Froch v Benn Prime for Prime most exciting All British fight of All Time?

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  1. moog

    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nigel Benn was a fantastic world champion, as is Carl Froch, who has properly fought a higher quality of opponent on average than any other British fighter in history. Both Benn and Froch had/have great tools, as well as technical flaws but do others agree this would have been the biggest war ever in a British boxing ring between two Brits, and would have been best mythical match up Britain could have produced for entertainment?
     
  2. wayne189

    wayne189 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Would be a real war prime for prime froch has the better chin and is awkward with great stamina. Benn at his best punched harder, faster hands and could box when he chose to aswell.
    Id favor benn just because he was faster and could box very well when he chose.
    If groves could kd froch so could benn,
    But froch just keeps coming
    Vs eubank id say eubank ud
     
  3. second to none

    second to none Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I seriously doubt stamina plays any part in this one! i'd favor Froch because he had a much better chin so i think he stops Benn before he gets stopped. Although Benn hits way harder than Groves so if he catches Carl he ain't getting up.
     
  4. joshuahilton18

    joshuahilton18 ESB Legend Full Member

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    I'd pay serious amounts of money to watch this fight if it was possible! Would be an absolute war
     
  5. moog

    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Think both cut the ring of very well, but Froch has more boxing skills than people realise, opponents included. He has a lovely long jab on his day, controls centre of ring, not fancy but still a clever boxer. Think he hits slightly harder than Benn did tbh.
     
  6. Tancred

    Tancred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It would be a great fight but not sure it would of been the best
     
  7. moog

    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Totally agree, wouldn't surprised me if it was a stoppage even in last few seconds of fight. War of all Wars
     
  8. True_Hero

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    Benn had a glass heart. Fact.

    Any fighter who quits on his stool is a *****. I make allowances if its the corner who throw in the towel or the doctor forces the stoppage, but when a fighter himself quits... I have zero respect for him.

    Benn was a quitter and a *****. Fact.
     
  9. Gullet

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    No respect for Vitali? Tyszu?

    How did Benn win that Mclennan fight with a "glass heart"
     
  10. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Glass heart, quitter . That must be one of the worst posts ever on the Brit forum
     
  11. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    :lol: You've just gone from hero to zero.
     
  12. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nah!

    Jock McAvoy was the first wrecking machine Britain had at MW/SMW long before Benn.

    McAvoy verse Benn would be a great fight in the middleweight or super middleweight division.

    the same man who raised Turpin's hand as World's middleweight champion, said "Jock McAvoy was the most merciless, unrelenting fighter we ever had" that quote was made in 1959.

    I'd say, as they were both the same weight and killers, McAvoy vs Benn would be the one!
     
  13. antonio plaisir

    antonio plaisir the detonator Full Member

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    wilde v naz would be fun (from what i've read)
     
  14. bbjc

    bbjc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Favour benn in this one. To be fair to carl it was a different game back then...they worked harder for sure...think he was running something like 12-15 miles a day for the mclellan fight. But with the inclusion of sport science nowadays and more effective training methods it would close the gap i would have thought.

    Froch's a warrior allright but nigel was a different kind of warrior. I dont think a lot of modern day boxers would cope with what they done back then in my opinion.

    He's a changed man nowadays...even though i seen him on some celebrity jungle programme a few years back the bit i seen he was on the verge of knocking some old burd out for something lol...think it was back in his earlier days in ministry or whatever tbf...gave me a laugh anyway.