that is a ****ing sick video- best video i have seen him and eubank are my favourite fighters- i never seen such intensity in the ring like nigel benn. the guy was there to kill you.
Watched all those fights when I boxed in my early teens. The McClelland fight was the most brutal awesome display of heart, on both sides, I had ever, or have ever seen in the ring. Awsome - thanks for posting.
You just reminded me of a doc made on one of the Gatti/Ward fights- both in hospital next to each other seriously messed up
kostya tzsyu apparently was in an horrendous state after the hatton fight, pissing pure blood for days. madness.
Probably a sad comment after the McClellen fight due to what happened but Benn said"They only bought him over here to bash me up".I`ve never forgot that comment.
My favourite fighter of all time full stop, a true warrior who was just as dangerous hurt as in control of a fight seeing him an eubank make up there hate for each other on tv a few yrs ago on that s.a.s programme was great love em both and produced awesome fights against each other and against others.
He wanted to.He was going to give most of his purse if that fight happened to Gerald McClellens carers.
i always thought he said that because king assumed it would be an easy fight. if you watch the interview king is hanging around ,serpent like behind benn, obviously because benn won the fight ( never mind that don's fighter was slowly dying in the corner ) , and benn didn't like the fact that kings stood there, you can taste the animosity. then benn gives his " maybe now you'll start believing in the dark destroyer . i'm number one mate, second to no-one ", and big don starts going " you made a believer out of me !", proper kissing benns arse. don king - mr morality.
yep...great stuff... when saying how good benn was...and he was...spare a small afterthought to how good michael watson too..