fantasy match-up it would be interesting to see how Benn would get through Pavlik 1-2 combo to land his famous uppercuts.
Another reason why I see benn winning that fight his that taylor had him down and here is a bloke who couldn't knock winky wright out or another LMW in spinks but he troubled pavlik.
This is a loaded question with all these Euro's in here. There is no way a Euro is going to believe or admit Pavlik could beat a retired countryman that was somewhat decent. There is no way to prove it since he is retired, so of course they will say he would have killed Pavlik. Truth is, Benn wasn't too good when he faced top opposition. To be honest, I think Edison Miranda and Benn are very, very similar.
Benn is a two division champ he is much better than Miranda ever was or could hope to be. I would slightly favor Benn over Pavlik but it woulod be a war and one that Pavlik would've had a chance.