Michael Nunn vs Nigel Benn

Sanderline Williams almost beat Benn.Dewitt?He was done when Benn faced him.

Nunn would have KNOCKED out Benn-Hell even Frank Tate would have spanked Benn and Nunn beat the hell out of Tate.

 

Lets not get carried away, Sanderline Williams gave Benn, Herol Graham, Iran Barkley and James Toney close fights. As for Tate spanking Benn, I dont think so.

 

DeWitt didn't look done when he beat Matt Hilton, took Matt Hilton's best left hooks and didn't even look like going.

Against Benn, Doug's ear was BLUE after a round or two and Benn was whacking his head from one side of the ring to the other with a shot. I don't know how he lasted eight, no idea. I know he was tough, but man.

 

Nunn supposedly more or less was never not on drugs.

I've heard he was a on and off cocaine user since he was a teenager. :think

 

benn gets outboxed by nunn and is well behind when benn catches him around the 7th.

 

I agree that Nunn would have beaten Benn(late round stoppage probably) but Dewitt was coming off good wins against Simms and Hilton. He was definately not 'done' when Benn faced him, just outclassed by a more talented fighter.
As for Tate I don't know, but Benn definately had a weakness against good world class boxers.(when compared to how he dealt with more aggressive fighters who were also world class)

 

DeWitt was a good boxer when he wanted to be, not a bad technician at all...particularly good at keeping his 'fence' up when doubling and trebling jabs and hooks, his footage might be the best example to show youngsters that. But he could switch brawler of course. Against Benn he just got hit too hard, too early, too often to really do anything other than hang about.

 

The people who think Benn would KO Nunn late are delusional. Benn may have had more power than James Toney, but he was not the counter puncher Toney was. Remember Michael Nunn was never stopped besides the time he fought Toney. Nunn would have an easier time with Benn than Toney because Benn doesn't have Toney's speed or counter punching ability. Nunn at 160 would have beaten Benn's ass.