How good would Gerald McClellan be

In a recent interview with the man that handed McClellan his first professional defeat, Dennis Milton made it a point to state that he felt boxing history would have played out differently had McClellan faced Benn on neutral ground - and that McClellan would have greatly altered RJJ's achievements and place in the sport circa the late-90's and onward - had they faced each other.

In fact, Milton made it a point to state, given the choice to face Julian Jackson again (a man that leveled him in one round) or Gerald McClellan - he would rather take his chances with Jackson than McClellan.

 

Yeah I dont really know how anyone could come to the conclusions they did on this thread based on one fight with Benn. He didnt even fight like a one dimensional slugger, but did, as I said, have instances like all punchers to forget he could box too, but overall I thought he was doing quite well. He got up on his toes and boxed and moved at times. He did fall in with power shots, but that was his game and it was effective on counters.

 

Judging on film, it's clear that Jackson was the better, harder puncher and the better finisher, and is really a junior middle.