I miss Nigel Benn :-(

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  1. Nipple

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    Just watching a few interviews/highlights of him today, and the man is a legend and, other than Mike Tyson, he is without doubt my favourite Boxer of all time.

    Brought it like no other, had the heart of a lion, nasty ko power, savage inside the ring yet came across as humble outside of it.

    I remember watching his fight with Mcclellan and even thugh i was only 10/11 years old, you just knew that something amazing had taken place.

    Tis a shame that there isn't more fighters like him these days.
     
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  2. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    had charisma in and out da ring
     
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  3. WalletInspector

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyw_v1sN-58[/ame]

    Legend.
     
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  4. The Dreamer

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    i was at the mcclellan fight and it is a night i will never forget...... Some things you never forget.....
     
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  5. noonan

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    What a warrior!!
     
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  6. HMSTempleGarden

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    one of my all time favourites, the guy was a complete and utter warrior, balls to the wall, no surrender type fighter.
     
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  7. DrMo

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    I was in the same restaurant as Benn once & spoke to him briefly, he was an absolute gentleman.

    Different guy inside the ring though, a GREAT fighter.

    Heard a story about his army boxing days where he used to KO heavyweights. Benn is a legend.
     
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  8. noonan

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    one fighter who id love to meet
     
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  9. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    really cool bloke. great fun to be around

    carlton leach tells some great stories about him in his book. he nearly killed himself, carlton and tony tucker Drifting on a moutain in tenerife
     
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  10. NO MAS

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    I have no doubt that some of you on here may have seen this before, for those that have or have not please go to the fridge, get a beer, crack it open, sit back, relax and enjoy...:good

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGz3gXGLxvk&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/ame]

    :deal :bbb :bbb :bbb :bbb :bbb :deal
     
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  11. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It is only in the last few years that I have forgiven Benn.

    The man was fun in the ring and outside.

    Although always a Eubank fan myself, I do recognize, Eric Morecambe and Peter Cook may of been brilliant, but they did not really work without Ernie Wise or Dudley Moore.

    A very good fighter, who actually learnt from his losses (pre Collins), something that just does not seem to happen now a days.
     
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  12. DarkDestroyer83

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    "Nah you might start believing in da Dark Destroyer! I'm NUMBER ONE! Second to no one!":deal
     
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  13. KOMAN

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    He came with everything, every fight. He always gave the fans value for money.

    I miss him too - Legend imo
     
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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFMPwBHVauw[/ame]
     
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  15. Nipple

    Nipple I hate my username banned

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    Agreed Koman.

    And he actually came to DESTROY his opponents, not just beat them.

    They definitley do not make them like Nigel Benn any more.

    He would of been a MASSIVE superstar in today's era.
     
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