FighterMuch Respect to the “Dark Destroyer”. The man could hit like mule. That deep talent pool from 147-168 of the 80′s and 90s made boxing so fun to watch. Nunn tagging Kalambay, Toney decking Nunn, Norris blasting Mugabi, Hearns and Hagler, Ray and Tommy, Tommy putting Duran to sleep..literally..LOL. Curry, McClellan, Jackson, Benitez, Arguello, Mancini. The good ol days. Posted September 20, 2012 5:13 amTARKCricket has rules… So does Boxing. Posted September 18, 2012 10:38 amNeil (pomy)who cares really! Benn-Barkley was an exciting war. This is boxing, not cricket. Posted September 18, 2012 7:20 amTARKIt washes… I don’t care how nice Benn was out of the ring… Go to YouTube.com and watch his fight with Iran Barkley… You’ll be dumbfounded how dirty and out of control he was. Posted September 17, 2012 8:48 pmLimey jayGotta say benn is one of my favourite fighters ever, I met the fella in Vegas at the Bruno- tyson fight, he bought me and my friends a Drink and chatted to us about west ham united and boxing for half an hour. buggedface it benn was a beast! in an era of real tough boxers, todays fighters just dont compare, gotta laugh at the quitter stuff and dirty fighter bull, some people spend WAY too much time on here, sad. ie tark, are you a yank!? Posted September 17, 2012 2:39 pmTARK….”I saw Toney lose almost every round to average Dave Tiberi” … What else is new in Boxing besides bad decisions? Toney broke his ankle in the first round, which he won big. Tiberi didn’t demand a rematch and was never heard from again. Who else did Tiberi ever beat? Toney beat Michael Nunn, Reggie Johnson, Iran Barkley, and Mike McCallum, not a bad middleweight lineup. Posted September 17, 2012 1:10 pmTARKBenn was the dirtiest fighter who ever stepped into a boxing ring. Besides the 100 or so rabbit punches he hit McCellan with, instead of going to a neutral corner, he fought the referee to smash Iran Barkley as Barkley was pulling himself up off the canvas. Later in the round he hit Barkely a devastating shot when Barkley was down on his hands and knees.. How anybody gets past that without being DQ’d is beyond me. Posted September 17, 2012 12:58 pmozzyI loved watching Benn fight he was so explosive. Nobody gave Nigel anything he had to fight his way to the top. He was totally robbed in the second fight with Eubank – if he’d rightly been given the win I wonder if the McClellan fight would have taken place. Not suprisingly the McClellan fight seemed to change him and I don’t think he was ever the same – of course things were, and continue to be, so much worse for poor Gerald. Posted September 17, 2012 12:22 pmflydogI’m not quite sure what side of the fence your on here tbh? I was merely making the point that Benn has aquired the label ‘quitter’ from a number of posters on ESB when it was only ever observed that he ‘quit’ on one occasion! I agree with your rationale when assessing a fighter – one fight doesn’t tell you everything and looking back through Benn’s career will tell you he wasn’t a quitter. Posted September 17, 2012 12:05 pmno thanksi would not like to box big ben Posted September 17, 2012 11:24 amNeil (pomy)Dont talk out your arse lol ….. Kalambay was never the man. Nunn was the man but only for a short period. Also, neither Toney or Jones were at the weight for long enough to be deemed dominant at the weight. McCallum-v-Watson was a hotly contested fight. Posted September 17, 2012 9:54 amNeil (pomy)… and Benn was one of the most murderous punchers ever at middleweight. Posted September 17, 2012 9:51 amNeil (pomy)I remember this night …. Benn was the underdog, on foreign soil and tore the title from the Italian. One of Benns best nights. Posted September 17, 2012 9:50 amMarquis of Queensdingleberrybenn was tough and exciting. now a born again christian, he brings class swamp gasbenn was magic. that he is now an authentic religious man is beautiful. Posted September 17, 2012 9:37 amBKalambay lost to a shot Kalule and got KO’d by feather fisted Nunn in 1 round. Hardly the form of a ‘king’. I thought Barkley won five out of 12 rounds against Nunn, and Watson won four out of 10 rounds against McCallum (I saw Eubank out-box Watson with head punches alone). Barkley was shot and Watson was rusty. Let’s not exaggerate. I saw Toney lose almost every round to average Dave Tiberi and have trouble with Tony Thornton. Benn wasn’t a pure boxer or counter-hitter, but he was an extremely dangerous banger and was very very tricky with his lateral head/upper body movement and clearly beat the likes of physical phenonemons Eubank and McClellan at 168. It IS a shame more transatlantic bouts didn’t occur around that weight around that time. Posted September 17, 2012 9:35 am |
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20 Years Ago Next Month, UK’s ‘Dark Destroyer’ Nigel Benn Wins WBC Crown