G-Man..How Good Was He?

he would have been more than competetive with jones, doubt he would have beaten him but you never know. and i reckon could have beaten the other two. the only problem being his stamina issues , think the benn fight was the first time he'd been past 8 rounds ( what a stat by the way ) .

i reckon he was a very very special fighter indeed, nothing to do with inflating him cos of the benn fight, he was very much a feared fighter beforehand. its one of them, no one really knows how good he could have been, but i take the ingle line

 

How could he have beaten Toney or Hopkins? Hopkins would've used similar movement, defense, range control, and counters to take him off his game and score consistently, along with better in-fighting which would take away G-Man's ability to time his own shots or maintain a good distance. Toney would simply counter him silly, and would be able to take most of what he'd dish out anyway.

He was a special puncher and a fearsome individual, not a special boxer.

 

i can't say i know as much as you on the ins and outs but sometimes i think you look at the technical side too much. i just think he may have steamrollered hopkins, a simple but genuine opinion . i don't think its as easy and i just couldn't see mclellan standing there getting his head boxed off by anyone . toney maybe would be a tougher fight .

look, i'm just a big fan of mclellans and think it would take some effort to keep him off you for 12 rounds.

 

Good God!???????????????????????

 

Do I see Sweet Pea waxing lyrical about the skills of James Toney here? :admin

 

from what i've seen and heard he would of went on to big things because he had the tools to light up any division but he made a poor career move and left manny and in the been fight he told his corner that he was struggling to breath but they didn't listen from what i've seen from a interview with a british journalist. His warm up before a fight was methodical punches slow and hard. he punched to hurt hense the tyson comprasion.

sad loss to boxing and it's not nice to see someone in that state but as people have said he was cruel to animals and said some well out of order stuff to benn before the fight but i wouldn't wish what happened to him on anybody.

 

Nobody in the history of the MW division would ever steamroll, or even stop, Hopkins.

 

Hey, I'm no fan, but the guy was a cracking close to mid-range fighter. A stylist of McClellan's nature wouldn't have much success. He's the typical fighter I'd expect Toney to make look silly, so long as we're talking Toney at his best.

 

A double whammy...

 

....of great comments IMO!

 

McClellan was a great talent who already was past his prime, IMO. He lost focus in his training and had begun to decline in his personal life, and the long-term result was inevitable.

That said, he'd be a clear favorite over anyone at 160 today, and possibly anyone at 168. McClellan/Kessler would be a fascinating fight.

I'd expect Jones, Hopkins and Toney to beat him clearly, with the outside chance that he scores a KO. But he was most dangerous only for a few rounds, and the other three all could go hard for 12.

 

Toney would've torn McCellan up, IMO, provided he was on his game. McClellan leaves way too many openings for Toney, one of the greatest counterpunchers ever. Toney late stoppage win.

I actually think G-Man might've had more of a chance against Jones than an on-top-of-his-game Toney. I don't think Jones always had a bad chin, but it's worth mentioning that he rarely faced big punchers. Toney is one of the toughest *******s I've seen in the ring. Jones UD.

Hopkins was still improving his craft around 1993-94. McClellan-Hopkins would've been a hell of a matchup around then. Hopkins, later on I think, would've handled McClellan with much less trouble. That MW era of the late 80s to mid 90s was great, but unfortunately, not enough of them fought each other.

McClellan would me on top of the MW division today, IMO. At 168, he and Kessler would be a very interesting fight.

 

:nono

 

He could of been an ATG had he kept Stewart as his trainer. But once Stewart left him he became a puncher/slugger and abandoned his defense.