Nigel Benns punch power is legendary. As middle weights go Nigel Benn, Julian Jackson and Hearns were blessed with some serious power.
yeah its a tragedy. one of the great fights will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.:verysad :verysad
Benn was fine in the 1st round and the ref was right to allow them to continue. Gerlad should have pulled him self out eralier when he kew something was wrong.
it was a tragic fight, 2 of my favourite boxers, but there was no reason to stop it in the 1st or the 8th. Any premature stoppage would have been delaying the inevitable, the damage was first done n the first jackson fight, the proceding 3 first round stoppages only hid the fact he was injured, if a early stoppage occured that night the end result would have been the same, only probably in sparring against the heavyweights. On a better note its a great vid. good post.