Michael Nunn vs Gerald McClellan

Both tall, rangey, fast and talented and very well-schooled. Crying shame that Mike McCallum and Roy Jones didn't fight either.

It's interesting because McClellan was a very good boxer at circling around and using range-finding jabs, and had amazing timing, but how do you stand and box with Mike Nunn? Nunn's movement, reflexes and smooth style from a southpaw stance made him almost impossible to box with - and he had a good workrate.

Probably have to go with Nunn points. G-Man has a chance to detonate an overarm right on Nunn's jaw, but betting-wise you'd go Nunn points.

 

Nunn at his best would outbox G-man by a clear margin.

 

tough one not sure but although i like nunn's boxing style he did have a habit of pulling back with his chin hanging out from that long neck i tentatively go for G-Man by stoppage but it could really go either way

 

McClellan is going to be a threat to any 160lber in History for the first half a dozen rounds. But survive that in tack, and any classy Middleweight would be then favoured to beat the G-Man.

Nunn is cunning enough to get through the dangerous rounds, to come on strong and win by late stoppage.

 

Nunn too classy for G-Man. Nunn by a comfortable decision.

 

McClellan gets underrated here on a regular basis .
I don't think that Nunn couldn't win it , but considering d option of fight not lasting d distance McClellan has more chance of stopping Nunn than vice versa . Also , if Nunn survives n onslaught he could still lose a decision because of that onslaught .

 

Nunn didnt hit hard enough to keep Mclellan off of him. Mclellan would find the opening and stop Nunn. Nunn was no defensive slickster.

 

I dont see how anybody could watch Nunn-Tate, and consider that McClellan WAS outboxable, and favor G-Man over Nunn.

If they fought 10 times, 2-3 times G-Man catches Nunn and KO's him. The other 7-8 times, G-Man gets badly schooled.

 

Your underestimating Mclellans ability. He was competitive with the likes of Hearns and Mcallum in the gym. His early career losses were aberration. The power factor would be bigger than Nunn's boxing ability because Nunn would mix it up in close quarters.

 

Nunn would outbox him.

 

Being competitive in the gym and being able to fight in a pro bout are two different things:

Evander Holyfield chief sparring partner, in Comander Vander's mid 90s prime:


http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=7925&cat=boxer

McClellan showed time and again, he was unable to beat even fringe contenders, if they survived the initial attack. Nunn had his flaws, but I take him to survive the early assault and win nine times out of ten.

 

Different circumstances with Bell and Holyfield I know that story. Also what fringe contenders was he losing to time and again? I think Emanuel Steward would enlighten you a bit as to how good Mclellan really was. Those back to back losses were at a bad time in his career. The Benn fight could have argueably been stopped in the first round and its a bit hard to knock a guys boxing ability when hes having a brain hemorrhage.

Yes like any puncher he relied on his power a bit too much but his boxing skills are a bit underated.

 

He overrates G-man a little bit though.

 

Milton McCrory was competitive with Hearns in the gym too.

Hell, Kermit Cintron was competitive with Hopkins in the gym.

It took more than pure power to beat Nunn. G-Man wasnt anywhere remotely CLOSE to the technician of Toney.