Connor Benn Is a BUM!!

give the young guy a chance ffs.

 

Bum, word gets thrown around a lot on here by certain members

 

Do people count Ricky Burns as some sort of legend? In my experience people tend to see him for what he is: a capable belt holder with a few decent wins who was found wanting against top drawer fighters. That or the nutjobs on here who think he's some sort of total bum who hasn't done anything worthwhile.

 

I didn't see his 2nd fight but if he went "life and death" with the handpicked 2-4-1 opponent, that suggests he needs to improve dramatically, even more so than most 2-0 fighters.
Because generally you'd expect a promising prospect to have any easy time with these types of opponent, even with so little experience.

Was it really "life and death" ?

 

He does look like a total Bum. 19 years old isn't really that young to know how to throw punches properly, I've seen 13 year olds throwing better punches in the school playground. Doubt he's ever been involved in any kinda street fight in his life, only Streetfighter on his Xbox!

I wanna see him fight Breidis Prescott next year.

 

He put himself in harms way unnecessarily. I got the impression he didn't think he could be taken out so was happy to get involved in that sort of fight that he did. Life and death, I dunno... But certainly not the right fight for him.

There are things that he does very well for anyone, let alone a novice. They look very natural. There is,nor course, a shed load to learn.

He's not even a prospect yet. He's just a kid learning the game. He is getting some beaks because of who he is but his lack of amateur credentials means he 's going to do almost all of his learning in full view of everyone. That's a different kind of pressure and a different way of learning.

Folk need to calm down. He's just a boy. Writing him off is as silly as proclaiming him the next big thing. He'll find his level. Just give him time. He's certainly entertaining, regardless of the surname.

 

Fair comment, but it's very early in Connor's pro career and he's still a lot to learn. The spotlight is on him now because of his dad.
He'll improve for sure.
Can I ask if you box or have in the past?

 

He's 19 years old with little amateur pedigree, give him a chance....

He's also boxed in front of two big crowds on two big bills, it's not surprising he's gone in there and had a tear up because that would get the blood pumping especially when your young, eager to impress and are being compared to someone like his old man.

 

This thread is just weird. It displays a ridiculous level of hatred and bile towards a young lad who is only trying to make his way in the game. I personally have my doubts about how far he will go, certainly seemed to just whale away in street brawler mode for most of his first two fights without showing too much in the way of technique and would be amazed if his career lived up to his dad's, but then how many do?

The kids is having his amateur career in the pros and still learning. People should just let him do it. Admittedly it's not right that he gets to be third support or whatever he was to a world title fight in his pro debut but don't hate the player, hate the game. Just let him develop slowly, no rush to judge he's only 19. If he ends up domestic level then so be it.

 

He's a son of a *****? Care to explain?

Also, what is this, "peeps" have been saying he will replicate his father's career? Who has said this? The vast majority of views I have seen/heard have been pointing out his many flaws. Hardly anyone rates him as a future champion, let alone a top champion like his father.