your thoughts on nigel benn-iran barkley... a great great one round fight

[good right hand]

i am a huge barkley fan an i wish they rematched,

too many questions,

nigel hitting barkley when he was down... twice

the third knock down which may have been a slip

the three knock down rule


i would have love to have seen a rematch i am sure that the action would have made it the fight of the year.

[AREA 53]

Considering Iran's usual propensity for coming back from adversity, this was a real shocker, we knew Benn could give it…and we knew Iran could take it…we Knew Iran could give it…But was not sure Benn could Take it….By Jumping on Iran from the opening Seconds he Gave Iran no chance to Settle in, Benn was a very heavy hitter, and Fast Puncher, but this night he was in the dog-fight Zone, It was the Michael Watson Mentality all over Again, but it Made Sense, if Iran was allowed to Settle in, no Telling what he might have been able to Absorb and Fire Back From….But Benn was a Man possessed on this night, Like his Early Years seek and destroy thriller with Terminator Logan, Barklety would Yield, or Nigels going out on his Shield ! I don’t think the cuffing shot to Iran's head when he was on the Floor made any real difference to the ultimate result, it was wrong, but sometimes these things happen and are understandable given the nature of the activity, ( Marciano against Cockell springs to mind for some reason, Like Nigel, Rocky not a dirty fighter, Just committed at that moment, ) Nigel had got Iran on the hook and was not going to let him off it.

[salsanchezfan]

Good action fight, but Barkley was suffering mightily by that time to make 160; hence the result was pretty predictable.

That said, even if they fight at 168, Benn wins anyway. He was quicker and his punches shorter.

[Stonehands89]

Barkley came in dry as a bone and with the look of a sheep in his eye. If the man was the type to be afraid I would have assumed that he was. I don't think that he had much left after the Duran fight.

I was disappointed in his performance, in the ref, and in the fight itself.

[Vantage_West]

Barkley came in dry as a bone and with the look of a sheep in his eye. If the man was the type to be afraid I would have assumed that he was. I don't think that he had much left after the Duran fight.

I was disappointed in his performance, in the ref, and in the fight itself.barkley was up for man he didnt touch gloves he just wanted to start a brawl. the ref?what he done worng it was 3 knockdown rule

interesting fighter is barkley he is a puncher but has rather low amount of koes is a wild swinger but has a decent jab has a iron chin but was dropped many times
:huh

[rekcutnevets]

changed

[rekcutnevets]

My apologies. I had Hearns on the brain. I picked Benn to KO Nunn in a thread after losing every completed round.

[good right hand]

i think barkley only got dropped twice,

i think the third knock down was really a slip

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[rekcutnevets]

I think it was the punch before the punch that missed that caused the last knock down.

[crippet]

What a great fight this was!!

[techks]

Barkley was no pushover and for Benn to just demolish him like that, incredible....

[Jersey Joe]

All Americans should be forced to watch this fight before being allowed to use the phrase "Eurobum" :D

[zadfrak]

This is the result whenever you get 2 gunslingers in a match. One of them is going to lose badly and you just don't see the top gunslingers facing each other often.

[DamonD]

Best thing from the fight is the story related about how one of Benn's corner, just before the start, overheard Barkley being told to watch out for the lead right. He told Benn, who responded along the lines of :

"Too fucking right I'm gonna hit him with a lead right!"

Seconds later, Benn stomps out and throws the lead right from hell, right on Barkley's chin.

Good action fight, but Barkley was suffering mightily by that time to make 160; hence the result was pretty predictable.
Was TKO1 a popular choice at the time? Or very early kayo loss for Barkley at the very least? Serious question.

[techks]

All Americans should be forced to watch this fight before being allowed to use the phrase "Eurobum" :D

Benn was a way better fighter than Barkley and I'm american and don't call people "eurobums". I love Eubank & Benn.

[AlFrancis]

I've got to say that it takes some balls to come out in a world title fight bombing like that when both fighters can punch and both can be hurt, Benn moreso. That was a gamble that paid off. Hat's off to both men!

[stevexx28]

All Americans should be forced to watch this fight before being allowed to use the phrase "Eurobum" :D

Ive seen Nigel Benn, he is certainly no Eurobum, a good solid fighter. As wrong as it may seem, all European fighters are guilty until proven innocent in my book, cause there have been alot of frauds, but I guess thats all fighters.

[MAG1965]

even though I always say Benn stopped Barkley in one, the 3 knockdown rule is something Benn should be grateful for. Barkley would have recovered and probably stopped Benn in round 2.

[Grant1]

Best thing from the fight is the story related about how one of Benn's corner, just before the start, overheard Barkley being told to watch out for the lead right. He told Benn, who responded along the lines of :

"Too fucking right I'm gonna hit him with a lead right!"

Seconds later, Benn stomps out and throws the lead right from hell, right on Barkley's chin.


Was TKO1 a popular choice at the time? Or very early kayo loss for Barkley at the very least? Serious question.

In the book 'War, Baby', Nigel says that they had a game plan he was about to work towards.

Then, with the fighters announced and ring emptied, US TV cut to an advert break just as the bell was about to go.

Nigel's corner looked at Barkley, seen something, and told Nigel to forget the gameplan, just go and knock him out.

The rest is history.

Obviously, you can't take stories like this for granted, but it's a decent tale regardless.

[PowerPuncher]

even though I always say Benn stopped Barkley in one, the 3 knockdown rule is something Benn should be grateful for. Barkley would have recovered and probably stopped Benn in round 2.

And you base this on the fact Benn was much faster with more compact punches, landing first, couldn't miss Barkley and continually knocked him to the floor. Great logic :good

[PowerPuncher]

In the book 'War, Baby', Nigel says that they had a game plan he was about to work towards.

Then, with the fighters announced and ring emptied, US TV cut to an advert break just as the bell was about to go.

Nigel's corner looked at Barkley, seen something, and told Nigel to forget the gameplan, just go and knock him out.

The rest is history.

Obviously, you can't take stories like this for granted, but it's a decent tale regardless.

1 of Benn's corner men overheard Barkley's team talking, came and said to Benn, 'they think we're mugs, they think your just going to walk in brawling and throwing right haymakers', Benn replied 'too fucking right I am' :yep

[itrymariti]

1 of Benn's corner men overheard Barkley's team talking, came and said to Benn, 'they think we're mugs, they think your just going to walk in brawling and throwing right haymakers', Benn replied 'too fucking right I am' :yep

:lol: Classic Benn.

[MAG1965]

And you base this on the fact Benn was much faster with more compact punches, landing first, couldn't miss Barkley and continually knocked him to the floor. Great logic :goodBarkley was starting to get in the grove and was fighting back and backing Benn up, Benn was faster, but the last knockdown was more Barkley's legs going than being hurt and more of a slip. The 3 knockdown rule is why that fight lasted only to round one, and the knockdowns were half knockdowns and half slips from Iran's legs being weak and from him being stunned, but not sure knockdowns. So Iran was not hurt as much at the end of that fight as one would think with 3 knockdowns.
In round 2 I think Barkley comes out smoking and backs up Benn and it would have been a war with Iran landing his left hook and stopping Benn in a spectacular finish. Benn did not have a great chin. Evidence Dewitt's left hook. Benn came out of the gate well, but his defense as not great and he would not have been as sharp in round 2 and I can see Iran's left hook landing more and more. Barkley is rarely stopped. What stopped him here was the rule.