Nigel Benn comeback

This was Roy Jones last amateur fight before turning Pro, this was after the Olympics:

Later on in 1988, at the National Golden Gloves, Roy won his first three matches. The first one was a decision over Thomas Tate. He also scored a 3rd. round stoppage over defending National 165 pound Champion and Future NABF Champion Fabian Williams. Those victories set up a fight that someone should have taped for obvious reasons. The semifinal match was Roy Jones taking on Gerald McClellan. You would expect this fight to be very exciting. It was more than that. It was a WAR. One of the greatest examples of speed and power that I have seen in an amateur Boxing match. I remember that Roy was forced back to the ropes often in the fight but that what made the fight so thrilling was the way Roy would FURIOUSLY fight off the ropes with flurries. It was like watching two Olympic athletes fight for the Gold Medal or two guys going for the world professional championship.

Omaha World-Herald: “Two 1987 Champs, 156 pounder Roy L. Jones of Knoxville and 132 pound Donald Stokes of Louisiana, were eliminated last night.

Gerald McClellan of Milwaukee crowded Jones most of the first two rounds in pounding out a decision triumph. The 156 pound McClellan was there to slug with Jones from the opening bell, and carried the first round. Jones spent a lot of that time along the ropes.

Jones showed some movement in a fairly close second and then scored well in the early part of the third. McClellan was stronger at the finish when he again pounded Jones along the ropes and in a corner.”

 

McClellan was also messed in the head, used to get dogs to fight to the death because the smell and sight of blood got him going. Two overly aggressive oddballs in the ring together!

 

It was never going 12 unless someone died. McClellan actually said he wanted to kill Benn.

 

I take it this Bika comeback fight is unlicensed?

 

It will be licensed. Benn is fit as a fiddle and in great health.

 

Same age as me. Remember it on ITV still.

 

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Actually met Benn as a child, whilst visiting my dad in the nick! He himself was visiting Reggie Kray, so I can believe he was involved with some shady characters and probably a nasty piece of work back in the day! Always love a comeback but for Benn to be fighting again now, it should only be against another old fighter from his generation!

 

And how exactly would you have fought GM?
The guy was an animal in there and would beat your head unconscious given the chance.

 

Anyone can look great in a promotional vid. The guy is 55 years old.

It is ridiculous. Collins retired him almost a quarter of a century ago. There will be members of this forum who aren't as old as that.

How is this even sanctioned? Is this the world we are in now, where age cannot be used to discriminate someone, even though it may kill them?

 

Woah

 

By boxing him. That's what I'd have tried to do, seeing as it's boxing.

 

Wasn’t this supposed to be announced last week according to Conor?

I reckon they’ve hit some stumbling blocks regarding getting licensed which is no surprise

 

I heard that he failed a simple test as part of getting licensed, he couldn't work out TGIF regarding his boots.
Sad.!

 

What do you mean? Thank God it’s Friday?